Comparison

Home Design Makeover vs Design Makers

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

Head to head
About

Home Design Makeover

Solve match-3 puzzles to design and renovate dream homes for families. Customize rooms with various decor styles and furniture. Travel the world to help diverse clients transform fixer-uppers into fabulous spaces.

Highlights
  • Solve match-3 puzzles
  • Design and renovate rooms
  • Customize decor and furniture
  • Remodel various home styles
  • Help diverse clients
  • Offline gameplay
  • Over 1000 puzzles
Features
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Welcome to Home Design Makeover! Play the best Home Design match 3 puzzle game! Be the best designer by helping lucky families transform dreams into reality with amazing home makeovers! Solve fun match 3 puzzles to help design, customize and decorate the perfect dream home with beautiful decor. Your clients are counting on you to remodel their down-and-out fixer uppers! Features: - Remodel homes with a Farmhouse style or go Modern? You decide, you design! - Design and renovate different rooms styles, including family-friendly living rooms, rustic kitchens, stylish bathrooms and chic bedrooms - Help clients ranging from the newlyweds to Hollywood celebrities, and travel the world to Tokyo, Paris and Morocco - Express yourself with an incredible variety of high-end designer furniture, lighting, flooring and other decor - Experience addicting gameplay with offline mode so you can take the game from your home to the sky! - Be challenged with over 1000 match 3 puzzles and dozens of game modes for endless relaxing fun - Frequent, fresh and free content updates with new interior and exterior design challenges, floor plans, outdoor gardens, landscaping, seasonal items and more! Let's get matching and transform outdated homes into fabulous family hangouts!

About

Design Makers

Step into the role of a creative director on a TV show, transforming contestants' lives through room renovations and fashion makeovers. Engage with charming characters, unravel intriguing storylines, and enjoy mini-games for generous rewards.

Highlights
  • Room renovations and décor
  • Fashion makeovers
  • Story-driven challenges
  • Character customization
  • Mini-games and events
  • Collectible souvenir cards
Features
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Dive into one of the best design games ever! Experience yourself as the creative director of a new TV show - help the contestants change their lives for the better! Key features of the game: Executive assistant who is ready to help you 24/7. Charming characters with their own unique stories. Intriguing comics with unexpected plot twists. Selection of outfits from a variety of original items. Complete room renovations, including the placement of furniture and décor elements. Bright mini-games and colorful events with incredibly generous rewards. Themed souvenir card collections. Transform your guests and their rooms to unleash your design skills! The show is about to begin!

Screenshots

Home Design Makeover4 screens
Design Makers4 screens

Verdict

The call

Home Design Makeover and Design Makers both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Design Makers's written reviews are positive against 28% of Home Design Makeover's. Design Makers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Home Design Makeover's advantage is ratings volume (129K vs 1K) and chart position (#142 vs unranked). 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. Home Design Makeover sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Design Makers sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Design Makers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Design Makeover has 129K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Home Design Makeover's written reviews are positive against 72% of Design Makers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, Design Makers weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Home Design Makeover versus Design Makers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Design MakeoverDesign Makers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (129K ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings129K — better1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#142 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB466 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStorm8 StudiosGAME Public SIA

Customer experience

Home Design Makeover

All ratings128,586 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews1,229 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative56.1%

Design Makers

All ratings1,036 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Home Design Makeover

From 129K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable design challenges
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and designs

Room to improve

  • 💰 Game is too focused on in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Levels become too difficult and time-consuming
  • 🔋 Game drains battery quickly
  • 🤖 Frustrating AI/algorithm in puzzle levels

Design Makers

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Fun and easy
  • 👍 Love this game
  • 👍 Really good!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game keeps freezing
  • 🐛 Too hard
  • 🐛 Extremely low moves
  • 🐛 Game not opening

Bugs and requests

Home Design Makeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchases not registering correctly
  • Game crashing or freezing
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More furniture and design options
  • Daily rewards or bonuses
  • Easier progression without need for purchases
  • Ability to earn in-game currency without just playing puzzles

Design Makers

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing on event page
  • Game turning off in the middle of the game

Requested features

2 requests
  • New updates and free video for gems
  • Different level game, not just matching items

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Home Design Makeover

One-time9
  • Special Offer 1$0.99
  • 100 Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Piggy Bank!$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 525 Gems$4.99
  • Insider Bundle2 variants$6.99
  • 1,100 Gems$9.99
  • Elite Bundle$15.99
  • 2,400 Gems$19.99
15 purchases

Design Makers

One-time15
  • Small Ruby Pack$1.99
  • Limited Offer$1.99
  • Artist's Pack 1$3.99
Show 12 more
  • Beginner Pack$3.99
  • Growing Flowers Pack 1$4.99
  • Chinese Restaurant Pack 1$4.99
  • Restaurateur's Pack$5.99
  • Amateur Pack$5.99
  • Profit Pack #6$6.99
  • Expert Pack$7.99
  • Medium Ruby Pack$9.99
  • Battle Pass$11.99
  • Large Ruby Pack$14.99
  • Profit Pack #5$19.99
  • Profit Pack #4$22.99

Questions

Is Home Design Makeover free?
Home Design Makeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Design Makers free?
Design Makers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Design Makeover or Design Makers?
Design Makers is rated higher. Home Design Makeover averages 4.6 out of 5 from 129K ratings, while Design Makers averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do Home Design Makeover or Design Makers have ads?
Both Home Design Makeover and Design Makers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Design Makeover or Design Makers?
Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, and Design Makers weekly. Most recently, Home Design Makeover was updated on September 29, 2026 and Design Makers on September 16, 2026.

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