Comic Cartoon Story Maker vs Qixel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comic Cartoon Story Maker
Easily create comic strips, storyboards, comic books, and memes. Select characters, backgrounds, and speech bubbles to craft your visual stories. Share your creations on social media to entertain friends and showcase your imagination.
- Create comic strips
- Design storyboards
- Make comic books
- Generate memes
- Add speech bubbles
- Select cartoon characters
- Choose background images
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Cartoon comic story maker app allows you to create awesome comic strips, storyboards, comic book, and meme. It is extremely simple to create comics, all you need to do is select a cartoon character, comic background image and speech bubbles to write your story. Choose cartoon characters from the best collection of professional cartoonist and artist made images and create your own comic story by adding text only. Share your comics on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels to make your friends laugh and show your imagination. How to create a custom comic strip & Story: - Choose the storyboard layout. - Choose your cartoon characters. - Add background. - Write the text in the speech bubble. - Share your story to all. SUBSCRIPTION: You can subscribe to premium features, choosing from the following plans: – One month Subscription – One Year Subscription – Lifetime (One Time Purchase) Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours prior to the end of each term (week or year correspondingly) and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. An unused portion of free trial period will also be forfeited once any of the subscription options is purchased. Terms of Use: https://vinnyapps.blogspot.com/2024/07/vinny-apple-apps-terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://vinnyapps.blogspot.com
Qixel
Create short, retro-style pixel animations using a 20x20 grid of stylized blocks. Perfect for fans of 8-bit graphics and character design practice. Add music loops and save your creations to a gallery.
- Create 6-frame pixel animations
- Use stylized 'Qixel' blocks
- 20x20 grid for animation
- Add music loops
- Save animations to gallery
- Easy mobile/tablet use
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Become a Qixel animator in seconds with with Qixel Animate! Remember how the animated sprite loops in the original pixel games were short and sweet? We challenge you to make a great looking animation in no more than 6 frames - old school! Draw in stylised 'Qixel' blocks (think 3d pixels) to create awesome little pixel animations in a 20 x 20 grid. Great for retro games fans who like 8bit pixel graphics and artists who want to practice character design for Minecraft skins. - Choose from 3 frame speeds - Add music loops when you play back your animations - Save your animations to a gallery - Designed to be easy to use on mobiles and tablets for simple repeat play How to use Press the info button on the home page for a basic guide and press the Tutorial button on the home page to view the detailed guide. Examples Press the 'Examples' button on the home page to see some ready made pixel animation to give you some ideas. Don't forget to add some music to groove to! Qixel - Pixel Art Maker If you like this app and want to draw with 4 qixel shapes, check out our original Qixel app. Draw full screen and export your Qixel art to your iOS Photos app.
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Verdict
Comic Cartoon Story Maker and Qixel both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Qixel's written reviews are positive against 16% of Comic Cartoon Story Maker's. Qixel also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Comic Cartoon Story Maker's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (341 vs 16). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Comic Cartoon Story Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Qixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Comic Cartoon Story Maker against 3.6 for Qixel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Cartoon Story Maker has 341 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Comic Cartoon Story Maker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Qixel's.
Comic Cartoon Story Maker ships an update monthly, Qixel every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comic Cartoon Story Maker | Qixel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (341 ratings) — better | 3.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 341 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vineeta Yadav | Frosby Designs Ltd. |
Customer experience
Comic Cartoon Story Maker
Qixel
Bugs and requests
Comic Cartoon Story Maker
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes when opening or during comic creation
- Loading screen hangs indefinitely
- Images don't load on main screen
- Text cursor cannot be positioned within bubbles
- Auto-capitalization of first letter in every word
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- Saved comics don't load or open properly
- App crashes after creating first page
- 'See All' button opens blank screen
- App incompatible with iPhone 12 Mini - buttons unreachable
- Custom mode only shows one character option
- Cannot edit saved work
- Text formatting issues with spacing
- App becomes unresponsive during use
Requested features
14 requests- Ability to create custom characters from scratch
- Support for multiple pages/longer comics (3+ pages)
- Larger text bubble space for more content
- Apple Pen support for drawing
- Adjustable font sizes
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- Custom backgrounds
- More diverse character options (different ethnicities, hairstyles, body types)
- Better text editing without auto-capitalization
- Direct save to image gallery without screenshots
- Moveable and customizable text bubbles
- Custom props and elements
- Tutorial for new users
- Ad-free option
- More character variety (100+ different types)
Qixel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comic Cartoon Story Maker
- Comic Story Maker Pro$3.991 Month
- Comic Story Maker Pro$19.991 Year
- One Time Subscription$6.99
Qixel
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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