Button Badge Maker vs Acsta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Button Badge Maker
Easily design custom button badges by arranging and cropping your images. The app automatically generates A4 printable layouts, simplifying the creation of DIY merchandise and craft projects without complex design software.
- One-tap button badge layout
- Circular image cropping
- Automatic A4 print layout
- Arrange multiple images
- Create printable templates
- DIY merchandise creation
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Create your own badges and keepsakes with ease. Turn favorite characters, family photos, and pet portraits into memories you can hold. Bring photo cropping, text decoration, background editing, automatic layouts, and printing together in one app. No complicated design software or placing every photo by hand. • Flexible paper sizes Choose A4, A5, A6, or 5-inch, 6-inch, and 7-inch photo paper. Tap the current size on the home screen to switch. Create custom sizes in millimeters, save favorites, and automatically reuse your last selection. • Automatic layouts Add up to 50 photos. Arrange them automatically by paper size, shape, and finished dimensions, with a count of photos that won’t fit. Changing paper size rearranges the sheet without changing the finished size of your designs. • 21 shapes Circles, squares, triangles, stars, polygons, hearts, ovals, shields, drops, candy shapes, clouds, bookmarks, bells, tags, and more. • Precise sizing Set design size and spacing in millimeters. Save favorite sizes and remember settings for each shape. Adjust rounded corners, add dashed cutting guides, and optionally extend edge colors into the bleed area. • Individual photo editing Drag, zoom, rotate, and flip photos horizontally or vertically. In Edit mode, drag to swap photo positions. Make multiple copies at once. • Curved text and decorations Circular designs support full-circle, upper-arc, and lower-arc text, each with its own starting position, letter spacing, and edge distance. Other compatible shapes support text along the bottom edge. Add colors, bold text, shadows, symbols, and emoji. • Font choices Use built-in fonts such as MiSans, or import TTF, OTF, and TTC fonts from Files. • 28 photo filters Explore vivid, Japanese-inspired, black-and-white, retro, film, neon, and cinematic looks. Apply a style to all photos or adjust each individually. • Background effects and patterns On-device subject recognition keeps the subject sharp while you add adjustable blur, bokeh, motion, pixelation, or crystallization effects to the background. Replace backgrounds with dots, squares, triangles, hearts, or emoji. Customize colors and choose orderly or random arrangements. • Refine subject selections Use a brush or similar-color selection to add or remove foreground areas. Adjust edge softness for a natural blend. • Automatic saving Layouts and unfinished edits are saved locally so you can continue later. • Print and export Print with AirPrint or export PNG, JPEG, and PDF files at your selected paper size. Choose white or transparent backgrounds. PNG and PDF support transparency; JPEG uses white. For final printing, use PDF and “Actual Size / 100%” to avoid automatic scaling. • Designed for iPad Wide windows show preview and controls side by side. Layouts adapt to portrait, landscape, and Split View. Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, German, French, Japanese, and Korean. No account required. Photo editing and subject recognition run on your device. The free version includes one print or export per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited printing and exporting. Turn what you love into something uniquely yours.
Acsta
Transform your photos into unique 3D fan merchandise like standees, cards, and keychains. Create custom trading cards with auto-generated stats and engage in real-time battles with friends. Export your creations as videos or images, all while keeping your photos private on your device.
- 8 types of virtual goods
- Adjustable 3D depth, gloss, size, background
- Auto-generated trading card stats
- Real-time local multiplayer battles
- Gift created goods to friends
- Display goods as a clock
- Export as video or image
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Create virtual 3D fan goods from a photo and enjoy them on your phone. This app does not manufacture or ship physical products. Pick one photo and it becomes 3D fan merch that catches light and moves like the real thing. ■ 10 kinds of virtual goods Acrylic standee / keychain / button badge / trading card / sticker / fan / slogan banner / tapestry / Snow Globe / Puffy Sticker. Adjust depth, gloss, size and background freely. ■ Watch the transformation The subject's outline flashes, the background falls away, and your photo gains depth to become a standee. Making it is part of the magic. ■ Trading cards are born automatically A character name, a signature move, HP and power are generated from the photo itself. The same photo always gets the same stats — a one-of-a-kind card. ■ Battle friends nearby Face another iPhone and battle in real time: charge your move gauge, fire, guard — a 60-second duel. Play solo against the CPU too. ■ Gift your goods Send any goods you made to a friend nearby (you keep your own copy). ■ Display as a clock stand A clock display with weather-linked backgrounds and light effects. Your desk becomes a tiny shrine. ■ Export as video or image Save moving 3D videos (standard 4:5 or 9:16 for Reels) and images to your camera roll and share anywhere. ■ Privacy first Photo analysis, goods rendering and battles all run entirely on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone. ■ GoodsCri Pro Make 2 for free with every feature unlocked. Like it? Go Pro. No subscription. Pay once, create forever. Runs on your device. No ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Button Badge Maker at free with in-app purchases against Acsta's paid. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Button Badge Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Acsta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Button Badge Maker ships an update weekly, Acsta every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Button Badge Maker | Acsta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 云涛 贾 | Particles and Waves |
In-app purchases
Button Badge Maker
- Unlimited Export$3.99
Acsta
- GoodsCri Pro$2.99









