Emoji for Message vs Toad's Tavern
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
Toad's Tavern
Discover a highly-rated neighborhood tavern recognized for its exceptional atmosphere and service. This establishment has received numerous accolades, including awards for best bar/lounge and dive bar.
- Award-winning establishment
- Recognized for best bar/lounge
- Awarded best dive bar
- Multiple local accolades
- Strong community reputation
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Neighborhood Tavern on the Eastside of Des Moines one block north of the Fair Grounds. Ranked 2nd in Des Moines Metromix top 50 bars in central Iowa 2012. One of Culture Trip's Top Ten Bars in DSM. Winner of 2019 Metro Best Bar/Lounge, Winner of 2013-2020 and 2022-2023 Cityview's Best Eastside bar and 2014 Best Dive Bar. Runner up for Best Bar 2023 People Choice. Runner up 2015 & 2018 Cityview's Best Overall Bar. Cityview's Bartender Ball's Best Staff, Best Eastside Bartender.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Emoji for Message at monthly against Toad's Tavern's every 14 months. Emoji for Message also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 2). Toad's Tavern's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Emoji for Message against 4.5 for Toad's Tavern. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji for Message has 6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Emoji for Message's written reviews are positive against 100% of Toad's Tavern's.
Emoji for Message ships an update monthly, Toad's Tavern every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emoji for Message | Toad's Tavern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 山 钟 | Toads Tavern LLC |
Customer experience
Emoji for Message
Toad's Tavern
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
Toad's Tavern
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Emoji for Message
No in-app purchases
Toad's Tavern
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Emoji for Message free?
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Do Emoji for Message or Toad's Tavern have ads?
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