Comparison

Pastel Friends vs Cleave

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

Head to head
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.

About

Cleave

Features
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One shape. One perfect cut. Can you hit the ratio? Cleave is a precision slicing puzzle built around a single satisfying gesture: drag, aim, and release to split a shape into the exact ratio the game asks for. Hit 59/41. Hit 70/30. The closer your cut lands, the higher your grade — and only the sharpest cuts earn the S. Simple to learn. Ruthless to master. DAILY CUT A fresh, hand-tuned puzzle every single day. Solve it, protect your streak, and climb the world ranking. FREEPLAY — INFINITE Endless, ever-changing shapes. Chain clean cuts, push your average, and beat your personal best. How long can you last? A GRADE ON EVERY CUT Instant precision scoring from F to S. Watch your accuracy, read the split, and learn to see the perfect line through any shape. WHY YOU'LL KEEP CUTTING • One-swipe controls anyone can pick up in seconds • Calm, minimal design — zero clutter, all focus • Quick rounds that fit a coffee break, or a long session • Daily streaks and endless runs that always pull you back • Crisp haptics and sound on every cut • Plays fully offline, anywhere MAKE THE CUT YOURS Earn Slivers as you play and restyle your cut with premium skins — change the cut line, the separation effect, and the sound. The cut is the product. Own it. NO PRESSURE, JUST PRECISION No panic timers. No pay-to-win. Just you, a shape, and the perfect line through it. Think you can hit the ratio? Download Cleave and find out. Cleave is free to play with ads. Remove ads anytime with a single one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Pastel Friends4 screens
Cleave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cleave at weekly against Pastel Friends's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Pastel Friends sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Cleave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastel Friends ships an update every 2 months, Cleave weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pastel Friends versus Cleave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastel FriendsCleave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeyeonSoft Co., Ltd.Youssef Chajia

Bugs and requests

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

Cleave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Cleave

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pastel Friends free?
Pastel Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cleave free?
Cleave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pastel Friends or Cleave have ads?
Both Pastel Friends and Cleave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastel Friends or Cleave?
Pastel Friends ships an update every 2 months, and Cleave weekly. Most recently, Pastel Friends was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cleave on October 12, 2026.

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