Swapper vs Very Necessary Emojis Mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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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This sticker app pack is going to help sharing your emotions and ideas in a funny style with your iMessage contacts. Give it a twist, with a grain of intensity to your conversations adding iMessage Effects. There is a wide variety of Swapper Stickers you can choose from this app. Peel and stick them over other conversation bubbles, images, photos, even on other stickers. You can resize them, using pinch gesture when you peel them.
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
Explore a weekly rotation of 12 unique and expressive iMessage stickers. Discover cute, weird, and nuanced designs from a growing collection. This version offers a taste of the full experience, with opportunities for new emoji suggestions.
- 12 rotating emojis weekly
- Cute, weird, and expressive designs
- iMessage sticker pack
- Try before upgrading
- Suggest new emoji ideas
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See what it’s like to have the emojis you didn’t know you needed! With Very Necessary Emojis Mini, you can try 12 different emojis every week, straight from Very Necessary Emojis’ ever-growing collection of cute, weird, expressive, and emotionally nuanced iMessage stickers. This Mini version gives you a rotating selection from the full sticker pack — a perfect way to get the VNE experience before upgrading (or keep rotating forever, up to you!) And hey! Got an idea for a new emoji? Leave it in a review and see if it makes…The List!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Very Necessary Emojis Mini at 71% against Swapper's 17%. Very Necessary Emojis Mini also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Swapper's advantage is ratings volume (6.3K vs 1.1K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. Very Necessary Emojis Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.
Very Necessary Emojis Mini holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swapper has 6.3K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Swapper's written reviews are positive against 71% of Very Necessary Emojis Mini's.
Swapper ships an update every 5 weeks, Very Necessary Emojis Mini weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swapper | Very Necessary Emojis Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (6.3K ratings) | 3.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.6% of reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arturo Estrada De Leon | Aviv Stein |
Customer experience
Swapper
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
User reviews
Swapper
From 6.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💜 Creativity
- 👍 Fun and expressive emojis
- 🎨 Variety of options
- 🆓 Free mini version available
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited access to full set of emojis
- 🕰️ Slow or inconsistent update schedule
- 🤷♀️ Unclear how to delete the app
- 💰 Paid version may be too expensive for some
Bugs and requests
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
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some emojis appear faded or translucent
- App not working properly for some users, unable to access all emojis
Requested features
4 requests- Add more emoji options like Bigfoot, pineapple conures, and military-themed emojis
- Create combinations of existing emojis (e.g. 🥺+😇, 😳+😯)
- Introduce new categories like pride flags, redhead emojis, and holiday-themed emojis
- Allow users to save favorite emojis for quick access
In-app purchases
Swapper
- Unlock All Reverse Stickers$0.99
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
No in-app purchases
Questions
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