Comparison

DIY Makeup vs DIY Joystick

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

DIY Joystick

Unleash your creativity by designing custom 3D game controllers. Use stencils, spray paint, colors, and stickers to personalize your PlayStation joysticks and gamepads. Explore various art techniques like marble dipping for unique designs.

Highlights
  • Stencil art application
  • Spray paint effects
  • Color customization
  • Sticker designs
  • Marble dipping technique
  • Controller and accessory art
Features
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Hey Gamer! Ready to make the super cool DIY joystick for your play station games? Use stencil art, spray paint, color and stickers to create the image you like on your custom joystick. DIY Joystick is a creative game just as the custom keyboard art, but in this case you will art your own play station joystick and gamepad with spray paint, stencil art , cool stickers and marble dipping! And that's not it! You can also enjoy a really cool craft work for all of the game controllers and accessories as your ps4 controller, gamepad, consola, gun, atari, headphones, VR sets, nintendo switch... Unleash your creative mind and we can’t wait to see what custom DIY joystick you can craft for your play station games! 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
DIY Joystick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DIY Makeup at none against DIY Joystick's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DIY Joystick sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DIY Makeup asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DIY Joystick holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27K and 78K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DIY Makeup's written reviews are positive against 56% of DIY Joystick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DIY Makeup versus DIY Joystick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIY MakeupDIY Joystick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27K ratings)4.7 (78K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews56.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27K78K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1313
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB268 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTabTale LTDCrazy Labs

Customer experience

DIY Makeup

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

DIY Joystick

All ratings77,628 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews559 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral15.2%
Negative28.8%

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

DIY Joystick

From 78K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Satisfying and creative gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of customization options
  • 🚀 Addictive and fun experience

Room to improve

  • 🚨 Excessive number of ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs affecting gameplay
  • 🤔 Lack of meaningful in-game currency usage

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

DIY Joystick

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to complete stencil designs
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Ads not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Add more controller options to customize
  • Improve in-game currency system
  • Fix issues with stencil/dipping functionality

In-app purchases

None

DIY Makeup

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DIY Joystick

One-time2
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Stickers$2.99

Questions

Is DIY Makeup free?
DIY Makeup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIY Joystick free?
DIY Joystick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DIY Makeup or DIY Joystick?
DIY Joystick is rated higher. DIY Makeup averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while DIY Joystick averages 4.7 from 78K ratings.
Do DIY Makeup or DIY Joystick have ads?
Both DIY Makeup and DIY Joystick show ads.
Which is updated more often, DIY Makeup or DIY Joystick?
DIY Makeup ships an update every 6 weeks, and DIY Joystick every 6 weeks. Most recently, DIY Makeup was updated on November 8, 2026 and DIY Joystick on November 8, 2026.

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