Text Message Chat Video Maker vs Chelly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Message Chat Video Maker
Create engaging video stories by writing scripts with multiple characters. Customize bubbles, backgrounds, and sound effects to export your creations as video or image files. Share your funny and cool video narratives with friends.
- Multi-character scripts
- Message-style writing
- Customizable bubbles, speed, background, sound
- Script theme customization
- Export to video and image
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Write Your Scripts & Create a Text Video - Support multi characters in scripts - Easy Shift among characters - Write as sending message - Bubble, Speed, Background, Sound Effect and Scripts Theme Customization - Export your script to video & image Really funny and cool video to share with friends.
Chelly
Create captivating 3D avatar videos with intuitive controls and a vast library of trending animations and assets. Easily film magical scenes, incorporate Kpop dances and TikTok challenges, and share your creations on social media platforms.
- Intuitive 3D avatar filming
- Weekly updated assets and animations
- Trending Kpop and TikTok animations
- High-quality 3D spaces and skyboxes
- Easy video sharing to social media
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[Super Easy-Peasy Camera] Glide through magical scenes with just a wiggle of your fingers. Whether you're a keyframe newbie or just want to keep things super simple, our camera presets are like a wish come true! [Weekly Cuteness Overload] Every week, we bring you the cutest, most up-to-date assets and animations. Keep up with all the fun trends and give your avatar that sparkling edge on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Zepeto! [Up-to-Date and Oh-So Fun Animations] Jump into the world of trending Kpop dances and TikTok challenges! No more searching for the perfect move; Chelly has got you covered with the cutest postures and animations for your storytelling adventures. [High-Quality Assets Galore!] Discover an enchanting world of 3D spaces and skyboxes. We've teamed up with amazing 3D artists from Booth, BrowlRoll, and Zepeto to bring your dreams to life! [Share Your Sparkle Anywhere] Download your magical video creation and share it with the world! Get ready to see your avatar shine and go viral! With Chelly, every day is a new adventure in 3D video making, filled with fun, ease, and a whole lot of cuteness! Let's start this magical journey together! [Privacy policy] http://chellyindex.s3-website.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/PrivacyPolicy_en.html [Terms of Use] http://chellyindex.s3-website.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/TermsOfUse_en.html [Community Guideline] http://chellyindex.s3-website.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/CommunityGuideline_en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Message Chat Video Maker at 4.6 against Chelly's 3.9. Text Message Chat Video Maker also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 51%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 191). Chelly's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Text Message Chat Video Maker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Chelly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Message Chat Video Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Message Chat Video Maker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 191, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Text Message Chat Video Maker's written reviews are positive against 51% of Chelly's.
Text Message Chat Video Maker ships an update monthly, Chelly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Message Chat Video Maker | Chelly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.9 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 51.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 191 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 432 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OCO Inc. | Lenged Inc. |
Customer experience
Text Message Chat Video Maker
Chelly
User reviews
Text Message Chat Video Maker
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Realistic
- 👍 Fun
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Customizable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with deleting characters
- 🐛 Saving/exporting issues
- 🐛 Bugs with message styling
- 🔊 Loud message sounds
- 💡 Lack of dark mode
Chelly
From 191 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Incredible app
- 🎨 Great for editing
- 🧠 Easy to use
- 📈 Helps grow followers
- 🎥 Smooth animations
Room to improve
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty connecting accounts
- 🔄 Forced to update frequently
- 🚫 Limited avatar customization
Bugs and requests
Text Message Chat Video Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saving/exporting issues
- Bugs with message styling and character switching
- Crashes when trying to export/save
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to delete characters
- Improve export/save functionality
- Add more customization options (e.g. character colors, backgrounds)
- Add voice/video messaging
- Improve character switching/management with more than 6 characters
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- Add text-to-speech for messages
Chelly
Reported bugs
5 issues- Avatar not loading properly
- Video saving/exporting issues
- Freezing and crashing on certain devices
- Incompatibility with some accounts
- Lighting and animation blending problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add more K-pop dances
- Allow multiple avatars in videos
- Implement custom background creation
- Enable video export without watermark
- Improve camera controls and zooming
In-app purchases
Text Message Chat Video Maker
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Coffee for Developer$5.99
Chelly
- Super Chelly$1.991 Month
- Super Chelly$3.991 Month
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