Emoji for Message vs SpaceHey Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
SpaceHey Mobile
This app revives the classic social networking experience with a focus on privacy and extensive profile customization. Connect with friends, discover new people, and express yourself through blogs, forums, and instant messaging.
- Retro social networking features
- Fully customizable profiles
- Custom HTML and CSS support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Chronological feeds
- Instant messaging
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SpaceHey is the retro social network focused on privacy and customizability. It's a friendly place to have fun, meet friends, and be creative - now available on mobile! Discover other people, add friends and design your own unique profile! Retro Social: SpaceHey brings back all the things you missed most about Social Networks: Bulletins, Blogs, Forums, Instant Messages, and so much more! (not all features are available on mobile yet, but will be added shortly! Fully Customizable: Remember customizing your MySpace profile in 2005? Well, it's back! SpaceHey allows you to add custom Layouts and even custom HTML and CSS Code to your Profile to give you all the freedom you need to make your Profile truly your Space! Privacy Friendly: SpaceHey has no algorithms, no tracking, and no personalized Ads - Feeds on SpaceHey are chronological and there is no suggested content begging for your attention. You decide what you want to share and what content you'd like to view - how social media should be. Big Community: SpaceHey launched as a web-only social network in 2020 and is home to more than 1 Million people! Now, we're coming to your phone with the official SpaceHey Mobile App! SpaceHey is a safe space for you and your friends to hang out online - Join over 1 Million others already on SpaceHey, have fun, and meet new like-minded people today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SpaceHey Mobile at none against Emoji for Message's shown. SpaceHey Mobile also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Emoji for Message's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (85% vs 72%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Emoji for Message holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji for Message has 6K ratings behind it against 566, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Emoji for Message's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceHey Mobile's.
Emoji for Message ships an update monthly, SpaceHey Mobile every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Emoji for Message | SpaceHey Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6K ratings) — better | 4.2 (566 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 566 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 山 钟 | Tibush GmbH |
Customer experience
Emoji for Message
SpaceHey Mobile
User reviews
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
SpaceHey Mobile
From 566 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Customizable profiles
- 💡 Nostalgic 2000s vibe
- 🙂 Friendly community
- 🚀 Convenient mobile app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy app
- 🔍 Limited features compared to website
- 🔔 Lack of notifications
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
Bugs and requests
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
SpaceHey Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Profile editing issues
- Inability to copy/paste
- Slow loading times
- Overlapping UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add blog and bulletin features
- Improve notification system
- Expand customization options
- Integrate more website features
In-app purchases
Emoji for Message
No in-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Emoji for Message free?
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Which has better reviews, Emoji for Message or SpaceHey Mobile?
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