Developer builds ad-free sticker app after frustration with watermarks and paywalls

A developer built a sticker-making app called Figurô after growing frustrated with existing apps that imposed watermarks, forced account sign-ups, and required ad views just to save a basic image. The app was designed around a list of deliberate exclusions: no ads, no accounts, no default outlines, and no use of user photos for training data or targeting. Background removal runs on-device using built-in iOS and Android capabilities, with a network fallback that processes and immediately discards images without storing them. Figurô handles WhatsApp's strict sticker pack requirements automatically, alerting users to oversized files and offering one-tap fixes to avoid pack rejection. The core app is fully free, with optional one-time purchases for illustrated character packs, and drafts are preserved locally so work is never lost if the app is closed mid-session.