ScratchMaker vs PicScratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScratchMaker
Create unique scratch cards by layering two photos. Easily design and share your personalized creations via email. Make surprising and impactful scratch card designs.
- Create original scratch cards
- Overlap two photos
- Share via email
- Design shocking scratch cards
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ScratchMaker is an app that makes original scratch cards by overlapping two photos. After the simple process of making the card, send it to everyone by email! Overlaps various photos, and make shocking scratch cards!
PicScratch
Create and send personalized digital scratch cards with hidden photos and text. It's a fun and easy way to surprise friends, family, or loved ones with unique greetings and invitations.
- Interactive scratch cards
- Hidden photo and text
- Customizable templates
- Personalized greetings
- Party invitations
- Easy creation process
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PicScratch allows you to send an interactive scratch card with a hidden photo and text. Fun stuff you can do with PicScratch: - Surprise your loved ones - Make your friends laugh - Be romantic - Send unique greeting cards - Create cool party invitations - Be creative and do much more Creating a PicScratch is very simple and takes seconds: 1. Choose a template 2. Add a photo 3. Add text and customize it 4. Send
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PicScratch at every 5 days against ScratchMaker's every 27 months. ScratchMaker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ScratchMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PicScratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScratchMaker ships an update every 27 months, PicScratch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScratchMaker | PicScratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taiichi Kikuchi | Guy Gubi |
Customer experience
ScratchMaker
PicScratch
In-app purchases
ScratchMaker
- Delete Ad$0.99
PicScratch
- Premium Features$0.99
