Very Necessary Emojis Mini vs MrMendo Basic Pack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
Explore a weekly rotation of 12 unique and expressive iMessage stickers. Discover cute, weird, and nuanced designs from a growing collection. This version offers a taste of the full experience, with opportunities for new emoji suggestions.
- 12 rotating emojis weekly
- Cute, weird, and expressive designs
- iMessage sticker pack
- Try before upgrading
- Suggest new emoji ideas
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See what it’s like to have the emojis you didn’t know you needed! With Very Necessary Emojis Mini, you can try 12 different emojis every week, straight from Very Necessary Emojis’ ever-growing collection of cute, weird, expressive, and emotionally nuanced iMessage stickers. This Mini version gives you a rotating selection from the full sticker pack — a perfect way to get the VNE experience before upgrading (or keep rotating forever, up to you!) And hey! Got an idea for a new emoji? Leave it in a review and see if it makes…The List!
MrMendo Basic Pack
Express yourself with a collection of unique stickers featuring the quirky character Mr. Mendo. These animated stickers can be placed directly on messages for enhanced communication. More themed packs are planned for the future.
- Unique Mr. Mendo character stickers
- Animated sticker designs
- Place stickers on messages
- Artwork by Luis Mendo
- Basic communication needs covered
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Meet Mr Mendo. He’s a weird character born out of the pencils of Spain-born, Tokyo-based illustrator Luis Mendo. Be careful, Mr Mendo has quite a temper, although he can also be super sweet. With this pack we think to have your basic communication needs covered, but our plan is to release more theme-specific sticker packs in the future. Remember with Messages on iOS you can put stickers ON messages. 1st Hold down on a sticker within the sticker selector drawer. 2nd Wait until the sticker comes off. 3rd Drag it on top of a message (or sticker). Artwork and design by Luis Mendo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Very Necessary Emojis Mini at Free against MrMendo Basic Pack's $1.99. Very Necessary Emojis Mini also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 38). MrMendo Basic Pack's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Very Necessary Emojis Mini is free to download; MrMendo Basic Pack costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MrMendo Basic Pack holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Very Necessary Emojis Mini has 1.1K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Very Necessary Emojis Mini's written reviews are positive against 80% of MrMendo Basic Pack's.
Very Necessary Emojis Mini ships an update weekly, MrMendo Basic Pack every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Very Necessary Emojis Mini | MrMendo Basic Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (1.1K ratings) | 4.1 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aviv Stein | Inside Internet |
Customer experience
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
MrMendo Basic Pack
Bugs and requests
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some emojis appear faded or translucent
- App not working properly for some users, unable to access all emojis
Requested features
4 requests- Add more emoji options like Bigfoot, pineapple conures, and military-themed emojis
- Create combinations of existing emojis (e.g. 🥺+😇, 😳+😯)
- Introduce new categories like pride flags, redhead emojis, and holiday-themed emojis
- Allow users to save favorite emojis for quick access
MrMendo Basic Pack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Very Necessary Emojis Mini
No in-app purchases
MrMendo Basic Pack
No in-app purchases
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