That magazine-cover look — a title tucked behind the person — used to take masking skills in Photoshop. LayeredText's AI finds your photo's subject on-device and slips the text behind it: drag, style, save. No upload, no account, no masking.
Subject in front, words behind — the depth trick that makes covers.
Four steps, no masking, no layers panel homework.
Camera, photo library, or Files — anything with a clear subject: a person, a pet, a rocket mid-launch.
On-device detection separates subject from background in a moment — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Add text layers, drag/pinch/rotate them into place, and style with 75 fonts or a one-tap preset — the words slide behind the subject automatically.
Export to Photos when it's right. The project stays in your gallery with layers intact, editable any time.
Everything the effect needs — and nothing leaves your phone.
Apple's Vision framework finds the foreground right on your iPhone — private, fast, and working even with no connection.
Text sits between background and subject — the overlap is what sells the effect, and it happens automatically as you drag.
Anton to Pacifico, Orbitron to Playfair — plus weight, size, color, opacity, case, alignment and shadow per layer.
Neon, Vintage, Art Deco, Grunge, Handwritten, Midnight — a full look in one tap, then tweak from there.
Stack a headline, a subtitle, an accent word — each layer positioned, rotated and styled independently.
Designs save with their layers — reopen from the gallery, reword the headline, restyle, and export again.
Recipes for wallpapers, covers and posters — and the taste to pull them off.
The whole effect in five minutes — photo choice, placement, and the overlap that sells it.
Read the guide → WallpapersWords behind the subject, tuned for the lock screen — the recipe and the sizing.
Read the guide → CreatorsWhy the depth trick stops thumbs — and how to build covers that stay readable tiny.
Read the guide → StyleDisplay vs script vs mono, which preset fits which photo, and pairing rules that work.
Read the guide → TechniqueHeadline + subtitle + accent: multi-layer compositions with opacity and rotation.
Read the guide → PrivacyThe AI runs on your iPhone — what on-device detection means and why it matters.
Read the guide →Quick answers about the text-behind-image effect.
Import the photo — the AI detects the subject automatically — then add text and drag it into place; it renders behind the person. Learn more →
No — detection runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Learn more →
75 fonts, weight, size, color, opacity, case, alignment and shadows per layer — or 39 one-tap presets. Learn more →
Yes — projects save with layers intact and reopen from the gallery.
A distinct subject against a distinguishable background — people, pets, objects, buildings. Learn more →
Free to download and try. An optional LayeredText Pro upgrade is available in-app.
Import a shot, type a word, watch it slide behind the subject — free to try.
Download on the App Store