Facemakr vs Nearby Bluetooth Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Facemakr
Create unique, high-quality avatars with a vast array of customizable parts. Its intuitive multitouch controls allow for precise scaling and rotation of over 600 elements, including eyes, hair, and accessories. Save your creations and express your artistic vision.
- Create custom faces and avatars
- Over 600 customizable parts
- Multi-touch scale and rotate controls
- Position and color parts
- Save created faces
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Definitely check it out. - Appolicious / AppVee Facemakr is a clever toolkit for making faces & avatars. Its intelligent multitouch controls and vast number of parts make it ideal for creating unique high quality faces, quickly. "The genius in Facemakr is that it lets you customise your faces to an infinite degree." - T3 Here's a run down of Facemakr: Multi-touch scale & rotate from over 600 parts for detailed Avatars. Position and color parts like: eyes, hair, ears, hats, piercings etc. Save faces. "I recommend Facemakr for budding avatar artistes out there, it’s easy to use and comes with a complete feature set and robust graphics engine." - Nine Over Ten "I have done a number for my family and its pretty darn good!" - app.itize.us Facemakr comes highly recommended as an essential part of anyones app collection.
Nearby Bluetooth Chat
Communicate securely with nearby devices using Bluetooth, no internet or registration required. Ideal for offline or private conversations within range.
- Offline communication
- Bluetooth connectivity
- No internet required
- Secure messaging
- Instant chat
- No registration
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Nearby is a simple and secure Bluetooth chat app that allows you to communicate with nearby devices without the need for internet, servers, or registration. Just open the app, connect with others within Bluetooth range, and start chatting instantly. Whether you're offline, in a remote area, or simply want a private communication option, Nearby has you covered. Note: The app works only with nearby devices and requires being open to function, as background use is not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nearby Bluetooth Chat at none against Facemakr's 1. Nearby Bluetooth Chat also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Facemakr's advantage is chart position (#72 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Facemakr costs $2.99 and Nearby Bluetooth Chat $0.99 up front. Facemakr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nearby Bluetooth Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Facemakr ships an update every 3 months, Nearby Bluetooth Chat every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Facemakr | Nearby Bluetooth Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #72 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hawken King | Marco Tini |
In-app purchases
Facemakr
- Facemakr Plus$2.99
Nearby Bluetooth Chat
No in-app purchases
Questions
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