talking is hard vs Permanent Marker Stickers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
talking is hard
Express yourself with animated stickers for those moments when words fail. Perfect for earnest, corny, or awkward situations, these stickers help you convey love, frustration, or a simple 'hello' when you're not sure how to say it yourself.
- Animated stickers
- Expresses difficult emotions
- Layer stickers for complex messages
- Classic greetings
- Funny and earnest responses
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If you're like me and sometimes have that thing where you know what you want to say but you don't know how to say it or you're just incredibly earnest and a little bit embarrassed because its corny but you're not not gonna tell someone you love that you love them… these animated stickers are for you. Includes classic greetings such as HEY HI HELLO when someone is taking too long to reply and I'M TOO TIRED for when you are too tired. You can even layer stickers on top of other stickers to cover even the most difficult situations, such as when you love someone but also want them to leave you alone. Other responses include: • OK BUT WHY • NO • GUESS WHAT!? • CALL ME IN 5 MINUTES PRETEND IT'S AN EMERGENCY • I LOVE YOU • WHERE ARE YOU?? • HAHA HAHA HA • SORRY I CAN'T MAKE IT BUT I FEEL UGLY TODAY • DELETE THIS OMG thanks for reading I'M SO SORRY but PLEASE enjoy. :) -Adam
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Permanent Marker Stickers at Free against talking is hard's $1.99. Permanent Marker Stickers also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months). talking is hard's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (86% vs 77%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Permanent Marker Stickers is free to download; talking is hard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
talking is hard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of talking is hard's written reviews are positive against 77% of Permanent Marker Stickers's.
talking is hard ships an update every 36 months, Permanent Marker Stickers every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | talking is hard | Permanent Marker Stickers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (59 ratings) — better | 4.0 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam J. Kurtz | Daniel Storm |
Customer experience
talking is hard
Permanent Marker Stickers
User reviews
talking is hard
From 59 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😍 Artist's signature style appreciated
- ✨ Cute and fun designs
- 👍 Practical for texting
- 💬 Helps with awkward conversations
- 🎨 Playful and profound expressions
Room to improve
- 💸 Perceived as expensive for content
- 🤷 Limited selection of stickers
- ⏳ Content feels stale quickly
- 😵 Animated stickers can be distracting
- ❓ Sticker pack not updated recently
Permanent Marker Stickers
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Creative and fun sticker pack
- 👍 Useful for emphasis and corrections
- 🎨 Variety of colors available
- 🚀 Works well within iMessage
- 💯 Highly recommended by users
Room to improve
- 🐛 App won't work/open
- 🐛 Stickers don't show up
- 🐛 App cannot be deleted
- 🐛 Blank sticker section
- 🐛 Issues with dark/light themes
Bugs and requests
talking is hard
Reported bugs
1 issue- Cannot find the app/stickers on the phone
Requested features
11 requests- Add more stickers, including current slang
- Include basic phrases like 'welcome', 'miss ya', 'need coffee', 'need a hug'
- Add common replies to 'thank you' like 'You're welcome', 'no problem', 'my pleasure', 'of course'
- Allow users to design their own stickers
- Add phrases like 'what are you talking about'
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- Include stickers for 'I'm Hungry' or 'I need food'
- Expand the pack to include pin designs
- Make available in other chat apps
- Add more common phrases like 'Call me', 'You called?', 'Can I call you in a few minutes', 'How your day going?'
- Add stickers for specific situations like 'Wait wat', '*sigh*', 'NOO GOD PLEASE NO', 'ok but why though'
- Make more stickers
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
talking is hard
No in-app purchases
Permanent Marker Stickers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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