Comparison

DIY Makeup vs Detective Masters

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

Head to head
About

DIY Makeup

Create your own unique makeup looks using everyday kitchen ingredients. Mix and match to design custom lipsticks, eye art, and face masks. Unleash your creativity in this fun makeup art salon game.

Highlights
  • Mix kitchen ingredients for makeup
  • Create custom lipstick colors
  • Design eye art
  • Make avocado face masks
  • Develop raspberry blush
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Hey girl! Ready to DIY makeup? Mix crayons and coconut oil to make stunning lipstick, beautiful eye art, and tons of other DIY makeup like avocado face masks, raspberry blush, and more! How do you DIY lipstick you ask? Simply mix kitchen ingredients together and boom, you’ve got a fabulous new lipstick color. Now with beautiful lips, what color will you make your eye art? Girl, DIY makeup is #1 of all makeup games and we can’t wait to see what makeup you create! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Detective Masters

Solve crimes by interrogating suspects and finding clues. Uncover hidden objects to bring criminals to justice and keep your city safe. Can you catch all the bad guys?

Highlights
  • Interrogate suspects
  • Find hidden objects
  • Solve daily crimes
  • Crack cases
  • Identify criminals
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Interrogate suspects to find out if they are guilty! Can you punish all criminals? Too many criminals, too little time. You’re on the hunt to pull the bad guys off the streets. Who robbed the bank? Who broke out of prison? Who caused this death? Find the hidden object or the clue to get crime out of your city. Incoming! Evil characters from famous tv shows, and more are up to no good and it’s your job to get even those bad guys out of your city. You gotta hustle! There are daily crimes to solve and cases to crack on these streets! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

Screenshots

DIY Makeup4 screens
Detective Masters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Detective Masters at none against DIY Makeup's shown. Detective Masters also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). DIY Makeup's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for DIY Makeup against 4.5 for Detective Masters. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27K and 35K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of DIY Makeup's written reviews are positive against 40% of Detective Masters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIY Makeup ships an update every 6 weeks, Detective Masters every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DIY Makeup versus Detective Masters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIY MakeupDetective Masters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27K ratings) — better4.5 (35K ratings)
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews — better40.1% of reviews
Number of ratings27K35K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB307 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTabTale LTDCoco Play

Customer experience

DIY Makeup

All ratings27,207 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews635 reviews
Positive50.1%
Neutral18.4%
Negative31.5%

Detective Masters

All ratings34,873 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative47.6%

User reviews

DIY Makeup

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Satisfying and calming gameplay
  • 🎨 Ability to customize makeup and ingredients
  • 💡 Interesting DIY concept

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay

Detective Masters

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Fun and interactive
  • 👍 Interesting cases and interrogations
  • 👍 Casual love stories

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels and cases
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Ads not available for special features
  • 👎 Inappropriate content and stereotypes
  • 👎 Excessive swearing

Bugs and requests

DIY Makeup

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Face mask blender gets stuck
  • Ingredients don't always dispense properly
  • Crashes when trying to complete makeovers

Requested features

3 requests
  • More variety in levels and activities
  • Ability to create custom avatars
  • Fewer ads or option to pay for ad-free version

Detective Masters

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Special features not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and cases
  • More date options and features
  • Option to choose gender and appearance
  • Less mature content for younger audience

In-app purchases

None

DIY Makeup

No in-app purchases

None

Detective Masters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DIY Makeup free?
DIY Makeup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Detective Masters free?
Detective Masters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DIY Makeup or Detective Masters?
DIY Makeup is rated higher. DIY Makeup averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Detective Masters averages 4.5 from 35K ratings.
Do DIY Makeup or Detective Masters have ads?
DIY Makeup shows ads; Detective Masters does not.
Which is updated more often, DIY Makeup or Detective Masters?
DIY Makeup ships an update every 6 weeks, and Detective Masters every 3 weeks. Most recently, DIY Makeup was updated on November 1, 2026 and Detective Masters on November 2, 2026.

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