Comparison

Character Maker vs BatDoll

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

BatDoll

Design and customize anime boy characters with a vast array of clothing, accessories, and styles. Create unique looks from pastel goth to monster boy, and even make them interact. Save your creations as avatars or share them with others.

Highlights
  • Create and dress up anime boy characters
  • Customize colors and add new shades
  • Two-layer item system
  • Make characters interact
  • Decorate rooms
  • Save and share designs
  • Create non-human characters
Features
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With BatDoll you can create and dress up your own anime boy. If you love to dress or create cute pastel or super monster boys, this is the game for you!. Create from super pastel to super gothic or monster boys! Decorate them as you wish! Extra Benefits: -Edit the color of everything and add new colors! - Special items with 2 layer system! - Make your boys interact -Decorate your room - Edit the order of the items as you wish Choose from different fashion styles!. -Pastel goth boy -Super Pastel boy -Monster boy -Gothic boy -Kawaii boy -and more! -your own vision on your boys! -Share your prefer designs boys! and save them to your gallery! -Make your pastel goth them interact through speech bubbles! -Save your cute pastel goth boys as avatars to use as a profile image, background image, or whatever you like. -Create more than humans, demons, monsters or zombies! -More than 1000 free assets! Clarifications Picture files will be saved in a folder inside a folder with the game's name. - Your characters get stored in your phone memory. - If you unistall the app, you can recover purchased items in the start menu under the name "restore".

Screenshots

Character Maker4 screens
BatDoll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Character Maker at 7.5K against BatDoll's 127. BatDoll's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 BatDoll sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BatDoll holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character Maker has 7.5K ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Character Maker's written reviews are positive against 95% of BatDoll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, BatDoll monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Character Maker versus BatDoll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter MakerBatDoll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.5K ratings)4.8 (127 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews94.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.5K — better127
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKYUNGMIN LEEVeronica Amado

Customer experience

Character Maker

All ratings7,501 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,068 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.0%

BatDoll

All ratings127 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

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

BatDoll

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Adorable art style
  • ✨ Many customization options
  • 💡 Great for artist inspiration
  • 👨‍🎨 Good for creating OCs
  • 👍 Easy to figure out

Room to improve

  • 👚 Outfits can be boring
  • 🐛 Gaps in hair coloring
  • ⚠️ Ads not always rewarding
  • 🔄 Layering issues
  • 🖱️ User interface needs improvement

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

BatDoll

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes on loading screen
  • Volume buttons not working
  • Tablet won't turn off
  • Ads not giving rewards
  • Gaps in hair coloring
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  • Socks don't go under pants
  • Long pants and socks layering issues
  • App glitches
  • App crashes

Requested features

15 requests
  • More facial features/expressions
  • More add-ons for characters
  • More poses
  • More hair slot items/back hair
  • Scars
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  • Earrings/piercings
  • Layer system for items
  • Ability to change layering
  • Move ears behind hair or closer
  • More body types
  • More eyes for guys
  • Option to turn music on/off
  • More free options
  • More customization options
  • More natural hair colors

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
10 purchases

BatDoll

One-time10
  • Hands pack$1.99
  • Monster mouths pack$1.99
  • Cyberpunk pack$1.99
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  • Japanese Pack$1.99
  • Monster eyes pack$1.99
  • Victorian pack$1.99
  • Pastel pack$1.99
  • Halloween pack$1.99
  • Pants pack$1.99
  • All premium items$5.99

Questions

Is Character Maker free?
Character Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BatDoll free?
BatDoll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character Maker or BatDoll?
BatDoll is rated higher. Character Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while BatDoll averages 4.8 from 127 ratings.
Do Character Maker or BatDoll have ads?
Both Character Maker and BatDoll show ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Maker or BatDoll?
Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, and BatDoll monthly. Most recently, Character Maker was updated on October 12, 2026 and BatDoll on October 7, 2026.

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