Comparison

Make A Martian vs Fin

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

Head to head
About

Make A Martian

Design and build unique, silly space creatures by mixing and matching various body parts and colors. Rediscover a classic creative app with hundreds of combinations and a surprise-generating shake feature.

Highlights
  • Mix and match body parts
  • Hundreds of combinations
  • Shake for a surprise
  • Simple creative play
  • Original graphics and animations
  • Design unique aliens and monsters
Features
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Make A Martian is back! This classic early iPhone creativity app returns with its original graphics, animations, sounds, and playful creatures faithfully restored. Rediscover a piece of App Store history and build silly aliens, Martians, and monsters just as families enjoyed them nearly 20 years ago. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Create Your Own Creature Mix and match colorful body parts to design a Martian that is all your own. Hundreds of Combinations Experiment with different parts and colors to make friendly, funny, strange, or completely unexpected creations. Shake for a Surprise Shake your device to quickly create a random Martian. Simple Creative Play Easy controls invite children to explore, experiment, and use their imagination. Every combination brings a new space creature to life. Created by 3DAL, making playful learning experiences since 2004.

About

Fin

Transform your gaming experience by modifying game visuals and gameplay. Create cheats, recolor textures, and build mods for a wide range of classic consoles directly on your mobile device. Enjoy enhanced graphics and new ways to play your favorite retro titles.

Highlights
  • Recolor outfits and repaint textures
  • Create and manage native cheats
  • Build and apply game mods
  • Upscale rendering to 4K
  • Enhance textures and graphics
  • Play GameCube, Wii, Wii U, and DS games
  • Console Mode for TV play
Features
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Change how your games look and play with Omnivore. Recolor outfits, repaint textures, create cheats and build mods from inside Fin. Play GameCube, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, Triforce, DS, DSi and Game Boy games on iPhone, iPad and Mac. OMNIVORE: MOD YOUR GAMES Connect an AI assistant and tell it what you want to change. Omnivore has tools for working with your games, not just answering questions. • Find the texture behind something on screen, preview it, recolor it or paint new details. • Transfer textures and patterns between games in your library. • Stack texture edits, undo changes, and save them as mods you can switch on and off. Your original game files stay intact. • Create and manage native cheats and Wii U graphic packs. • Work with supported game archives, models, materials, animations and game data in a Fin Mod project. • Use game screenshots and controls to help check a change, adjust settings or get help while playing. Omnivore requires Premium, age 18 or over, and a separate supported AI account. Available tools depend on the game, console and provider. TEXTURES AND UP TO 4K Upscale Studio raises rendering resolution up to 4K and enhances textures. Load replacement texture packs or make your own. Texture dumping is free; supported Wii U textures can be extracted without launching the game. Premium also extracts music and videos from supported games. ONLINE, FRIENDS AND TV Use PuddleNet for supported Wii U and 3DS online games. Sign in with Apple to add friends and share collections and RetroAchievements. Link Discord for messages and party voice chat. Console Mode puts gameplay on your TV and keeps controls on your phone. CONSOLES AND HANDHELDS • GameCube and Wii: disc games, channels, motion controls, controller profiles, cheats and replacement textures. • Wii U: TailFin, TV and GamePad screens, graphic packs and supported PuddleNet online play. Requires Premium. • DS and DSi: DualFin, both screens, touch input, DSiWare, your DSi Menu, save import/export and supported RetroAchievements. Free to play. • 3DS: PaleFin, adjustable dual screens and supported PuddleNet online play. Display and GPU behavior are tested against real New 3DS XL and New 2DS XL captures. Requires Premium. • Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance: handheld games and saves in the same library. • Triforce: supported arcade dumps with Fin's console controls. Free to play. CONTROLS, SAVES AND CUSTOMIZATION Remap controllers while playing. Move and resize individual touch buttons and save layouts per game. Run games from supported external drives. Use cheats, ROM patches, graphic packs, amiibo and Skylanders files, and App Shortcuts. Premium includes up to 20 save slots with screenshot previews and quick save, CRT effects, filters, custom top bars, photo/video backgrounds, app icons, and more themes, accents and touch styles. Accessibility options are available during setup and in Settings. Choose a one-time Premium purchase or Premium Monthly. Both include Wii U, 3DS, Omnivore, Upscale Studio and Console Mode. Cancel Monthly and keep the one-time Premium benefits; Monthly also includes Themes+. Restore purchases in the app. Import through Files or Share > Open in Fin. Encrypted dumps need your console keys. System menus need your system files. DSiWare needs title.tmd beside the game file. Performance and compatibility vary by game, device and settings. Wii Remotes and direct connections to physical 3DS systems or Wii U GamePads are not supported. No commercial games, firmware, system menus or keys are included. Use files you own or have permission to use. Fin is not affiliated with Nintendo. Nintendo console names, Triforce and amiibo are Nintendo trademarks. Skylanders is an Activision trademark. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://sharkspond.com/privacy/fin

Screenshots

Make A Martian4 screens
Fin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fin at Free against Make A Martian's $0.99. Fin also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 108 months). Make A Martian's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (7K vs 504). On ads, 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

Fin is free to download; Make A Martian costs $0.99 up front. Fin sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.59 per month. Make A Martian asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fin holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make A Martian has 7K ratings behind it against 504, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Make A Martian's written reviews are positive against 62% of Fin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make A Martian ships an update every 108 months, Fin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Make A Martian versus Fin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake A MartianFin
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7K ratings)4.1 (504 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7K — better504
Update frequencyEvery 108 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB282 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3DAL, LLCDylan Mathurin

Customer experience

Make A Martian

All ratings7,033 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral19.3%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative14.4%

Fin

All ratings504 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral14.2%
Negative23.3%

In-app purchases

None

Make A Martian

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Fin

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$1.591 Month
  • Fin Developer Donation$1.991 Month
  • Donate 5$$4.991 Month
One-time7
  • Donate 0.29$$0.29
  • Donate 1$$0.99
  • Donate 2$$1.99
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  • Fin Premium$3.59
  • Donate 5$$4.99
  • Donate 50$$49.99
  • FIn Supper Supporter$1000.00

Questions

Is Make A Martian free?
Make A Martian costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fin free?
Fin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make A Martian or Fin?
Fin is rated higher. Make A Martian averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7K ratings, while Fin averages 4.1 from 504 ratings.
Do Make A Martian or Fin have ads?
Neither Make A Martian nor Fin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make A Martian or Fin?
Make A Martian ships an update every 108 months, and Fin every 2 weeks. Most recently, Make A Martian was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fin on November 5, 2026.

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