Reactions vs Emphasize Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reactions
Enhance your iMessage conversations with a diverse collection of animated stickers. Express emotions and ideas in a humorous and intense style by layering these stickers over messages, images, or even other stickers. You can also resize them using pinch gestures.
- Animated sticker pack
- Express emotions and ideas
- Add intensity to conversations
- iMessage Effects
- Peel and stick functionality
- Resize stickers
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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 Reactions 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.
Emphasize Plus
Enhance your messages with a suite of static and animated stickers. Choose from single or multiple color options to highlight or correct text within your conversations. These tools are designed to help you communicate more effectively.
- Multiple color options
- Static sticker designs
- Highlighting tools
- Correction tools
- Message enhancement
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Correct if necessary. Mark if needed. Underline what matters. GET YOUR POINT ACROSS The Emphasize Suite. MEET THE FAMILY Four Emphasize variations. From single to multiple colors, from static to animated. - Emphasize One: (1 Color, static) - Emphasize One Animated: (1 Color, animated) - Emphasize Plus: (3 Colors, static) - Emphasize Plus Animated: (3 Colors, animated) BUNDLE UP Selected Emphasize sets are also available in curated bundles: - Emphasize #1–#4 in »Emphasize & Correct Value Pack« - Emphasize: 1 Color in »Communication Fundamentals« - Emphasize: 3 Colors in »Arrows and Pointers Indication Pack« READY TO SHAPE NARRATIVES? Let’s get started. LIKE OUR WORK? Discover more on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reactions at Free against Emphasize Plus's $3.99. Reactions also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). Emphasize Plus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Reactions is free to download; Emphasize Plus costs $3.99 up front. Reactions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Emphasize Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emphasize Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reactions has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Reactions ships an update every 43 months, Emphasize Plus every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reactions | Emphasize Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arturo Estrada De Leon | FFWD |
Customer experience
Reactions
Emphasize Plus
In-app purchases
Reactions
- Unlock All Stickers$0.99
Emphasize Plus
No in-app purchases
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