MakePlay vs ARBEEF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakePlay
Describe your game idea in a sentence and let AI build a playable prototype. Explore a variety of genres, play games directly within the app, and share your creations with a community of players and developers.
- AI-powered game creation from text prompts
- No coding required
- Discover games across multiple genres
- Play games directly in the app
- Share gameplay highlights
- Earn creator rewards
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MakePlay is an AI game maker and a community for players and creators. Describe your idea in a sentence and turn it into a playable game—no coding required. Discover games across genres, share your favorite moments and bring your own creations to the community. MAKE YOUR OWN GAME • Start with an idea, like “a retro space shooter with waves of aliens and a boss fight.” • AI helps build a playable prototype with art, code, sound and levels. • Play-test your game, refine the gameplay and publish it for others to play. DISCOVER AND PLAY • Explore arcade, puzzle, action and adventure games from the MakePlay community. • Discover strategy, RPG, roguelike, idle, shooter and simulation games. • Play games right inside MakePlay, without downloading each one separately. • Play online with others in supported games. • Follow your favorite creators to discover what they make next. SHARE AND CONNECT • Share games you love—or games you’ve made—with friends. • Share automatically generated gameplay highlight videos to show off your favorite moments. • Exchange tips, ideas and feedback with players and creators. • Post updates and join conversations about the games you enjoy. GET REWARDED FOR YOUR CREATIONS • Publish your games, grow your audience and earn creator rewards through your creations. • Creator rewards are in-app points and cannot be exchanged for cash. MakePlay is free to start. Your first game is one sentence away. Support: support@makeplay.ai Privacy Policy: https://makeplay.ai/privacy Terms of Service: https://makeplay.ai/terms
ARBEEF
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We've got beef. Settle it on the living-room floor — yours or your friend's. ARBeef turns any photo into a cartoon 3D fighter, then drops two of them onto your real floor in augmented reality. Two phones, one fight, each player on their own gamepad — in the same room or across town. SNAP Photograph a friend, a pet, a mug, a kid's drawing — anything. No arms or legs? We'll draw them in. A few minutes later you get a low-poly caricature with a full move set. DROP THE ARENA The host taps the floor and a two-metre fight line appears on it. A friend in the room points their camera at the QR code on the host's screen, and both phones see the same arena in the same spot. A friend far away gets a link in any messenger and drops the arena on their own floor. FIGHT Move, jump, punch, kick, block. Rounds go to knockout, best of three. Then hit Rematch — or record the clip and share it. SAME ROOM OR ANOTHER CITY • In one room, fights run directly between two iPhones over local Wi-Fi. They work offline once your fighters are made: basement, cabin, plane • Over a link, the phones connect directly when the networks allow, so it feels like the same room. Your own moves show instantly • A fight link works until its first fight, up to 7 days, so you can send it for later • Talk to your opponent with voice chat during an online fight and right after it. Your mic stays off until you turn it on, and voices never go into clips • Every fighter has the same stats — only the looks differ, so it's fair PAY FOR FIGHTERS, NOT FOR FIGHTS Fights, rematches, catalog fighters and clip recording are free — side by side or over a link. One credit makes one fighter from your photo. Credits never expire, no subscription. If a photo can't be turned into a fighter, the credit comes back automatically. INVITE A FRIEND Bring a friend: when they sign in for the first time with your code, you both get a credit for a new fighter. This is a limited-time offer and may end at any time. Requires iOS 18 and two iPhones for a fight — side by side, or anywhere with internet. Only use photos you have the right to use — ask your friends first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakePlay at none against ARBEEF's 4. MakePlay also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). ARBEEF's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ARBEEF sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MakePlay asks for nothing beyond the download.
MakePlay ships an update every 4 days, ARBEEF every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakePlay | ARBEEF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MAKEPLAY AI, INC. | Egor Sharapov |
In-app purchases
MakePlay
No in-app purchases
ARBEEF
- 1 Credit$2.99
- 2 Credits$4.99
- 6 Credits$12.99
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- 12 Credits$22.99





