Text Faces for Texting vs SpaceHey Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Faces for Texting
Access a vast collection of ASCII emoticons and emoji art to enhance your text messages. Express yourself with over 10,000 unique creations.
- Over 10,000 emojis
- ASCII emoticons
- Emoji art
- Enhance text messages
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This app gives you extra emojis. √ over 10000 emojis
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 rating: Text Faces for Texting at 4.7 against SpaceHey Mobile's 4.2. Text Faces for Texting also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 72%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 585). SpaceHey Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Text Faces for Texting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 585 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Text Faces for Texting's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceHey Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Faces for Texting | SpaceHey Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (585 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 585 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ShuMei Liang | Tibush GmbH |
Customer experience
Text Faces for Texting
SpaceHey Mobile
User reviews
Text Faces for Texting
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Perfect version with no ads or paywalls
- 👍 Massive selection of emojis
- 👍 Easy to add to keyboard and use anywhere
- 👍 Convenient and cute
- 👍 Organized and has a wide variety of emojis
Room to improve
- 🐛 Keyboard doesn't show up or can't be added to settings
- 🐛 Disables autocorrect
- 🐛 Randomly disappears from keyboard options
- 🐛 Lags and crashes at times
SpaceHey Mobile
From 585 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
Text Faces for Texting
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard doesn't work on iOS 18
- Doesn't work with Twitter
Requested features
3 requests- Add a delete/backspace button for emojis
- Allow users to add their own emojis and create custom folders
- Add a 'favorites' section for quick access to frequently used emojis
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
Text Faces for Texting
No in-app purchases
SpaceHey Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Text Faces for Texting free?
Is SpaceHey Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, Text Faces for Texting or SpaceHey Mobile?
Do Text Faces for Texting or SpaceHey Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Text Faces for Texting or SpaceHey Mobile?
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