Comparison

Game Maker vs Tesana

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

Head to head
About

Game Maker

Design and build your own video games by adding characters, obstacles, and power-ups. Define game rules and object behaviors to create unique play experiences. Save your creations and share them with friends or enjoy them yourself.

Highlights
  • Add players, blocks, bombs, and hearts
  • Set game rules and object behavior
  • Save and play created games
  • Share games with friends
  • Create unlimited games
  • Dark mode support
Features
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You can create your original games with this app. 1. Add player, blocks, bombs, and hearts to desired positions 2. Set the rules of the game, and behavior of these objects 3. Save and Ready for play !! Let your friends play the games or simply enjoy yourself. You will come up with smart ideas and be a creative gamer! You can create and save the game as many as you want (doesn’t take much space!!). *Dark mode recommended.

About

Tesana

Explore and play a vast library of community-created games across numerous genres. Utilize AI to describe and build your own unique playable games, then share them with others. Your progress and creations sync across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Play thousands of community-created games
  • Create games using AI descriptions
  • Online multiplayer across genres
  • Save favorites and follow creators
  • Publish your own games
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Play thousands of games made by the Tesana community, and make your own with AI. PLAY • Online multiplayer games in every genre: shooters, adventure, strategy, roguelikes, racing, puzzles and more. • New games every day, with charts, categories and personal picks. • Save favorites, follow creators and pick up where you left off. • Chat with other players in each game's room. CREATE • Describe the game you want in plain words, and Tesana builds a playable game in minutes. • Keep shaping it in Studio: ask for new levels, characters, rules or art, and play every version as it changes. • Publish it for everyone to play, with its own page and link. YOUR ACCOUNT, EVERYWHERE • Sign in with Apple, Google, Discord or email, the same account as tesana.com. • Your games, saves and plan follow you between phone, tablet and the web. SAFE BY DESIGN • Report any game, comment or player in one tap, and block players you don't want to hear from. Creating games uses credits. A plan gives you monthly credits, and credit packs top you up. Plans renew automatically until you cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tesana.com/terms

Screenshots

Game Maker4 screens
Tesana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tesana at 43% against Game Maker's 0%. Tesana also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Game Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Tesana sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Game Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tesana holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Game Maker's written reviews are positive against 43% of Tesana's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Maker ships an update every 2 months, Tesana every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Game Maker versus Tesana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MakerTesana
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (8 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTenna ChurikiDreamsands Inc.

Customer experience

Game Maker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

Tesana

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative52.4%

In-app purchases

None

Game Maker

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tesana

Subscriptions4
  • Tesana Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Tesana Pro$19.991 Month
  • Tesana Pro Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Pro$25.001 Month
One-time6
  • Tesana Credits Small$4.99
  • Tesana Credits Standard$9.99
  • Plus$10.00
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  • Tesana Credits Plus$24.99
  • Builder$25.00
  • Studio$50.00

Questions

Is Game Maker free?
Game Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tesana free?
Tesana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Maker or Tesana?
Tesana is rated higher. Game Maker averages 3.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Tesana averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Game Maker or Tesana have ads?
Neither Game Maker nor Tesana shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Maker or Tesana?
Game Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Tesana every 3 days. Most recently, Game Maker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tesana on November 12, 2026.

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