Comparison

Makeup Artist vs Makeup Kit

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

Head to head
About

Makeup Artist

Explore your creativity as a makeup artist. Apply foundation, eye makeup, and lipstick, then accessorize with hairstyles and jewelry. Discover trendy designs inspired by seasons and holidays.

Highlights
  • Apply foundation, eye makeup, and lipstick
  • Choose hairstyles and jewelry
  • Discover trendy designs
  • Seasonal and holiday themes
  • Create gradient eye shadow
  • Outline perfect lip shapes
Features
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Why not become a makeup artist? Make up with your style and pick your favorite match. In Makeup Artist, you can use foundation, eye makeup, lipstick, hairstyle, necklace and earrings to dress up. Tons of different design for you to discover, cloud, butterfly, rainbow, Christmas and Halloween, everything in trend can be an inspiration for your style. Use eye shadow brush to create the most beautiful gradient, lipstick to outline the perfect lip shape, different hairstyles and jewelries with different makeup styles, you are the makeup artist. Come and challenge your fashion skill now! Premium Subscription: 
- You can subscribe for unlimited access to all contents with all makeup materials unlocked and remove all ads.
 – You can subscribe for unlimited access to unlock vip themes, remove non-reward ads, double rewards and double daily bonus. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable purchases a subscription to that content.

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About

Makeup Kit

Experiment with virtual makeup tools to transform looks. Create stunning makeovers and guide your creations to success. Become the ultimate makeup artist.

Highlights
  • Virtual makeup tools
  • Transform looks
  • Create makeovers
  • Become a makeup artist
Features
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Pickup your favorite makeup tools and fix those poor girls or leave them in the mud. Your road to be the next Makeup Diva awaits. Start Now!

Screenshots

Makeup Artist4 screens
Makeup Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Makeup Kit at none against Makeup Artist's 4. Makeup Kit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Makeup Artist's advantage is ratings volume (129K vs 5.9K) and review sentiment (57% vs 44%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Makeup Artist sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Makeup Kit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Makeup Artist holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Makeup Artist has 129K ratings behind it against 5.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Makeup Artist's written reviews are positive against 44% of Makeup Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makeup Artist ships an update every 2 weeks, Makeup Kit every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Makeup Artist versus Makeup Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeup ArtistMakeup Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (129K ratings) — better4.4 (5.9K ratings)
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings129K — better5.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB228 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBeauty salon StudioRollic Games

Customer experience

Makeup Artist

All ratings129,432 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews1,337 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral14.6%
Negative28.8%

Makeup Kit

All ratings5,874 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral15.6%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Makeup Artist

From 129K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💅 Fun and addictive makeup game
  • 🎨 Realistic and aesthetic character designs
  • 🎨 Variety of makeup, hair, and accessories
  • 🎨 Satisfying to create makeup looks
  • 🎨 Makeup based on Disney characters and other cute ideas

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads, even during gameplay
  • 🙄 Ads can be inappropriate or sexist
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after completing levels
  • 🔒 Inability to fully customize makeup and outfits
  • 🤖 Limited skin tone and model diversity

Makeup Kit

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Realistic makeup application
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Satisfying brush and color interactions

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive content and limited character variety
  • 💸 Excessive advertisements
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🤔 Questionable messaging around beauty standards

Bugs and requests

Makeup Artist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game restarts level when phone is turned off
  • Makeup design sometimes doesn't show up properly
  • Glitches when trying to use certain makeup tools

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more skin tones and model diversity
  • Allow full customization of makeup and outfits
  • Reduce frequency of ads or provide ad-free option
  • Add more levels and gameplay variety
  • Implement a feature to edit and save photos

Makeup Kit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing on higher levels
  • Progression issues where players get stuck or bypass levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More diverse character options
  • Expanded level and makeup look variety
  • Option to disable ads

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Makeup Artist

Subscriptions4
  • Makeup Discount (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Makeup Premium (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Makeup Premium (Weekly)3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Makeup Premium (Yearly)$29.991 Year
None

Makeup Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Makeup Artist free?
Makeup Artist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makeup Kit free?
Makeup Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Makeup Artist or Makeup Kit?
Makeup Artist is rated higher. Makeup Artist averages 4.6 out of 5 from 129K ratings, while Makeup Kit averages 4.4 from 5.9K ratings.
Do Makeup Artist or Makeup Kit have ads?
Makeup Artist shows ads; Makeup Kit does not.
Which is updated more often, Makeup Artist or Makeup Kit?
Makeup Artist ships an update every 2 weeks, and Makeup Kit every 10 days. Most recently, Makeup Artist was updated on October 19, 2026 and Makeup Kit on October 19, 2026.

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