AmiiBot vs Silly Caps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AmiiBot
Easily manage and duplicate your Amiibo figures using your iPhone's NFC capabilities. Store and back up your collection, and even create duplicates for use in games like Animal Crossing. Supports over 740 Amiibo figures.
- Amiibo Management
- Amiibo Duplication
- iCloud Sync
- Dark Mode
- NFC Scanning
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AmiiBot is the #1 choice for Amiibo management on your iPhone. AmiiBot allows you to store and duplicate your amiibos via NFC. WHO'S IT FOR: Whether you own a shelf of amiibos or just wanna some villagers on your Animal Crossing New Horizons island, AmiiBot gives you the functions you need. FEATURES: Amiibo Management Amiibo Duplication iCloud Sync Dark mode HOW IT WORKS: AmiiBot using new NFC* features introduced in iOS 13 to scan and copy amiibos. No searching, no browsing, just tap a button and put the amiibo near the phone. *only supported on iPhone. Help: DM @zrzrv5 on twitter or dev@1sec.plus Before You Buy - This App is an Amiibo Management App, not some magical 'summon Raymond to my island' App. It has a built-in database that supports 740+ amiibos. Still, until Nintendo releases a new Amiibo card series, it can not summon new villagers added in New Horizon into your island. - This app won't provide key files.
Silly Caps
Quickly convert your typed text or clipboard content into various fun and sarcastic styles. Easily copy the transformed text and use it in your messages or social media posts.
- Alternating text conversion
- Sarcastic text styles
- Clipboard import
- Clipboard export
- Multiple text styles
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Whether you were looking to write a sarcastic response to someone or just write in silly styled text, you can quickly transform your text into various styles. Just start typing or import something from your clipboard (even shared from your Mac), choose a style then send it back to the clipboard and use it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Silly Caps at Free against AmiiBot's $2.99. Silly Caps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). AmiiBot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 11 months). On ads 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
Silly Caps is free to download; AmiiBot costs $2.99 up front. Silly Caps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AmiiBot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Silly Caps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AmiiBot has 135 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AmiiBot ships an update every 6 days, Silly Caps every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AmiiBot | Silly Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rui Zhou | Michael Hodges |
Customer experience
AmiiBot
Silly Caps
Bugs and requests
AmiiBot
Reported bugs
8 issues- Amiibo duplication fails with error messages
- NFC writing fails intermittently despite correct setup
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Cannot import key files - shows 'invalid file' error
- NFC detection issues on certain iPhone models
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- Some amiibos cannot be written (Sanrio series reported)
- App becomes unresponsive after previous use
- Write popup doesn't appear in some scenarios
Requested features
7 requests- Update amiibo library with newer releases (TotK Champions, Splatoon 3 idols, Smash Bros Wave 2)
- Add ability to erase/reformat NFC tags
- Support for rewritable tags like PowerTags
- Improved developer support and documentation
- In-app guidance for obtaining key files
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- Feature to show where to purchase amiibos online
- Better error messages and troubleshooting
Silly Caps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AmiiBot
No in-app purchases
Silly Caps
- Buy Me a Small Coffee$0.99
- Buy Me a Large Coffee$2.99
