Book Creator One vs Coloring Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book Creator One
Create your own beautiful ebooks with this intuitive app. Add text, photos, videos, and drawings to design picture books, comic books, journals, and more. Share your creations via email, cloud services, or publish them to the iBooks Store.
- Add text with 50 font choices
- Incorporate photos and images
- Record voice, add video and music
- Draw with a pen tool
- Multiple sharing options
- Publish to iBooks Store
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Keen to try Book Creator? This app allows you to create one book. Unlock unlimited books (and comic templates!) with the in-app purchase. For schools, we recommend our full app "Book Creator for iPad" with unlimited books and no in-app purchases. *** THE No.1 Book creation app for the iPad in 90+ countries *** Book Creator is the simple way to make your own beautiful ebooks, right on your iPad. With over 30 million ebooks created so far, Book Creator is ideal for making all kinds of books, including children's picture books, photo books, comic books, journals, textbooks and more. And when you're done, share your book with ease, or even publish it to the iBooks Store! - Book Creator makes ebook publishing easy - wired.com - One of the Top 50 Apps for the iPad - The Guardian - Winner of a Parents' Choice Gold Award FEATURES: * Add text, choosing from 50 fonts on the iPad. * Add photos and images from your iPad's photo library, from the web, or use the iPad's Camera. * Resize, rotate and position images as you like with guidelines and snap positioning. * Add video and music, and even record your voice. * Use the pen tool to draw and annotate your book. * Choose from portrait, landscape or square book sizes. * Have Siri read your book to you in multiple languages with the Reading mode. MANY WAYS TO SHARE YOUR BOOK: * Send your book by email. * AirDrop to iPhone, iPad or Macbook. * Use a cloud service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive (and more). * Save your book as a movie file and upload to the web. * Print using AirPrint or other printer apps, or export as a PDF. * Ability to send via WebDav server, or simply connect your iPad and transfer to iTunes. BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR! Book Creator ebooks are created using the international ePub standard, so you know they will be readable now and in the future. Book Creator books are optimized for easy publishing to the iBooks Store. See examples of published books at pinterest.com/bookcreator NOTE - FIXED LAYOUT EBOOKS: Book Creator supports iBooks' fixed layout format, including double page images and soundtracks. Fixed layout books are not suitable if you want to create novels, where text flows from page to page. You will not be able to copy in large amounts of text from other documents. FIRST CLASS SUPPORT: - The app includes a Getting Started manual, plus we have an online support forum at bookcreator.com/support with how-to articles and email support. - We love to talk via Twitter - say hello @BookCreatorApp PERFECT FOR THE CLASSROOM: Book Creator is open-ended, creative and cross curriculum, and is one of the most popular iPad apps for teachers across the world. “Book Creator sits atop my list of the best educational apps. I’ve used Book Creator with learners of all ages, from kindergarten to adults. Its simplicity is refreshing, allowing authors to focus on their content.” - Tony Vincent, Learning and Technology Consultant, learninginhand.com “Book Creator is one of the most powerful tools I’ve seen to help turn reading and writing into a fun, collaborative project, that even kids who struggle will just love doing.” - Vicki Davis, @CoolCatTeacher “I love this app. It’s an incredibly powerful app with a deceptively easy to use interface. One of the three iPad apps every elementary school should buy.” - Dan Callahan, Instructional Technology Specialist K-5 with 1:1 iPads “A must for anyone in education. I love this app!” - Joe Moretti, Apple UK Education Mentor Read case studies and lesson plans from teachers using Book Creator at bookcreator.com/blog.
Coloring Maker
Transform photos into custom coloring books. Create outlines from images or draw your own, then color them with various tools. Save, share, and even create custom stamps for a personalized coloring experience.
- Create coloring books from photos
- Draw custom outlines
- Edit and fine-tune outlines
- Color with various tools
- Create custom stamps
- Save and share creations
- Child lock function
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"Coloring Maker" is an app that allows you to create your own coloring book. Just take a picture of your favorite illustration with the camera, and you can immediately start coloring. ======================== Features of Coloring Maker ======================== * Simple coloring book app without subscription or membership registration * The feature is that you can make your own coloring book * Creating a coloring book is as easy as scanning images taken with a camera or downloaded. * You can give the coloring book made only with black lines to children and friends and have them play. * You can play by stamping on the coloring book * You can also make your own stamps. * You can save and share your coloring book ======================== Coloring Maker is recommended for these people! ======================== * I want to use a coloring book app that I can play immediately without subscribing or registering as a member * I want to play with my favorite picture as a coloring book * I want to enjoy coloring while talking with parents and children and friends * I want my child to color with the picture I drew * I want to concentrate on coloring without thinking * I want to make a line drawing of an illustration ======================== Coloring Maker Features ======================== [Creating a coloring book] * You can create outlines for coloring books from images taken with the camera or downloaded. * You can fine-tune the captured outline (adjust the density of the line and the strength of the transparency) * You can edit the captured outline (add with a pen, erase with an eraser) * You can create a coloring book by drawing the outline yourself, not from the image. * There are 50 levels of pen thickness that can be used for coloring books * Contours can be re-edited at any time * Can save images with outlines only (PNG format) * Up to 100 coloring books can be created (9 or more, advertisement viewing is required) * The coloring book can be deleted at any time [Coloring book play] * You can paint and decorate the coloring book you made with the following tools * Pen (100 colors, 5 levels of thickness) * Pattern (3x types, 5 levels of thickness) * Stamps (3 sizes, you can add your own) * You can save the completed coloring book image. * Share to SNS, email, etc. [Stamp making, play] * You can make a stamp that can be pressed from the top of the coloring book. * You can create stamps that can be used in [Coloring book play] in the same way as coloring books * You can import outlines from images even when creating stamps [Others] * There is a child lock function * Prevent children from accidentally deleting or sharing coloring books * BGM, sound can be turned ON/OFF * You can undo the coloring operation. * The screen can be enlarged/reduced when creating coloring books and playing. Terms of Use: https://mozkzki.github.io/apps/nurie_maker/terms_and_conditions/english Privacy Policy: https://mozkzki.github.io/apps/nurie_maker/privacy_policy/english
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coloring Maker at 5.0 against Book Creator One's 3.4. Coloring Maker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Book Creator One's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (591 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. Book Creator One sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coloring Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coloring Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Creator One has 591 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Book Creator One ships an update every 3 months, Coloring Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book Creator One | Coloring Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (591 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 591 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tools for Schools Limited | Yutaka Kato |
Customer experience
Book Creator One
Coloring Maker
In-app purchases
Book Creator One
- Book Creator Upgrade$3.99
Coloring Maker
No in-app purchases
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