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24 alternatives to Custom Message Styles (fonts & backgrounds)

Customize your messages w/ beautiful backgrounds and fonts!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Custom Message Styles (fonts & backgrounds) launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hue - Color and Fonts for iMessages▲85

   Pick text & bubble colors. "The Geocities of iMessage Apps"

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bold▲114

   Turn your text and photos into engaging social media images

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Moojis▲69

   Changing the face of Emojis

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Blixy▲125

   Fonts & Themes Keyboard

   Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Smileys by Apple▲200

   Apple's new emoji app 😊

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Text Mess▲112

   Turn your text messages into art

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Type to Design▲233

   An Instagram-generated font

   2015 · typetodesign.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fonti▲71

   iPhone keyboard with genuine fonts

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Type Detail▲120

   A detailed look at fonts (e.g. Apple's new "San Francisco")

   2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fontastic▲68

    Custom icon-fonts

    2014 · fontastic.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    100 New Apple Emoji▲96

    Greater diversity, new professions and redesigned emoji

    2016 · apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LetterMe▲102

    Message in your own hand-drawn fonts, emojis and stickers!

    2017 · letterme.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ink Messaging▲63

    The worlds most personal messages

    2016 · inkwithme.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mood Chat (iOS Keyboard)▲64

    Add background sounds to your voice messages

    2016 · mood.chat · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Meme Maker for iMessage▲66

    Generate free custom memes for your text messages

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    iMessage Memes▲71

    Meme faces for iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Typo▲96

    Tune fonts for web and mobile

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Frizzle Fonts▲90

    Instagram but fonts, create your personal font

    2021 · frizzlefonts.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TypeSnippets▲89

    Keyboard that types for you. Text snippets for iOS.

    2015 · typesnippets.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Goodies iMessage Stickers▲65

    Express yourself with dynamic and animated stickers

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Discover.typography▲88

    Discover great fonts through themes.

    2014 · typography.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Font Moji Keyboard Extension▲94

    Custom fonts to make your social media profiles special

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cool Fonts▲77

    Funky Keyboards for iOS

    2014 · emojizer.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    POP Messenger▲68

    Send better looking text messages using background photos

    2014 · apps.apple.com · 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 →