Comparison

Speech bubbles vs Permanent Marker Stickers

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

Head to head
About

Speech bubbles

Create personalized text stickers for messaging. Choose from various bubble styles and artwork, customize your text with different fonts and colors, and layer messages for unique creations. Share your custom stickers with friends.

Highlights
  • Create custom text stickers
  • Varied bubble styles and artwork
  • Multiple text layers
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Resize and rotate text
  • Save and share stickers
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Express your thoughts in a clearer, richer way by creating your own custom stickers. Choose among varied, colorful packs of bubbles and artwork, type and customize your message, and have fun sharing your creations. With this iMessage app you can create amazing stickers by adding several layers of text, using different styles and colors, and zooming or rotating them to achieve the desired effect. NEW fonts, colors and backgrounds are included regularly, so stay tuned! To use the app, open iMessage and select the Speech bubbles app. Tap on the + button to open the edit view. Select a bubble from the list at the bottom (you can search more artwork by tapping on the "More artwork" button and selecting a package), tap on the Add Text button and start customizing your message. You can change the font and color. Once you save your text, you'll be able to rotate, resize or move it over the bubble to achieve the desired effect. You can add as many layers of text as you need. Next tap on Save Sticker and the sticker you've created will be ready for you to share it with your contacts.

About

Permanent Marker Stickers

Enhance your iMessage conversations with a variety of permanent marker stickers. Express yourself by marking up, blacking out, or censoring messages and pictures. Customize placement, rotation, and size for a unique touch.

Highlights
  • Markup messages and pictures
  • Blackout and censor content
  • Redact sensitive information
  • Express yourself with emojis and sayings
  • Peel and place stickers
  • Rotate and resize stickers
Features
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Markup, blackout, censor, redact, express yourself, and leave a lasting impression with Permanent Marker Stickers for iMessage! Includes over 70 different stickers that you can peel and place on anything in your iMessage conversations. To place a sticker over a message or picture, long press on a sticker, and then drag and drop it where you want it. You can also rotate and resize stickers before dropping them by pulling apart with two fingers. If you enjoy using Permanent Marker Stickers, please take a moment to leave a review in the iMessage App Store. Thank you for the support!

Screenshots

Speech bubbles4 screens
Permanent Marker Stickers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Permanent Marker Stickers at 4.0 against Speech bubbles's 2.5. Permanent Marker Stickers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (77% vs 50%). Speech bubbles's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Speech bubbles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Permanent Marker Stickers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Permanent Marker Stickers holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Permanent Marker Stickers has 77 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Speech bubbles's written reviews are positive against 77% of Permanent Marker Stickers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech bubbles ships an update every 2 weeks, Permanent Marker Stickers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Speech bubbles versus Permanent Marker Stickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech bubblesPermanent Marker Stickers
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings)4.0 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews76.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings677 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGloria LatorreDaniel Storm

Customer experience

Speech bubbles

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Permanent Marker Stickers

All ratings77 ratings
Positive70.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative22.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative17.3%

Bugs and requests

Speech bubbles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Permanent Marker Stickers

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Error code 529
  • App won't work
  • Doesn't show up in stickers
  • Erased (app was removed by developer)
  • Could not log on for 5 days
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  • Icons aren't with the keyboard, it's separate
  • App won't open/Pulls up a blank screen
  • Unable to access the app directly to remove it
  • Sticker section was completely blank
  • White stickers don't show up for users on Light theme
  • No black marker text
  • Can't delete this app
  • How to Open It? (takes user to keyboard)
  • Can't open or delete
  • Does not behave like other stickers
  • Where do I open it?
  • It's hiding!!! (not in library or settings)
  • Can't uninstall and takes $ w/o notice
  • The App doesn't work anymore

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix app not working issues
  • Make stickers appear correctly
  • Allow app deletion
  • Improve theme compatibility
  • Add black marker text
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  • Fix login issues
  • Make marks small enough for small words
  • Add more stickers
  • Make stickers available for other apps like Signal

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Speech bubbles

One-time6
  • Pack with 54 extra stickers$0.99
  • Pack with 56 colorful comic-style bubbles$0.99
  • Pack with Halloween balloons and artwork$0.99
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  • Pack of arrows in different styles$0.99
  • Pack of Christmas imagery and bubbles$0.99
  • Watercolor bubbles$0.99
None

Permanent Marker Stickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speech bubbles free?
Speech bubbles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Permanent Marker Stickers free?
Permanent Marker Stickers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speech bubbles or Permanent Marker Stickers?
Permanent Marker Stickers is rated higher. Speech bubbles averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Permanent Marker Stickers averages 4.0 from 77 ratings.
Do Speech bubbles or Permanent Marker Stickers have ads?
Neither Speech bubbles nor Permanent Marker Stickers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speech bubbles or Permanent Marker Stickers?
Speech bubbles ships an update every 2 weeks, and Permanent Marker Stickers every 2 months. Most recently, Speech bubbles was updated on October 7, 2026 and Permanent Marker Stickers on October 24, 2026.

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