Emoji Explorer vs Itchy for Scratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emoji Explorer
Explore a vast collection of over 3900 emojis, with more added regularly. This free, ad-free application helps you understand and navigate the ever-growing world of digital expressions. Compatibility may vary with older iOS versions.
- Extensive emoji library (>3900)
- Regularly updated emoji collection
- Free to use
- Ad-free experience
- iOS compatibility notes
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One day, for no particular reason, I became interested in emoji. Do you know how many of these things there are? More than 3900, and more coming all the time! How can you wrap your brain around that? So I built this app. It's free and ad-free. Please note: Emoji Explorer is built to work on iOS 13 through 26. However, depending on which version you are using, some emoji may not display correctly. This happens when your version of iOS is older than the emoji version that is supported by Emoji Explorer (currently 17.0).
Itchy for Scratch
This app provides a streamlined way to access and interact with the Scratch platform. Users can read messages, engage with projects, leave comments, and search for content within a user-friendly interface. It offers a free, ad-free experience for Scratch enthusiasts.
- Read messages
- Interact with projects
- Leave comments
- Search content
- Beautiful interface
- Easy to use
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Itchy is a third-party client for Scratch. Read messages, interact with projects, leave comments, search content, and more, all in a beautiful and easy-to-use interface. And best of all, it's completely free and without ads! Open-sourced here: https://github.com/micahlt/itchy-native
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emoji Explorer at 5.0 against Itchy for Scratch's 4.1. Emoji Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Itchy for Scratch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). 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.
Emoji Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Itchy for Scratch has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Emoji Explorer's written reviews are positive against 79% of Itchy for Scratch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Emoji Explorer ships an update every 3 months, Itchy for Scratch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emoji Explorer | Itchy for Scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | James Campbell | David Banziger |
Customer experience
Emoji Explorer
Itchy for Scratch
In-app purchases
Emoji Explorer
No in-app purchases
Itchy for Scratch
No in-app purchases
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