Comparison

Funky Maker vs ColorBox Mustard

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

Head to head
About

Funky Maker

Create, play, and share your own rhythm-based musical levels. Catch arrows to the beat of the music to achieve high scores and master the game. Submit your creations to a global audience.

Highlights
  • Create custom musical levels
  • Play rhythm-based challenges
  • Share levels with friends
  • Submit creations to game servers
  • Catch arrows to music
  • Aim for high scores
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Welcome to Funky Maker: Mobile! With this app, you can download, play, and create your own musical levels easily, comfortably, and quickly. Design your own levels and share them with your friends; you can even submit them to our game servers for the whole world to enjoy your creations! Immerse yourself in the action as you catch arrows to the rhythm of the music, aiming for the highest scores and mastering the game! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ColorBox Mustard

Create unique music mixes by adding and combining sound characters. This interactive game features vibrant visuals and distinct audio personalities, allowing you to experiment with beats, melodies, and vocals without prior musical experience.

Highlights
  • Create custom music mixes
  • Add and combine sound characters
  • Explore 25 unique characters
  • Mix beats, melodies, vocals, and sound effects
  • Record and share audio up to 1 minute
  • Designed for iPhone and iPad
Features
Currently charting
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Build a mix one character at a time in Colorbox Mustard Game, an interactive music game with a bold visual style and a playful cast of sound makers. HOW TO PLAY Tap a character icon to bring its sound onto the stage. Combine up to seven characters, then swap or remove them until the rhythm feels right. CREATE YOUR SOUND - Mix beats, melodies, voices, and effects - Explore 25 distinctive characters - Try new combinations and build layered tracks - Record up to one minute of game audio - Save or share your favorite recordings - Play in a landscape layout made for iPhone and iPad No music experience is needed. Start with one sound, add a rhythm, and keep experimenting until the whole cast becomes your track.

Screenshots

Funky Maker4 screens
ColorBox Mustard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ColorBox Mustard at 4.3 against Funky Maker's 3.7. ColorBox Mustard also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Funky Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ColorBox Mustard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ColorBox Mustard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 194 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Funky Maker's written reviews are positive against 63% of ColorBox Mustard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Funky Maker versus ColorBox Mustard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunky MakerColorBox Mustard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (88 ratings)4.3 (194 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better63.4% of reviews
Number of ratings88194 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#93#60 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperALEXIS MIGUEL NUNEZOPTOELECTRONICS FUTURE LTD

Customer experience

Funky Maker

All ratings72 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.9%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral16.9%
Negative16.9%

ColorBox Mustard

All ratings165 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative29.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Funky Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Funky Maker: Premium! Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Funky Maker: Premium! Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

ColorBox Mustard

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Funky Maker free?
Funky Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ColorBox Mustard free?
ColorBox Mustard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Funky Maker or ColorBox Mustard?
ColorBox Mustard is rated higher. Funky Maker averages 3.7 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while ColorBox Mustard averages 4.3 from 194 ratings.
Do Funky Maker or ColorBox Mustard have ads?
Both Funky Maker and ColorBox Mustard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Funky Maker or ColorBox Mustard?
Funky Maker ships an update weekly, and ColorBox Mustard weekly. Most recently, Funky Maker was updated on November 5, 2026 and ColorBox Mustard on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Funky Maker or ColorBox Mustard?
Funky Maker currently peaks at #93 in the App Store charts, and ColorBox Mustard at #60. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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