Comparison

Tayasui Blocks vs Maker Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tayasui Blocks

Build intricate 3D models by stacking and coloring virtual blocks. Explore and interact with creations from a global community, or destroy them with fun tools. Share your own designs and become a renowned builder.

Highlights
  • Build 3D models with blocks
  • Color blocks with an easy palette
  • 360-degree camera control
  • Zoom for detail and overview
  • Destroy models with various weapons
  • Share creations with the community
  • Explore user-generated models
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Tayasui Blocks is a uniquely creative app that allows you to build amazing universe! Make great models and share them with the world or enjoy other users creations. BUILD • Stack the blocks together in the world. • Paint your blocks any color easy-to-use palette system. • Orient your model from any angle using the 360 degree camera. • Zoom in/out to see both small detail and the big picture. ENJOY • Have fun destroying your model with several zany weapons, including TNT, ray gun, dynamite, revolver, bombs, grenades,... SHARE • Share your greatest creations with the Blocks community and get famous worldwide! • Explore all models made by the community. • Like and build upon other people creations or blow them up. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Maker Studio

This app empowers children to unleash their creativity by building 3D worlds, animating characters, and drawing cartoons. Kids can design and share their projects as movies, flipbooks, or even 3D prints, with augmented reality features to bring creations to life.

Highlights
  • Create 3D worlds and cities
  • Animate characters
  • Draw 2D cartoons and flipbooks
  • 3D print creations
  • Augmented Reality projection
  • Stopmotion animation
  • Learn 2D/3D visualization
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Maker Studio is an all-in-on creativity app for kids which lets them create animations ,build worlds, draw shapes and share their creations with movies, flipbooks and 3d prints. **ONE WEEK FREE TRIAL!!** Create beautiful worlds and cities with simple taps, from giant windmills to craggy castles and add animals, humans and birds. "Walk" mode lets you create a character and walk around the world ,with the ability to customize your character with different costumes and colors. Make objects such as birds, animals, vehicles with simple taps and print them or project them in the real world with Augmented Reality Print mode allows parents to 3d print their kids creations in the real world Draw funny cartoons in 2d and print them out as flipbook or export out as movie. Use Apple Pencil or touch to make funny cartoons or beautiful animated backgrounds. Build cute 3D characters and animate them to walk, run and dance. Simple controls and video tutorials show step by step instructions on how to make 3D animations Explore clay animation with our simple to use Stopmotion app. Capture frames using the device's camera and time the frames to create your very own animated masterpiece! Build 2D shapes with simple drag and drop with an interactive mode on creating basic geometric shapes. Kids can learn how to visualize their creations in 2d and 3d with minimal instructions. **How To Videos show kids step by step how to use the app to make creations. *All the apps in Maker Studio have won awards from Purdue University, Children's Tech Review, Common Sense Media and been featured in Apple's Top Ten for Creativity with over 10 million downloads globally. Key Features of Maker Studio: • Parents get regular updates on their email showing kid's activities as screenshots • iCloud sync to make sure your kid's work stays safely on the cloud • Work offline and save all creations locally on device **Plus, members get access to our new apps and releases on a monthly basis Updates: https://makerstudiokids.com/update.html Highlights: • Unlimited access to our complete collection of games and activities, all in one kid-friendly app through COPPA and GPDR compliant • Pre-downloaded games without WiFi or internet, perfect for long roadtrips. • Exclusive content, updated monthly • One subscription across multiple devices • Members get early access to all new games and releases • Perfect for kids aged 4-9 • No ads or in-app purchases for members • Store all work across multiple devices using iCloud sync Subscription Details: New users will have access to a free trial at the time of sign-up! After your free trial, you can choose to subscribe on a Monthly or Annual basis. Subscription allows users to access all the app features based on a Monthly (every 30 days) or Annual (every year) basis. When you confirm your purchase, payment will be charged through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * If you change your mind at any point, you can cancel anytime from App Store Subscription Settings. No cancellation fee would be charged. * Don’t want to auto-renew? Manage your account and renewal settings in your User Account Settings. * You can use your subscription on any device registered with your Apple ID. If you are facing any issues with the app, please reach out at support@appymonkeys.com. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: We adhere to the strict guidelines set forth by COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule), which ensures the protection of your child’s information online. Read our full privacy policy and Terms of Use: Privacy Policy & Terms Of Use https://appymonkeys.com/privacy_policy.html About Appy Monkeys Maker Studio is developed by Appy Monkeys, an award-winning company devoted to play and education. www.appymonkeys.com

Screenshots

Tayasui Blocks4 screens
Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Maker Studio at none against Tayasui Blocks's shown. Maker Studio also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tayasui Blocks sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Maker Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Tayasui Blocks against 4.4 for Maker Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 215 and 433 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Tayasui Blocks's written reviews are positive against 72% of Maker Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tayasui Blocks ships an update monthly, Maker Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tayasui Blocks versus Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTayasui BlocksMaker Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (215 ratings) — better4.4 (433 ratings)
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews71.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215433 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size305 MB802 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Tayasui Blocks

All ratings204 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative30.1%

Maker Studio

All ratings432 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative24.5%

User reviews

Tayasui Blocks

From 215 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Creative and intuitive building interface
  • 👨‍👧‍👦 Engaging for children and families
  • 🎬 Cool AR and destruction features
  • 📱 User-friendly controls and design
  • 🎯 Fun and entertaining gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
  • 💾 Loss of progress and unsaved work
  • 🚫 App won't open or launch
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔄 Requires constant reinstalling to function

Maker Studio

From 433 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Creative animation and 3D modeling tools
  • 👍 User-friendly interface for kids
  • 🎯 Educational and developmental value
  • 🌈 Colorful and engaging graphics
  • 📱 No ads in the app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive paywall after free trial
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and data loss
  • ⚠️ Limited free content
  • 🔴 Performance issues and lag
  • 🎮 Confusing interface for beginners

Bugs and requests

Tayasui Blocks

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes when accessing explore, featured, or popular tabs
  • App crashes randomly during building sessions
  • App won't open or immediately closes on launch
  • Progress not saved between sessions
  • Screen freezes when placing blocks
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  • Incompatibility with iPad Air 4 screen sizing
  • AR feature not working on some devices
  • Crashes after iOS updates
  • App only works on first launch, then won't reopen without reinstall

Requested features

14 requests
  • Undo and redo buttons
  • Export models for desktop use
  • Additional block shapes and varieties
  • Eraser tool with clearer UI
  • Color mixer for custom colors
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  • Copy/paste selection tools
  • Larger workspace area
  • Character mode for interactive building
  • Transparent and glow effects
  • Faster fill and painting tools
  • Camera rotation to axis views
  • Sideways movement like Minecraft
  • Settings menu
  • Auto-save functionality

Maker Studio

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes after 3 minutes of gameplay with data loss
  • Black screen appearing during gameplay
  • World building mode doesn't allow deletion or undo
  • Augmented reality missing delete functionality
  • iPad compatibility issues with city worlds
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  • Game freezes and lags during creation
  • Objects placed in world building cannot be removed

Requested features

8 requests
  • Delete/undo button for all activities and world building
  • Eraser tool for objects in activities
  • More character models
  • Walking/exploration in cities
  • More frequent content updates
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  • Better tutorials for first-time users
  • Minecraft-like features (mining, pets, exploration)
  • Bug fixes for world maker and advanced animation

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tayasui Blocks

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly premium$2.991 Month
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Maker Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Tayasui Blocks free?
Tayasui Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maker Studio free?
Maker Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tayasui Blocks or Maker Studio?
Tayasui Blocks is rated higher. Tayasui Blocks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while Maker Studio averages 4.4 from 433 ratings.
Do Tayasui Blocks or Maker Studio have ads?
Tayasui Blocks shows ads; Maker Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Tayasui Blocks or Maker Studio?
Tayasui Blocks ships an update monthly, and Maker Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tayasui Blocks was updated on November 1, 2026 and Maker Studio on October 29, 2026.

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