Comparison

ChibiStudio vs Anime Filter

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

Head to head
About

ChibiStudio

Design adorable chibi characters with extensive customization options. Save your creations as profile pictures, share them, or use them as dynamic Home Screen widgets. Sync your characters across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Thousands of customization options
  • Export creations as images
  • Cross-device sync
  • Chibi Home Screen widgets
  • Add/generate backgrounds
Features
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Bring your original characters to life in chibi form. Build an anime avatar, style a new outfit, or make a tiny version of a friend. No drawing skills needed. MAKE A CHARACTER THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Mix hairstyles, eyes, expressions, clothes, and accessories. Explore thousands of items across free and paid packs, from everyday outfits to fantasy looks. Adjust colors to give your character a style of their own. TRY A NEW LOOK Search for items, try different combinations, and change your mind as you go. Use random choices for inspiration, then keep editing until your chibi feels just right. TAKE YOUR CHIBI WITH YOU Export your creations as images for profile pictures, stickers, and sharing with friends. Save a version without a background when you want your character on its own. Add your chibis to your Home Screen with widgets, including a calendar widget. BUILD YOUR OWN COLLECTION Save your characters, find them in your library, and come back to create new looks. Keep your collection synced across devices with iCloud. SET THE SCENE Choose a background to match your character. On supported devices, create backgrounds with Image Playground. Apple Intelligence features depend on device, language, and region availability. FREE TO START. NO ADS. Start creating with the included free items. One optional, one-time purchase unlocks all item packs. No subscription or virtual currency. Make your first chibi, then see who you create next.

About

Anime Filter

Transform your photos into anime characters or cartoon versions using advanced AI filters. Create unique avatars and personalize your look by describing desired details. Easily generate stunning anime art from your images, friends, pets, or objects.

Highlights
  • AI anime generation
  • Photo to anime transformation
  • Cartoon filter feature
  • Avatar creation
  • Personalize anime appearance
  • Transform friends, pets, objects
Features
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Anime yourself or turns your photo into an anime picture with Anime Filter. Add fun to your photo or gives your avatar a new breath of fresh air by anime yourself with this ultimate anime photo editor. Create cute anime picture and see yourself in the form of an anime character using our AI filter! Immerse yourself into the captivating world of anime where Anime Filter makes your dream comes true, turn you into your favorite comic or anime character. Personalize your appearance by describing details that you want to add to your anime picture. Anime Filter helps you create a unique anime avatar based on your photos. Simply upload your image and this anime photo editor will turn you into anime character in seconds. Whether it's your friend, your pet or an object, in just one click and the AI filter will turn it into an anime picture. Creates anime picture with Anime Filter. Select a photo and use anime photo editor to anime yourself in seconds. You can try it with your friends and surprise them with an anime version of themselves. You can also create a cartoon photo with our cartoon filter feature. Just select a photo then choose any comic or cartoon filter you like, and it will transform you into a cartoon character in seconds. Anime Filter is an powerful anime photo editor powered by AI that allows you to become a part of your favorite anime or cartoon by transforming you into an anime character. This is the perfect anime AI filter and anime avatar creator for you and your friends. Anime yourself with AI Anime Filter, creates beautiful anime photo and stunning anime avatar. Bring more fun to your anime photo using this amazing Anime Filter. A perfect AI filter for epic anime transformation. Terms of use: https://tapuniverse.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://tapuniverse.com/policy/

Screenshots

ChibiStudio4 screens
Anime Filter4 screens

Verdict

The call

ChibiStudio and Anime Filter both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of ChibiStudio's written reviews are positive against 29% of Anime Filter's. ChibiStudio also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 1.6K). Anime Filter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChibiStudio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Anime Filter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 — 4.7 for ChibiStudio against 4.6 for Anime Filter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChibiStudio has 23K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of ChibiStudio's written reviews are positive against 29% of Anime Filter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChibiStudio ships an update monthly, Anime Filter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChibiStudio versus Anime Filter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChibiStudioAnime Filter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better4.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better28.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better1.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB159 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBuddy Software LTDATAPUNIVERSE LLC

Customer experience

ChibiStudio

All ratings23,199 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews565 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative11.9%

Anime Filter

All ratings1,606 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative60.4%

User reviews

ChibiStudio

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute and fun to use
  • 🚀 Lots of customization options
  • 💡 Ability to create characters from imagination
  • 👍 Great for creativity and design
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Issues with saving created characters
  • 🐛 Glitches with color/rotation of items
  • 🐛 Disorganized layout and categories
  • 🔒 Limited free options compared to premium

Anime Filter

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast generation
  • 💡 Unique anime-style transformation
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Good for family/friends

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription to continue using
  • 🐛 Inconsistent or inaccurate image generation
  • 🔒 Limited free usage
  • 🐛 Gender recognition issues

Bugs and requests

ChibiStudio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Characters disappearing after saving
  • Inability to change hair/eye color for some options
  • Overlapping/clipping issues with certain clothing items

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to name/save created characters
  • Improve organization with categories and favorites
  • Expand free options and reduce reliance on premium
  • Add more pose and expression options
  • Allow customization of skin tone, height, etc.
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  • Implement social features to share creations

Anime Filter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing on the home page
  • Generating irrelevant or abstract images
  • Incorrect gender representation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make the app completely free to use
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve accuracy of image generation
  • Allow unlimited free usage

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ChibiStudio

One-time10
  • Anime Pack$0.99
  • Anime Hair Pack$0.99
  • Extras Pack$1.99
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  • Fantasy Pack$1.99
  • Gala Pack$1.99
  • Halloween Pack$1.99
  • Cyber Punk$1.99
  • Animals Pack$2.99
  • Underwater Pack$2.99
  • ChibiStudio+$14.99
2 purchases

Anime Filter

Subscriptions2
  • Anime Filter Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Anime Filter Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ChibiStudio free?
ChibiStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anime Filter free?
Anime Filter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChibiStudio or Anime Filter?
ChibiStudio is rated higher. ChibiStudio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Anime Filter averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do ChibiStudio or Anime Filter have ads?
Neither ChibiStudio nor Anime Filter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChibiStudio or Anime Filter?
ChibiStudio ships an update monthly, and Anime Filter every 2 weeks. Most recently, ChibiStudio was updated on October 25, 2026 and Anime Filter on October 20, 2026.

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