Smileys vs Aminal Stickers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smileys
Enhance your messages with a vibrant collection of animated smiley emoji stickers. These dynamic stickers can be applied to various elements within your conversations, including text bubbles, images, and even other stickers.
- Animated smiley emoji stickers
- Peel and place stickers
- Apply to message bubbles
- Overlay on images
- Stack on other stickers
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Put a smile on anything with this sticker pack of animated smiley emojis. You can peel and place these animated emoji stickers on anything in your conversation — bubbles, images, or even other stickers.
Aminal Stickers
Express yourself with a vast collection of unique "Aminal" stickers for iMessage. This pack offers over 250 free stickers, with an option to purchase more, bringing the total to over 400 charming designs to enhance your conversations.
- Over 250 free iMessage stickers
- More than 400 stickers available for purchase
- Unique "Aminal" designs
- Send as individual messages
- Drag and drop onto existing iMessages
- Compatible with WhatsApp
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This pack of iMessage stickers features a TON of charming Aminals (note: it's Aminals not Animals)! 250+ iMessage Stickers total right now for free and even more available for purchase to make the total over 400 stickers!! There are so many Aminal Stickers, I guarantee you'll love at least one of them! Stick these cute stickers on your iMessages to add a bit more character to your texts or to bother someone who hates stickers/animals! Stickers can be sent as an individual messages or drag and dropped onto existing iMessages. And if you use Whatsapp, they can used on WhatsApp too! Questions or comments? Contact me at aminalstickers@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smileys at none against Aminal Stickers's 7. Smileys also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Aminal Stickers's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (82% vs 58%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Aminal Stickers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Smileys asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aminal Stickers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aminal Stickers has 5.1K ratings behind it against 695, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Smileys's written reviews are positive against 82% of Aminal Stickers's.
Smileys ships an update monthly, Aminal Stickers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smileys | Aminal Stickers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (695 ratings) | 4.5 (5.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 695 | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Apple | Ronnie Nguyen |
Customer experience
Smileys
Aminal Stickers
User reviews
Smileys
From 695 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💫 Animated and 3D emojis
- 🎨 Cute and creative designs
- 🙂 Useful for expressing emotions
- 🆓 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited selection of emojis
- 🤖 Compatibility issues on older devices
- 🗑️ Difficulty deleting the app
- 📲 Only works within iMessage
Aminal Stickers
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and funny stickers
- 🤗 Expressive and animated stickers
- 🔍 Useful search feature
- 💕 Stickers for every occasion
- 🎨 High-quality artwork
Room to improve
- 💰 Many stickers require purchase
- 🤔 Difficulty deleting the app
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🔍 Search function not always accurate
Bugs and requests
Smileys
Reported bugs
2 issues- Emojis disappearing after device updates
- Inability to send emojis in some cases
Requested features
3 requests- Add more diverse emoji options (e.g. angry, crying, laughing)
- Allow usage in other messaging apps beyond iMessage
- Provide an option to delete the app completely
Aminal Stickers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stickers not showing up in Messages
- Incompatibility issues with certain iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More free sticker options
- Additional animal types (e.g. horses, sloths, etc.)
- Ability to create and share custom stickers
- Integration with more messaging apps (e.g. WhatsApp)
In-app purchases
Smileys
No in-app purchases
Aminal Stickers
- Tip$0.99
- Party Aminal Stickers$1.99
- Boba Bee Stickers$1.99
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- Goodboi and Goodgurl Stickers$1.99
- Copycat Stickers$1.99
- Extra Stickers$1.99
- All Stickers$3.99
