Tiny Texts vs Jest Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Texts
Experience real-time messaging without the guesswork. This app prioritizes speed and privacy, automatically removing data from servers upon exit and collecting minimal personal information. Share a link to connect with loved ones instantly.
- Real-time messaging
- Automatic data removal
- No personal data collection
- Lightweight and distraction-free
- No contact import needed
- Shareable link for connection
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Tired of always guessing what they are typing behind the bubbles? Well don't be! Because I fixed that! Now all that you need to do is convince them to use this app and yeah! Pros: - Your messaging data is automatically removed from the server once you exit the app - No personal data is collected, except for your device UUID for conversation matching purposes - Super fast real-time messaging - Lightweight and distraction free - No need to import your contacts at all. Simply share your TinyText link with your loved one. Cons: - I don't see a con here tbh Thanks!
Jest Chat
This app enhances text conversations with animated gestures and dynamic word styling. Express emotions and tone of voice through real-time visual cues, making your messages more engaging and expressive.
- Animate words with gestures
- Modulate tone of voice
- Style words with color, font, and size
- Position words anywhere on screen
- Real-time animated conversations
- Create personal expressions with effects
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Jest is texting with emotion. Convey feelings, tone of voice, and meaning through timing and animated gestures. With friends, your conversation comes alive as you see each other’s words expressed in real time. Write with emotion Add emotion and voice to your text using time. Modulate tone of voice by changing a word’s visual form, varying the time a word is displayed, or by simply pausing for effect. Style with meaning You can position words anywhere on the screen, change its color, font, size, and orientation to add meaning to your words. Gesture with expression Directly animate words with expressive gestures using your fingers. Let them spin, bounce, grow, catch on fire, or collide with others. Combine various effects to create your own personal expressions. Jest Chat ™ Have fun texting messages back and forth, or join a channel together at the same time and see each other’s words animate as they are being expressed. Visit our support page for help and to connect to the community at https://www.glw808.com/support or click on App Support below.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jest Chat at 5.0 against Tiny Texts's 3.4. Tiny Texts's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
Jest Chat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Texts has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Tiny Texts | Jest Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Edrisian | Gestural Language Workshop Inc |
Customer experience
Tiny Texts
Jest Chat
In-app purchases
Tiny Texts
No in-app purchases
Jest Chat
No in-app purchases









