Text Bytes vs Oscar the Grouch Stickers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Bytes
Express yourself with a collection of 8-bit style text bubbles and functional replies. This app offers over 100 unique stickers to enhance your messages and make conversations more engaging.
- 100+ all new stickers
- 8-bit text mashup style
- Functional text replies
- iMessage integration
- Old school meets new school design
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Old school meets new school in this 8-bit text mashup. Reply to your friends with these killer 8-bit bubbles and be cooler than cool. Avoid grammar snobs with correct responses in style! 100+ all new stickers and more to come for the all new iMessage!' Lots of functional text replies: • BOUNCE • BOOTS • B4N • LIT • OTP • SUS • WOKE • TTYL • YASSSS • DIME • OBVI • And TONS more!
Oscar the Grouch Stickers
Express your inner grumpiness with a pack of 29 animated and emoji stickers featuring Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch. These stickers can be placed on messages, photos, and even other stickers to add a touch of comically grouchy fun to your conversations.
- 29 Oscar the Grouch stickers
- 18 animated stickers
- Holiday-themed stickers
- Place stickers on messages and photos
- Supports accessibility with voice labels
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If you’re not here looking for some truly silly stickers, then…SCRAM! Because Sesame Street’s grumpiest neighbor, Oscar the Grouch, is starring in his own pack of 29 comically grouchy emojis and animated stickers. Feeling a little miffed, peevish, frustrated, fed-up or just plain crabby? Say it with Oscar! Just by using these mischievous emoji – including 18 animated stickers and holiday stickers – you might mellow your mood and make the day a little sunnier. Which would make Oscar, um, a little miffed, peevish and just plain grouchy! You can peel and place these Oscar-themed stickers on anything in your conversation...inside bubbles, on top of photos and images, even over other stickers. Now everyone can express their inner grouchiness…in the nicest possible way. Yay! We support accessibility using informative voice labels. NEED HELP USING YOUR STICKERS? Not sure how to find or apply stickers? Stickers not showing up in your carousel? Find answers at the Apple support link about iMessage: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT206906 CONTACT US Your input is very important to us. If you have any questions, comments, or need help, please contact us at: sesameworkshopapps@sesame.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Bytes at 50% against Oscar the Grouch Stickers's 0%. Text Bytes also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 11 months). Oscar the Grouch Stickers's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.9). On ratings volume, 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
Text Bytes is free to download; Oscar the Grouch Stickers costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oscar the Grouch Stickers holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Text Bytes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Oscar the Grouch Stickers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Text Bytes ships an update every 8 days, Oscar the Grouch Stickers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Bytes | Oscar the Grouch Stickers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Sesame Workshop (Apps) |
Customer experience
Text Bytes
Oscar the Grouch Stickers
In-app purchases
Text Bytes
No in-app purchases
Oscar the Grouch Stickers
No in-app purchases
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