Comparison

Riff vs Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

Riff

Easily create custom stickers from your photos by removing backgrounds. Use them in digital journaling apps or share them across various messaging platforms. Designed for iOS 17.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from photos
  • Remove backgrounds from objects
  • Use stickers in digital journaling
  • Share stickers across messaging apps
  • Designed for iOS 17
Features
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With Riff, you can: - Create stickers from your own photos - Remove backgrounds from objects to create unique stickers - Use stickers in digital journaling on Goodnotes - Download Riff today and start creating! Meet Riff, your new favorite sticker generating app, designed exclusively for iOS 17. With Riff, you can create and share stickers like never before. On your iPad, Riff integrates seamlessly with Goodnotes for digital journaling, allowing you to personalize your notes with unique stickers. On your iPhone, Riff lets you generate stickers directly from your Photos. But that's not all. Riff stickers can be used across various messaging platforms. Whether you're chatting on iMessage, Snapchat, WhatsApp, or any other messenger app, Riff stickers are there to add a touch of creativity and fun to your conversations.

About

Toolbox

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Toolbox brings the everyday tools you reach for most into one simple app. From a compass, level and sound meter to a world clock, unit converter and internet speed test — open the one you need in a tap. ■ Measure • Compass – Bearing and direction lock, with a built-in level bubble • Level – Measure tilt lying flat or standing against a wall, with calibration • Protractor – Place 3 points on the camera view or a photo to measure angles, and save the result • Sound Meter – Decibel (dB) gauge, min / average / max, and a 1-minute graph • Speedometer – GPS speed, top and average speed, distance, speed limit alerts and a windshield HUD mode • Color Picker – Pick colors from photos and get HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK codes, plus the main colors of a photo ■ Calculate & Convert • Date Calculator – Days between dates and countdowns, add or subtract dates, milestones like 100 days, and work hours • Percent Calculator – 6 calculations including discounts, ratios, percent change and price before tax • Unit Converter – Length, area, weight, volume, temperature, speed, time, data and fuel economy • Lunar ↔ Solar – Convert between lunar and solar dates, with the zodiac animal for each year • World Clock – Current time in 140+ cities with automatic daylight saving time, and a slider to plan meetings ■ Network • Wi-Fi Info – Connected network name, IP, router address, subnet mask and more • Speed Test – Download and upload speed, ping and jitter, with test history • Socket Test – Send and receive data as a TCP / UDP client or server (for developers) ■ Relax • Zone Out – Take a short break with fire, sea, rain and meadow scenes and sounds, a timer and a breathing guide ■ For Korea Weather, Streaming Charts, Recipes and Airport Parking use Korean data. They are hidden unless the app is in Korean — turn them on anytime in Settings. ■ Why you'll like it • Pin your favorite tools to the home screen • No sign-up needed • Measurement and calculation tools work offline • Works on both iPhone and iPad • Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) ■ Permissions (asked only when you use the tool) • Location: Speedometer, Wi-Fi network name, and local weather • Camera: Protractor, Color Picker • Microphone: Sound Meter (sound is never recorded or saved) • Local Network: Socket Test (connect to devices on the same network) • Tracking: Personalized ads (every feature works even if you don't allow it)

Screenshots

Riff4 screens
Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Toolbox at none against Riff's 5. Toolbox also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Riff's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Riff sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riff ships an update every 3 weeks, Toolbox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Riff versus Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiffToolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongmin Parkjong man yang

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Riff

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited access$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • 20+ heart sticker$0.99
  • 20 grocery stickers$0.99
  • 20 stuffed toy stickers$0.99
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  • 20 office stickers$0.99
None

Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riff free?
Riff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toolbox free?
Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Riff or Toolbox have ads?
Toolbox shows ads; Riff does not.
Which is updated more often, Riff or Toolbox?
Riff ships an update every 3 weeks, and Toolbox every 9 days. Most recently, Riff was updated on October 24, 2026 and Toolbox on October 25, 2026.

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