Characterize vs Shrewd!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Characterize
Generate unique characters with names, traits, and stats instantly. Explore diverse categories and save your favorites for any creative project. Unlock additional themed packs for even more variety.
- Unlimited name generation
- Rich character details (age, traits, etc.)
- Themed character packs
- Save and share creations
- Diverse character categories
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Characterize: Your Unlimited Character Creation Companion Characterize is the ideal tool for writers, role-players, storytellers, and anyone who needs fresh, original characters at a moment’s notice. With a tap, Characterize draws from a massive, ever-expanding database of names, traits, and stats to bring you a nearly infinite variety of unique personalities—enough for even the most epic of projects. Whether you’re crafting a daring pirate, a cunning assassin, a modern hero, or something more fantastical, Characterize helps you find the perfect fit every time. Save your favorites, tweak their details, and return for more whenever inspiration strikes! Key Features: Boundless Name Generation: - Instantly generate characters from countless categories, including humans, orcs, pirates, assassins, and more. The possibilities stretch into the quadrillions—no two characters need ever be the same! Rich Character Details: - Don’t stop at names. Dive into ages, birthdays, hair and eye color, height, intelligence, personality, and relationships—all created with a single tap. Your characters will spring to life with depth and flair! Unlock Even More Worlds: - Beyond the vast default selection, themed packs give you even more variety. From superheroes to aliens, historical figures to anime icons, you’ll find the perfect flavor for any setting. Save & Share with Ease: - Keep track of your favorite creations and share them with friends. Revisit your saved characters whenever you like—no scrolling through endless notes or documents. Whether you’re naming a long-awaited protagonist, populating a tabletop campaign, or challenging yourself to write a story without knowing your cast in advance, Characterize puts limitless inspiration at your fingertips. Stop juggling multiple tools—download Characterize today and generate your next hero with a single tap! http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Shrewd!
Generate over 3.5 million unique Shakespearean insults to entertain friends or craft witty comebacks. Save favorites, share on social media, and learn the meanings of obscure words.
- Millions of unique insults
- Save favorite insults
- Share on social media
- Includes real Shakespearean insults
- Word definitions provided
- Random insult generator
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Insult thy friends and foes alike, Shakespearean style! Borrow from the Bard and unleash over 851 QUADRILLION fresh and fierce insults to impress and confuse. That's 851,000,000,000,000,000 in case you're wondering — now try and read that number 3 times in a row, we dare you! All we know is it's enough to insult everyone on Earth... twice a second... until the sun burns out. Man.... Shakespeare was a MEAN guy! Every insult is completely unique, so keep your friends guessing on how you keep 'em coming! Never struggle for comebacks again! Win those banter battles! ...Or alternatively have a laugh with your friends over coffee. (Or whatever's your beverage of choice.) Features: - Save your favourite insults to revisit later. - Share insults on social media... there's no escape from your cruel wit! - Home Screen widget delivers a fresh insult every morning. Rise and shine. - Includes real insults straight from Shakespeare's works, with act and scene references. - Tap any word for a definition, and smugly expand your lexicon. - Hear insults read aloud in a suitably dramatic voice. - Night edition scroll theme for scheming in the dark. - Browse your full insult history — every barb, catalogued for posterity. Still sitting on the fence? Here's a sample: - "Your goatish sheath is the greatest thing about ye." - "Peace, you wrangling boar-pig!" - "I am sick when I do look on thou, ye unwash'd baboon." - "Ah, you capering minion, you were born to do me shame." - "Swaggering satan." So what are you waiting for? Get insulting with style using the world's most beautifully designed burn generator, you lubberly scoundrel!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Characterize at none against Shrewd!'s shown. Characterize also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Characterize sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Shrewd! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Characterize against 4.4 for Shrewd!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Characterize has 344 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Characterize's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shrewd!'s.
Characterize ships an update every 3 weeks, Shrewd! every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Characterize | Shrewd! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (344 ratings) | 4.4 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexander Winn | EPIC APPS UK |
Customer experience
Characterize
Shrewd!
Bugs and requests
Characterize
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Issues with custom generators and editing characters
- Purchased content not unlocking properly
Requested features
3 requests- More free generators
- Ability to edit and customize generated characters
- Sorting and organization options for saved characters
Shrewd!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Characterize
- Heroes & Villains Generator$0.99
- Wizards & Witches Generator$0.99
- Gods & Goddesses Generator$0.99
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- Anime & Manga Generator$0.99
- Demons Generator$0.99
- Anthros Generator$0.99
- Aliens Generator$0.99
- Kings, Queens, & Nobles Generator$0.99
- Apocalypse Survivors Generator$0.99
- Assassins Generator$0.99
- Angels Generator$0.99
- Demigods Generator$0.99
- Dragons Generator$0.99
- Fantasy Races Bundle$4.99
- Mythology Bundle$5.99
- All Generators$19.99
Shrewd!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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