似顔絵作ろう! vs Newsmaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
似顔絵作ろう!
Transform your photos into personalized portraits. Upload an image and receive a realistic, custom illustration of yourself, your family, or pets. Share your unique artwork on social media.
- Generate portraits from photos
- Realistic likeness
- Multiple portrait types (icon, full body)
- Pet and family portraits
- Japanese-style portraits
- Share on social media
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Lets’ make portrait Now you can get the portrait from your own photo. The picture its real, look like you. Download it for free. the portrait service is cheap and you can receive it immediately. ・1 portrait a simple or Icon type:0.99USD(\120) ・Simple type(full body):2.99USD(\360) ・Icon type(full body):2.99USD(\360) ・1 portrait(person):3.99USD(\480) ・1 portrait(pet):3.99USD(\480) ・Japanese-style:3.99USD(\480) ・1 portrait(full body):5.99USD(\720) ・2 portrait:5.99USD(\720) ・2 portrait(full body):8.99USD(\1,080) ・3 portrait:7.99USD(\960) ・3 portrait(full body):11.99USD(\1,400) ・Family type(max 7 portrait):20.99USD(\2,500) Prices are subject to change according to the exchange rate or tax of Japan or other countries local tax without notice. Current May 1 2018 JOIN member to download now! How to Download iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch:iOS8.0 or Up 【STEP-1】Start application and sign in. 【STEP-2】Select Photo. 【STEP-3】Select the type and form of the category images to be purchased. 【STEP-4】if you Send photos via email, within a few days you will get your pictures. 【STEP-5】You can share your cartoon picture and it has also to be placed on your twitter or facebook. Let's show to your friend.
Newsmaker
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Turn your day into breaking news. Meeting canceled. Package arrived early. Tickets secured. Your ordinary moments become funny memes the second you frame them as "BREAKING NEWS." Type one headline and get a broadcast-style news card in return. ■ How it works · Type a single headline — it appears on the card instantly · Stuck for ideas? Tap an example and remix it · Save your card as an image and share it anywhere ■ 14 card themes Breaking bulletin, TV lower-third, variety-show caption, YouTube thumbnail, newspaper, magazine, emergency alert, tabloid, doodle, and more. ■ 12 display fonts Bold impact, handwriting, serif, chunky rounded — swapping one font completely changes the mood. ■ Star in your own headline Add a photo and the background is removed automatically, so you become the subject of the news. ■ Examples that fit you Student, worker, fandom, fitness, dating, pets, job hunt, gaming, stocks — examples appear for your situation so you can start right away. ■ Any aspect ratio Square, feed (4:5), story (9:16), landscape (16:9) — save it to fit wherever you post. No account, no login. Everything happens on your device, and there are no ads. Make today's news, right now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newsmaker at none against 似顔絵作ろう!'s 10. Newsmaker also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). 似顔絵作ろう!'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. 似顔絵作ろう! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Newsmaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
似顔絵作ろう! ships an update every 5 months, Newsmaker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 似顔絵作ろう! | Newsmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANTENNA CO., LTD. | SungHyuk Yoon |
Bugs and requests
似顔絵作ろう!
Reported bugs
17 issues- App won't complete photos
- App keeps crashing when viewing completed pictures
- App crashes a lot
- Can't sign up
- Can't sign in
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- Error sign up / sign in
- App takes money, no photo received
- App crashes
- App doesn't support English
- App is bad
- App crashes a lot
- App doesn't support English or any other languages
- App is so bad
- App crashes a lot
- App doesn't support English
- App crashes a lot
- App doesn't support English
Requested features
5 requests- Need English language
- Make it in English please
- We need English please
- We want English version plz
- English version please
Newsmaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
似顔絵作ろう!
- icon for 1perosn$0.99
- Icon 1person or pet full body$2.99
- 1person$3.99
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- pet$3.99
- 2person$5.99
- 1person full body$5.99
- 3person$7.99
- 2person full body$8.99
- 3person full body$11.99
- family full-body$20.99
Newsmaker
No in-app purchases









