Comparison

Text Bytes vs Shadow Candy™ Stickers

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Shadow Candy™ Stickers

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Enjoy our Ninja-tastic heroes from Shadow Candy™ - Hiro, Kaz, Sayaka and Dr. Box. Sticker fun for everyone!

Screenshots

Text Bytes4 screens
Shadow Candy™ Stickers3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Text Bytes at every 8 days against Shadow Candy™ Stickers's every 41 months. Text Bytes also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Bytes ships an update every 8 days, Shadow Candy™ Stickers every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Bytes versus Shadow Candy™ Stickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText BytesShadow Candy™ Stickers
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFrosty PopPOWapp

In-app purchases

None

Text Bytes

No in-app purchases

None

Shadow Candy™ Stickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Bytes free?
Text Bytes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Candy™ Stickers free?
Shadow Candy™ Stickers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Bytes or Shadow Candy™ Stickers have ads?
Neither Text Bytes nor Shadow Candy™ Stickers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Bytes or Shadow Candy™ Stickers?
Text Bytes ships an update every 8 days, and Shadow Candy™ Stickers every 41 months. Most recently, Text Bytes was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shadow Candy™ Stickers on November 3, 2026.

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