Are you looking to create a text animation for the intro of a YouTube video?

Looking for the best app that will seamlessly animate your text and make your Instagram or Facebook stories eye-catching and fun?

If your answer is yes, then continue reading this post as I am going to reveal 6 of the best text animation apps for your videos (including iPhone and Android apps).

Let the countdown begin!

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1. Legend – Animate Text in Video

Available on both Android & iOS, Free, No Watermark.

Legend is an all in one text animation app that is great for creating text animations and intro for YouTube videos. There is also an option to save your video in the GIF format and to top it all, it comes with no watermark and is free.

It’s pretty easy to create text animation using this app;

Step 1: Select a video or photo from your media roll and then create an animated video by typing a custom text. Proceed by clicking the Next button at the top right.

Step 2: Pick from the extensive amount of available designs.

Step 3: Once you decide on the animation you prefer, you can choose to customize it further by selecting a filter and text color of your choice.

Step 4: To save the animated text video to your camera roll, click on the three dots icon located at the bottom right of your screen.

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2. Vimo

In-app purchase, free with watermark, available on Android & iOS

Vimo is a comprehensive video editor app that offers you virtually all the tools you would ever need to edit a video.

Besides some very basic video editing features like adding voiceovers/music, splitting and merging videos, and adjusting video playback speed etc., it can also spice up your videos by adding motion stickers to your photos and videos. Similarly, you can choose to customize the shape and color of the stickers as you choose. Even in very high resolutions, the sticker still maintains its remarkable quality.

Also, you can add your custom animation decorations and text label to your photos and videos. The text is automatically made to fit into your label decoration. You can choose from over 40 available label decorations.

Vimo is pretty much straightforward- and you definitely do not need a tutorial to find your way around. All you basically need to do is to import a video from your camera roll and use the plus sign to add a variety of text animations and stickers.

There are a host of themes to choose from, including music-themed options, emoticons, holidays and festive occasions and just beautiful looking themes.

Some of these themes are free to use, but you would have to make in-app purchases to unlock the entire set. It costs $0.99 to unlock a set and $4.99 for the entire set (this price may increase after a sale or offer period). It’s a little pricey, but you can also get by with the free and default ones provided.

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3. Hype Type

Available on only iOS, Free with Watermark

Hype Type is an exclusive iOS app that allows you to add colorful text overlays to any content in only a few seconds.

Once you launch the app, you will be met with a recording screen that is identical to Instagram Stories.

To begin, swipe up to pick a photo or video from your camera roll, or you may opt to record a new one. To record a new one, press and hold the circle button. You may record several video clips over a 5-second duration.

Double-tap on the screen to add text to your video or photo. You may choose to add your custom text or click on the green quote button to add one from the app. Tap the blue checkmark once you are done.

Tap the T icon located at the bottom of your screen to customize your text. Browse through a number of color combinations and text styles. Once done, tap on the blue checkmark to confirm your selection.

Once you finish editing your video, save your project to your camera roll by tapping on the blue checkmark.

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4. Adobe Spark Post

Available on Android & iOS, Free without Watermark

Adobe sparks is a free to use design app for Android, desktop and iOS that allows you to add animated effects to your images. It also offers various sizes for your images, such as Instagram stories. Once you pick an animation, the app will automatically transform your photo into a 4-second animated video.

Tap the green plus sign to use this app. Next, pick a background source for your picture from the pop-up menu. It is always helpful to choose a solid background if your aim is to share a message but do not have any picture to attach with it.

Once you pick a background, go through the variety of size choices located at the bottom of the screen and select the one you like, click Done to finish.

To add text to your image, double-tap on the screen. From the options under the image, you can customize the color, style, font and shape of the text. You can pinch to resize the text or drag to reposition the text on the screen. Once you are satisfied with the outlay, tap Done.

Tap Animation to animate your text. Using the options at the bottom of the screen, you can choose to either animate the background or text. To preview an effect, simply tap on it. Tap the tick icon to add an effect to your project.

Once you are done creating your animation to your style, click on Share and save it on your camera roll as a video. Now, your video is ready to go on your Instagram story.

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5. Quik

Available on Android & iOS, Free without Watermark

Made by GoPro, Quik is an efficient video editing app. While it is far from perfect, it has a lot of great text animation features that you will find very useful.

It basically works by importing a video, adding a text overlay and then exporting the file. Simple and easy.

Rather than import a video background, it’s best to use a simple white background. This is so that you can apply the animation text wherever you choose. In summary, the app has some great collection of animation styles.

The animations also come with music, and all the video here can be exported at a full HD resolution of 1080p

A Quik logo is added by default to every video, although there is an option to remove it, plus its completely free and features no Ads or IAP.

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6. PocketVideo

In-app purchases, Free with Watermark, Available for Android and iOS

PocketVideo is a complete video editing app that is available on both Android and iOS platforms.

Once you install the app, tap on the yellow plus sign to begin a new project.

Pick a project. With PocketVideo you can create Facebook videos, Vine video, YouTube vlogs, Instagram videos, Snapchat story and more.

Tap on the pink plus sign at the bottom of the screen to import content. The good part is that you can import Vine videos, YouTube videos and videos from your camera roll.

To import a video, simply tap your camera roll. After importing a video, you will find several tools under it. To add text, tap Text in the toolbar.

There are several amazing themes to choose from. To select one, simply tap Add to pick a theme.

Once you choose a theme, select the text field and type a custom text. Pinch to resize and drag to reposition the text. Sometimes you will be able to change colors and fonts, but most of the time, you may need to use the default style as it is. Tap cue to select the in and out times for when you want the text to appear on the screen.