Comparison

PicoChat for iMessage vs Mojibaker

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

Head to head
About

PicoChat for iMessage

Relive the nostalgia of early 2000s handheld messaging with this retro drawing app for iMessage. Create tiny pixel art, use unique emoji, and share your creations with friends, even if they don't have the app installed. Features include undo, saving favorites, and customization options.

Highlights
  • Create tiny drawings in iMessage
  • Dozens of pixel emoji
  • Undo mistakes
  • Save favorite drawings
  • Customize name and color
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Remember sitting on the bus and messaging your friends via your favorite two-screened handheld? Relive those memories with PicoChat, a tiny retro drawing app for iMessage! Featuring all the nostalgic features you remember and a few extras including the ability to undo, save favorites, and more! This open-source iMessage app is perfect for sending drawings to your friends who can see you art even if they don't have the app installed. With PicoChat, you can: • Create tiny drawings right in iMessage • Use dozens of pixel emoji • Undo mistakes with the click of a button • Save favorites to come back to later • Customize your name and color scheme And much more, download PicoChat today and try it out for yourself! Note: The terms Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and PictoChat are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd. This app is in no way affiliated with Nintendo.

About

Mojibaker

Create unique backgrounds with solid colors, mesh gradients, or photos. Overlay emoji and memoji with intuitive controls. Export your designs in high resolution for any purpose.

Highlights
  • Solid, mesh gradient, and image backgrounds
  • Natural language color matching
  • Emoji, memoji, and sticker overlays
  • Drag and pinch gesture controls
  • Save custom presets
  • 1024x1024 PNG export
  • Image Playground integration
Features
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Mojibaker lets you create custom backgrounds with solid colours, mesh gradients, or photos — then overlay emoji and memoji for unique compositions. Export at 1024x1024 for any use. FEATURES • Three background modes: solid, mesh gradient, image • Natural language colour matching — type a mood, get colours • Memoji, sticker, and Genmoji overlay support • Drag to move, pinch to scale overlays • Save presets for backgrounds, memoji, and full compositions • High-quality 1024x1024 PNG export • Undo/redo colour history • Image Playground integration (iOS 18.1+)

Screenshots

PicoChat for iMessage3 screens
Mojibaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mojibaker at 100% against PicoChat for iMessage's 79%. PicoChat for iMessage's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PicoChat for iMessage versus Mojibaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicoChat for iMessageMojibaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (98 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdrees Hassangingerbeardman

Customer experience

PicoChat for iMessage

All ratings89 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.8%

Mojibaker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PicoChat for iMessage

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Settings don't save
  • Cursor turns into scribbles when writing too fast
  • Rainbow pen lags the app and force closes messages
  • Doesn't accommodate all screen sizes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bigger keyboard size
  • Dark Mode support
  • Scaling fix for iPad
  • Ability to transform photos into drawings

Mojibaker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PicoChat for iMessage

No in-app purchases

None

Mojibaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicoChat for iMessage free?
PicoChat for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mojibaker free?
Mojibaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PicoChat for iMessage or Mojibaker have ads?
Neither PicoChat for iMessage nor Mojibaker shows ads.

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