Comparison

Faker 2 vs Doodle Buddies

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

Head to head
About

Faker 2

Easily create realistic chat screenshots for movies, school projects, or personal use. Design custom dialogues with various message options and recipient details. Enhance your creations with additional themes and features through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Create custom dialogs
  • Set recipient names and photos
  • Add various message types
  • Adjust message and recipient status
  • Add pictures to conversations
  • Simulate multiple messenger themes
Features
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Create custom chat scenes for videos, stories, presentations, school projects, mockups and creative content. Faker 2 is a chat simulator and visual editor that lets you design fictional conversations and turn them into custom chat images. Create your chat scene in a few simple steps: 1. Create a chat scene. 2. Add a character name. 3. Build the conversation with your own messages. 4. Customize the appearance and save your creation. Use Faker 2 for: • Video and movie props; • Social media content; • Chat stories; • Storyboards and creative concepts; • School and presentation projects; • UI mockups and demonstrations. Upgrade to the Plus Pack to unlock additional editing tools: • Create more than 2 chat scenes; • Add more than 5 messages per scene; • Adjust the time for each message; • Customize message states; • Customize character status; • Add character photos; • Add images to conversations. Choose from a variety of visual chat styles and themes to create the appearance that works best for your project. Faker 2 is a visual chat simulator. It does not connect to messaging services, send messages, contact other users, or modify conversations in any third-party application. All conversations created in the app are fictional visual compositions made by the user.

About

Doodle Buddies

Features
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Bring objects to life. Add eyes to clouds, give eggs a mustache, or turn pancakes into characters. Doodle Buddies makes it effortless. Turn your photos into playful art in seconds. Doodle Buddies is the ultimate creative studio that lets you add faces, stickers, and drawings to anything—eggs, pancakes, clouds, or even your friends’ selfies. Drag, pinch, rotate, and doodle freely. Export instantly. No learning curve. All fun. Whether you’re sketching with your finger or adding emoji-style eyes, noses, and mouths, Doodle Buddies makes every object come alive. It’s fast, intuitive, and endlessly entertaining. Add faces, doodles, and stickers to anything. Instantly. Add Personality: Place animated eyes, mouths, or stickers on any photo. Draw Freely: Use your finger or Apple Pencil to sketch, shade, or erase. Undo / Redo Anytime: Full creative control with layered editing history. Smart Stickers & Emojis: Includes hundreds of fun presets ready to use. Import or Snap: Take photos directly or choose from your gallery. High-Quality Export: Share your finished art on social media in one tap. Offline & Private: No login, no internet required, full privacy. History Engine: Undo/redo stacks every move so you can experiment safely. Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Pencil. Unlike basic photo doodle apps, Doodle Buddies merges AI-like creative layering, gesture-aware stickers, and pro-grade drawing tools in a simple, friendly package. Every action is recorded as a step, so you can experiment fearlessly. It’s engineered for fluid performance with real-time rotation, scaling, and depth layering—something few editors manage without lag. Designed using SwiftUI and Metal rendering, it delivers buttery-smooth gestures and ultra-clear exports up to 8K resolution. Who It’s For Kids and families creating funny faces. Artists prototyping ideas. Teachers making visual notes. Social media creators adding personality to their posts. Anyone who wants to turn the ordinary into expressive art.

Screenshots

Faker 24 screens
Doodle Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Faker 2 at Free against Doodle Buddies's $0.99. Faker 2 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Doodle Buddies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Faker 2 is free to download; Doodle Buddies costs $0.99 up front. Faker 2 sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Doodle Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Faker 2 versus Doodle Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaker 2Doodle Buddies
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.4 (618 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings618 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovEyeOS Store Inc.

Bugs and requests

Faker 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Chats not saving properly
  • Themes not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Group chat feature
  • Ability to send photos
  • More free themes and customization options
  • Improved stability and performance

Doodle Buddies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Faker 2

One-time17
  • "Telegram" Theme$0.99
  • "WhatsApp" Theme$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
Show 14 more
  • "Instagram" Theme$0.99
  • "Likees" Theme$0.99
  • "VK" Theme$0.99
  • "WeChat" Theme$0.99
  • "Snapchat" Theme$0.99
  • "Slack" Theme$0.99
  • "X" theme$0.99
  • "ChatGPT Pro" Theme$0.99
  • "Skype" Theme$0.99
  • "Twitter" theme$0.99
  • "TikTok" Theme$0.99
  • "Viber" Theme$0.99
  • Plus Pack$1.99
  • Total Pack$9.99
None

Doodle Buddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Faker 2 free?
Faker 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Buddies free?
Doodle Buddies costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Faker 2 or Doodle Buddies have ads?
Faker 2 shows ads; Doodle Buddies does not.

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