Comparison

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX vs Ejen Ali

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

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About

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Create and play your own action game stages with a simple tap interface. Design levels using various items, test your creations, and share them with friends. Discover and play stages made by other users worldwide.

Highlights
  • Create custom action game stages
  • Play a variety of user-created levels
  • Simple tap-based item placement
  • Test stages during creation
  • Search for popular and random stages
  • Share stages with friends via URL
  • Retro pixel graphics
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[PLAY] [MAKE] [SEARCH] The Power of imagination can touch the sky! Make your very own action game stages and share them with your friends & family! You can play this game absolutely free! This game is perfectly suited for everyone including KIDS. -Basic Instructions- There are [PLAY], [MAKE] and [SEARCH] option buttons on the main menu. Tap [PLAY] button: Play the games all you want! You have a variety of stages to choose from. The range of stage levels are widely prepared, from beginners to advanced level,including the extreme levels that are crazy difficult! Tap [MAKE] button: Make your own stages. You become the game creator! Simple tap controls make it easy! Select from 30 types of items you can place anywhere you want. Tap an item on the list and then tap on the position where you want to place it. (Squares like a chess board are shown in a stage screen in order to make this process simpler.) Once an item is placed, you can place the same item continuously by alternating between tapping the position (square) in a stage and the "PLACE" button. You can also tap an item you've already placed to see additional options. (e.g. You can choose specific settings for the speed of cannon shell movements and the moveable range of blocks!) Play & find out if you can complete the stage you made! You can even do the test play during the process of making a stage by using the "TEST" button in the upper right corner of the screen. Try your own brand-new stage right away! Tap [SEARCH] button: Find popular stages -- stages made by other users and more. -Random: Search for random stages made by players using this App. -History: Look through stages you've already played. (You can also check if you've completed a stage or not.) -Official Website: Open this App’s official website to start the search. When you have found the one you want to play, tap on the stage and use "START" button. -Enter ID: Paste the GameID and tap "Enter ID" button, if you are unable to start the stage after using "START" button in the official website. (32 alphanumeric characters shown on the official website is the GameID.) Now, you're ready to start the game you found. Enjoy! [Send your original stage to friends & family] If you want to share your original stage with someone, send them the copy of your stage's URL via email! (Downloading this App is required in order to play your stage.) Post your original stage on Twitter, Facebook and LINE are also available! You can also have fun searching online for "PicoPicoMaker" in your free time! Enjoy finding new stages other users have made! Everyone loves the retro-looking pixel graphics games they grew up with! Connect with people from all over the world with PicoPicoMaker! Start your global action game adventure!

About

Ejen Ali

Infiltrate a hacked facility as a young agent to rescue trapped comrades and escape a secure defense system. This action-puzzle game features over 100 challenging levels with unique enemies and gadgets from the animated series.

Highlights
  • Isometric action-puzzle gameplay
  • Over 100 challenging levels
  • Unique enemies and obstacles
  • Rescue missions
  • Exclusive storylines
  • Character-specific gadgets
Features
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Note: Minimum hardware requirement: 1GB RAM EMERGENCY! MATA FACILITY HAS BEEN HACKED BY OUR ENEMY! ALL AGENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT FOR DUTY. ACT IMMEDIATELY! ***Official Mobile Game of the highly anticipated animated TV series Ejen Ali, from Wau Animation & Primeworks studio. Developed by Common Extract and Media Prima Digital. *** Ejen Ali: Emergency is an isometric action-puzzle based mobile game. You will infiltrate deep into the MATA facility which has been hacked by an unknown enemy. During this mission, you will play as Ejen Ali to rescue Agent Bakar and Comot from being trapped as well as to escape from the highly secured defense system of MATA. More than 100 challenging action-puzzle levels Outsmart all new and unique enemies. Drone, Turret, RoboGuard and more! Challenge your mind in solving every puzzle obstacle course to infiltrate deep into the MATA facility. Rescue them and play as Ejen Bakar and Comot on selected levels Dive into new storylines and villains exclusively for Ejen Ali: Emergency Experience all the unique gadgets for every character from the original Ejen Ali Animated series. Get more intel about MATA secret agency on our official facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ejenali/

Screenshots

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX3 screens
Ejen Ali4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX at none against Ejen Ali's 10. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 51%). Ejen Ali's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ejen Ali sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ejen Ali holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 133 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's written reviews are positive against 51% of Ejen Ali's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, Ejen Ali every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX versus Ejen Ali: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Action! PicoPicoMakerEXEjen Ali
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (251 ratings)4.4 (133 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings251 — better133
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB1.3 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.Alt Media Sdn Bhd

Customer experience

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

All ratings251 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative19.6%

Ejen Ali

All ratings133 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral16.3%
Negative32.6%

Bugs and requests

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during gameplay
  • Force closure on iPhone 15 and newer iOS versions
  • Wide version incompatible with latest iOS
  • Touch controls not registering properly
  • Direction keys becoming unresponsive mid-game
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  • Black rectangles obscuring gameplay
  • Inconsistent jump height and movement
  • Loading screen appearing too frequently
  • Levels with missing goals causing errors
  • Buttons not responding on certain devices
  • Spelling error: 'Backguoind' instead of 'Background'
  • Translation issues after recent update

Requested features

16 requests
  • More enemy types and variety
  • Additional power-ups and items
  • Boss battles and boss creation
  • Wider/longer level designs
  • Custom block creation tools
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  • Moving breakable blocks
  • Disappearing and appearing blocks
  • Mushroom power-up for damage protection
  • Checkpoints in levels
  • Race mode
  • World/level selection system
  • Avatar customization
  • Ability to name exported levels
  • Music selection options
  • Improved physics and movement mechanics
  • Persistent coin collection tracking

Ejen Ali

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ejen Ali

One-time10
  • 6000 CR$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Mission Raya 2017 Level Pass$0.99
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  • 18000 CR$1.99
  • Mission Inferno Level Pass$1.99
  • Mission Azurium Level Pass$1.99
  • 40000 CR$4.99
  • 85000 CR$9.99
  • 200000 CR$19.99
  • 500000 CR$49.99

Questions

Is Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX free?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ejen Ali free?
Ejen Ali is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ejen Ali?
Ejen Ali is rated higher. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX averages 4.2 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Ejen Ali averages 4.4 from 133 ratings.
Do Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ejen Ali have ads?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX shows ads; Ejen Ali does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ejen Ali?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, and Ejen Ali every 5 weeks. Most recently, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ejen Ali on July 5, 2026.

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