Comparison

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX vs YASUHATI (Official)

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

YASUHATI (Official)

This game uses your voice to control character actions like moving and jumping. Sing, talk, or read aloud to play in your own unique style. Experience a fun, voice-activated adventure.

Highlights
  • Voice control for movement
  • Voice control for jumping
  • Customizable play styles
  • Official version
  • Live video sharing
Features
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## PC version exceeded 500,000 DL! A huge hit (Official) game appeared! ## "YASUHATI" is a magical phrase... Don't let that 8th beat stop! Do you like talking with friends? Talkative time gets even more exciting! You can play with your voice. Small voice: to move forward Loud voice: jump Larger voice: high jump Singing songs, calling specific words, making live, reading aloud stories .... Please try playing with your own style! Everyone's games live video is also fun, so please search on SNS and enjoy the videos! Eighth Note running on stage! * We are continuously developing. I will do my best to be a fun game! * If the game does not work, please check the following. 1. Please set "permission of microphone (recording)" from "setting" of Smartphone terminal. Reference: "Setting" "Application(privacy)" "YASUHATI" "Microphone" 2. Adjust the "microphone sensor bar" at the bottom of the game screen to the left and right. The recording sensitivity will change. 3. Uninstall the application. Please install again. When "Recording" permission selection message is displayed at the first start, please select "Allow". * Thank you * There are a lot of pirated editions and I am in trouble. The developers are sad. The official version is made in Japan. Thank you for using the official version. * Notice * This software is the official version provided by the original author. For the official version distribution site list, please see the following page. Attention to pirated software! (Pirated version is risk of infection with malware, please use official application) http://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13993 * Terms of Use * Once you download or play the application, you agree to the terms of use. https://www.freem.ne.jp/information/policy_agreement * Title Keyword * YASUHATI original,休むな!8分音符ちゃん,不要停!八分音符酱,不要停!八分音符醬,kurikkingubaka,Don't stop! Eighth Note,8th note,はちぶおんぷちゃん,八分音符ちゃん

Screenshots

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX3 screens
YASUHATI (Official)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX at 4.2 against YASUHATI (Official)'s 2.9. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 41%). YASUHATI (Official)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 252 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's written reviews are positive against 41% of YASUHATI (Official)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, YASUHATI (Official) every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX versus YASUHATI (Official): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Action! PicoPicoMakerEXYASUHATI (Official)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (252 ratings) — better2.9 (159 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better41.5% of reviews
Number of ratings252 — better159
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.Freem

Customer experience

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

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

YASUHATI (Official)

All ratings158 ratings
Positive44.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative52.4%

User reviews

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

From 252 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy-to-use level editor
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🆓 Free-to-play with no WiFi required
  • 🎨 Creative level building mechanics
  • ⏰ Nostalgic experience for long-time players

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and force closures
  • 📱 Poor touch controls and responsiveness
  • 🎮 Inconsistent jump mechanics
  • 🔧 Broken wide/horizontal mode compatibility

YASUHATI (Official)

From 159 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😂 Hilarious and entertaining concept
  • 🎮 Fun party game experience
  • 👥 Great for group entertainment
  • 🎯 Innovative voice-control mechanic
  • 👶 Useful for teaching noise control to children

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes on level selection
  • 🔇 Microphone permission not properly requested
  • 📢 Requires loud shouting (not suitable for public)
  • 😓 Causes vocal strain from excessive shouting
  • ⚠️ Game unplayable after recent updates

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

YASUHATI (Official)

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when selecting Stage 1 or Endless mode
  • App closes and returns to home screen on level selection
  • Microphone permission dialog not appearing
  • Game freezes when attempting to start gameplay
  • Crashes occur after recent version updates
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  • Unplayable on multiple device types and iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix microphone permission notification system
  • Add quiet mode or alternative input methods
  • Improve stability for public play
  • Add volume control or sensitivity settings

In-app purchases

None

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

No in-app purchases

None

YASUHATI (Official)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX free?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YASUHATI (Official) free?
YASUHATI (Official) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or YASUHATI (Official)?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is rated higher. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX averages 4.2 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while YASUHATI (Official) averages 2.9 from 159 ratings.
Do Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or YASUHATI (Official) have ads?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX shows ads; YASUHATI (Official) does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or YASUHATI (Official)?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, and YASUHATI (Official) every 3 weeks. Most recently, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX was updated on October 29, 2026 and YASUHATI (Official) on October 26, 2026.

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