Stringler vs Ratings by TzYi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stringler
Easily add fun text transformations to your messages. Apply effects like italics, bold, or spaced-out text to convey different tones and emotions. Combine and reorder effects for creative expression.
- Add italics and bold text
- Create spaced-out text
- Apply mixed case text
- Combine and reorder effects
- Enhance messaging with fun text
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With Stringler, you can quickly and easily add some fun to plain text. Just type like normal, and Stringler adds the effects you select. Perfect for messaging with friends • Feeling expressive? Italics and bold text always add an air of drama to an exciting story • Want to tell your friend about the a m b i g u o u s v i b e s you got during a date? • Or the "VeRy iMpOrTaNt MeEtiNg" your boss called that could have just been an email? • Or the Guy-Who-Always-Talks-Too-Close-But-Also-Too-Quietly-Somehow you keep running into at the store? Stringler can do all that for you. Plus, you can combine and re-order the effects to keep things lively
Ratings by TzYi
Easily rate and organize anything with custom tags, photos, and optional URLs. Synchronize your ratings seamlessly across your iPad and iPhone.
- Synchronize across devices
- Customizable rating ranges
- Tag entries for organization
- Add photos to entries
- Optional URL and date fields
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Wee wonderful app for rating things! - Synchronise across iPad and iPhone seamlessly - Customise the range as you like - Set tags on entries to help filter and organise - Add a photo for organising - Optional URL (even map URLs!) or date Enjoy :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ratings by TzYi at none against Stringler's 4. Ratings by TzYi also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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
Both are free to download. Stringler sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ratings by TzYi asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stringler against 4.9 for Ratings by TzYi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Stringler ships an update every 23 months, Ratings by TzYi every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stringler | Ratings by TzYi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Rennow | Richard Clifford |
Customer experience
Stringler
Ratings by TzYi
In-app purchases
Stringler
- $0.99 Tip$0.99
- $1.99 Tip$1.99
- $4.99 Tip$4.99
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- $9.99 Tip$9.99
Ratings by TzYi
No in-app purchases
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