Comparison

Character Maker vs AvatarNation

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

AvatarNation

Easily create personalized avatars with a vast collection of items and customizable styles. Mix drawing styles, adjust colors, and freely change the position and size of your creations. New themed packages are added monthly, and you can save and manage your avatars.

Highlights
  • Thousands of avatar items
  • Mixable drawing styles
  • Free color adjustment
  • Adjustable position and size
  • Monthly themed packages
  • Save and manage avatars
Features
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Do you need your avatar? Create your own avatar easily with thousands of items! 1. Create your own avatar using various items. Create your own avatar using thousands of parts that keep adding! 2. You can choose the style you want to make. You want to mix the drawing styles? You can make avatars by mixing them together, so don't worry! We are planning to update more various drawing styles soon. 3. Change the color freely. My avatar has to be different from others! The color detail adjustment function will also be updated later. 4. Feel free to adjust the position and size. It's not a designated position or size! Change the position and change the size as you want. Stretch it and set it up as you want! 5. Packages for each theme added every month! So that you can constantly make new avatars! Packages for each theme will continue to be added. Don't miss this opportunity because it's cheaper than the individual purchase price! In addition, a world story package that can only be seen in Storynation will continue to be added. 6. You can also collect avatars that I made. Fix it, name it, and manage it! The avatars you made can be saved in the 'slot'. Avatars stored in the slot can be modified later! Fall into the avatar world with AvatarNation! Terms of Use : https://qaapi.universestationery.com/terms/en Privacy policy : https://qaapi.universestationery.com/privacy/en

Screenshots

Character Maker4 screens
AvatarNation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Character Maker at 4.5 against AvatarNation's 3.5. Character Maker also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 50%) and ratings volume (7.5K vs 2). AvatarNation's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Character Maker sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and AvatarNation sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Character Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character Maker has 7.5K ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of AvatarNation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, AvatarNation fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Character Maker versus AvatarNation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter MakerAvatarNation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.5K ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB515 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYUNGMIN LEESpace Stationery

Customer experience

Character Maker

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

AvatarNation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

AvatarNation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
9 purchases

AvatarNation

Subscriptions1
  • Premium 1 Month Pass$0.991 Month
One-time8
  • 120 Coins$0.99
  • 120 coins2 variants$0.99
  • 250 coins$1.99
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  • 250 Coins$1.99
  • 520 coins2 variants$3.99
  • 900 coins$6.99
  • 1,600 coins$10.99
  • 2,500 coins$15.99

Questions

Is Character Maker free?
Character Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AvatarNation free?
AvatarNation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character Maker or AvatarNation?
Character Maker is rated higher. Character Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while AvatarNation averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Character Maker or AvatarNation have ads?
Both Character Maker and AvatarNation show ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Maker or AvatarNation?
Character Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, and AvatarNation fortnightly. Most recently, Character Maker was updated on October 12, 2026 and AvatarNation on October 1, 2026.

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