Iconic Garage vs XP Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iconic Garage
Customize your dream car with various editing tools. Use your creations as wallpapers for your device or as avatars for social media.
- Dream car editing
- Device wallpaper creation
- Social avatar generation
- Car tuning options
Read full descriptionHide full description
Edit your dream car and use it as a device wallpaper or social avatar.
XP Maker
Design unique pixel-art avatars with a vast selection of items and color variations. Easily create thousands of distinct character combinations and share your creations.
- Create pixel-art avatars
- 14 item categories
- Color variations
- Thousands of combinations
- Easy to use interface
- Share creations
Read full descriptionHide full description
Hi peeps! I'm @dave.xp and I can't wait for you to make your own characters! Me and the developer team have carefully crafted this app so you can make the coolest pixel-art avatars on the internet! It's very easy to use, and you'll get amazing results by just picking your favorite items out of 14 different categories. With many different items to choose from and their color variations, you can make thousands of unique combinations and I can't wait to see yours! Tag your portraits with the hashtag #xpmaker and I'll be featuring some of them every week on my Instagram account! Cheers Dave XP
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: XP Maker at 104 against Iconic Garage's 15. XP Maker also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Iconic Garage sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and XP Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Iconic Garage against 4.8 for XP Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XP Maker has 104 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Iconic Garage's written reviews are positive against 98% of XP Maker's.
Iconic Garage ships an update every 2 months, XP Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iconic Garage | XP Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (104 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Cefelin | David Alvarez |
Customer experience
Iconic Garage
XP Maker
Bugs and requests
Iconic Garage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
XP Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot delete a duo concept
- A tiny bug emerged
Requested features
17 requests- Add movement options (walking, running)
- Basketball app for NBA characters
- More poses for free
- Wallpaper options
- More hair options (anime/series)
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- More jacket options (anime/series)
- More options for backgrounds
- More faces
- Extended color scheme options
- Animations (AI based on text)
- More simple purchase packages
- More customization options
- Add background music
- More free backgrounds
- More free animations (run, hands in air)
- More choices for creativity
- Updates and new features
In-app purchases
Iconic Garage
- Clubby Extra Parts$0.99
- Ton Extra Parts$0.99
- Stanced$0.99
Show 11 moreShow fewer
- Mechanic$0.99
- Alec Rallye Parts$1.99
- Roy Street Parts$1.99
- Combi Country$1.99
- Hanzolite$2.99
- Clubby Genuine Parts$3.99
- Alec Genuine Parts$4.99
- Roy Genuine Parts$4.99
- Combi Genuine$4.99
- Cargo Pack$4.99
- Mega Pack$11.99
XP Maker
- Xp Maker Upgrade$1.99
Questions
Is Iconic Garage free?
Is XP Maker free?
Which has better reviews, Iconic Garage or XP Maker?
Do Iconic Garage or XP Maker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Iconic Garage or XP Maker?
Other comparisons
