Make Expression vs Draw & Judge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make Expression
This game challenges you to create the correct facial expression for various social scenarios. Manipulate on-screen arrows to mimic emotions like sadness or happiness, and see how you'd look in different situations.
- Facial expression manipulation
- Scenario-based challenges
- Emotion simulation
- Fun and engaging gameplay
- GDPR/CCPA opt-out
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Manipulate the arrows that appear on your face! Funerals, dates, weddings... what do you look like in these situations? This is a game to make the right expression for the scene! Try to make the expression you make when you are sad or happy. It's fun to make different expressions. EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app.
Draw & Judge
Engage in creative drawing challenges based on various themes. Compete against others by drawing and then judging their artwork. Climb the leaderboards by winning rounds and showcasing your artistic skills.
- Themed drawing challenges
- Multiplayer drawing competition
- Judging other players' artwork
- Category selection for drawing
- Ranking system
- Three-round competitions
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Drawing games on a subject! Draw a picture of the theme and compete with other people's drawings! Not only can you draw pictures, but you can also judge other people's pictures! Draw lots of pictures and aim for the top ranking! [Draw a picture] You can select a category such as "Animals" or "Food". The category you choose will determine the picture you will paint, so feel free to use any color you like! Winners are determined by the judges' decisions. Let's see how many times you can win in three rounds! [Judgement] You can judge other users' drawings as a judge. Select the picture you like. Which picture will win will be decided by the other judges' decisions.
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Verdict
Make Expression and Draw & Judge both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 39% of Make Expression's written reviews are positive against 0% of Draw & Judge's. Make Expression also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 15). Draw & Judge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Make Expression sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Draw & Judge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Make Expression holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Expression has 14K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Make Expression's written reviews are positive against 0% of Draw & Judge's.
Make Expression ships an update every 2 months, Draw & Judge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Expression | Draw & Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 4.4 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 581 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FTY LLC. | SAT-BOX, Inc. |
Customer experience
Make Expression
Draw & Judge
Bugs and requests
Make Expression
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Inconsistent level progression
- Issues with button responsiveness
Requested features
3 requests- Allow users to create their own expressions
- Add more diverse and challenging levels
- Reduce the number of ads
Draw & Judge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Make Expression
- remove ads$2.99
Draw & Judge
No in-app purchases
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