Comparison

Character Maker vs Pastel Friends

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

Head to head
About

Character Maker

Design unique cartoon avatars with a vast selection of hairstyles, clothing, and facial colors. Arrange multiple characters and backgrounds, add text bubbles, and share your creations on social media. Perfect for expressing your style or creating visual stories.

Highlights
  • Customizable face and hair colors
  • Extensive male and female clothing options
  • Multi-character display
  • Adjustable character and background sizes
  • Bubble text for storytelling
  • Social media sharing
Features
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- Any specific colors for face and hair? Choose any color as you like~ - Male characters? female characters? Clothes are prepared as many as you want. - Show all the characters you made on one screen. - The background can also be decorated as you want. - You can also freely adjust the size of the characters and background! - If bubble text is added here? It will be a great story~ - Show the character & background that you made on social media. Character Maker is an app that allows you to create your own pretty character or ideal type by coordinating with various hairstyles and clothes. Open the Character Maker's closet and show off your own style, if you are who like to decorate your homes, want to have cute avatars, or who like to play dolls. You can also create a situational drama by completing a costume similar to your favorite star.

About

Pastel Friends

Decorate adorable avatars and their backgrounds with a pastel color palette. Create custom stories with outfits, items, and text, then share your creations with friends. Save your decorated avatars for use in different modes.

Highlights
  • Avatar decoration
  • Background decoration
  • Drag & Drop functionality
  • Layer manipulation
  • Pretty animations
  • Create avatar stories
  • Share creations
Features
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1. Pastel Friends is a relaxing game, in which you decorate adorable avatars and their backgrounds in pastel colors. 2. There are two modes : Decorate Avatar and Decorate Friends. The avatars you saved can be used in Decorate Friends mode. 3. There are varied functions such as Drag & Drop, Mirror & Change Layers, and many pretty animations! 4. Create your own avatar story by using many outfits, items, effects, speech bubbles and text! 5. Share your beautiful avatar and background image with your friends. ※ As the data is saved to your device, once you delete the game, all saved data will also be removed. ※ In-app purchase data is saved to the server, so you can restore data when you re-install the game.

Screenshots

Character Maker4 screens
Pastel Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Character Maker at 7.5K against Pastel Friends's 2.3K. Character Maker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Character Maker sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Pastel Friends sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Character Maker against 4.5 for Pastel Friends. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.5K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 89% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, Pastel Friends every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Character Maker versus Pastel Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter MakerPastel Friends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.5K ratings)4.5 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better88.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7.5K — better2.3K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB288 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYUNGMIN LEESeyeonSoft Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Character Maker

All ratings7,501 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.9%

Pastel Friends

All ratings2,335 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.5%

User reviews

Character Maker

From 7.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute character design
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 👍 Diverse character creation

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
  • 💰 Limited free content
  • 🐛 Story mode issues

Pastel Friends

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute and adorable
  • 🎨 Wide variety of customization options
  • 🎉 Unlimited character slots
  • 🎨 Ability to change eye color
  • 🎨 Diverse hairstyles and accessories

Room to improve

  • 💰 Limited free content, many paid options
  • 🔍 Cluttered UI, small buttons
  • 🤖 Preset poses tied to outfits
  • 🎨 Lack of color customization for clothes
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or save issues

Bugs and requests

Character Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Story mode progress not saving
  • Ads sometimes don't load properly
  • Occasional freezing and crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more poses and character animations
  • Improve color customization options
  • Introduce more mini-games and activities
  • Allow data transfer between devices
  • Add more hairstyle and accessory options

Pastel Friends

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes when trying to purchase items
  • Saved characters sometimes disappear or reset

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more free clothing and accessory options
  • Implement separate pose selection
  • Allow color customization for clothes
  • Expand hairstyle diversity, including curly/textured hair
  • Add animal ears, mermaid tails, and fantasy elements
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  • Implement a gallery/portfolio feature to view saved characters
  • Add the ability to resize and position characters/objects
  • Incorporate more backgrounds and scene options

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Character Maker

One-time13
  • Cookie Pack - 1200$0.99
  • Remove Ad Banner$0.99
  • Decorating the room #2$1.99
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  • Animal shape$1.99
  • Wedding clothing$1.99
  • Student outfit #2$1.99
  • Winter outfit #1$1.99
  • Various hairstyles$1.99
  • Lolita suit$1.99
  • Cookie Pack - 3600 + Bonus 200$2.99
  • Cookie Pack - 6000 + Bonus 500$4.99
  • Cookies - 12000 + Bonus 1100$9.99
  • Cookies 24000 + Bonus 2250$19.99
13 purchases

Pastel Friends

One-time13
  • Rabbit : Fantasy$1.99
  • Rabbit : Casual$1.99
  • Plum Blossom : Outfit$1.99
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  • Goblin1 : Fantasy$1.99
  • Sea : Face$1.99
  • Half : Face$1.99
  • Goblin : Face$1.99
  • Pink Brown : Outfit$1.99
  • Goblin : Outfit$1.99
  • Cat : Fantasy$1.99
  • Unicorn : Casual$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Sea : Fantasy$2.99

Questions

Is Character Maker free?
Character Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pastel Friends free?
Pastel Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character Maker or Pastel Friends?
Character Maker and Pastel Friends are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7.5K and 2.3K ratings respectively.
Do Character Maker or Pastel Friends have ads?
Both Character Maker and Pastel Friends show ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Maker or Pastel Friends?
Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pastel Friends every 2 months. Most recently, Character Maker was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pastel Friends on September 24, 2026.

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