Comparison

Text Faces for Texting vs DMDM

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 10,000 emojis
  • ASCII emoticons
  • Emoji art
  • Enhance text messages
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This app gives you extra emojis. √ over 10000 emojis

About

DMDM

Features
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It arrives without you opening anything. A word from your friend sits on your Lock Screen. No notification to open, no app to launch. Pick up your phone and it's already there. ■ Type it, tap it, done Write what you want to say and tap once. It lands on their Lock Screen right away. No read receipts to watch — they'll see it the moment they pick up their phone. ■ Your photo becomes a sticker Take a photo and the background disappears. A hand, a face, whatever you like. Pick a Live Photo and the sticker moves. If the cut isn't clean, trim it yourself with the eraser. ■ It lands in two places The sticker shows on the Lock Screen card and in the Dynamic Island. It stays on their phone all day. No words ever appear in the Island. It's always on, even on the Home Screen — nobody standing next to them should be able to read it. ■ Just the two of you One QR scan and you're linked. No phone number, no contacts. One person at a time. A place that doesn't scatter across a crowd. ■ In your color Pick one of eight colors and the Lock Screen widget and card follow. ■ When you're on your own Four little ones — Cream, Mori, Dubu and Sori. Pick one and they'll say hello a few times a day. When a friend arrives they step aside, and you can always visit them again. ■ It stays quiet This app sends nothing else. No sound, no screen waking up.

Screenshots

Text Faces for Texting4 screens
DMDM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DMDM at none against Text Faces for Texting's shown. DMDM also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Text Faces for Texting's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Faces for Texting ships an update every 3 weeks, DMDM every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text Faces for Texting versus DMDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Faces for TextingDMDM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShuMei Liangtaeju kim

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

DMDM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Text Faces for Texting

No in-app purchases

None

DMDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Faces for Texting free?
Text Faces for Texting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DMDM free?
DMDM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Faces for Texting or DMDM have ads?
Text Faces for Texting shows ads; DMDM does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Faces for Texting or DMDM?
Text Faces for Texting ships an update every 3 weeks, and DMDM every 2 days. Most recently, Text Faces for Texting was updated on November 6, 2026 and DMDM on November 6, 2026.

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