Comparison

Comic Mania vs Epic Game Maker

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

Head to head
About

Comic Mania

Design your own comic strips using a variety of characters and your own narrative. Personalize your story with unique characters and share your creations as images with friends.

Highlights
  • Create custom comic strips
  • Diverse character selection
  • Write your own story
  • Save and share as images
  • Unique character designs
Features
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Create your own comic with a lot of characters and your own story. Make your story unique with adorable characters, such as orange and blue aliens or Betty and Oliver dragons. Once you create your comic, simply hit save and share it as an image with your friends. This game was imagined by a group of primary school students as part of the Entrepreneurship Weekend in Stara Sušica (Croatia) and developed by Exevio Ltd. as a sign of good will. This project wouldn't be possible without: Organizers: City of Rijeka, Department of Entrepreneurship, Dom mladih Rijeka Personnel - Vlasta Linić, Bojana Ćoso, Vanja Pletikosa, Petra Arežina, Luka Filipan, Edi Budimilić Illustrator - Korina Hunjak Comic Mania Team - Dominik Babić, Stella Ćuk, Klara Jalžabetić, Mia Maoduš, Marin Šimičević Testers - Tamara Dika, Antonija Zoric, Damjan Markovic

About

Epic Game Maker

Create and play 2D platformer games with a built-in level editor. Design your dream game, share it online, and play with friends in co-op multiplayer. Explore and rate levels made by other players.

Highlights
  • Built-in level editor
  • Share levels online
  • Co-op multiplayer
  • Play online levels
  • Rate player creations
  • Fantasy 2D graphics
  • Multiple character types
Features
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Epic Game Maker is a sandbox 2D platformer with a level editor. Make a game of your dreams and share your creations with other players. Play with your friends in co-op multiplayer mode! Also you can play online levels created by other players and rate them. The best levels will appear at the top of the list, which will give an opportunity their authors to become famous! Features: • Built-in level editor to make a game • Upload levels to the game server • Ability to play any levels online without downloading • Nice interface and fantasy 2D graphics • Different characters like knight, goblin, demon, orc etc. Creating levels in this game is a very fun and easy process. You simply draw objects in cells, arrange blocks, objects and characters. The mission at the level will depend on what objects you used when creating. For example, if you add at least one key and doors, the mission will be to find all the keys and then open the door. Each character in the game has a unique weapon and characteristics. All characters can be divided into 3 types - warriors, archers and mages. In game updates, we plan to add more characters and objects so you can create a variety of levels and make other players happy! Support website: https://electricpunch.net/

Screenshots

Comic Mania3 screens
Epic Game Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comic Mania at none against Epic Game Maker's 5. Comic Mania also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Epic Game Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. Epic Game Maker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Comic Mania asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epic Game Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 233 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Comic Mania's written reviews are positive against 70% of Epic Game Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comic Mania ships an update every 15 months, Epic Game Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Comic Mania versus Epic Game Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic ManiaEpic Game Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (59 ratings)4.4 (233 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews — better69.9% of reviews
Number of ratings59233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperExevio Ltd.Dmitry Starodymov

Customer experience

Comic Mania

All ratings59 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative8.6%

Epic Game Maker

All ratings233 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative17.2%

User reviews

Comic Mania

From 59 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free and fun to use
  • 👍 Simple and easy for beginners
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable
  • 👍 Good for quick comics

Room to improve

  • 👎 Limited characters
  • 👎 No backgrounds
  • 👎 Limited text space
  • 👎 Limited pages
  • 👎 Cannot change panel size

Epic Game Maker

From 233 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game maker
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Allows for creative expression
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Limited account/profile options
  • 🔒 Inability to save/load custom levels

Bugs and requests

Comic Mania

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cannot see saved comic strip if photo access denied
  • Takes a long time to load

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add more characters (superheroes, villains, aliens, animals, monsters, etc.)
  • Add backgrounds (settings like forest, plain grass, apartment, airplane)
  • Allow changing panel size
  • Add extra pages/allow for longer comics
  • Remove text limit
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  • Allow creation of covers
  • Allow making own characters
  • Add stickers (explosions, kapow, kaboom)
  • Allow drawing
  • Allow searching web for pictures
  • Add more layouts
  • Add more emotes for existing characters
  • Add sound maker
  • Allow web pics on there
  • Allow flipping to landscape
  • Add more options (would pay for them)

Epic Game Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels not saving properly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Placement of objects/blocks not working as expected
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more character/enemy customization options
  • Implement multiplayer functionality
  • Add checkpoints and ability to continue levels
  • Improve level sharing and discovery
  • Reduce frequency of ads or add paid ad-free option

In-app purchases

None

Comic Mania

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Epic Game Maker

One-time5
  • Cave Theme (Blocks + Items)$0.99
  • Wild West Theme (Blocks+Items)$0.99
  • Town Theme (Blocks + Items)$0.99
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  • Winter Theme$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Comic Mania free?
Comic Mania is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Epic Game Maker free?
Epic Game Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Mania or Epic Game Maker?
Epic Game Maker is rated higher. Comic Mania averages 4.0 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Epic Game Maker averages 4.4 from 233 ratings.
Do Comic Mania or Epic Game Maker have ads?
Epic Game Maker shows ads; Comic Mania does not.
Which is updated more often, Comic Mania or Epic Game Maker?
Comic Mania ships an update every 15 months, and Epic Game Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Comic Mania was updated on November 1, 2026 and Epic Game Maker on October 29, 2026.

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