Cal Bears Stickers vs Bippy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cal Bears Stickers
Express your Cal spirit with a collection of fun stickers and animations. Perfect for iMessage and texts, these visuals help you communicate with fellow alumni and students. Share your pride with iconic phrases and Berkeley-themed humor.
- Express Cal spirit
- Iconic phrases like 'Go Bears!'
- Berkeley-themed humor
- Animations included
- Use in iMessage and texts
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Talk to your fellow Bears in a language they can understand with the Cal Bears Stickers pack. Send off a rousing “Go Bears!” or a powerful “Fiat Lux!” Ask your friends to meet you for coffee and then apologize for running on “Berkeley Time.” Use these stickers to share your Cal spirit in iMessage and texts. Roll on, you Bears! Illustrations and animations by Shirong Gao and Kenneth Macaraig, UC Berkeley.
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.
- Over 500 unique stickers
- Stickers sorted by category
- Search function for stickers
- Favorite commonly used stickers
- Customizable grid display size
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bippy at 2.7K against Cal Bears Stickers's 46. Bippy also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 80%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Cal Bears Stickers's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bippy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bippy has 2.7K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Cal Bears Stickers's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bippy's.
Cal Bears Stickers ships an update every 5 months, Bippy every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cal Bears Stickers | Bippy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) | 4.9 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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 | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | University of California, Berkeley | Christina Tran |
Customer experience
Cal Bears Stickers
Bippy
Bugs and requests
Cal Bears Stickers
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
Cal Bears Stickers
No in-app purchases
Bippy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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