Comparison

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube vs CreateStudio

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

Head to head
About

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube

Design eye-catching thumbnails and banners for your YouTube videos. Customize with templates, text, fonts, colors, and animated overlays. Enhance your content with trending stickers.

Highlights
  • Create custom thumbnails
  • Use pre-made templates
  • Add text with custom fonts and colors
  • Adjust thumbnail covers
  • Add animated overlays
  • Use trending stickers
Features
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Create stunning and creative thumbnails & banners for your youtube videos. Here are some of the top features this thumbnail maker offers to the users - Create your own creative thumbnails Try number of pre-made templates and edit by your own Write text on your thumbnail with your own choice of font styles and colors. Adjust your thumbnail covers Add overlays on videos with animation effects Popular & trending stickers are available to highlight the best part of your videos. Download this app and turn your ideas into fabulous artworks. Subscription Details - Monthly Subscription: $9.99/month • Subscribed user has unlimited access • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • The 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. Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use to know more details: Privacy Policy - https://flyingpigeonsllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://flyingpigeonsllc.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/

About

CreateStudio

Generate unique images from text prompts in seconds. Explore various styles and modifiers to achieve your desired look. Save your creations and view artwork from the community.

Highlights
  • AI image generation from text prompts
  • Prompt modifiers and styles
  • Save artworks to Camera Roll
  • iCloud sync
  • Community tab for viewing creations
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Imagine...... Dragons! Imagine Anything! CreateStudio allows you to create and conjure up an image with a text prompt in seconds. There's lots of prompt modifiers and styles to inspire you or help you get a certain feel. If you're feeling particularly adventurous you can also explore without any modifiers! Current Supported Features: - Generating AI Images - Keep track of your History and save artworks to your Camera Roll -- all synced with iCloud. - View Community creations in the Community Tab.

Screenshots

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube4 screens
CreateStudio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thumbnail Maker For YouTube at 4.4 against CreateStudio's 1.0. Thumbnail Maker For YouTube also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 3). CreateStudio's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Thumbnail Maker For YouTube sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and CreateStudio sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thumbnail Maker For YouTube has 3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube ships an update every 2 weeks, CreateStudio every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thumbnail Maker For YouTube versus CreateStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbnail Maker For YouTubeCreateStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3K ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB112 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlying Pigeons LLCKurt Jacobs

Customer experience

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube

All ratings2,964 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews483 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative21.7%

CreateStudio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Thumbnail templates resetting
  • Slow loading times
  • Inability to save work

Requested features

4 requests
  • More gaming-related templates
  • Ability to upload own images
  • Better editing controls
  • Dark mode option

CreateStudio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thumbnail Maker For YouTube

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
12 purchases

CreateStudio

One-time12
  • Tinkerer Pack$1.99
  • Tinkerer Gen 2$2.99
  • Dabbler Pack$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Dabbler Gen 2$9.99
  • Starter Pack$19.99
  • Starter Gen 2$29.99
  • Apprentice Pack$29.99
  • Journeyman Pack$49.99
  • Apprentice Gen 2$59.99
  • Master Pack$69.99
  • Journeyman Gen 2$119.99
  • Master Gen 2$199.99

Questions

Is Thumbnail Maker For YouTube free?
Thumbnail Maker For YouTube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CreateStudio free?
CreateStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thumbnail Maker For YouTube or CreateStudio?
Thumbnail Maker For YouTube is rated higher. Thumbnail Maker For YouTube averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while CreateStudio averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Thumbnail Maker For YouTube or CreateStudio have ads?
Thumbnail Maker For YouTube shows ads; CreateStudio does not.
Which is updated more often, Thumbnail Maker For YouTube or CreateStudio?
Thumbnail Maker For YouTube ships an update every 2 weeks, and CreateStudio every 32 months. Most recently, Thumbnail Maker For YouTube was updated on October 30, 2026 and CreateStudio on October 24, 2026.

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