Message Makeover vs Spill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Message Makeover
Transform your plain text messages into vibrant, colorful creations. Personalize message backgrounds and fonts to make your conversations stand out and express yourself with unique visual flair. Preview your designs before sending to ensure perfect presentation.
- Custom message background color
- Custom message font color
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Message preview functionality
- Direct launch to Messages app
- Extensive color selection
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Message Makeover is ON SALE celebrating our launch! Grab it now! Tired of the old green and grey text messages? Look no further. Message Makeover is bringing beautiful messaging to iOS. Be the envy of all your friends by sending them bold, colorful messages that they can only dream of. Features - Custom Message Background Color - Custom Message Font Color - Beautifully designed, simple interface - Preview your message before you want to send! - Launch Messages app directly from the app - Absolutely free to send with iMessage - Vast array of Color Choices - If we don't have it, ask us and we'll add it! Why wait? Download Message Makeover today and start composing not only messages but pieces of fine artwork that will make messaging a joy to do AND look at!
Spill
Connect with others through live audio, video, and chat. Discover trending topics, join or create communities, and engage in daily games. Share your ideas and art, or simply join the conversation.
- Discover trending topics
- Create and join communities
- Live audio, video, and chat
- Share ideas and art
- Play daily games
- Virtual conversation spaces
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See What’s Tea -Discover the hottest Spills and most popular topics Find Your People -Create your own Groups and discover communities from around the world Spill your way -Share your ideas, art, inspiration or join in the conversation Go Live With Friends -Create a virtual space for conversations with live audio, video & chat Play Daily Games -Climb the Leaderboard with ‘What’s The Word’. Learn how to play Spades, or start a table of your own
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spill at 65% against Message Makeover's 10%. Spill also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Message Makeover's advantage is chart position (#51 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Spill is free to download; Message Makeover costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spill holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spill has 1.6K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Message Makeover's written reviews are positive against 65% of Spill's.
Message Makeover ships an update every 6 weeks, Spill every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Message Makeover | Spill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.6% of reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrew Halligan | Real Spill Corporation |
Customer experience
Message Makeover
Spill
User reviews
Message Makeover
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Unique messaging features
- 👍 Attention-grabbing visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 📋 Requires extra steps to send messages
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Spill
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth app experience
- 👍 Positive and productive engagement
- 🔒 Safe and inclusive community
- 🎨 Stylish and customizable design
- 🌟 Excellent community features (Tea Parties, Spades, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔑 Issues with login/signup process
- 🔧 Needs more customization options
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
Bugs and requests
Message Makeover
Reported bugs
3 issues- Messages fail to send
- Font and shadow effects not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate directly with default messaging app
- Expand font and bubble style options
- Improve message delivery reliability
Spill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty changing email/phone number
- Groups feature causing crashes
- Misaligned UI elements on sign-up
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit/delete posts
- Improve notification system
- Integrate music/audio sharing
- Expand group/community features
In-app purchases
Message Makeover
No in-app purchases
Spill
No in-app purchases
