Chibi Me vs Emoji for Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chibi Me
Create adorable anime and manga-style characters with this avatar maker. Design unique chibis for social media, original characters, or even yourself. Save and share your creations easily.
- Create anime and manga characters
- Design cute avatars
- Save and share creations
- Thousands of customization options
- Transparent background export
- Random character generator
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Make your friends a chibi! As seen on Instagram Chibi Me is a super cute avatar creator! Create beautiful and kawaii anime, manga characters. Tokyo fashion designers use Chibi Me characters for drawing inspiration! Cosplay, make your original characters, or a cute avatar that looks like you and share it on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Chibi Me now has more than 2 million downloads and more than thousands of 5 star ratings! THANK YOU! We will put more FREE items in the next update as a thank you for your nice reviews! God this is so adorable! SO ADDICTING!!! Very cute kawaii <3 People who hire designers know that it may cost a lot of money and time to commission an anime designer to make you a good looking avatar. With ChibiMe we already commissioned the best designers for you. So you can use their art to make your own avatar. Make the cutest looking avatars Save it in your photo library Share it on Facebook & make it your profile picture Share it on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest High quality images Use it as an avatar anywhere you want Over THOUSANDS of different chibi looks! Keeps you busy for a long time Fun app while travelling and during your daily commute Cosplay with your friends Create OC original characters Use the randomizer and smile at funny automagically generated characters Use transparent background to export your chibi as a sticker You can also purchase in-app extension packs to create even more beautiful looking anime characters with additional exclusive items only for the price of a pack of candy. If you have already purchased some extension packs before: you don't have to pay again. Just use the restore button on the Shop page, and you will get your packs restored for FREE! Did you know that you could create boy chibis if you combine FacePack#2 and HairPack#1? With the Transparent Background you can export your chibi as a sticker and paste it on a digital photo using our free kawaii photo decoration app Cutify Me. The possibilities with transparent background are endless! Did you already write a review? We are sharing the coolest reviews on our website & social media! http://www.chibime.com www.facebook.com/ChibiMeApp https://twitter.com/chibimeapp
Emoji for Message
Enhance your messages with a vast collection of emojis, text faces, and symbols. Access over 1000 emoticons, 200 text faces, and thousands of unique symbols to personalize your communication.
- 1000+ Emoticons
- 200+ Text Faces
- 2000+ Symbols
- 50000+ Characters
- Extra Keyboards
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This app gives you extra keyboards with emojis and symbols. √ Over 1000 Emoticons √ Over 200 Text Faces √ Over 2000 Symbols √ Over 50000 Characters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emoji for Message at none against Chibi Me's 10. Emoji for Message also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 1.6K). Chibi Me's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Chibi Me sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Emoji for Message asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chibi Me against 4.6 for Emoji for Message. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 6K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 85% and 85% positive.
Chibi Me ships an update every 2 months, Emoji for Message monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chibi Me | Emoji for Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.6 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 84.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucium | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
Chibi Me
Emoji for Message
User reviews
Chibi Me
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Cute and fun character creation
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Variety of customization options
- 🎨 Adorable art style
- 🤩 Highly addictive and entertaining
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🔒 Limited free content
- 🤔 Inconsistent color options
- 🙄 Lack of male character options
- 🤯 Frustrating bug with restoring purchases
Emoji for Message
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Used for videos
- ✨ Cute and free
- 🎨 Lots of symbols and languages
- 📱 Easy to use keyboard
- 💯 Amazing and functional
Room to improve
- 🤔 Needs more customization
- 🐛 Stopped working for some users
- 🔍 Hard to find specific emojis
- ⚠️ Unskippable ads
Bugs and requests
Chibi Me
Reported bugs
4 issues- Purchased items disappearing after updates
- Inconsistent eye and hair placements
- Frequent crashes or freezing issues
- Restore purchases feature not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- More free hairstyles and accessories
- Ability to change accessory colors
- Full body character customization
- Save and load character creations
- Inclusion of male character options
Emoji for Message
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard not showing up for some users
- Issues with certain apps/platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to submit custom characters
- Implement a favorites or recents section
- Integrate keyboard directly into messaging apps
- Add dark mode option
In-app purchases
Chibi Me
- Free Pack #1Free
- Face Pack #1$0.99
- Accessories Pack #1$0.99
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- Face Pack #2$1.99
- Hair Pack #1$2.99
- Themes Pack #1$2.99
- Mega Avatar Pack #1$2.99
- Themes Pack #2$3.99
- Transparent Pack$4.99
- Mega Avatar Pack #2$5.99
Emoji for Message
No in-app purchases
Questions
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