Comparison

Yarn Spin vs BigHeads

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized animated stickers
  • Customizable character costumes
  • Wide range of facial animations
  • Integration with Messages app
  • Shareable via social media
  • Photo cut-out feature
Features
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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!

About

BigHeads

Access a vast library of over 112 handcrafted animated emojis for your iPhone. Enhance your messages, emails, and social media posts by sending, downloading, or directly placing these dynamic stickers on your content.

Highlights
  • Extensive animated emoji library
  • Over 112 handcrafted designs
  • iMessage integration
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Download GIFs and videos
  • No advertisements
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The WORLD'S BEST animated emojis. ■ BigHeads is the first extensive and highly detailed animated emojis library for iPhone. ■ Over 112 handcrafted animated emojis for your texts, emails, and socials. iMessage: ■ Tap on BigHeads to send them, or press, hold, expand, and drag BigHeads to place them on or around texts, pictures, links, videos, and other stickers! Emails and socials: ■ Download BigHeads gifs or videos in order to post or send them. BigHeads only requires iOS 13 or up, and there are NO ADVERTISEMENTS. Legal: The BigHeads Stickers app collects personal user data as well as non-personal user data (including aggregated data) and connects with 3rd party social media applications. The BigHeads Services are for a general audience and are not targeted in particular to children. BigHeads does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. User data collection is in accordance with applicable law. For more information regarding BigHeads, LLC’s use of personal user data, please visit the BigHeads, LLC Privacy Policy links below. Please note that Our Privacy Policy is in addition to any terms, conditions or policies agreed to between you and Apple, Inc. BigHeads, LLC and its affiliated entities are not responsible for Apple's collection or use of your personal user data and information. Terms of Service: http://wehavebigheads.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://wehavebigheads.com/privacy.html Special Thanks: Thank you, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Mike Judge, Shigeru Miyamoto, Primus, John Hughes, The Beatles, Led-Zeppelin, anyone that worked on the original Star Wars trilogy, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, and emoji one!

Screenshots

Yarn Spin4 screens
BigHeads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BigHeads at 4.3 against Yarn Spin's 3.1. BigHeads also leads on ratings volume (319 vs 9) and review sentiment (66% vs 57%). Yarn Spin's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Yarn Spin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BigHeads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BigHeads holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigHeads has 319 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Yarn Spin's written reviews are positive against 66% of BigHeads's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yarn Spin ships an update every 9 days, BigHeads every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Yarn Spin versus BigHeads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarn SpinBigHeads
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (9 ratings)4.3 (319 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews66.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolished Play, LLCBigHeads, LLC

Customer experience

Yarn Spin

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative26.2%

BigHeads

All ratings305 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative22.0%

Bugs and requests

Yarn Spin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BigHeads

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App content disappears after updates
  • GIFs fail to load after pasting
  • Restore purchase function not working
  • App crashes on updated iOS devices
  • Text attachment/overlay functionality broken
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  • Missing content after app updates
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • More emoji designs and animals
  • New sticker packs and content updates
  • Compatibility with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
  • Keyboard integration for broader app support
  • Customizable hair colors for character emojis
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  • Male character variants
  • Additional hand gestures (Shaka, fist bump)
  • Cricket emoji
  • Greater diversity in character skin tones and representation
  • Text overlay and resizing capabilities restoration

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yarn Spin

One-time1
  • Unlock all Costumes and Actions$0.99
1 purchases

BigHeads

One-time1
  • Big Heads Unlockables$1.99

Questions

Is Yarn Spin free?
Yarn Spin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigHeads free?
BigHeads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yarn Spin or BigHeads?
BigHeads is rated higher. Yarn Spin averages 3.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while BigHeads averages 4.3 from 319 ratings.
Do Yarn Spin or BigHeads have ads?
BigHeads shows ads; Yarn Spin does not.
Which is updated more often, Yarn Spin or BigHeads?
Yarn Spin ships an update every 9 days, and BigHeads every 3 weeks. Most recently, Yarn Spin was updated on October 24, 2026 and BigHeads on October 23, 2026.

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