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PicoChat for iMessage

PicoChat for iMessage

Chat like it's 2006!

89 ratings
51 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🎨 Graphics & Design
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 25, 2025
  • February 26, 2025

Developer

Idrees Hassan
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About

Relive the nostalgia of early 2000s handheld messaging with this retro drawing app for iMessage. Create tiny pixel art, use unique emoji, and share your creations with friends, even if they don't have the app installed. Features include undo, saving favorites, and customization options.

✓Create tiny drawings in iMessage
✓Dozens of pixel emoji
✓Undo mistakes
✓Save favorite drawings
✓Customize name and color
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of PicoChat for iMessage. Based on 89 reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 12 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Graphics & Design app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Perfection
  • 👍Super Cute!!
  • 👍Oh my lord
  • 👍YES!
  • 👍So much fun!
  • 👍So nostalgic and cool!
  • 👍Big fan of this
  • 👍Adorable and nostalgic
  • 👍I needed this in 2025
  • 👍Definitely Recommend
  • 👍LOVE the Nostalgia
  • 👍This app is not only incredibly creative; it's just so nostalgic

Negative things

  • 🐛Needs multiple size formats
  • 🐛No icon app cannot be found
  • 🐛A few bugs!
  • 🐛almost perfect
  • 🐛Why is there no icon for it on the homescreen or any way to delete? 🧐
  • 🐛Fantastic, with performance issues.
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What's New in PicoChat for iMessage

1.1

February 26, 2025

Updated name and localization

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

How do I delete this???

It’s making everything super slow and I can’t figure out how to get rid of it
TiplowTiplow

Fun and cute

Does what it says! pictochat client right in your phone. more pleasant and personal than regular texting
bury me at makeout creekbury me at makeout creek

best app ever!!!

this app is the no joke the best and most fun ever. my partner and i are doing long distance right now and we send each other little pictures all the time and it makes us so happy and giggly. thank you so much to whoever made this app!!!!!
danibogdanibog

Good job

💜
LarsenvLarsenv

I’m confuse

it’s cute but I don’t have the sidebar thingy for some reason??? like I can customize anything or use any of the features
I may be stupid but idkI may be stupid but idk
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Settings don't save

Bug

Cursor turns into scribbles when writing too fast

Bug

Rainbow pen lags the app and force closes messages

Bug

Doesn't accommodate all screen sizes

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Bigger keyboard size

Feature

Dark Mode support

Feature

Scaling fix for iPad

Feature

Ability to transform photos into drawings

Feature

FAQ

What does PicoChat for iMessage do?

PicoChat is a retro drawing app that allows you to create tiny pixel art and send it directly through iMessage. It aims to replicate the nostalgic experience of early handheld messaging devices.

What are the key features of PicoChat?

Key features include the ability to create small drawings, use dozens of pixel emoji, undo mistakes, save favorite drawings for later, and customize your name and color scheme.

Is PicoChat free to use?

Yes, PicoChat is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

Can my friends see my drawings if they don't have PicoChat installed?

Yes, the app is designed so that your friends can see your art even if they do not have the PicoChat app installed on their device. The drawings are sent as images within iMessage.

What is the main use case for PicoChat?

The main use case is to send fun, retro-style drawings and messages to friends via iMessage, evoking a sense of nostalgia for early digital communication methods.