MakeAvatar vs Metalink VR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakeAvatar
Easily create custom metaverse-ready avatars directly from your smartphone. Combine preset parts with intuitive tap controls to design unique characters for social VR platforms. Soon, enjoy cosplay with collaboration outfits from popular anime series.
- Create custom avatars on smartphone
- Combine preset parts for unique designs
- Intuitive tap-based controls
- Upload avatars to multiple VR platforms
- Cosplay outfits from popular anime coming soon
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＊＊＊ Easily Upload Your Avatar for the Metaverse from Your Smartphone! ＊＊＊ VRChat is now available on iOS—expand your experience even further with MakeAvatar! Create your own custom avatar right from your phone and dive into the world of VRChat with ease. ＊＊＊ Create Your Avatar with Simple Tap Operations! ＊＊＊ MakeAvatar is a mobile app that lets anyone create an original metaverse-ready avatar by combining preset parts. Choose hairstyles, eyes, colors, and more with intuitive tap-based controls, and enjoy the excitement of owning your very own custom avatar! With just a few minutes from start to finish, MakeAvatar makes avatar creation simple and fun for everyone. ＊＊＊ Collaboration Outfits from Popular Anime Coming Soon! ＊＊＊ Dress up your avatar and enjoy cosplay in the virtual world! Costumes and collaboration items from well-known series will be added one after another. Search for “MakeAvatar” for more details! ＊＊＊ Upload Your Avatar to Multiple Linked Services! ＊＊＊ Avatars created with MakeAvatar can be uploaded to various social VR platforms, including VRChat, Roomiq, VRoid Hub, VirtualCast, FLIPSIDE, and more! Head into the virtual world with an avatar that’s truly your own. - System Requirements iPhone running iOS 11.2 or later Note: Some older devices may not be supported.
Metalink VR
Explore and join events in virtual worlds like VRC, Horizon Worlds, and Spatial. Creators can also add their own events to the platform. Discover new experiences in the metaverse.
- Discover metaverse events
- Join events in virtual worlds
- Support for VRC, Horizon Worlds, Spatial
- Creator event submission
- Explore virtual worlds
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Discover exciting worlds in the metaverse and see what's happening in them! Find and join events happening in virtual worlds like VRC, Horizon Worlds, and Spatial. If you're a creator, you can add your own events as well!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Metalink VR at 100% against MakeAvatar's 47%. Metalink VR also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). MakeAvatar's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. MakeAvatar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Metalink VR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Metalink VR holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MakeAvatar has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of MakeAvatar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Metalink VR's.
MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, Metalink VR weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MakeAvatar | Metalink VR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gugenka Inc. | Prince G Hodonou |
Customer experience
MakeAvatar
Metalink VR
In-app purchases
MakeAvatar
- 100UStar$1.99
- 500UStar$9.99
- 1000UStar$22.99
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- 2060UStar$39.99
- 3090UStar$69.99
- 4160UStar$69.99
- 6300UStar$129.99
- 8360UStar$149.99
- 9630UStar$199.99
- 13200UStar$299.99
Metalink VR
No in-app purchases
