Comparison

SL!NG vs Monster Maker

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

Head to head
About

SL!NG

Features
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Pull back, aim, and release. SL!NG turns a single touch into a fast, tactile momentum challenge. Every launch is about timing: read the field, choose your angle, and keep the run alive. PLAY YOUR WAY โ€ข Classic โ€” chase distance and a new personal best โ€ข Combo โ€” link clean moves and protect your multiplier โ€ข Time Attack โ€” score as much as possible before time runs out โ€ข Daily Challenge โ€” one shared challenge every day โ€ข Rush โ€” react quickly as the pace climbs โ€ข Ghost Race โ€” compete against a rival run MAKE IT YOURS Earn coins, complete achievements, and unlock a growing collection of balls, trails, and maps. Each style changes the look while the precise one-touch controls stay familiar. CLIMB THE RANKS Compare scores on global, country, and daily leaderboards. Optional cloud save keeps your progress connected. No account is required for core gameplay. Easy to start. Difficult to master. How far can you SL!NG?

About

Monster Maker

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Two or three people draw one monster together. Nobody sees the whole thing until it is finished. Somebody draws the head. Somebody draws the body. Somebody draws the legs, and nobody sees more than the last few marks the player before them left behind. Every part is a guess at what the rest might be. Then the paper opens, and you find out what you made. It is never what anyone intended. That is the point. HOW A GAME GOES Three turns, one creature: head, body, legs. With three players you take one part each. With two, one of you takes two turns. Pick how many are playing and you are drawing within a couple of taps. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone who can draw. There is no reading, no timer, no score, so a five-year-old and a grandparent can play the same round and both be surprised at the end of it. - Families at the kitchen table, with a child who cannot spell yet but can absolutely draw a monster with eight eyes - The two of you on the sofa, a quiet evening in - Friends around a table, where the reveal is the whole event and somebody always laughs too loudly - Parties, where it goes around the room and everyone ends up leaning in to watch - Long car journeys, one phone travelling up and down the back seats - Waiting rooms, airports, and restaurants before the food arrives - Grandparents, cousins and old friends in other countries, each drawing their part whenever it suits them - Classrooms, clubs and rainy afternoons that need filling ON ONE DEVICE Pass the iPhone or iPad around. Your part folds away before you hand it over, so there is nothing to peek at and nobody has to be trusted. Games on one device work completely offline - in a tunnel, a plane or a cabin in the woods is fine. FROM YOUR OWN PHONES Send a link or a game code, and everyone draws their part from wherever they are, whenever it suits them. Nobody has to be in the same room, or awake at the same hour. DRAW HOWEVER YOU LIKE Ink, pencil, crayon and an eraser, with a fingertip or an Apple Pencil. Undo as often as you want. KEEP WHAT YOU MAKE Every finished monster goes into your gallery. Name them, share them, and find them again on your other devices. FOR PARENTS No ads. No accounts and no sign-up. No chat and no strangers. A remote game reaches only the people you send the link to, and nothing your child draws leaves the app unless you share it yourself. WHERE IT COMES FROM Monster Maker is built on "vika gubbe", a Swedish paper-and-pencil game families have played for generations: fold a sheet in three, draw your part, fold it away, pass it on. Same game, on paper that folds itself. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SL!NG4 screens
Monster Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SL!NG at none against Monster Maker's 6. SL!NG also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). Monster Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Monster Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SL!NG asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SL!NG ships an update every 11 days, Monster Maker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
SL!NG versus Monster Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSL!NGMonster Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 8 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArmin MirandaPeter Sillen

In-app purchases

None

SL!NG

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Monster Maker

One-time6
  • Unlock Bucket$4.99
  • Unlock Brush Sizes$4.99
  • Unlock Magic Pen$4.99
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  • Unlock$5.99
  • Unlock Remote with Family Sharing$9.99
  • Unlock Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is SL!NG free?
SL!NG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monster Maker free?
Monster Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SL!NG or Monster Maker have ads?
SL!NG shows ads; Monster Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, SL!NG or Monster Maker?
SL!NG ships an update every 11 days, and Monster Maker every 8 days. Most recently, SL!NG was updated on October 31, 2026 and Monster Maker on November 10, 2026.

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