Comparison

Charactool vs Manga Draft

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

Head to head
About

Charactool

Create and customize 3D body models with adjustable parameters for height, build, and proportions. Pose characters precisely with intuitive controls and choose from various shading styles, including realistic and cel-shaded options. Export models in multiple 3D formats for use in other creative software.

Highlights
  • Customizable body types and proportions
  • Intuitive joint controls for posing
  • Multiple shading styles (realistic, cel-shaded)
  • Anatomy shading for muscle detail
  • 3D export in GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ (Pro)
  • Designed for illustrators and concept artists
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CUSTOMIZE ANY BODY TYPE ∙ Go beyond cookie-cutter 3D models ∙ Adjust height, build, proportions, and dozens of body parameters ∙ Create any character from slim to muscular, tall to short, and everything in between POSE IT YOUR WAY ∙ Set up any pose with intuitive joint controls ∙ Rotate, adjust, and fine-tune every angle to match your scene ∙ No more awkward stock poses — create exactly what your art demands MULTIPLE SHADING STYLES ∙ Switch between realistic, cel-shaded, and 3D animation styles ∙ Use anatomy shading to see muscle lines and color-coded muscle groups ∙ Find the perfect look to match your art style and workflow EXPORT IN 3D FORMATS (Pro subscribers only) ∙ GLB, FBX, OBJ, and USDZ supported ∙ Use your models in Clip Studio, Blender, and other creative tools ∙ Take your customized 3D characters into any workflow BUILT FOR ARTISTS ∙ Designed by an artist, for artists ∙ Perfect for webtoons, manga, illustrations, and concept art ∙ Get accurate body references without relying on stereotypical 3D models Terms of Use: https://charactool.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://charactool.com/privacy

About

Manga Draft

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Capture the idea before you over-draw it. Manga Draft is a storyboard ("name") app for comics, where panel layout, character poses, perspective and composition all live on one canvas. = Panels by dragging a line Drag across the canvas to split panels horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Adjust the gutter, undo a split, and merge or delete the panels you select. = Poses for people and animals Choose from 49 human and 22 four-legged poses by category, by name search, or from real skeleton thumbnails. Adjust facing, size and thickness, human head-to-body ratio, and an animal's leg, torso and neck proportions. Colour coding keeps multiple characters readable at a glance. The monthly plan lets you drag joints directly and tune front-to-back overlap. = Check depth with perspective Drag the vanishing point and the horizon to shape a perspective grid. Set width and depth increments, and figures or items resize along the guide as you move them back. Guides and figures can be shown only inside the panel you selected. = Block out a scene quickly Pick from 194 scene items in 9 categories: everyday objects, furniture, school and work, places and transport, food, nature and weather, story and action, emotion and dialogue, animals and the body. Search by name too. Combine them with text, speed lines, focus lines and tone, then drag, resize and rotate to rough out a scene. = Build a story across pages A project can hold many pages. Add, duplicate and delete pages, and move between them to check how the story flows. = Organise, save and share Projects live in nested folders you can rename and reorganise, and your work saves automatically as you edit. Export a finished page as an image and share it through the standard iOS share sheet. No account required. Your work is stored on your device. Thinking before drawing, made faster and freer. --------------- ABOUT TICKETS AND THE MONTHLY PLAN Creating each new page costs one ticket. That covers the first page of a new project, adding a page, and duplicating a page. You start with 20 tickets. Watching a rewarded video ad through to the end adds 3 more, free and with no limit. Editing an existing page or simply opening a project costs nothing. The optional monthly plan, "Unlimited Pages + Pose Editing", removes ticket costs for page creation and unlocks detailed joint position and front-to-back adjustment for people and animals. It renews every month and continues until cancelled. Prices vary by region and are shown before you confirm. You can cancel any time from Subscriptions in the App Store. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://yutty31523152-coder.github.io/manga-draft/privacy.html

Screenshots

Charactool4 screens
Manga Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Charactool at none against Manga Draft's shown. Manga Draft's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charactool sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Manga Draft sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charactool ships an update every 2 weeks, Manga Draft every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Charactool versus Manga Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharactoolManga Draft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size460 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUJULIN Co.yuuta uehara

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Charactool

Subscriptions4
  • Charactool Plus – Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Charactool Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Charactool Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Charactool Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Manga Draft

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Pages + Poses$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Charactool free?
Charactool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Manga Draft free?
Manga Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Charactool or Manga Draft have ads?
Manga Draft shows ads; Charactool does not.
Which is updated more often, Charactool or Manga Draft?
Charactool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Manga Draft every 4 days. Most recently, Charactool was updated on November 8, 2026 and Manga Draft on November 10, 2026.

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