Permanent Marker Stickers vs Swapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Swapper
Enhance your iMessage conversations with a fun collection of stickers. Overlay these "swapper" stickers onto existing messages, images, or even other stickers to express emotions and ideas in a unique way. Resize them with a simple pinch gesture for perfect placement.
- Overlay stickers on messages
- Add stickers to images and photos
- Peel and stick over other stickers
- Resize stickers with pinch gesture
- Express emotions and ideas
- Add iMessage Effects
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Elevate your iMessage conversations with Swapper! Create expressively custom text bubble stickers designed to bring personality, humor, and style to every chat. DESIGN YOUR OWN TEXT BUBBLES Turn your words into eye-catching stickers using a wide variety of fun fonts, color palettes, and custom styling options. KEY FEATURES: • Fun & Unique Fonts: Choose from a growing collection of typography styles to match your vibe. • Custom Bubble Styles: Apply vibrant gradients, modern glass effects, subtle shadows, and stylish borders. • Color Palettes: Customize text and background colors to make your stickers pop. • Custom Gallery: Save your favorite creations for quick, seamless access directly inside iMessage. • Seamless iMessage Integration: Drag and drop or tap to send your custom stickers right from your keyboard. GO PREMIUM (UNLIMITED CREATIVITY) Unlock full creative freedom with our Non-Consumable Premium Purchase: - Save unlimited stickers to your personal gallery. - Access exclusive font collections, premium gradients, and advanced styling options. - Pay once, enjoy forever! Make every message stand out. Download Swapper today and start designing your custom text stickers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Permanent Marker Stickers at 77% against Swapper's 17%. Permanent Marker Stickers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Swapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Permanent Marker Stickers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Permanent Marker Stickers ships an update every 2 months, Swapper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Permanent Marker Stickers | Swapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (83 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 16.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Storm | Arturo Estrada De Leon |
Customer experience
Permanent Marker Stickers
Swapper
User reviews
Permanent Marker Stickers
From 83 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
Swapper
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 🚀 Prank friends
- 👍 Variety of stickers
Room to improve
- 🔒 Most stickers locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Stickers don't properly cover text
- 🐛 App not visible on home screen, hard to delete
- 🐛 Stickers have distracting animations
Bugs and requests
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
Swapper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stickers don't align properly over text
- App randomly makes purchases without user input
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to create custom stickers
- Option to disable sticker animations
- Easier way to delete the app
In-app purchases
Permanent Marker Stickers
No in-app purchases
Swapper
- Swapper Premium$1.99
Questions
Is Permanent Marker Stickers free?
Is Swapper free?
Do Permanent Marker Stickers or Swapper have ads?
Which is updated more often, Permanent Marker Stickers or Swapper?
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