Comparison

Hip Filters vs Sticker Drop Maker Studio

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

Head to head
About

Hip Filters

Enhance your photos with unique filters and creative tools. Customize your images with a special slider system and an automatic "Hipify" button for effortless editing. Share your redesigned pictures across social media.

Highlights
  • Unique filter slider system
  • Customizable photo filters
  • Automatic "Hipify" button
  • Shading filters for cinematic look
  • Edit and share photos
  • Use saved or new photos
Features
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Add some hip filters to your life. BE UNIQUE. Stylishly redesign your photos for use across social media platforms. Take advantage of our unique filter slider system to completely customize your pics. With Hip Filters, your filter creations become your own. BE HIP. Discover an array of effects to help you share the things you love. With Filters' newest features, gain confidence knowing a dedicated team is bringing you the most compelling photo filters available today. BE YOU. Check out the all new Hipify Button to bring your creations to the next level. Not sure where to start? Let our newest feature do most of the work for you. If you're still not satisfied, continue to customize! Use Filters to: • Take new photos or choose from saved photos in your library • Edit and share photos with creative tools designed to enhance your favorite moments • Make your photos look cinematic with new, shading filters • Tweak photos according to your specifications Hip Filters provides the best user experience when used with photos taken by an iOS device. • Compatible with iOS 11.1 and up. • Restore your past purchases at any time via the Restore button on the subscription window. Regarding your Collection, Use, and Disclosure of User or Device Data: If you are using an iOS app you can simply just uninstall the app in order to remove any stored data. We do not collect, share, or save any user's photos or face data. We do not share user face or photo data with third parties. We may deploy AdSense advertising on our Website/App and AdMob in all/some of our Software where it may use an anonymous identifier. This identifier is a random string of characters that is used for the same purposes as a cookie on platforms including certain mobile devices, where cookie technology is not available. AdSense and AdMob are advertising services provided by Google Inc. through which third parties may be using cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information and usage data as a result of ad serving. For more information on Google's Privacy Policies, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en Subscription pricing and terms: Hip Filters offers one weekly auto-renewing subscription option: $0.99 per week (with a 3-day free trial). This price is for customers located in the United States. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to local currencies depending on your country of residence. Your Hip Filters subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Your iTunes Account will be charged when your in-app purchase is confirmed. We do not collect, share, or save any user's photos or face data. We do not share user face or photo data with third parties. Read more about our privacy policy here: https://ninjachemist.info/privacypolicy.html Read more about our terms of use here: https://ninjachemist.info/terms.html

About

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

Easily transform images into animated stickers for messaging apps. Organize your creations into shareable packs and enhance accessibility with descriptions for VoiceOver users. Enjoy a fully featured experience with no hidden costs or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from images
  • Organize stickers into packs
  • Share sticker packs
  • Add descriptions for VoiceOver
  • Export to iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Lift your favourite part out of an image and turn it into a digital sticker! Keep a library of your stickers to use later. Group stickers into Packs that can be shared with other Sticker Drop users. Sticker Drop is also inclusive! It can help you to add a description to the Sticker so that people using VoiceOver can join in the fun. Every part of Sticker Drop is 100% available - no up sells or subscriptions, and no accounts to create. There are also 12 different icons to choose from! Sticker Packs can be exported to use in iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp. Sticker Drop is available in a number of languages including, English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. If you have any questions, feedback or feature requests please send them to me via support@bronron.com. I’m a lone developer working on this app and all feedback is welcome.

Screenshots

Hip Filters4 screens
Sticker Drop Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticker Drop Maker Studio at 85% against Hip Filters's 0%. Sticker Drop Maker Studio also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Hip Filters's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

Hip Filters is free to download; Sticker Drop Maker Studio costs $2.99 up front. Hip Filters sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Sticker Drop Maker Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticker Drop Maker Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 151 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hip Filters's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sticker Drop Maker Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hip Filters ships an update every 45 months, Sticker Drop Maker Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hip Filters versus Sticker Drop Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHip FiltersSticker Drop Maker Studio
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (59 ratings)4.7 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 45 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#104 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB70 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja Chemist LLCAaron F Stephenson

Customer experience

Hip Filters

All ratings59 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

All ratings151 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

Hip Filters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when adding sticker descriptions
  • Sharing packs to native iOS Files app fails
  • Stickers disappear when app is auto-offloaded for storage
  • File saving issues with iOS Files app (works with OneDrive)
  • Pack title doesn't appear on saved files
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  • Green checkmark indicator unclear
  • Icon changes don't reflect in iMessage
  • Some iMessage sections show as empty
  • Stickers not transferring to new phone
  • Email feedback and bug report features non-functional

Requested features

15 requests
  • iCloud sync and backup functionality
  • Animated sticker support (GIF/Live Photo)
  • Built-in image editing tools (crop, rotate, effects)
  • Sticker editing and correction capabilities
  • FaceTime sticker pack support
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  • Ability to combine multiple stickers
  • Most-used sticker frequency section
  • Auto-save stickers to photo album
  • Circular crop and edge refinement tools
  • Text overlay capability on stickers
  • Custom category icons from stickers
  • Category name display options
  • Category wrapping instead of horizontal scroll
  • List view for easier sticker management
  • Sticker export functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hip Filters

Subscriptions1
  • Hip Filters Hipify3 Days trial$0.997 Days
None

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hip Filters free?
Hip Filters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticker Drop Maker Studio free?
Sticker Drop Maker Studio costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hip Filters or Sticker Drop Maker Studio?
Sticker Drop Maker Studio is rated higher. Hip Filters averages 4.0 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Sticker Drop Maker Studio averages 4.7 from 151 ratings.
Do Hip Filters or Sticker Drop Maker Studio have ads?
Neither Hip Filters nor Sticker Drop Maker Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hip Filters or Sticker Drop Maker Studio?
Hip Filters ships an update every 45 months, and Sticker Drop Maker Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hip Filters was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sticker Drop Maker Studio on October 30, 2026.

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