Yarn Spin vs Xessages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yarn Spin
Create personalized animated stickers by taking photos of yourself and customizing your character with various costumes and actions. Express your emotions through a wide range of animations, perfect for sending unique messages within messaging apps or sharing on social media.
- Personalized animated stickers
- Customizable character costumes
- Wide range of facial animations
- Integration with Messages app
- Shareable via social media
- Photo cut-out feature
Read full descriptionHide full description
Spin a Yarn with YarnSpin™ Send funny animated stickers starring... YOU! Take photos of all your emotions, cut them out, then watch your character come to life. Choose from a wide range of costumes to put you character in. Next, pick from tons of actions that animate you facial emotions to send just the right message. Become a Pirate, Fairy, Ninja, Viking, Ballerina, Mermaid, Cat, Bunny, or so many more! Jump for joy, Moonwalk, Dance, Cry, Stomp, Barf, Laugh, Love, and Celebrate to send the perfect custom animated emoji to express your mood. Works right inside of Messages app for convenience. Use the full app if you want to share via all other social media! Endless possibilities and hillarious fun!
Xessages
This app allows you to send private text and photo messages that automatically self-destruct after a set time. Nothing is stored or saved, ensuring your conversations remain confidential. Enjoy secure and ephemeral communication.
- Self-destructing messages
- Send photos and text
- No storage or saving
- Private chat
- Ephemeral communication
Read full descriptionHide full description
(Pronounced ex-a-ges, like Messages but replace Mess with X). X your messages out. Forever. Send or receive a private message in the Messages app. Set a self-destruct time on that message. Send a photo or a text. Nothing is stored or saved. Enjoy. For people wondering how to delete Messages Apps - Go to "More", tap it, swipe to Xessages and delete it.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xessages at 3.6 against Yarn Spin's 3.1. Yarn Spin's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Yarn Spin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Xessages sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Xessages holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Yarn Spin's written reviews are positive against 50% of Xessages's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Yarn Spin ships an update every 9 days, Xessages every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Yarn Spin | Xessages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 3.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polished Play, LLC | Mansa Me Inc. |
Customer experience
Yarn Spin
Xessages
In-app purchases
Yarn Spin
- Unlock all Costumes and Actions$0.99
Xessages
- Pictures$0.99
- Read Authentication$0.99
- Write Authentication$0.99
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Destruction Time$1.99
- Time Validation$1.99
- Unlimited One Time Pad Codes$9.99
Questions
Is Yarn Spin free?
Is Xessages free?
Which has better reviews, Yarn Spin or Xessages?
Do Yarn Spin or Xessages have ads?
Which is updated more often, Yarn Spin or Xessages?
Other comparisons
