Comparison

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator vs Sing by Stingray

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

Head to head
About

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Unleash your creativity by designing custom emojis, stickers, and avatars. Choose from thousands of components, including eyes, mouths, hands, and accessories, to craft unique characters. Add text, filters, and effects to personalize your creations.

Highlights
  • Design custom emojis and avatars
  • Thousands of components (eyes, mouths, hands)
  • Add accessories and props
  • Apply filters and effects
  • One-tap background eraser
  • Custom text and fonts
Features
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Emoji Maker helps you create original emojis, avatars, stickers, and reactions from photos, AI ideas, or a blank canvas. Build a face from emoji parts, customize expressions, add text, erase backgrounds, use stickers and graphics, then save your design for messages, social posts, profile images, and group chats. MAKE CUSTOM EMOJIS - Start from a blank canvas, photo, or AI idea - Choose eyes, mouths, noses, hands, bodies, props, and backgrounds - Add text, fonts, speech bubbles, stickers, graphics, filters, and effects - Remove backgrounds and clean up photos for sticker-style designs - Save and share finished emojis, avatars, and reaction images BUILT FOR PERSONAL EXPRESSION Design a funny face, selfie reaction, chat sticker, profile avatar, meme-style emoji, party invite graphic, or inside-joke image. Emoji Maker gives you simple creative tools for fast edits and more detailed designs. UPGRADE TO PRO Optional Pro unlocks premium content and tools, removes ads, and adds more creative options for emoji, avatar, and sticker design. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy

About

Sing by Stingray

This app offers a vast karaoke library with over 50,000 songs across various genres and languages. Users can sing, record, and edit their performances with effects, then share them with a global community or on social media. It also facilitates interaction with other singers through duets and comments.

Highlights
  • 50,000+ karaoke songs
  • Sing, record, and edit performances
  • Voice and video effects
  • Social sharing to multiple platforms
  • Community interaction and duets
  • Pitch tracking for accuracy
  • Rewind feature for perfect recordings
Features
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The only thing better than singing is more singing :) Sing Karaoke is a brand new karaoke app that lets anyone sing karaoke for free, anytime, anywhere. With 'Sing Karaoke' you can sing along to over 50,000 karaoke songs in almost any genre & language. Whether you want to sing today's hits or yesterday's classics, if you are looking for Portuguese, English or Spanish songs, browse our huge catalog or search for the songs you love. Experience the incredible magic of Sing Karaoke and get Creative: * Pick your favorite songs from our songbook. * Sing, record and edit your karaoke songs with a variety of voice & video effects! * Share your creation with our growing community of over 100M singers or simply share on your Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and many more * Get acquainted to singers like you, sharing their creations! Join their Duets, follow their profile, leave a like or write a comment. You may also want to try our other features: * Sing with Pitch tracking to make sure you sing on key. * Perfect your recordings using our Rewind feature. * Add pictures & videos to your vocal recording using our slideshow wizard. If you have questions or suggestions, please share them with us! support@singkaraoke.app P.S. If you love Sing Karaoke by Stingray, we'd be thankful if you'll rate us on our AppStore page! UNLIMITED PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION - You can subscribe for unlimited access to our VIP song catalog - The subscriptions are weekly, monthly and annual* - You'll be able to sing any song as well as record, save and share as much as you like. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Privacy Policy - http://www.singkaraoke.app/privacy - Terms of Use - http://www.singkaraoke.app/terms

Screenshots

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator4 screens
Sing by Stingray3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator at none against Sing by Stingray's shown. Sing by Stingray's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Sing by Stingray sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator against 4.6 for Sing by Stingray. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 20K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sing by Stingray's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator ships an update monthly, Sing by Stingray every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator versus Sing by Stingray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji Maker, Avatar CreatorSing by Stingray
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)4.6 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better66.9% of reviews
Number of ratings14K20K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Palette LLCYokee Music

Customer experience

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

All ratings14,410 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews918 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral15.5%
Negative15.1%

Sing by Stingray

All ratings19,546 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1,048 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative27.0%

User reviews

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and creative
  • 👍 Allows customization of emojis
  • 🎨 Good for expressing emotions

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Limited free options
  • 📤 Difficulty sharing custom emojis

Sing by Stingray

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎤 Enjoyable singing experience
  • 💡 Helpful for improving singing skills
  • 👍 Good song selection
  • 🎶 Allows sharing of singing performances

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🔒 Limited access without VIP subscription
  • 🐛 Stability issues and app crashes
  • 🔇 Inability to hear own recordings without paying

Bugs and requests

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save emojis
  • Issues with logging in and accessing account

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free options and accessories
  • Ability to use custom emojis in messaging apps
  • Improved stability and fewer crashes

Sing by Stingray

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Logging out and losing account progress
  • Microphone issues and poor audio quality
  • Songs disappearing from library

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free song options
  • Ability to save and listen to recordings without VIP
  • Better sorting and organization of songs
  • Duet functionality with other users

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Subscriptions4
  • Emoji Maker PRO Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Ai Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Emoji Maker PRO Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Ai Pro Annual7 Days trial$149.991 Year
3 purchases

Sing by Stingray

Subscriptions3
  • VIP All Access Pass7 Days trial6 variants$7.997 Days
  • The Voice Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • VIP All Access Pass7 Days trial3 variants$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator free?
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sing by Stingray free?
Sing by Stingray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator or Sing by Stingray?
Sing by Stingray is rated higher. Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Sing by Stingray averages 4.6 from 20K ratings.
Do Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator or Sing by Stingray have ads?
Sing by Stingray shows ads; Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator or Sing by Stingray?
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator ships an update monthly, and Sing by Stingray every 2 months. Most recently, Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sing by Stingray on November 4, 2026.

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