Comparison

Emoji Me Sticker Maker vs Cutouts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Emoji Me Sticker Maker

Create personalized animated emojis that resemble you, your friends, or celebrities. Add custom text and choose from various expressions. Share your creations easily across popular messaging platforms and social media.

Highlights
  • Animated emoji creation
  • Customizable expressions
  • Add personal text
  • Share via iMessage, social media
  • Vast combination options
Features
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Design animated emojis that look like you, your friends, and your favorite celebrities! - Every emoji is animated. - Choose from different expressions like happy, thumbs up, facepalm... - Add your own text to the emojis. - Send via iMessage, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, … - Over 1 trillion combinations! Send emojis for free over iMessage, other popular messaging apps, or as a text (MMS). Check if your phone company charges more for an MMS compared to a normal text. Terms: https://www.focusedapps.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.focusedapps.com/privacy-policy/ Icons made by Smashicons (https://www.flaticon.com/authors/smashicons) from https://www.flaticon.com Icons made by Vitaly Gorbachev (https://www.flaticon.com/authors/vitaly-gorbachev) from https://www.flaticon.com/

About

Cutouts

Instantly react to messages with your own face. Snap a picture, then drag and drop it directly into your iMessage conversations to express yourself in a fun, personalized way.

Highlights
  • Snap photos for reactions
  • Drag and drop into iMessage
  • Personalized face cutouts
  • React with your face
Features
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Welcome to Cutouts for iMessage! Simply snap a pic and drag it on a message to react with your face.

Screenshots

Emoji Me Sticker Maker4 screens
Cutouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cutouts at none against Emoji Me Sticker Maker's 10. Cutouts also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Emoji Me Sticker Maker's advantage is ratings volume (240K vs 715) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emoji Me Sticker Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Cutouts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emoji Me Sticker Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji Me Sticker Maker has 240K ratings behind it against 715, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Emoji Me Sticker Maker's written reviews are positive against 68% of Cutouts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Me Sticker Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Cutouts every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Emoji Me Sticker Maker versus Cutouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji Me Sticker MakerCutouts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (240K ratings) — better4.4 (715 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings240K — better715
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFocused Apps LLCWellnest, Inc.

Customer experience

Emoji Me Sticker Maker

All ratings240,308 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews824 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.9%

Cutouts

All ratings715 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative19.7%

User reviews

Emoji Me Sticker Maker

From 240K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic and customizable emojis
  • 👍 Wide variety of options for hair, skin, and facial features
  • 💡 Ability to create emojis of friends and family
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging to use
  • 🎨 Detailed and personalized emojis

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features require in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Limited free options compared to paid content
  • 🙄 Frustration with having to pay for desired features
  • 🤷‍♀️ Difficulty in getting the emoji to look exactly like the user

Cutouts

From 715 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Fun and creative
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 🤩 Enhances messaging experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • 🗑️ Removal of key features (library, copy/paste)
  • 📱 Not optimized for iPad

Bugs and requests

Emoji Me Sticker Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Emojis disappearing after app updates
  • Inability to delete individual emojis
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free hairstyle and clothing options
  • Ability to add freckles, scars, and other unique facial features
  • Option to change the position and size of text on emojis
  • Ability to create and save multiple emojis per user
  • Improved background and setting options for emojis

Cutouts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working properly with iOS 17
  • Glitches with message sending and keyboard issues
  • Compatibility problems with iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back library and copy/paste functionality
  • Add search/browse option for stickers
  • Improve sticker size consistency
  • Allow deletion of individual reactions/images

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Emoji Me Sticker Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium: Get Everything7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium: Get Everything7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Hats Pack 1$1.99
  • Makeup Pack 1$1.99
  • Money Sticker$1.99
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  • Praying Sticker$1.99
  • Love You Sticker$1.99
  • Everything Bundle$19.99
  • Premium: Lifetime Purchase$19.99
  • Everything Bundle$39.99
None

Cutouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoji Me Sticker Maker free?
Emoji Me Sticker Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cutouts free?
Cutouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emoji Me Sticker Maker or Cutouts?
Emoji Me Sticker Maker is rated higher. Emoji Me Sticker Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 240K ratings, while Cutouts averages 4.4 from 715 ratings.
Do Emoji Me Sticker Maker or Cutouts have ads?
Neither Emoji Me Sticker Maker nor Cutouts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Me Sticker Maker or Cutouts?
Emoji Me Sticker Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cutouts every 4 days. Most recently, Emoji Me Sticker Maker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cutouts on November 3, 2026.

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