Comparison

Character Art vs Doodlebud

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

Head to head
About

Character Art

Generate unique character art using AI from text descriptions. Explore over 145 art styles to visualize your characters for stories, games, or personal projects. Save and share your high-resolution creations.

Highlights
  • AI-powered character generation
  • 145+ diverse art styles
  • Text-to-image creation
  • High-resolution downloads
  • Direct sharing options
  • In-app art gallery
Features
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Bring your characters to life with AI-powered art generation. Whether you're a writer visualizing your protagonist, a tabletop RPG player creating a party portrait, or just someone who loves character design — Character Art turns your descriptions into stunning artwork in seconds. 145+ Art Styles Choose from a massive library of art styles including Digital Art, Fantasy, Anime, Pixel Art, Cyberpunk, Watercolor, Oil Painting, Comic Book, Chibi, Steampunk, and over 130 more. Each style is carefully tuned to produce authentic results. Simple & Powerful Just type a description of your character — their appearance, outfit, pose, mood — pick a style, and tap Create. No artistic skill required. Save & Share Download your creations in high resolution or share them directly with friends. Build your own collection in the My Art gallery. What You Can Create - Fantasy heroes, villains, and adventurers - Anime and manga characters - Original characters (OCs) for stories and worldbuilding - Portraits in any art style imaginable - Game character concepts - And so much more! Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Doodlebud

Features
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"I wish I could draw..." Well, now you can! DoodleBud uses cutting edge AI to turn your doodles and sketches into amazing artwork. Want that picture on the fridge as a polished cartoon character - it's done! That sketch where you couldn't quite get the eyes right - fixed! Take your creativity and shape it into anything you can imagine. And if you don't want to doodle, you can give it ANY photo you feel like!

Screenshots

Character Art3 screens
Doodlebud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Doodlebud at 3 against Character Art's 1. Doodlebud also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Character Art sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Doodlebud sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Art ships an update every 5 days, Doodlebud every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Character Art versus Doodlebud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter ArtDoodlebud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKawaiiMathew Groves

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Character Art

Subscriptions2
  • Character Art Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Character Art Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 Image Credits$2.99
  • 1000 Image Credits$2.99
6 purchases

Doodlebud

One-time6
  • handful of bux$0.99
  • bunch of bux$4.99
  • stack of bux$9.99
Show 3 more
  • sackful of bux$19.99
  • heap of bux$49.99
  • mountain of bux$99.99

Questions

Is Character Art free?
Character Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodlebud free?
Doodlebud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Character Art or Doodlebud have ads?
Neither Character Art nor Doodlebud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Art or Doodlebud?
Character Art ships an update every 5 days, and Doodlebud every 4 days. Most recently, Character Art was updated on October 24, 2026 and Doodlebud on October 7, 2026.

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