Permanent Marker Stickers vs Arrowed
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!
Arrowed
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Point these little arrows in circles at iMessages you send and receive. These 80 stickers are available in 10 colours and 8 arrow directions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Permanent Marker Stickers at every 2 months against Arrowed's every 20 months. Arrowed's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Permanent Marker Stickers ships an update every 2 months, Arrowed every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Permanent Marker Stickers | Arrowed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Storm | George Garside |
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
Arrowed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Permanent Marker Stickers
No in-app purchases
Arrowed
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Permanent Marker Stickers free?
Is Arrowed free?
Do Permanent Marker Stickers or Arrowed have ads?
Which is updated more often, Permanent Marker Stickers or Arrowed?
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