Comparison

MakeAvatar vs ube

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

Head to head
About

MakeAvatar

Easily create custom avatars for the metaverse directly from your smartphone. Combine preset parts with intuitive tap controls to design unique characters for platforms like VRChat. Future updates will include collaboration outfits from popular anime series.

Highlights
  • Create custom avatars on mobile
  • Combine preset parts for unique designs
  • Intuitive tap-based controls
  • Upload avatars to multiple VR platforms
  • Cosplay with collaboration outfits (coming soon)
Features
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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 15.0 or later Note: Some older devices may not be supported.

About

ube

A virtual world where you can socialize, play games, and express yourself through customizable avatars. Create or join hangouts, engage in interactive activities, and connect with others using spatial audio or text chat.

Highlights
  • Avatar customization
  • Create/join virtual hangouts
  • Interactive spots
  • Boulder Dash game
  • Virtual gifts
  • Spatial audio chat
  • Photo mode
Features
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Hang out with your friends or meet new ones in this fun-filled virtual world that's brimming with possibilities! Entertain or be entertained as you interact with others, host your own parties, or just chill out and pass the time. Features: - Dress-up your avatar - Create your very own hangout or join someone else’s - Discover fun and silly interactive spots - Play a competitive race in Boulder Dash - Share the love with another avatar thru virtual gifts - Follow other users and become friends when they follow you back - Use photo mode to capture unique and memorable moments - Listen and join conversations thru audio spatial chat - Use our text chat box if you’re the shy-type

Screenshots

MakeAvatar4 screens
ube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ube at none against MakeAvatar's 10. ube also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). MakeAvatar's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 20%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. MakeAvatar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ube holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of MakeAvatar's written reviews are positive against 20% of ube's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, ube every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MakeAvatar versus ube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeAvatarube
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (24 ratings)2.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB238 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGugenka Inc.Kumu Play

Customer experience

MakeAvatar

All ratings24 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative37.5%

ube

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MakeAvatar

One-time10
  • 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
None

ube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakeAvatar free?
MakeAvatar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ube free?
ube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MakeAvatar or ube?
ube is rated higher. MakeAvatar averages 2.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while ube averages 2.7 from 9 ratings.
Do MakeAvatar or ube have ads?
Neither MakeAvatar nor ube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MakeAvatar or ube?
MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, and ube every 2 weeks. Most recently, MakeAvatar was updated on November 2, 2026 and ube on November 3, 2026.

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