Comparison

Monster Maker vs Block Jigsaw Jam

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

Head to head
About

Monster Maker

Features
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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/

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Block Jigsaw Jam

Features
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Block Jigsaw Jam A sliding-block puzzle where every piece is also a jigsaw fragment. On a gridded board, each block holds part of a larger image. Slide blocks left, right, up, or down to align and connect adjacent jigsaw edges. Once all pieces on a block form a complete picture, that block disappears. Clear every block from the board to solve the level. Simple controls, increasingly tricky layouts, and a satisfying blend of spatial logic and visual matching โ€“ can you jam your way through all the boards?

Screenshots

Monster Maker4 screens
Block Jigsaw Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Monster Maker at none against Block Jigsaw Jam's shown. Monster Maker also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Block Jigsaw Jam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Block Jigsaw Jam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Maker ships an update every 8 days, Block Jigsaw Jam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Monster Maker versus Block Jigsaw Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster MakerBlock Jigsaw Jam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.515.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB177 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPeter SillenClang Network

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
10 purchases

Block Jigsaw Jam

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
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  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99
  • 25000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Bundle$49.99
  • 60000 Coins$59.99
  • 120000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Monster Maker free?
Monster Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Jigsaw Jam free?
Block Jigsaw Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monster Maker or Block Jigsaw Jam have ads?
Block Jigsaw Jam shows ads; Monster Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Maker or Block Jigsaw Jam?
Monster Maker ships an update every 8 days, and Block Jigsaw Jam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Monster Maker was updated on November 10, 2026 and Block Jigsaw Jam on November 6, 2026.

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