Stickman vs XP Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stickman
Create your own cartoons by drawing frame by frame. This app offers an easy-to-use interface, drawing lessons, and the ability to color your creations and add stickers. Save your animations as GIFs to share with friends.
- Frame-by-frame drawing
- Coloring and stickers
- Save as GIF
- Share animations
- Drawing lessons
Read full descriptionHide full description
Become a real animator with our application: draw frame by frame and turn your drawings into a cartoon. Application features: - Easy to use interface: anyone can create cartoons - Color your drawing and add colorful stickers - Save the result as GIF and share with your friends - Drawing lessons for beginners
XP Maker
Design unique pixel-art avatars with a vast selection of items and color variations. Easily create thousands of distinct character combinations and share your creations.
- Create pixel-art avatars
- 14 item categories
- Color variations
- Thousands of combinations
- Easy to use interface
- Share creations
Read full descriptionHide full description
Hi peeps! I'm @dave.xp and I can't wait for you to make your own characters! Me and the developer team have carefully crafted this app so you can make the coolest pixel-art avatars on the internet! It's very easy to use, and you'll get amazing results by just picking your favorite items out of 14 different categories. With many different items to choose from and their color variations, you can make thousands of unique combinations and I can't wait to see yours! Tag your portraits with the hashtag #xpmaker and I'll be featuring some of them every week on my Instagram account! Cheers Dave XP
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XP Maker at 98% against Stickman's 40%. XP Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Stickman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and XP Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
XP Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 253 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Stickman's written reviews are positive against 98% of XP Maker's.
Stickman ships an update every 2 months, XP Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stickman | XP Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (253 ratings) | 4.8 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 253 — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appache apps and games ltd | David Alvarez |
Customer experience
Stickman
XP Maker
User reviews
Stickman
From 253 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy controls
- 👍 Smooth performance
- 👍 Customizable FPS
- 👍 Fun to use
- 👍 Great for beginners
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🔍 Limited drawing tools
- 🔍 Restrictive free version
- 🔍 Laggy on some devices
XP Maker
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Great for creating avatars
- ✨ Fun and entertaining
- 🤩 High quality app
- 💖 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- anúncios when downloading
- 🔒 Many features locked
- 💰 Some content behind paywall
- 💸 Microtransactions for customization
- 🚫 No skirts for free
Bugs and requests
Stickman
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frames disappearing during animation
- Inability to access saved projects
- Loading issues and white screens
- Unexpected app crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add sound and audio support
- Improve export quality
- Implement more advanced animation tools
- Increase frame limit for free version
- Add ability to move and edit objects
XP Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot delete a duo concept
- A tiny bug emerged
Requested features
17 requests- Add movement options (walking, running)
- Basketball app for NBA characters
- More poses for free
- Wallpaper options
- More hair options (anime/series)
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- More jacket options (anime/series)
- More options for backgrounds
- More faces
- Extended color scheme options
- Animations (AI based on text)
- More simple purchase packages
- More customization options
- Add background music
- More free backgrounds
- More free animations (run, hands in air)
- More choices for creativity
- Updates and new features
In-app purchases
Stickman
- Premium version$10.99
XP Maker
- Xp Maker Upgrade$1.99
