TVTropes vs TierMaker.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVTropes
Explore a vast wiki dedicated to tropes found in TV, anime, film, literature, and more. Discover how media breaks down into common patterns and gain new insights. Features include a game, video examples, and a story generator.
- Explore media tropes
- Name That Trope game
- Video examples of tropes
- Story Generator
- Editing and reviews
- Customizable tabs
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TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life - Dig into your favorite works (TV, anime, film, literature, ...) and find how they break down into tropes. It will change how you view media. Once you get familiar try our new "Name That Trope" game. If you need some visual examples scroll through our Videos pages with thousands of trope examples. You can also use our Story Generator to help you come up with ideas for writing your own story using tropes as the building blocks. For existing users you'll find all the main features such as editing, reviews, trope launch pad, etc. And some new features on the app including: badge shop, PM and Forum notifications, PM's in a single text-style format, new wiki walk experience, and much more. The TVTropes app has many different sections so we've add the ability to customize what tabs you see. Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TierMaker.com
Create and share custom tier lists with millions of available templates. Enjoy an ad-free experience with higher quality downloads and an improved mobile layout for faster creation. A free version is available on the website.
- Create custom tier lists
- Millions of templates available
- Ad-free experience
- High-quality downloads
- Improved mobile layout
- Share tier lists
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The TierMaker app is ad-free. Using it beyond the free trial period requires a subscription or lifetime purchase. You can continue to use the desktop/mobile TierMaker website for free. The official TierMaker app is here. Upgrade your TierMaking experience. No ads. Higher quality downloads without the TierMaker logo on them. Improved mobile layout for quicker tier list creation. Millions of templates already available. TierMaker has no affiliation with any of the logos, brands, or celebrities seen within the app or website. TierMaker uses images under the principles of fair use (17 U.S. Code § 107) as transformative content for commentary, criticism, and personal expression. Terms of use: https://tiermaker.com/guidelines/terms-of-use/ User license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TVTropes at 46% against TierMaker.com's 8%. TVTropes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). TierMaker.com's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 371). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TVTropes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and TierMaker.com sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TVTropes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 371 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of TVTropes's written reviews are positive against 8% of TierMaker.com's.
TVTropes ships an update every 2 weeks, TierMaker.com weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVTropes | TierMaker.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (371 ratings) — better | 4.2 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better | 7.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 371 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TVTropes.org, Inc | Tastier Adventures |
Customer experience
TVTropes
TierMaker.com
User reviews
TVTropes
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Smooth UI
- 🚀 Mostly functional app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Dark mode not working
- 🤖 Unnecessary AI features
- 🤬 Rude responses from mods
- 💰 Excessive ads
TierMaker.com
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 👍 Best version
- 👍 Fun
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 💰 Forces subscription
- 💰 Money hungry
- 💰 Basically useless without subscription
Bugs and requests
TVTropes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Account creation issues with VPN
- Video examples missing from app
Requested features
3 requests- Fix dark mode
- Remove AI story generator
- Improve video playback controls
TierMaker.com
Reported bugs
1 issue- Subscription issue prevents usage
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
TVTropes
- Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$29.991 Year
TierMaker.com
- TierMaker Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- TierMaker Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- TierMaker Pro Lifetime$19.99
