Castle vs EmojiLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castle
Create and play games with a vibrant community. Design your own games using a simple editor, share them with friends, or explore millions of creations from others. Engage with creators, compete for scores, and develop artistic and technical skills.
- Intuitive game editor
- Community game exploration
- Social interaction features
- Game remixing and customization
- Creative skill development tools
- Achievement system
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Castle is social media for creating and playing games! - Make your own games in our simple but powerful editor, then share them with friends, or post to the community and build a following. - Explore the millions of games, animations, and drawings made by the community. Every genre, zero ads, thousands posted every day! - Post comments, follow your favorite creators, compete for high scores, collect achievements, or just hang out. - Get started with our simple templates, or remix the games you see and add your own touch. Pull from a library of millions of game objects to create anything you can imagine. - Learn to bring your ideas to life with editor tools for art, physics, logic, music, and sound. Deepen your creativity and develop skills that last forever. Some features in Castle may require in-app purchase, such as boosting your game to reach more players. Creating and sharing games never requires in-app purchase. Some optional features are available with a subscription, such as setting a custom frame for your profile avatar. Creating and sharing games does not require a subscription.
EmojiLab
Create unique emojis by merging existing ones, converting text, or transforming images. Share your custom creations instantly across messaging and social apps. New emoji packs are added weekly to keep your expressions fresh.
- Emoji merging
- Text to emoji conversion
- Image to emoji transformation
- Pre-made emoji packs
- Instant sharing
- Weekly new packs
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This is the ultimate emoji creation app. Whether you're feeling bold or chill, now you can express yourself with custom emojis made by you. Key Features: Emoji Merge: Combine two emojis into one unique creation. Ever wanted a cat-ghost or burger-dragon? Now you can make it. Text to Emoji: Type any word or phrase, and the app instantly generates emojis to match. Image to Emoji: Upload a photo or take one with your camera, and transform it into a personalized emoji. Emoji Packs: Browse and use ready-made emoji sets for every vibe, trend, or moment. Why You’ll Love It: Simple, fun design anyone can use Share your emojis instantly in messages and social apps New emoji packs added weekly Free to get started – make your first emoji in seconds Level up your emoji game with personalized, expressive, one-of-a-kind creations. Download now and start making emojis your way. Privacy Policy https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/emodji-maker-privacy-policy/b7b5f17a-be79-4207-bea2-10e96bbfa9d2/privacy Terms of use https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/emodji-maker-terms-of-use/c3958afc-e643-4b4e-afc4-14e4f3743047/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Castle at 78% against EmojiLab's 0%. Castle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (38K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Castle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and EmojiLab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Castle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle has 38K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Castle's written reviews are positive against 0% of EmojiLab's.
Castle ships an update fortnightly, EmojiLab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Castle | EmojiLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (38K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monterey's Coast, Inc. | Demian Polovko |
Customer experience
Castle
EmojiLab
Bugs and requests
Castle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard issues and text input problems
- Crashes when opening the app or creating new decks
- Sound and audio not working properly
- Decks not loading or disappearing
Requested features
5 requests- Add more colors and a color wheel
- Implement a friends system and multiplayer
- Allow longer audio tracks
- Improve text and drawing tools
- Add an undo/redo function
EmojiLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Castle
- Dweller$3.991 Month
- Dweller+$7.991 Month
- 100 bricks$0.99
- 550 bricks$4.99
- 1,200 bricks$9.99
EmojiLab
- Week$6.997 Days
- Month$12.991 Month
- Year$44.991 Year
