Comparison

Pose Maker 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

Pose Maker

Create custom 3D character poses for art reference with intuitive drag-and-drop controls. Features realistic models, studio lighting, and an extensive pose library. Export high-resolution images for your workflow.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop posing
  • Multi-model scenes
  • Realistic male and female models
  • Studio-quality lighting
  • Extensive pose library
  • Export PNGs with transparent backgrounds
Features
Read full description

Struggling to find the perfect reference photo? Stop Googling and start creating! Pose Maker is your new essential art companion. Designed for illustrators, comic artists, and students, our app makes it effortless to create custom 3D poses in seconds. Whether you are sketching a dynamic fight scene or studying subtle hand gestures, our "magic" engine gives you total control. Key Features: - Intuitive "Magic" Drag-and-Drop Forget clunky sliders. simply tap a body part and drag it into place. Our natural inverse kinematics (IK) engine ensures joints move realistically, just like a real human body. - Multi-Model Scenes Need a reference for a couple dancing or a warrior fighting a monster? Add multiple models to a single scene. Realistic Male & Female Models Anime & Chibi Styles Detailed Muscle & Skeletal Maps - Studio-Quality Lighting Don't guess where the shadows fall. Set up directional lights, spotlights, and ambient lighting to see exactly how light interacts with the body. Perfect for practicing shading and values. - Extensive Pose Library Running low on inspiration? detailed preset poses, including: Action & Combat Daily Life (Sitting, Walking, Eating) Hands & Gestures (The hardest part to draw!) - Export for Your Workflow Export high-res PNGs with transparent backgrounds. Use the "Grid View" overlay to nail your proportions on paper. Compatible with Procreate, Photoshop, and Clip Studio Paint workflows. Why Choose Pose Maker? Anatomy Made Easy: See muscles flex and stretch in real-time. Save Time: No more asking friends to pose awkwardly for you. Total Freedom: 360-degree camera control to find the most dramatic angle. Download Pose Maker today and bring your imagination to life! NOTE: We use Apple's standard EULA, if you want to see details click: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Manga Draft

Read full description

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

Pose Maker4 screens
Manga Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pose Maker at none against Manga Draft's shown. Pose Maker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Manga Draft's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pose Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days 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

Pose Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Manga Draft every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pose Maker versus Manga Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPose MakerManga Draft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPham Thuyuuta uehara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pose Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access week3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Unlimited access year$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Manga Draft

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Pages + Poses$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Pose Maker free?
Pose Maker 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 Pose Maker or Manga Draft have ads?
Manga Draft shows ads; Pose Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pose Maker or Manga Draft?
Pose Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Manga Draft every 4 days. Most recently, Pose Maker was updated on November 9, 2026 and Manga Draft on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons