Comparison

MakePlay vs ARBEEF

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

ARBEEF

Features
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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.

Screenshots

MakePlay4 screens
ARBEEF4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ARBEEF sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MakePlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MakePlay versus ARBEEF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakePlayARBEEF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB97 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMAKEPLAY AI, INC.Egor Sharapov

In-app purchases

None

MakePlay

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ARBEEF

One-time4
  • 1 Credit$2.99
  • 2 Credits$4.99
  • 6 Credits$12.99
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  • 12 Credits$22.99

Questions

Is MakePlay free?
MakePlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARBEEF free?
ARBEEF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MakePlay or ARBEEF have ads?
Neither MakePlay nor ARBEEF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MakePlay or ARBEEF?
MakePlay ships an update every 4 days, and ARBEEF every 2 days. Most recently, MakePlay was updated on October 26, 2026 and ARBEEF on October 29, 2026.

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