Comparison

Annotate for iMessage vs Bippy

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

Head to head
About

Annotate for iMessage

Enhance your photos and messages with a collection of shapes, arrows, and scribbles. Easily draw attention to specific details, mark locations, or highlight faces. These interactive stickers can be resized, rotated, and placed directly into conversations.

Highlights
  • Shapes and arrows for emphasis
  • Scribble tool
  • Resize and rotate stickers
  • Direct iMessage integration
  • Annotate photos and screenshots
Features
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Annotate is a super useful pack of shapes, arrows, and more to help draw attention to specific parts of a picture. These stickers make it easy to pinpoint a good meeting point on a landscape shot or circle your face in a crowded photo. You can even use it to scribble out your friend’s messages if you’re feeling cruel! It’s easy to use: press and hold to grab a sticker, pinch to resize or rotate, and place it straight into the conversation! You can use these stickers to annotate photos, screenshots or even message bubbles. Get creative!

About

Bippy

Express your emotions with a collection of over 500 unique stickers featuring a charming frog character. Easily find the perfect sticker for any situation with organized tabs and a search function. Favorite your most-used stickers for quick access and customize your display.

Highlights
  • Over 500 unique stickers
  • Stickers sorted by category
  • Search function for stickers
  • Favorite commonly used stickers
  • Customizable grid display size
Features
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Say hello to Bippy! He is a small and rotund frog who experiences a multitude of emotions and is here to help you express yours. Can never find the right words for what you're feeling? Have no fear, Bippy is here! With over 500 stickers (all included, no in-app purchases!), Bippy can help you get your message across without typing a single word. Send him to your friends, family, crush, boss, neighbor, mailman, food delivery driver person, etc. FEATURES TABS: the stickers are sorted into four categories for easier navigation- basics, activities, seasonal/others, misc SEARCH: With over 500 stickers, a search function is a must! Click the magnifying glass to access the search bar. FAVORITE: You can favorite your commonly used Bippy(s) for ease of use. Swipe up and click the magnifying glass, then click the heart next to the sticker you wish to favorite. GRID SIZE: You can now customize your display grid size, from a 3-column up to an 8-column. Happy texting! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You can follow Bippy and his adventures over on Instagram @bippyandfriends App written in tandem with Ronnie Nguyen

Screenshots

Annotate for iMessage3 screens
Bippy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bippy at 2.6K against Annotate for iMessage's 4. Annotate for iMessage's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Annotate for iMessage against 4.9 for Bippy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bippy has 2.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Annotate for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bippy's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Annotate for iMessage versus Bippy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotate for iMessageBippy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.7% of reviews
Number of ratings42.6K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIntelligenti LtdChristina Tran

Customer experience

Annotate for iMessage

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bippy

All ratings2,591 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews473 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.2%

Bugs and requests

Annotate for iMessage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bippy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not opening or loading stickers properly for some users
  • Inability to scroll through all the stickers, with the list getting cut off

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sticker options like a 'fart' Bippy, 'fairy' Bippy, 'preppy' Bippy, and stickers for specific emotions/situations
  • Implement a search function and categorization to easily find the desired stickers
  • Introduce a 'recently used' section for quick access to frequently used stickers
  • Create a Bippy plushie or other merchandise
  • Add more holiday-themed or seasonal Bippy stickers

In-app purchases

None

Annotate for iMessage

No in-app purchases

None

Bippy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Annotate for iMessage free?
Annotate for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bippy free?
Bippy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Annotate for iMessage or Bippy?
Annotate for iMessage is rated higher. Annotate for iMessage averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Bippy averages 4.9 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Annotate for iMessage or Bippy have ads?
Neither Annotate for iMessage nor Bippy shows ads.

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