MeshPaper vs Creature Crafter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeshPaper
Design unique and vibrant abstract shapes to use as standalone images or overlays. This tool is perfect for creating custom wallpapers and adding artistic flair to your photos.
- Create unique shapes
- Add shapes on top of images
- Save shapes as standalone images
- Design custom wallpapers
- Generate colorful abstract designs
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Have you ever wanted to create stunning, colorful shapes? Now with MeshPaper, you can! MeshPaper is an all in one app that allows you to create unique and beautiful shapes that you can add on top of images, or save by themselves. It’s great for making wallpapers and a whole lot more!
Creature Crafter
Invent unique creatures by combining emojis into imaginative recipes. Explore endless creative possibilities and share your unique creations. This app is perfect for sparking imagination and designing fantastical beings.
- Emoji recipe-based creature invention
- Create unique and imaginative creatures
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- User feedback encouraged
- New app with active development
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Creature Crafter helps you invent amazing new creatures by creating simple emoji recipes! You can create anything from 'party t-rex made of sushi', to a 'a surfing zebra made of broccoli'. We're excited to see what you create! Creature Crafter is a brand new app made by two friends in the Pacific Northwest. We'd love your feedback! If you have any questions, please email us in the support link in the settings page in the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeshPaper at none against Creature Crafter's 2. MeshPaper also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 20 months). Creature Crafter's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Creature Crafter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MeshPaper asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MeshPaper against 5.0 for Creature Crafter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
MeshPaper ships an update every 6 weeks, Creature Crafter every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MeshPaper | Creature Crafter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MCRICH LLC | Peter Seid |
Customer experience
MeshPaper
Creature Crafter
In-app purchases
MeshPaper
No in-app purchases
Creature Crafter
- 10 credits$0.99
- 100 credits$7.99
