# PicoChat for iMessage

> Chat like it's 2006!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6741395468](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6741395468)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6741395468`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Idrees Hassan
- **Category:** Graphics & Design
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (97 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-26
- **First published:** 2025-02-25
- **Size:** 2.87 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picochat-for-imessage/id6741395468)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://idreesinc.com/picochat-privacy-policy](https://idreesinc.com/picochat-privacy-policy)

## Description

PicoChat for iMessage is a tiny retro drawing app that brings back the charm of early two-screen handhelds to your messages. Create tiny pixel drawings directly in iMessage, explore dozens of pixel emoji, and undo mistakes with a single click.

This open-source tool also lets you save favorites, customize your display name and color scheme, and share drawings with friends who may not have the app installed. Download PicoChat today to relive the nostalgia and brighten every chat.

## Rankings

- #138,204 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely praise PicoChat for delivering a nostalgic, simple, and charming PictoChat-style experience inside iMessage, calling it fun, cute, and joyful. The core promise is met: a familiar, personal chat vibe. However, recurring issues dampen that positivity. The most common complaints involve uninstall and removal difficulties, persistent feature gaps (no chat import/export, missing keyboard options such as a Japan keyboard, and no sound), plus UI scaling problems on iPad and small devices. Occasional performance glitches also appear. Overall, strong nostalgic appeal but notable reliability and feature gaps.

### Pros

- Nostalgic PictoChat vibe that many reviews mention.
- Simple, cute, and heartfelt—pleasant to use.
- Delivers the PictoChat-style experience directly in iMessage.
- Brings joy and a fun, nostalgic mood to conversations.
- Emoji-rich and charming flair adds a unique vibe.

### Cons

- Difficult to uninstall/remove; reports of being unable to delete or locate the app.
- Customization and settings often do not save or work as expected.
- Missing key features (import/export chats, Japan keyboard option, sounds).
- UI scaling and device compatibility issues (not all screen sizes; iPad scaling; small-screen keyboards).
- Occasional performance glitches (lag, cursor scribbles, crashes).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6741395468)