Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Askey

Turn your drawings into text & emoji on iOS!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Askey launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   emoji.ink▲76

   Draw with emojis

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Emoji Brush▲104

   Draw with emoji

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   imoji▲345

   Turn selfies or any photo into stickers you can text

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Riffsy GIF Keyboard▲180

   Sometimes emojis just don’t cut it.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ScribbleBoard▲126

   iOS8 Keyboard for hand drawing your messages

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Emojigram▲118

   Turn words into emoji art, copy and paste

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Text Mess▲112

   Turn your text messages into art

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Emojify▲108

   Convert photo into an emoji artwork

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Emojily▲80

   Create your own emojis

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Penboard▲108

    Communicate with animated drawings from your iOS keyboard

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shuggie▲76

    Animate emoji over your pictures

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emojify▲75

    Make your own emojis.

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Emojiboard▲97

    Find the right Emoji with a quick sketch, from any iOS app

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Emojiface▲92

    Turn your face into an emoji

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Not a Wordle, Just Art▲101

    Make your own Wordle-style emoji art with this handy app

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Paste▲77

    Super fast emoji search

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Comic 3D for iMessage▲68

    Animated words to emphasize your thoughts in iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Desss▲103

    Send doodles to your friends on your iPhone

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Drafts 4▲130

    Quickly capture text on iOS and send it anywhere

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Emojify▲114

    Filters are boring. Add emoji to your photos. 😀 😉 😎

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Emoji Keyboard▲151

    Click to copy emoji & emoticon

    2023 · emojikeyboard.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bold▲114

    Turn your text and photos into engaging social media images

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketch▲96

    Send a doodle to your friend in real-time

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Asky▲136

    ASCII art as a service ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →