Comparison

CUSTOM CAST vs Lyfe

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

Head to head
About

CUSTOM CAST

Design unique 3D characters with extensive customization options for body parts, clothing, and accessories. Save multiple creations, pose them for social media, or use them as a virtual avatar for live streaming with facial tracking and AR capabilities.

Highlights
  • Extensive character customization
  • Save multiple character designs
  • Social media sharing with stickers/frames
  • Virtual streamer functionality
  • Facial motion tracking
  • AR integration
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"Create your very own 3D character!" Choose from a variety of body parts and clothes, and create your very own 3D character from an infinite combination of parts. You can create your very own 3D character from a rich and wide variety of customization parts, such as hairstyle, clothes, skin color, face type and accessories. You can also create and save multiple 3D characters. You can use different characters, or enjoy dressing them up by changing their outfits and hairstyles. ------------------------------------------------- "Post on social media!" Take screenshots of your customized 3D characters making various expressions and poses using the app, and post them on social media! You can also decorate your screenshots with cute stickers and frames. Show off the 3D models that you created! ------------------------------------------------- "Let's stream!" You can start streaming as a virtual streamer using your created 3D character. Your face will be detected by the camera on your device, and your 3D characters will move based on your movements, such as tilting or turning your head. You can also use the gyro function to create immersive streams, and use Flicks to make your character do specific poses. The AR function is also available for iPhone X and later models to integrate the real world with your stream. Perhaps you can even become a virtual streamer in the real world...!? ------------------------------------------------- [Operating environment] iOS 15 or higher 1GB free storage or more

About

Lyfe

Features
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Each day, you only need to write one sentence. Those fleeting moments in life — the sound of rain outside your window at dawn, someone who crosses your mind on a quiet afternoon, a small realization in the stillness of night — they always slip away before you can hold them. Lyfe invites you to capture them, in no more than a hundred characters, gently, each day. Then, let time and music do the rest. Every Saturday evening, Lyfe quietly gathers the fragments you wrote throughout the week and transforms those seemingly trivial daily musings into a song that belongs only to you. The lyrics are distilled from your own words — preserving your original emotional warmth, yet rewoven with poetic rhythm, rendered as a warm indie folk ballad. You don't need to know music. You don't need to know how to write poetry. You just need to remember what happened today — even something as simple as "the coffee was really good this morning." Features • Daily micro-journaling: one entry per day, up to 100 characters. Journaling has never been this easy — just ten seconds • Songwriting: diary to lyrics, lyrics to a complete song • Weekly surprise: auto-generated every Saturday evening with a push notification, so you can listen to the sound of your week • Private song library: all songs saved permanently, ready to revisit anytime. Every song comes with full lyrics to read as you listen • Background playback: supports lock screen and background audio, letting your diary songs blend into everyday life • Bilingual: full support for Traditional Chinese and English. Lyfe detects your writing language and creates lyrics accordingly • Privacy first: your diary and songs are completely private — never shared or made public. Full account deletion supported This isn't just a journaling app. It's a little factory that turns the ordinary into melody. The days you thought you'd forget become songs that, on some future afternoon, will softly sing them back to you. Write today. On Saturday, hear your week.

Screenshots

CUSTOM CAST4 screens
Lyfe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lyfe at none against CUSTOM CAST's 6. Lyfe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. CUSTOM CAST sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Lyfe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CUSTOM CAST ships an update every 5 weeks, Lyfe daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CUSTOM CAST versus Lyfe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCUSTOM CASTLyfe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size896 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDWANGO Co., Ltd.YANG OU

Bugs and requests

CUSTOM CAST

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen issues when customizing characters
  • Glitches with clothing and accessories
  • Tracking and camera issues
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free clothing and accessory options
  • Ability to customize hair color and facial features
  • More diverse body types and skin tones
  • Improved performance and reduced loading times
  • Add more male-oriented clothing and styles
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  • Ability to save and export character designs

Lyfe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CUSTOM CAST

One-time6
  • 160cc$0.99
  • 480cc$2.99
  • 1000cc$5.99
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  • 3000cc$19.99
  • 6000cc$39.99
  • 10000cc$59.99
None

Lyfe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CUSTOM CAST free?
CUSTOM CAST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lyfe free?
Lyfe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CUSTOM CAST or Lyfe have ads?
CUSTOM CAST shows ads; Lyfe does not.
Which is updated more often, CUSTOM CAST or Lyfe?
CUSTOM CAST ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lyfe daily. Most recently, CUSTOM CAST was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lyfe on October 31, 2026.

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