Comparison

Skin Creator vs Suril

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

Head to head
About

Skin Creator

Create custom skins for Minecraft PE and Java Edition with a powerful pixel editor and builder. Explore a vast database of user-created templates, import your own designs, and preview them in 3D. Offers advanced editing tools and compatibility with multiple Minecraft versions.

Highlights
  • Pixel Editor
  • Skin Builder
  • Premium Templates
  • Advanced 3D Preview
  • Smart Colors
  • Offline Editing
  • Undo Button
Features
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Skin Creator is the original skin maker for Minecraft. Over 1.5 million players have created skins with it, and it has ranked as the #1 Utilities app in over 20 countries. Paint skins pixel by pixel, design capes and elytra for Java Edition, and play six games as your own skin. CREATE SKINS • Pixel Editor: paint every pixel with a color dropper, eraser, grid, copy and paste, undo, and color filters. • Skin Builder: build a skin from ready-made parts, hats, and filters. • Browse hundreds of thousands of community skins and start from any of them. • See every skin in animated 3D. • Add hats, jackets, sleeves, and pants on the outer layer. • Use your skin in Minecraft, save it to Photos, or export skin packs. CAPES AND ELYTRA • Design your own 64 × 32 capes and elytra for Minecraft: Java Edition in the Pixel Editor. • Wear your cape on 3D skin previews, and try your elytra on your skin. • Export them as PNG files and share your designs with the community. • Browse capes and elytra from the community. • Capes and elytra are part of Premium. PLAY GAMES Play six games as your own skin: • Resource Chest: open a chest every hour and build a daily streak. • Crop Plot: plant crops that grow while you're away. • Deep Dig: mine a new mine every day and upgrade your pickaxe. • Block Trail, Ore Drop, and Fishing: run, catch, and reel in ore. Trade ore to level up, earn Premium skins, and craft armor for your character. Compete on Game Center leaderboards and unlock achievements. MORE • Works with Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition (formerly Pocket Edition). • Light and dark mode. • Designed for iPhone and iPad. PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited saved skins, Skin Builder, Premium skin templates, every skin category, capes and elytra, skin pack export, Java Edition skin import, no ads when saving skins, custom app icons, and 50% more ore from chests in games. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Premium is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.seejaykay.com Questions or feedback? Email us at apps@seejaykay.com. Seejaykay apps and websites are family-friendly. Skin Creator is not an official Minecraft product. It is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

About

Suril

Features
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Through the universal language of dreaming, Suril is building the world’s first visual archive of dreams. The app helps people record, store, and explore their subconscious, creating a personal dream library that reflects both their memories and current state of mind. Suril adapts visually to the mood of your dreams—nightmares take on a stark black-and-white aesthetic, while positive dreams are rendered in vibrant, colorful styles—turning your inner world into a living, evolving gallery.

Screenshots

Skin Creator4 screens
Suril4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Suril at none against Skin Creator's 12. Skin Creator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Skin Creator sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Suril asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skin Creator ships an update every 4 days, Suril every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skin Creator versus Suril: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkin CreatorSuril
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeejaykay LLCJonas Barsten AS

Bugs and requests

Skin Creator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Skin preview showing incorrect orientation
  • Skin layers not saving properly
  • Skin creation getting reset after exiting the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Provide smaller brush sizes for more detailed editing
  • Allow exporting skins to other platforms (e.g. Minecraft Pocket Edition)
  • Implement a color wheel or RGB sliders for better color selection

Suril

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Skin Creator

Subscriptions7
  • Diamond Edition$1.991 Month
  • Diamond Edition$2.997 Days
  • Diamond Edition$4.991 Year
Show 4 more
  • Diamond Edition (1 Week)$5.997 Days
  • Diamond Edition$7.491 Month
  • Diamond Edition$12.491 Year
  • Diamond Edition$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Feature Skin$0.99
  • Unlimited Save Slots$4.99
  • Premium Hat Pack$4.99
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  • SkinHub Pro$4.99
  • Advanced Editor$4.99
None

Suril

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skin Creator free?
Skin Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Suril free?
Suril is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skin Creator or Suril have ads?
Neither Skin Creator nor Suril shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skin Creator or Suril?
Skin Creator ships an update every 4 days, and Suril every 8 days. Most recently, Skin Creator was updated on October 30, 2026 and Suril on October 30, 2026.

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