Text Bytes vs Leafcutter
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!
Leafcutter
Send heartfelt watercolor stickers to friends and family. Each hand-painted design carries a special message. Enhance your personal connections by sharing these digital creations.
- Hand-painted watercolor designs
- Encouraging messages
- Digital sticker sharing
- Connect with friends and family
- Complementary paper stickers available
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ENCOURAGEMENTS! Cheer on your friends and family with Lea Redmond's watercolor stickers! Each hand-painted object has something important to say. It's a double-delight -- for you to use and for your pal to receive! Purchase matching real paper stickers at leafcutterdesigns.com, and "send" them to people by sticking them onto their clothes and other belongings in person! (Paper stickers are 1/2" wide.) Leafcutter Designs has been offering provisions for everyday adventures since 2008, and we're delighted to add these digital stickers to our collection of analog goods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Leafcutter at 100% against Text Bytes's 50%. Leafcutter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Text Bytes's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 49 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Leafcutter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Text Bytes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Leafcutter's.
Text Bytes ships an update every 8 days, Leafcutter every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Bytes | Leafcutter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 49 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Little Itch, LLC |
Customer experience
Text Bytes
Leafcutter
In-app purchases
Text Bytes
No in-app purchases
Leafcutter
No in-app purchases
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