Comparison

Jimdo Creator vs Crayon

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

Head to head
About

Jimdo Creator

Easily build and manage your own free website, blog, or online store on the go. Choose a template, add content like text and photos, and ensure your site looks great on any device. Edit existing sites or start a new one from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Create free responsive websites
  • Add and edit blog posts
  • Build an online store
  • Manage website navigation
  • Insert text and photos
  • Edit orders on-the-go
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With the Jimdo Creator app you can easily create your own free website with responsive website design, a blog, an online store, and much more. And edit it on-the-go! The Jimdo Creator app has been downloaded over a million times and has helped to create some of the 20 million websites now online with Jimdo. What do you want to show on your website? Your website. Always available. Always with you. *What the app can do* New to Jimdo? It’s so quick and easy to get your new website online. Choose your template, select a domain, insert text and photos—done! The design of your Jimdo website is automatically responsive, so it is optimized for smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. In addition to the app, you can also edit your website on a desktop computer to use many more features. Already with Jimdo? You can edit your existing website with the app. Wherever you are with your iPhone or iPad—your website is right there with you. App features Navigation: Add new subpages to your website—or you can change, hide or delete these pages. Content for your website: Write or publish blog posts, add photos, photo galleries, text, headings, and buttons to your website. Structure for your website: Headings, spacing, and lines can help your visitors get a great overview of your website. Online store: You can see and edit your open and closed orders directly in the app. Mark items as sent and/or paid to have even more control on-the-go. What else can Jimdo do? Use the desktop version for even more features including more online store options, search engine optimization (SEO), contact forms and much more. Also: We’re always working on making the Jimdo Creator app even better, and will continue to release new features for it. We can’t wait to see your new website +++ We'd love to hear from you. Send us your suggestions and comments! +++ Ideas, suggestions, or comments? Please share them with us: mobile-feedback@jimdo.com Terms of Use: http://www.jimdo.com/info/terms-of-use-privacy/ Privacy Policy: http://www.jimdo.com/info/privacy-statement/

About

Crayon

Easily build and update a professional website using photos, text, and maps. Modify content directly on the live site. Ideal for businesses, groups, hobbies, and personal projects.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • On-the-spot editing
  • Photo and text arrangement
  • Contact forms and questionnaires
  • Integrated maps
  • HTML code support (paid)
  • Custom domain support (paid)
Features
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You can create a fully-fledged website and update it with simple operations. Complete the website just by arranging the selected photos, text and maps. You can tap the portion you want to modify or revise while viewing the website and change it on the spot. You can make these websites for stores, companies, groups, unions as well as websites for your hobbies. Many websites are created under the "Free plan", however if you upgrade to the "Paid plan", you will be able to utilize many useful functions. You can also use your own domain. -------------- We recently celebrated our second anniversary. Thank you to all of you. We are getting approximately 6000 new users monthly. -------------- [How to create a website] Arrange the parts and create a website. When writing any text, just place the text parts and set the sentences in those parts. Select font color, background color, font size and design. A screen is also simple to make. When you want to post photos, just select the photo parts and photos taken with your smartphone. Trimming (cutting) and rotation can be done after selecting a photo. You can change the order, or replicate and delete parts that you have placed. [Recommendations] ◊ Contact You can receive queries and contacts from users who are viewing your website. You can use it as an application form for products and services as well. You can easily change and add the input form and use it as a questionnaire as well. ◊ Phone number You can set a phone call button. This is useful in case of contact by phone. ◊ Slideshow You can display multiple images in a specific order. Recommended to use this on the HOME page to make it better. ◊ Map You can easily add a map (GoogleMAP). It is a highly functional map where you can zoom-in/ zoom-out and move with your fingers. ◊ HTML (Paid plan) This part is for advanced users who can write HTML code. You can place a blog part such as Twitter's timeline. [Free plan] With this plan, you can use our service for free. Most websites are available on the "Free plan". [Paid plan](Light) This plan offers you the use of multiple images and pages. You can write HTML code on your own and you can also use Google Analytics. The amount will vary by country. Paid plan subscriptions purchased in-app renew Every 3 months depending. Paid plans are priced at $39.99USD 3 months (pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. [Own domain] If you change to "Paid plan", you can set already owned domains. You can choose a domain by yourself. [Future version-up] We are planning to add many more functions and designs, and improve usability of the management screen. Terms of service https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/kiyaku_en.html privacy policy https://crayonsite.e-shops.jp/privacy_en.html

Screenshots

Jimdo Creator4 screens
Crayon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jimdo Creator at 4.6 against Crayon's 3.0. Jimdo Creator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (803 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Crayon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Jimdo Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jimdo Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jimdo Creator has 803 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Jimdo Creator's written reviews are positive against 61% of Crayon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jimdo Creator ships an update every 4 months, Crayon every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jimdo Creator versus Crayon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJimdo CreatorCrayon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (803 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better61.4% of reviews
Number of ratings803 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJimdo GmbHNext Hands Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Jimdo Creator

All ratings778 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews644 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.1%

Crayon

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative31.6%

Bugs and requests

Jimdo Creator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Unable to log in or access account
  • Editing features not working properly
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop
  • Unexpected errors when making changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve mobile editing capabilities
  • Provide better customer support
  • Fix login and account issues
  • Allow deleting of website elements

Crayon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jimdo Creator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Crayon

Subscriptions2
  • Light$7.991 Month
  • ライトプラン$24.993 Months

Questions

Is Jimdo Creator free?
Jimdo Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crayon free?
Crayon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jimdo Creator or Crayon?
Jimdo Creator is rated higher. Jimdo Creator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 803 ratings, while Crayon averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Jimdo Creator or Crayon have ads?
Neither Jimdo Creator nor Crayon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jimdo Creator or Crayon?
Jimdo Creator ships an update every 4 months, and Crayon every 3 months. Most recently, Jimdo Creator was updated on October 7, 2026 and Crayon on October 10, 2026.

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