Frosty for Twitch vs Shakespeare's Monkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frosty for Twitch
Enhance your mobile Twitch chat with third-party emotes from 7TV, BTTV, and FFZ. This app offers a superior chat experience with features like stream browsing, emote autocompletion, and customizable themes.
- 7TV, BTTV, FFZ emote and badge support
- Browse followed, top streams, and categories
- Emote and user mention autocompletion
- Light, dark, and black themes
- Watch live streams with chat
- Picture-in-picture mode
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The better mobile Twitch chat experience. Frosty brings quality-of-life features and, most importantly, third-party emotes from 7TV, BetterTTV (BTTV), and FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) — popular extensions for Twitch used by millions. Features: • Support for 7TV, BetterTTV (BTTV), and FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) emotes and badges • Browse followed streams, top streams, and top categories • Autocomplete for emotes and user mentions • Light, dark, and black (OLED) themes • Search for channels and categories • See and filter chatters in a channel • Local chat user message history • Theater and fullscreen mode • Watch live streams with chat • Picture-in-picture mode • Block and report users • Emote menu • Sleep timer • And much more... Learn more: https://frostyapp.io View source on GitHub: https://github.com/tommyxchow/frosty
Shakespeare's Monkey
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Turn every swipe into a sonnet. Dive into an infinite word grid where letters tumble endlessly like ideas in the Bard’s mind. Spot hidden words, stretch them to epic length, and unlock chapters of beloved classics—from Pride & Prejudice to Moby‑Dick—one discovery at a time. But you’re not alone on this literary safari: - Leaderboard duels show who’s crowned King‑of‑the‑Quill for the day. - Longest‑word trophies let you flex that sesquipedalian streak in style. - Real‑time challenges keep the grid fresh, so no two plays are ever the same. Whether you’ve got 30 seconds in line or a long commute, Shakespeare’s Monkey turns idle moments into masterstrokes of vocabulary—and bragging rights. Ready to out‑word your friends and finish great books along the way? Swing into the grid. Download Shakespeare’s Monkey today and let your letters run wild!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Frosty for Twitch at 15.0 against Shakespeare's Monkey's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Frosty for Twitch ships an update every 6 days, Shakespeare's Monkey weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frosty for Twitch | Shakespeare's Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tommy Chow | Max Osterried |
Bugs and requests
Frosty for Twitch
Reported bugs
5 issues- Emote autofill issues
- Stream playback issues
- Chat delay desync with video
- Inability to send messages in chat
- Streams not loading properly
Requested features
9 requests- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Username color change
- Low latency mode
- Apple TV app
- VOD support
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- Ability to change video quality
- Automatic PiP when minimizing app
- Channel points support
- Predictions and polls support
Shakespeare's Monkey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Frosty for Twitch
No in-app purchases
Shakespeare's Monkey
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Frosty for Twitch free?
Is Shakespeare's Monkey free?
Do Frosty for Twitch or Shakespeare's Monkey have ads?
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