Characterize vs Picks
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
Picks
This app helps you make decisions with fun, random generators and spinning wheels. Easily create custom outcomes for any choice, from what to eat to random colors or numbers. It offers flexibility with unlimited outcomes, adjustable timers, and customizable colors.
- Create custom generators and wheels
- Unlimited outcomes
- Adjustable timer
- Customizable colors
- Set outcome weights
- Backup and restore data
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Picks is an app that allows you to make decisions in a new and fun way! You can create generators to create multiple outcomes or use pickers to spin a wheel and get a random decision. If a decision is difficult to make, let Picks help you decide! Should I eat out or order in? Should I do this or that? Maybe you just need a random color, number or anything. Picks can help you with all these decisions and more. Here are some of Picks great features: • Easy to create generators & wheels • An unlimited number of outcomes • Adjustable timer for timing related outcomes • Customizable colors to get just the right look • Set weights for outcomes • Backup & restore data if you enjoy Picks and want to show your support, please leave a review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Picks at 4.8 against Characterize's 4.3. Picks also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Characterize's advantage is ratings volume (344 vs 30) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Picks sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Picks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Characterize has 344 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Characterize's written reviews are positive against 90% of Picks's.
Characterize ships an update every 3 weeks, Picks every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Characterize | Picks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (344 ratings) | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Winn | Anthony Fiorito |
Customer experience
Characterize
Picks
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
Picks
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
Picks
- Picks Pro$2.99
- Great Tip$2.99
- Incredible Tip$4.99
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- Unbelievable Tip$9.99









