I’ve paid for and downloaded a Sticker App for iMessage but it doesn’t install or show up? The reason your iMessage sticker app doesn’t show up may be because the “Automatically Add Apps” setting is toggled off. These instructions teach you how to manually install an iOS sticker app for iMessage on your iPhone in iOS 10. Create a new text or iMessage and select a recipient. Then tap the iMessage App Store Icon from the bottom left of the screen above the keyboard.