Comparison

Message Makeover for iMessage vs LonelyChat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Message Makeover for iMessage

Tired of plain iMessages? This app lets you customize your message bubbles with vibrant colors and unique fonts. Make your conversations stand out with personalized backgrounds and text colors, and preview your creations before sending.

Highlights
  • Custom iMessage background color
  • Custom iMessage font color
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Message preview functionality
  • Direct launch to Messages app
  • Wide range of color options
Features
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Message Makeover for iMessage is ON SALE celebrating our launch! Grab it now! Tired of the old blue and grey iMessages? Look no further. Message Makeover for iMessage is bringing beautiful messaging to iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone. Be the envy of all your friends by sending them bold, colorful messages that they can only dream of. Features - Custom iMessage Background Color - Custom iMessage Font Color - Beautifully designed, simple interface - Preview your message before you want to send! - Launch Messages app directly from the app - Vast array of Color Choices - If we don't have it, ask us and we'll add it! - Best of all, our beautiful iMessages are absolutely 100% free to send and receive! Why wait? Download Message Makeover for iMessage today and start composing not only messages but pieces of fine artwork that will make messaging a joy to do AND look at!

About

LonelyChat

Features
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LonelyChat is a messenger with one rule: you can only talk to one person at a time. One friend. One conversation. No group chats, no feed, no inbox full of people waiting on you — just the person you chose, and your full attention on them. WHY ONLY ONE? Most messaging apps keep you juggling dozens of chats and half-listening to all of them. LonelyChat does the opposite. With room for exactly one friend, every message matters and nobody gets a distracted reply. CHOOSING SOMEONE NEW • Long-press anyone on the globe and send a friend request. They decide: accept or decline. • Already have a friend? Then saying yes to someone new means letting your current friend go. It's a real choice — on purpose. • Past conversations stay as read-only history, and you can delete them anytime. • Rather not be asked? Turn off "Allow friend requests" in Settings. • Know them already? Add them directly with their 8-digit code. EVERYTHING A GOOD CHAT NEEDS Photos, videos, stickers and GIFs. React to messages, reply to a specific line, search your history, see when your friend is typing and when they've read you. Kept intentionally simple. TO THE WORLD Step onto a shared pixel globe and hold up a sign for everyone to see. Broadcast a line to the whole solar system, heart someone else's, and notice strangers passing by — a small public square beside your one private chat. TO THE SOLAR Travel to other worlds. When you and your friend are on different planets, messages travel at the speed of light — a note to Mars really does take minutes to arrive. A playful reminder that distance is real. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no trackers, no third-party analytics. • Block and report anyone, anywhere in the app. • Delete your account and data whenever you want. LonelyChat isn't trying to maximize your screen time. It's a quieter place for the one conversation that matters.

Screenshots

Message Makeover for iMessage4 screens
LonelyChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LonelyChat at fortnightly against Message Makeover for iMessage's every 35 months. Message Makeover for iMessage's advantage is chart position (#41 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Message Makeover for iMessage costs $0.99 and LonelyChat $1.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Makeover for iMessage ships an update every 35 months, LonelyChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Message Makeover for iMessage versus LonelyChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage Makeover for iMessageLonelyChat
Price$0.99 — better$1.00
Rating3.5 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAndrew Halligan同纬 张

Bugs and requests

Message Makeover for iMessage

Reported bugs

40 issues
  • Letters too large
  • Not compatible with later iOS versions
  • Bubbles not same size
  • Cannot receive messages
  • Has to write message from app only
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  • No change from regular default colors when replying
  • Doesn't work
  • Doesn't send anything
  • Sends as a picture message
  • Cannot see words after typing and pasting
  • Sent as an image rather than a text/iMessage
  • Doesn't work
  • Messages show as pictures
  • Words are really tiny
  • Sends as a picture
  • Can't read
  • Doesn't work properly
  • Takes a lot of time
  • Has to paste and copy
  • Creates an image to copy
  • Leaves the app, goes into iMessages, and then pastes
  • Message doesn't send
  • Says it's an attachment, not message
  • Can't send it out
  • Fonts are a little small
  • No option not to have a shadow
  • Text size needs to be normal iPhone text size
  • Bubbles need to be resized to fit like the iPhone
  • Text is way too close to the bubbles borders
  • Won't let you send it
  • Can only get the color bubble to change
  • Fonts don't work
  • Shadows don't work
  • Can't figure out how to use it
  • Don't know where the "pasteboard" is
  • Text isn't so small
  • Comes out as a cute message image
  • Is a copy & paste app
  • Truthfully changes the color of your font
  • I want an app that will give me choices directly from iMessage

Requested features

11 requests
  • Set size of font
  • Change default colors
  • Integrated into iMessage
  • Actual message bubble change
  • Larger font size
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  • Font style and size choices
  • Option to not have a shadow
  • Normal iPhone text size
  • Bubbles resized to fit iPhone
  • More font options
  • Direct choices from iMessage

LonelyChat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Message Makeover for iMessage

No in-app purchases

None

LonelyChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Makeover for iMessage free?
Message Makeover for iMessage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LonelyChat free?
LonelyChat costs $1.00, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message Makeover for iMessage or LonelyChat have ads?
Neither Message Makeover for iMessage nor LonelyChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Makeover for iMessage or LonelyChat?
Message Makeover for iMessage ships an update every 35 months, and LonelyChat fortnightly. Most recently, Message Makeover for iMessage was updated on October 26, 2026 and LonelyChat on October 19, 2026.

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