Comparison

Character Art vs Stickered

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

Stickered

Features
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Turn any photo into a transparent-background sticker in a few taps — add your own text, then arrange your stickers into a Scene. All on your device. MAKE A STICKER 1. Capture a photo or import one from your library. 2. Auto-cutout lifts the subject — clean edges, no green screen, no fuss. 3. Add an Outline. Set the thickness and colour for that classic die-cut look. 4. Add text — straight or curved — in the font and colour you want. 5. Fine-tune edges by hand with the Refine brush. Pan, pinch to zoom, two-finger tap to undo. 6. Save to your on-device Library, or share to Messages, Instagram, AirDrop, or Files. BUILD A SCENE (new) Drop several stickers onto a background and arrange them into one image — a wallpaper, a collage, a layout. Add text, layer elements front to back, and pick a background: a solid colour, a gradient, or one of your own photos. Export the whole Scene as a single image. MADE FOR - Journalers and scrapbookers who want stickers from their own photos. - Anyone who's ever wanted a sticker of their dog, their plant, or their breakfast — with a caption. - People who care that their photos stay private. FREE, FOREVER - On-device subject detection — no cloud, no upload, no account. - Adjustable Outline: any thickness, any colour. - Refine brush for pixel-perfect edges. - One text element with our free font set. - On-device Library. No watermark. No usage cap. No ads. - Start building Scenes right away. STICKERED PRO — ONE-TIME UNLOCK, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Multiple text elements per sticker. - Curved / arc text (emoji included). - Per-element text outline. - The full premium font catalogue — 20+ fonts, including 9 Simplified Chinese styles. - Re-open and re-edit any sticker you've saved. - Scene extras: gradient and photo backgrounds. Buy once, keep every Pro feature we add in future updates. PRIVACY Your photos never leave your device. Stickered does not upload, transmit, or store your photos on any server. No accounts. No tracking. Privacy policy: https://jzlim.github.io/stickered-privacy/ REQUIREMENTS iPhone on iOS 17 or later. Subject detection uses Apple's on-device Vision framework.

Screenshots

Character Art3 screens
Stickered4 screens

Verdict

The call

Character Art and Stickered are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Stickered sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Art ships an update every 5 days, Stickered every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Character Art versus Stickered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter ArtStickered
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKawaiiJing Zhe Lim

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
1 purchases

Stickered

One-time1
  • Stickered Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Character Art free?
Character Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stickered free?
Stickered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Character Art or Stickered have ads?
Neither Character Art nor Stickered shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Art or Stickered?
Character Art ships an update every 5 days, and Stickered every 3 days. Most recently, Character Art was updated on September 21, 2026 and Stickered on September 12, 2026.

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