MakeAvatar vs Minimalz
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.
Minimalz
Design unique creatures by combining various parts. This companion app lets you create and customize your own characters for a fun, creative experience.
- Create custom creatures
- Mix and match parts
- Spinoff from Pixel Petz
- Mini game
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Mix and match funny partz to create your own Minimalz, in this mini spinoff from Pixel Petz!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minimalz at 3.9 against MakeAvatar's 2.5. Minimalz also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 47%). MakeAvatar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Minimalz sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Minimalz holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of MakeAvatar's written reviews are positive against 61% of Minimalz's.
MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, Minimalz every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakeAvatar | Minimalz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (24 ratings) | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gugenka Inc. | Minidragon |
Customer experience
MakeAvatar
Minimalz
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
Minimalz
- Newbie Bundle$0.99
- Small Skip$0.99
- Medium Skip$1.99
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- Giant Skip$4.99
