Mimicly vs Text Yourself
Mimicly vs Text Yourself
These two apps get compared because both involve stories told in text messages, but they solve different problems. Text Yourself is now positioned as a platform where people read and publish chat-style stories. Mimicly is a mockup editor: you build a conversation, then save it as an image or video and post it on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or your own site. Mimicly makes this page.
Updated . Written by the Mimicly team.
Short answer
Use Text Yourself if you want readers inside an app: a place to publish chat stories and read other people’s. Use Mimicly if you want a finished image or video file to post on your own channels.
Side by side
Built for
- Mimicly
- Making chat screenshots and short videos
- Text Yourself
- Reading and publishing chat-style stories
Output
- Mimicly
- PNG or JPG images; MP4 for supported chat and AI templates
- Text Yourself
- Stories published inside the app
Audience
- Mimicly
- Yours: post the file wherever you publish
- Text Yourself
- Readers on the platform
Formats
- Mimicly
- 80 templates across messages, AI-style chats, posts, comments, stories, email and game chats
- Text Yourself
- Chat-style stories
Where it runs
- Mimicly
- iPhone app and web editor at mimicly.net
- Text Yourself
- App Store app
Age rating
- Mimicly
- See App Store listing
- Text Yourself
- 17+
Pricing (US)
- Mimicly
- Free account exports free templates clean; Pro $4.99/week, $9.99/month, $27.99/year or $49.99 lifetime
- Text Yourself
- Weekly plans $4.99 to $19.99; yearly plans $49.99 to $99.99
US rating
- Mimicly
- New app with too few ratings to summarize yet
- Text Yourself
- 4.4 average from 14,921 ratings
Competitor ratings and prices come from each app’s US App Store listing as of September 2026. They change often, so check the listing before you buy. “Not verified” means we could not confirm the feature from the listing.
Which one to pick
Choose Text Yourself if…
- You mainly want to read chat stories, or publish yours to readers who are already in the app.
- You want a story format that lives inside a reading app rather than as a video file.
Choose Mimicly if…
- You want a file you own: an image or MP4 you can edit further and post anywhere.
- The scene has to look like a specific app, such as iMessage, WhatsApp or a ChatGPT-style chat.
- You are making content for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, a slide deck or a tutorial.
- You would rather pay once; Mimicly has a one-time lifetime option ($49.99 in the US) next to its weekly, monthly and yearly plans.
What Mimicly is
Mimicly is a mockup editor for iPhone and the web. You write fictional conversations and posts yourself, then save them as images or record supported chats as MP4. It does not send messages, generate AI answers or connect to the apps whose styles it follows, and it is not affiliated with them.
Questions
Can I use Mimicly to publish stories to readers?
No. Mimicly has no reading feed or reader community. You export an image or video and share it on the platforms you already use.
Can I make a text story video for TikTok with Text Yourself?
Text Yourself is now positioned around reading and publishing inside its own app. If your goal is a video file for TikTok or Reels, a video-focused tool such as Mimicly, TextingStory or ChatTales fits better.
How do the prices compare?
As of September 2026 in the US, Text Yourself lists weekly plans from $4.99 to $19.99 and yearly plans from $49.99 to $99.99. Mimicly Pro is $4.99 a week, $9.99 a month, $27.99 a year or $49.99 one time for lifetime access, and a free account exports free templates without the watermark. Prices change, so confirm on each listing.
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