Comparison

PassTheStory vs Addons Creator for Minecraft

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

Head to head
About

PassTheStory

Collaboratively create stories with another person by taking turns adding sentences. This app fosters connection and imagination through a unique, voice-first experience for young children and families. Your stories are saved privately on your device, creating a shared mythology.

Highlights
  • Collaborative sentence-based storytelling
  • Voice input for young children
  • Private story library
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or data collection
  • Family bonding ritual
Features
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One phone. Two people. Same room. Parent and child open the app. One speaks or types a single sentence. Pass the phone. Add the next sentence. Back and forth, as long as you want. When finished, the story saves to your private library. That's it. That's the whole app. THE RITUAL The physical hand-off is the design. Turn-taking. Eye contact. Presence. The story only moves forward when the phone changes hands. The phone becomes what the campfire was—not a portal to somewhere else, but a place where you meet each other. VOICE-FIRST FOR YOUNG CHILDREN A four-year-old who can't write becomes a co-author because her voice is enough. Voice input is built in and works beautifully for early readers and pre-readers alike. YOUR PRIVATE MYTHOLOGY Families don't tell one story. They return. They elaborate. They build worlds. The Kingdom of Soggy Pancakes. The fox in the Misty Clearing. The spaceship that only flies when you're kind. The library grows into a shared mythology that belongs only to you. When they're teenagers and the distance widens, it's still there. "Remember when we made that story about the brave sock?" NOTHING EXTRACTED No ads No data collection No cloud—stories stay on your device No account required Works offline: cars, camping, bedtime No AI writing for you Free forever Human imagination is the original generative engine. PassTheStory protects and exercises it.

About

Addons Creator for Minecraft

Create custom Minecraft Bedrock Edition addons with a 3D model editor, texture painter, and animation tools. Design mobs, vehicles, items, and full behavior packs. Export directly as .mcaddon files for immediate gameplay.

Highlights
  • 3D model editor
  • Texture painting
  • Keyframe animation
  • Behavior pack creation
  • One-tap .mcaddon export
  • Game-ready templates
Features
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Create professional Minecraft Bedrock Edition addons right on your iPhone or iPad. Design 3D models, paint textures, animate creatures, and export ready-to-play .mcaddon files — all in one app. WHAT YOU CAN CREATE Custom mobs, animals, and creatures Vehicles, weapons, and items Full behavior packs with AI Texture variants and render controllers Spawn rules and loot tables Complete addons ready for Minecraft BUILD IN 3D Use desktop-quality modeling tools with a 3-axis transform gizmo, grid snapping, symmetry mode, and multi-select. Add cubes, shape bones, and build anything from animals to vehicles. PAINT TEXTURES Paint pixel art directly on your 3D model or use the dedicated texture maker with a full color picker, mirror mode, undo/redo, and pinch-to-zoom canvas. ANIMATE EVERYTHING Keyframe animation with a professional timeline, 9 easing modes, curve editor, and copy/paste. Build animation controller state machines with Molang-driven transitions. ALL EDITORS IN ONE APP Behavior, Item, Block, Recipe, Spawn Rule, Loot Table, Particle, Sound, Biome, Enchantment, Render Controller, Molang, and more. GAME-READY TEMPLATES Start from built templates EXPORT & PLAY One-tap export as .mcaddon or .mcpack. Also supports glTF export for Blender and Unity. Import existing addons to edit and customize. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Requires an active subscription to access all features. Choose the plan that works for you during setup. Subscription options: Weekly subscription Annual subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms: https://blakzero.com/tos Privacy: https://blakzero.com/privacy

Screenshots

PassTheStory4 screens
Addons Creator for Minecraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PassTheStory at 5.0 against Addons Creator for Minecraft's 3.7. PassTheStory also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Addons Creator for Minecraft's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Addons Creator for Minecraft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. PassTheStory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PassTheStory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addons Creator for Minecraft has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PassTheStory versus Addons Creator for Minecraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassTheStoryAddons Creator for Minecraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJustin NeumanBlakzero Oy

In-app purchases

None

PassTheStory

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Addons Creator for Minecraft

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PassTheStory free?
PassTheStory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Addons Creator for Minecraft free?
Addons Creator for Minecraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PassTheStory or Addons Creator for Minecraft?
PassTheStory is rated higher. PassTheStory averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Addons Creator for Minecraft averages 3.7 from 23 ratings.
Do PassTheStory or Addons Creator for Minecraft have ads?
Neither PassTheStory nor Addons Creator for Minecraft shows ads.

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