Avatar Maker vs PortraitWorks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avatar Maker
Design unique anime characters with a vast collection of customizable parts. Mix and match eyes, hair, clothing, and accessories to create original characters for any story. Save, share, or set your creations as wallpaper.
- 10,000+ character options
- Save and share features
- Flexible color options
- Stunning accessories
- Female and male characters
- Customizable eyes, lips, hair, clothes
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Want to create an avatar of a new anime character? Or maybe you dream of a picture of your favorite character but are not good at drawing? Our avatar constructor is what you need! The app offers a large variety of fragments for you to mix and match and make up your original character for any type of story: ninja, contemporary, fantasy, fiction, knights, school, romantic. Customize your character’s eyes, lips, hair, clothes, and other attributes. Share your pic or set it as wallpaper. * 10,000+ character options * Save and share features * Flexible color options * A great variety of stunning accessories * Female and male characters Add your characters to comics, anime and manga to make up your own kawaii stories! *^_^*
PortraitWorks
Create unique fantasy character portraits with hand-drawn art elements. Build from scratch in six steps or customize existing gallery creations. Offers extensive customization for races, genders, gear, and backgrounds.
- Create portraits from scratch
- Customize gallery portraits
- Millions of unique face combinations
- Extensive gear and background options
- Color control for all elements
- D&D class integration
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PortraitWorks™ makes it easy to create great custom portraits for your D&D and other fantasy characters. This is not just another app using AI to create semi-random images. Every art element was hand-drawn by our team of professional artists, and you have total control over what goes into your portrait. There are two ways to make a portrait: 1. Create from scratch in 6 easy steps: role, body, hair, style, gear, and background. Then, optionally Edit for more detailed control of any element of the portrait. 2. Choose from thousands of curated portraits in the Gallery. These portraits can be customized with the same Edit controls. Make each portrait your own, with: * All the classes from the Player’s Handbook, plus NPCs and more * Millions of unique faces combining individual features and hairstyles, representing different races, ethnic groups, ages, and genders (including non-binary) * Gear, weapons, spells, and familiars appropriate for a wide range of character classes and professions * Nearly unlimited outfit possibilities from multiple layers of clothing, armor, helmets, hats, and jewelry * A large collections of backgrounds from textural to scenic * Color control of nearly every element All features are free except for Export and Favorite. You can pay to unlock those per role, or for all roles at once. Use your portraits on DnD character sheets, virtual tabletop tokens, mugs, tshirts, or anywhere else you can imagine. Publisher license for commercial use available separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Avatar Maker at none against PortraitWorks's 10. Avatar Maker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 52). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PortraitWorks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Avatar Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Avatar Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avatar Maker has 2.4K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Avatar Maker's written reviews are positive against 70% of PortraitWorks's.
Avatar Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, PortraitWorks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avatar Maker | PortraitWorks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.2 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 69.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 647 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDUARD ZABOROVSKIY | Worldspinner LLC |
Customer experience
Avatar Maker
PortraitWorks
User reviews
Avatar Maker
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for character design
- 🎨 Lots of customization options
- 💡 Helpful for writers/artists
- 🎉 Fun and creative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes/bugs
- 🎨 Limited color options
- 👕 Lack of male clothing/hairstyles
- 🔀 Difficulty changing individual item colors
PortraitWorks
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Highly customizable portraits
- ✨ Vast customization options
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💖 Supports real artists (non-AI)
- 💰 One-time fee for full features
Room to improve
- 👁️ Limited eye color control
- 🔗 Face/eyes/ears tied together
- 💸 Subscription model criticized
- 🗑️ Content removed in updates
- 🐛 Randomization of saved characters
Bugs and requests
Avatar Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when switching options quickly
- Saved characters sometimes get deleted
- Color changes affect entire outfit instead of individual items
Requested features
5 requests- More hairstyles and accessories
- Full-body character customization
- Ability to save/load character presets
- Add poses and animations
- Expand skin tone and hair color options
PortraitWorks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved characters' hairstyles/colors randomized
- Hairstyles removed/unavailable after update
- Watermark not removed from existing designs
- App restarts frequently after purchasing packs
Requested features
16 requests- More control over eye color
- Individual customization for face/eyes/ears
- Glasses option
- Scars
- Face tattoos
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- Freckles
- Birthmarks
- More explanation on app usage
- Dog folk race
- Genuine smiles
- Labeling of options
- Search function for options
- Show all variations of a feature
- Grey out unavailable options
- Consistent order of options
- Randomness as an option, not default
In-app purchases
Avatar Maker
No in-app purchases
PortraitWorks
- Backgrounds & Frames$0.99
- Orcs, Half-Orcs, Half-Devils$0.99
- Reptilians$0.99
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- Outlaw & Commoner Outfits$0.99
- Light Armor$0.99
- Spells & Spellcaster Gear$0.99
- Hairstyles & Facial Hair$0.99
- High Society Outfits$0.99
- Bundle 1: Launch!$9.99
- Unlock Export$9.99
Questions
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