Text Bytes vs Sayings
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!
Sayings
Express yourself with a variety of everyday phrases, sayings, and quotes to enhance your iMessage conversations. This sticker pack offers a fun way to liven up your chats with friends and family.
- Everyday phrases
- Sayings and quotes
- Enhance iMessage conversations
- Liven up chats
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Everyday phrases, sayings and quotes to liven up your iMessage convos!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sayings at 3.8 against Text Bytes's 2.9. Text Bytes's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Sayings holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Text Bytes ships an update every 8 days, Sayings monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Bytes | Sayings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 3.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | ZooKeeper Media LLC |
Customer experience
Text Bytes
Sayings
In-app purchases
Text Bytes
No in-app purchases
Sayings
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Text Bytes free?
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Do Text Bytes or Sayings have ads?
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