PatternMaker vs KANJI the difference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatternMaker
Create unique, personalized pattern wallpapers using your name. This app offers a simple, one-click process to generate custom designs for icons or crests.
- Create original pattern wallpapers
- Use your name for designs
- Simple one or two character input
- One-click creation
- Suitable for icons and crests
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You can make your original pattern from your name. It's good for icon and good for crest. Very easy to make. Just put one or two character from your name. And click "Create" button. Very easy !! Try this now !!
KANJI the difference
Test your kanji recognition skills by finding the single different character among similar ones within a 30-second time limit. Earn bonus points for consecutive correct answers and track your progress with detailed play statistics. Enjoy a collection of over 300 questions, from common to obscure kanji, accompanied by calming background music.
- Find different kanji
- 30-second time limit
- Consecutive answer bonus
- Over 300 questions
- Score sharing
- Play status tracking
- Calming background music
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An application to find only one different kanji among similar kanji within a time limit of 30 seconds. You can get more points by consecutive correct answers! Abundant number of questions More than 300 questions, ranging from familiar to difficult-to-read kanji! ●Share function Share your scores on Twitter! ●Play Status Record the number of questions found per second! ●Calming BGM Concentrate on playing with relaxing background music! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KANJI the difference at 5.0 against PatternMaker's 3.4. PatternMaker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KANJI the difference holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PatternMaker has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PatternMaker ships an update every 2 months, KANJI the difference every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PatternMaker | KANJI the difference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sho Kurozumi | Shuya Komiya |
Customer experience
PatternMaker
KANJI the difference
In-app purchases
PatternMaker
No in-app purchases
KANJI the difference
No in-app purchases
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