Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Shakespeare's Monkey

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Frosty for Twitch4 screens
Shakespeare's Monkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Frosty for Twitch versus Shakespeare's Monkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrosty for TwitchShakespeare's Monkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTommy ChowMax 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
Show 4 more
  • 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

None

Frosty for Twitch

No in-app purchases

None

Shakespeare's Monkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frosty for Twitch free?
Frosty for Twitch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shakespeare's Monkey free?
Shakespeare's Monkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frosty for Twitch or Shakespeare's Monkey have ads?
Neither Frosty for Twitch nor Shakespeare's Monkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frosty for Twitch or Shakespeare's Monkey?
Frosty for Twitch ships an update every 6 days, and Shakespeare's Monkey weekly. Most recently, Frosty for Twitch was updated on November 12, 2026 and Shakespeare's Monkey on November 5, 2026.

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