Comparison

Monster Maker vs dumplie

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

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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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dumplie

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Stack, merge, and chase a new high score. Dumplie is a charming merge puzzle with dynamic physics and a simple idea: Drop dumplings into the basket and bring two matching ones together. They merge into a new, larger character—but every move leaves you with less room. Plan ahead, use movement and chain reactions to your advantage, and connect several merges to build a combo worth up to 5× the points. Discover all ten dumplings and work your way up to the mighty Kinako. When two Kinakos meet, the Dumplie Feast begins and creates valuable space. WHAT AWAITS YOU • Intuitive one-finger controls • Fun physics-based merges • Ten dumpling tiers to discover • Combos worth up to 5× the points • Your own high score and character collection • Automatically saved game progress • Delightful animations, music, and haptic feedback Every dumpling changes the board. How long can you stay in control—and how high can you score?

Screenshots

Monster Maker4 screens
dumplie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Monster Maker at none against dumplie's shown. Monster Maker also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). dumplie's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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. Monster Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and dumplie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Maker ships an update every 6 days, dumplie every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Monster Maker versus dumplie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Makerdumplie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter Sillenkonax media Guenther Fick GbR

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
1 purchases

dumplie

One-time1
  • Dumplie Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Monster Maker free?
Monster Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dumplie free?
dumplie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monster Maker or dumplie have ads?
dumplie shows ads; Monster Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Maker or dumplie?
Monster Maker ships an update every 6 days, and dumplie every 4 weeks. Most recently, Monster Maker was updated on October 31, 2026 and dumplie on October 29, 2026.

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