Comparison

WhatSticker vs PocketTranscoder

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

Head to head
About

WhatSticker

Easily create and personalize your own stickers using photos or web images. Remove backgrounds instantly, add text or emojis, and share your creations with friends on popular messaging apps. Unlock unlimited sticker packs and animated sticker options with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from photos
  • Magic Selector background removal
  • Personalize with text and emoji
  • Share to WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram
  • Create animated stickers
  • Download unlimited sticker packs
Features
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#1 BEST Sticker Maker App on the store WhatSticker is powerful tool to create, personalise and share your own stickers - CREATE fantastic Stickers starting from your photos or from the Web. The Magic Selector function removes the background from your photos instantly! - PERSONALISE your Stickers, adding Emoji or Text! - SHARE your Stickers with your friends on WhatsApp, iMessage and Telegram! Download now and enter in the world of stickers, your chat will never be the same Support: help@whatsticker.app Subscribe to take advantage of the app features: • Download unlimited sticker packs • Create animated stickers from Giphy search, video record and video gallery • Create static stickers from Giphy search, photo library, web serach, memoji and camera Subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PocketTranscoder

Features
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Convert videos, extract high-quality audio, and capture pixel-perfect frames directly on your device with lightning speed. PocketTranscoder uses 100% hardware-accelerated Apple Silicon processing — no cloud uploads, complete privacy, zero latency. FEATURES: • Extract Audio: Convert any video file directly to .m4a audio in seconds. • Fast Remux: Convert MKV, MOV, and other video formats directly to universal MP4 without quality loss. • Frame Extractor: Scrub through any video frame-by-frame, find the perfect shot, and save it as a high-quality image to your Photo Library — or share it instantly. • Native iOS Share Sheet: Convert media straight from your Photos gallery or Files app without opening the main application. • 100% Offline & Private: No accounts, no subscriptions, no tracking. Your files never leave your device. • Hardware Accelerated: Fully optimized for iOS and Apple Silicon Media Engines. Upgrade to Lifetime Pro for unlimited conversions with a single purchase.

Screenshots

WhatSticker4 screens
PocketTranscoder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PocketTranscoder at every 5 days against WhatSticker's every 6 weeks. WhatSticker's advantage is chart position (#167 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. WhatSticker sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and PocketTranscoder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhatSticker ships an update every 6 weeks, PocketTranscoder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
WhatSticker versus PocketTranscoder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatStickerPocketTranscoder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings76K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWHATSTICKER APPS SRLJoshua Dorst

Bugs and requests

WhatSticker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when sending new stickers
  • Background eraser not working properly
  • Sticker quality issues when exporting

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free sticker packs
  • Ability to edit and customize stickers
  • Improved background removal tool
  • Sync stickers across devices

PocketTranscoder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

WhatSticker

Subscriptions12
  • Premium Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium no trial$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

PocketTranscoder

One-time1
  • PocketTranscoder Lifetime Pro$0.99

Questions

Is WhatSticker free?
WhatSticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketTranscoder free?
PocketTranscoder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WhatSticker or PocketTranscoder have ads?
Neither WhatSticker nor PocketTranscoder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WhatSticker or PocketTranscoder?
WhatSticker ships an update every 6 weeks, and PocketTranscoder every 5 days. Most recently, WhatSticker was updated on November 1, 2026 and PocketTranscoder on October 25, 2026.

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