FlagWaver vs Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlagWaver
Experience a dynamic 3D virtual flag that ripples in the breeze. This app includes a variety of popular national, international, military, and US state flags. Additional flag packs are available for purchase.
- Virtual 3D flag simulation
- Ripples in virtual breeze
- Includes popular national flags
- Includes international flags
- Includes military flags
- Includes US state flags
- Add-on flag packs available for purchase
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Wave your flag! FlagWaver is a virtual 3D flag you can hold up high, or just have fun playing with as it ripples in the virtual breeze. Comes with a big selection of popular pin-sharp flags built-in and lets you purchase cheap add-on packs of flags inside the app. This starter pack of flags comes with the app for free: National Flags: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, England , Scotland, Wales. Northern Ireland, USA International Flags : The European Union Military Flags: US Army, US Air Force, US Navy (2 different flags), US Marines, US Coast Guard, US State Flags: California and Ohio. If you need more, we've got super cheap add-on packs of flags for sale in the app's flag store, covering the flags of every nation (grouped by continent), every US state, the LGBT gay pride rainbow flag, even real pirate flags of actual pirate captains. Created by award-winning developer Maf Vosburgh and top vexillologist Graham Bartram.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator at Free against FlagWaver's $0.99. Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator is free to download; FlagWaver costs $0.99 up front. FlagWaver sells 10 one-off in-app purchases 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.
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator has 14K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of FlagWaver's written reviews are positive against 69% of Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator's.
FlagWaver ships an update every 15 months, Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlagWaver | Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planetary Code LLC | Digital Palette LLC |
Customer experience
FlagWaver
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator
Bugs and requests
FlagWaver
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
FlagWaver
- US State Flag Set$0.99
- Africa Flag Set$0.99
- Asia Flag Set$0.99
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- Europe Flag Set$0.99
- International Flag Set$0.99
- Middle East Flag Set$0.99
- Oceania Flag Set$0.99
- Pirate Flag Set$0.99
- The Americas Flag Set$0.99
- LGBT Flag$0.99
Emoji Maker, Avatar Creator
- 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
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