Hello Name Tag vs Emoji for Message Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Name Tag
This app helps you break the ice and connect with people at social events. Easily display your name and optional contact information with customizable colors and fonts. It's designed to be a simple and effective conversation starter.
- Easy name entry
- Optional second line for contact info
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Retina and iPad ready display
- Visual effects
- Glow-in-the-dark feature
- Non-adhesive backing
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The classic Hello Name Tag is now available for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and is perfect for helping you to make friends and get to know people at school, meetings, conventions, parties, single bars, or any other social event or venue. It's the perfect icebreaker. With Hello Name Tag, you'll easily slip into any conversation thanks to its never-fail "Hello, My Name Is" catchphrase. Just flash them your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: it's just that simple. FEATURES • easy entry of your first name • optional second line for your phone number, e-mail address, affiliation, or a pickup line • fully customizable with wide selection of colors and handwritten-style fonts • beautiful display that's Retina and iPad ready • touch and hold or hold the screen and release to activate visual effects • built-in glow-in-the-dark feature makes your name visible in the darkest restaurants and nightclubs • non-adhesive backing doesn't leave sticky residue on your clothing
Emoji for Message Pro
Access a vast library of over 1000 emoticons, 200 text faces, 2000 symbols, and 50000 characters to enhance your messages. This app provides extra keyboards for quick and easy access to a wide range of visual expressions and text elements.
- Over 1000 emoticons
- Over 200 text faces
- Over 2000 symbols
- Over 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 review sentiment: Emoji for Message Pro at 63% against Hello Name Tag's 0%. Emoji for Message Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Hello Name Tag's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Hello Name Tag costs $0.99 and Emoji for Message Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Emoji for Message Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji for Message Pro has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hello Name Tag's written reviews are positive against 63% of Emoji for Message Pro's.
Hello Name Tag ships an update every 8 months, Emoji for Message Pro every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Hello Name Tag | Emoji for Message Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #95 | #31 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Ashton | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
Hello Name Tag
Emoji for Message Pro
In-app purchases
Hello Name Tag
No in-app purchases
Emoji for Message Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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