Comparison

Draw Something vs Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

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

Head to head
About

Draw Something

A fun and easy-to-use paint application designed for all ages, especially children. It offers a wide range of drawing tools, color options, and special effects to enhance creativity. Users can paint on various backgrounds, import their own pictures, and share their creations easily.

Highlights
  • Single stroke drawing
  • Adjustable stroke size
  • Normal and new colors
  • Continuous color change
  • Gradient colors
  • Paint on custom backgrounds
  • Save and share paintings
Features
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A funny paint app. PERFECT for kids of all age. Very EASY to use, but with lot of EXITING functions. Paint with these strokes: --SINGLE And Select from TINY to BIG SIZE stroke All in combination with: --NORMAL COLORS --NEW COLORS for every stroke --CONTINUOUS COLOR CHANGE SIMULTANEOUS for each stroke If you send a mail from the app you got: --16 GRADIENT COLORS --NEW GRADIENT COLOR for every stroke --GRADIENT RAINBOW COLOR CHANGE SIMULTANEOUS for each stroke And....even the ERASER can use the ALL the different stroke Sounds crazy? TRY IT BEFORE YOUR FRIENDS. You have ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE SCREEN when you need them. The buttons fly away when you paint, and the buttons will smoothly come back after a while. --Paint on COLORED and SPECIAL BACKGROUNDS. --Paint on OWN PICTURE --4 colored NEON FRAMES and 4 MAGIC FRAMES. ROTATE and the buttons smoothly rotate, but the painting area do not change. Use the WHOLE SCREEN to paint on. And you can SAVE your painting or print directly via AirPrint. And send the painting with an EMAIL, SMS, to your friends or post it on Facebook or Twitter.

About

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Unleash your creativity by designing custom emojis, stickers, and avatars. Choose from thousands of components, including eyes, mouths, hands, and accessories, to craft unique characters. Add text, filters, and effects to personalize your creations.

Highlights
  • Design custom emojis and avatars
  • Thousands of components (eyes, mouths, hands)
  • Add accessories and props
  • Apply filters and effects
  • One-tap background eraser
  • Custom text and fonts
Features
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Emoji Maker helps you create original emojis, avatars, stickers, and reactions from photos, AI ideas, or a blank canvas. Build a face from emoji parts, customize expressions, add text, erase backgrounds, use stickers and graphics, then save your design for messages, social posts, profile images, and group chats. MAKE CUSTOM EMOJIS - Start from a blank canvas, photo, or AI idea - Choose eyes, mouths, noses, hands, bodies, props, and backgrounds - Add text, fonts, speech bubbles, stickers, graphics, filters, and effects - Remove backgrounds and clean up photos for sticker-style designs - Save and share finished emojis, avatars, and reaction images BUILT FOR PERSONAL EXPRESSION Design a funny face, selfie reaction, chat sticker, profile avatar, meme-style emoji, party invite graphic, or inside-joke image. Emoji Maker gives you simple creative tools for fast edits and more detailed designs. UPGRADE TO PRO Optional Pro unlocks premium content and tools, removes ads, and adds more creative options for emoji, avatar, and sticker design. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Draw Something1 screens
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator at 69% against Draw Something's 27%. Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Draw Something's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Draw Something sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draw Something holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator has 14K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Draw Something's written reviews are positive against 69% of Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Something ships an update every 6 months, Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Draw Something versus Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw SomethingEmoji Maker, Avatar Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews26.5% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings414K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB214 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperABCiSoftDigital Palette LLC

Customer experience

Draw Something

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative65.3%

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

All ratings14,410 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews917 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral15.5%
Negative15.0%

Bugs and requests

Draw Something

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save emojis
  • Issues with logging in and accessing account

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free options and accessories
  • Ability to use custom emojis in messaging apps
  • Improved stability and fewer crashes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw Something

One-time1
  • No ads$0.99
4 purchases

Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator

Subscriptions4
  • Emoji Maker PRO Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Ai Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Emoji Maker PRO Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Ai Pro Annual7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Draw Something free?
Draw Something is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator free?
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw Something or Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator?
Draw Something is rated higher. Draw Something averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do Draw Something or Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator have ads?
Draw Something shows ads; Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw Something or Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator?
Draw Something ships an update every 6 months, and Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator monthly. Most recently, Draw Something was updated on October 27, 2026 and Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator on November 3, 2026.

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