Comparison

MakeALive vs PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest

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

Head to head
About

MakeALive

Experience interactive and realistic live performances from anywhere. This app breaks down geographical barriers, allowing you to cheer for your favorite artists and enjoy a vibrant stage atmosphere through real-time engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive viewing experience
  • Realistic stage vitality
  • Break geographical limitations
  • Cheer for favorite artists
  • Brand-new viewing experience
Features
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MakeALive is dedicated to providing users with interactive and realistic viewing experience. The vitality of the stage comes from interactions. We create a brand-new viewing experience for users that breaks geographical limitations, to enjoy the fun of cheering for their favourite artists.

About

PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest

Enhance your visit to teamLab Planets TOKYO by interacting with digital art. Capture and collect virtual animals within an exhibition, and learn more about them as you expand your collection. You can also release captured creatures back into their digital habitat.

Highlights
  • Catch virtual animals with camera
  • Collect animals in illustrated book
  • Release animals back into exhibition
  • Research animal details
  • Interactive art experience
Features
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This app can be used in the following exhibitions: - teamLab Planets TOKYO (Toyosu, Tokyo, Japan) _ _ _ This is the smartphone app that can be enjoyed along with the artwork "Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest". - Catch Point the app's camera at animals and release a Research Eye to capture them. You can also set up a Research Net at your feet. - Collect The animals you catch will be shown in the app's illustrated collection book. - Release Once you've captured an animal, you can swipe it over a location visible through the app's camera to return it to that spot. - Research The more animals you catch, the more detailed information will be added to your collection book about that animal.

Screenshots

MakeALive4 screens
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest at 4.2 against MakeALive's 3.3. PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MakeALive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest has 99 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of MakeALive's written reviews are positive against 22% of PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MakeALive ships an update every 2 months, PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MakeALive versus PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeALivePlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (13 ratings)4.2 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews21.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB128 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMakerVille Company LimitedteamLab Inc.

Customer experience

MakeALive

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest

All ratings99 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.3%

In-app purchases

None

MakeALive

No in-app purchases

None

PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakeALive free?
MakeALive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest free?
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MakeALive or PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest?
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest is rated higher. MakeALive averages 3.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest averages 4.2 from 99 ratings.
Do MakeALive or PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest have ads?
MakeALive shows ads; PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest does not.
Which is updated more often, MakeALive or PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest?
MakeALive ships an update every 2 months, and PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest every 3 weeks. Most recently, MakeALive was updated on October 7, 2026 and PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest on October 15, 2026.

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