Comparison

CharacterHub vs Curate!

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

Head to head
About

CharacterHub

Organize, build, and showcase your original characters with detailed profiles, custom themes, and creative tools. Engage in community events, quizzes, and games designed for artists and writers.

Highlights
  • Customizable character profiles
  • Character trait and quiz system
  • Community events and challenges
  • Organized character and art galleries
  • Private and unlisted character options
  • Creator-first ownership protection
Features
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Give your original characters the home they deserve with CharacterHub! Stop losing your original characters in messy notes apps or random documents. Join thousands of artists, writers, and role-players who trust CharacterHub to keep their stories safe. It is the ultimate place to build, sort, and play with your fictional characters. Build amazing profiles, sort your art, and join a world full of fun events designed for OC creators just like you. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING - Make a profile that matches your character’s vibe perfectly - Choose from tons of custom themes, colors, and backgrounds - Decorate your OC pages and refsheets to make them look unique and awesome - Show off your style with a profile that looks exactly how you want it - The customization options are endless! GROW YOUR CHARACTERS WITH QUIZZES & TRAITS - Take fun personality quizzes as your original character to learn more about them - Browse thousands of traits to fill out your profile - Get new ideas for your OCs just by looking through the trait lists - Fill out fun prompts to write detailed backstories and lore - Discover things you never knew about your own characters! ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN TO DO - We have hosted thousands of challenges and events—there is always something new! - Play mini-games to pass the time and have fun - Join daily creative prompts to get inspired - Enter exciting community events with your original characters - Never get bored with fresh activities every day ORGANIZE YOUR WORLD - Keep every fact about your original characters in one safe spot - Mark your OCs as private or unlisted if you want to keep them hidden - Create folders to sort your characters by story or universe - Upload galleries of your art and commissions - Link characters together to show relationships and families PROTECT YOUR WORK - We believe in Creator First - You keep full ownership of your OCs and stories - We do not use your original characters for AI generation - Safe storage for your precious images, refsheets, and writing Want extra storage and cool upgrades? Check out our optional Plus plans! Download CharacterHub today and start building your world! Terms of Use: https://characterhub.com/terms

About

Curate!

A social media platform designed exclusively for artists to share their creations, trade artwork, and participate in daily challenges. Connect with a supportive community, showcase your evolving projects, and organize your artistic journey.

Highlights
  • Share artwork with a community
  • Personalized curated social feed
  • Art contests with prizes
  • Daily 10-minute sketch challenges
  • Share Work in Progress (WIP)
  • Trade artwork directly
  • Build and showcase personal collection
Features
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Curate! is a social media app made for artists. Browse a personalized feed of artwork and artists you love, share your own creations (and only them - no trends, hooks, or slow turnarounds needed!), trade pieces, share your Work in Progress as it evolves, compete in art contests, or take on a new 10-minute Scribble challenge every day. Organize your profile creatively to curate a collection that’s truly yours. Whether you're a professional artist, a hobbyist, or just someone who loves making collages and expressing themselves, Curate! makes it easy to connect through art with an incredibly supportive community of artists. FEATURES: Share your artwork with a vibrant community Browse a curated social feed tailored to your taste Join art contests with cash prizes and special in-app tags Play Scribble, a daily 10-minute sketch challenge where you can build a streak and climb the leaderboard Share your Work in Progress (WIP) and update it as your piece evolves Trade pieces directly with other users Follow your favorite artists and never miss a new piece Build and showcase your personal collection in a creative way Download Curate! today and start building your art community.

Screenshots

CharacterHub4 screens
Curate!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curate! at none against CharacterHub's 10. Curate! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (97% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. CharacterHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Curate! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CharacterHub against 4.8 for Curate!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of CharacterHub's written reviews are positive against 97% of Curate!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CharacterHub ships an update every 10 days, Curate! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CharacterHub versus Curate!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacterHubCurate!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (94 ratings) — better4.8 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings94 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB27 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCommafulChicken Fight LLC

Customer experience

CharacterHub

All ratings87 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Curate!

All ratings51 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CharacterHub

Subscriptions2
  • CharacterHub Plus$12.991 Month
  • CharacterHub Plus Ultra$24.991 Month
One-time8
  • 200 Gems$0.99
  • Super Value Currency Pack!$2.99
  • Welcome Starter Pack$3.59
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  • 1050 Gems$4.99
  • 2200 Gems$9.99
  • 4600 Gems$19.99
  • Supreme Currency Bundle$23.90
  • 12000 Gems$49.99
None

Curate!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharacterHub free?
CharacterHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curate! free?
Curate! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CharacterHub or Curate!?
CharacterHub is rated higher. CharacterHub averages 4.9 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Curate! averages 4.8 from 52 ratings.
Do CharacterHub or Curate! have ads?
CharacterHub shows ads; Curate! does not.
Which is updated more often, CharacterHub or Curate!?
CharacterHub ships an update every 10 days, and Curate! every 4 days. Most recently, CharacterHub was updated on November 8, 2026 and Curate! on November 10, 2026.

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