Comparison

Hello Emoji vs Lazy Cat!

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

Head to head
About

Hello Emoji

Access a vast library of over 1300 animated emojis for iMessage. Enhance your conversations with dynamic and expressive visuals.

Highlights
  • Over 1300 animated emojis
  • Fluent Emoji project
  • iMessage integration
  • Animated stickers
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Over 1300 beautifully animated emojis from the Fluent Emoji project for iMessage!

About

Lazy Cat!

Express yourself with over 100 adorable stickers featuring a lazy cat in various cute expressions. Customize your sticker display for a clutter-free experience within iMessage.

Highlights
  • 100+ adorable stickers
  • Wide range of emotions
  • Customizable columns
  • iMessage integration
  • Free to use many stickers
Features
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Say hello to a lazy cat with cute expressions. You can express yourself with 100+ stickers. Features: *Ton of Stickers: There are 100+ stickers! Many of them are free to use. *Expression: Want to express your feelings that is hard to describe? You can find all kinds of emotions including happy, romantic, motivative, relaxing, sad and many other emotions. *Customizable Columns: You can select a customized column number that suits you without overloading device screen. Note that is an iMessage Sticker App, and you can find all stickers in your iMessage Stickers Tab. HOW TO USE: -Download sticker app -Open your iMessage App -Click + button on the bottom. -Click “Stickers” in the pop-up menu -Find the app -Click “Edit” to Manage App

Screenshots

Hello Emoji3 screens
Lazy Cat!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lazy Cat! at 5.0 against Hello Emoji's 4.5. Lazy Cat! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Hello Emoji's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Lazy Cat! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hello Emoji asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lazy Cat! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Emoji has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hello Emoji's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lazy Cat!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello Emoji ships an update every 4 weeks, Lazy Cat! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hello Emoji versus Lazy Cat!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello EmojiLazy Cat!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian EnsanMinghao Fu

Customer experience

Hello Emoji

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Lazy Cat!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hello Emoji

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lazy Cat!

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Hello Emoji free?
Hello Emoji is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lazy Cat! free?
Lazy Cat! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hello Emoji or Lazy Cat!?
Lazy Cat! is rated higher. Hello Emoji averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lazy Cat! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hello Emoji or Lazy Cat! have ads?
Neither Hello Emoji nor Lazy Cat! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello Emoji or Lazy Cat!?
Hello Emoji ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lazy Cat! every 2 months. Most recently, Hello Emoji was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lazy Cat! on October 30, 2026.

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