Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX vs Game Creator 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Game Creator 2D
Design and build your own 2D games directly on your iPad or iPhone. This app provides all the necessary tools, including sprite and level editors, without requiring any programming knowledge. Create characters, compose music, and build interactive worlds for various game genres.
- No programming required
- Sprite editor for graphics
- Object editor for game logic
- Level editor for environments
- Song maker for music
- Predefined game genres
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GAME CREATOR With Game Creator you can create your own games on your iPad or iPhone. It works just out of the box, you do not need to install third party plugins or other software. NO programming or scripting is required. BEFORE YOU BUY Please note that this is not a professional game creation tool. You cannot create commercial games. This is a simple but powerful tool with lots of great features and easy to use functions and a friendly interface. You can enjoy creating your own games, drawing characters, composing music, building your levels, interacting with monsters and enemies, etc. but if you are about to make a commercial quality AAA game, this might not be the app you are looking for. GENRES There are several predefined genres to choose from: - Platformer - Scroller Shooter - Topview adventure or shooter - Run and jump - Tower Defense - BreakOut - Racer - RPG BUILT-IN TOOLS Game Creator has all the tools you need to build your game: - Sprite Editor - create single or animated graphics items - Object Editor - define the game objects or actors (enemies, monsters, etc) and set their behavior - Level Editor - place your objects and craft the playing areas - Song Maker - compose background music TUTORIALS Please find video tutorials and guides: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjL9b5dSmYxL3KiIVzXwraQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX at Free against Game Creator 2D's $2.99. Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (73% vs 64%). Game Creator 2D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On 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
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download; Game Creator 2D costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's written reviews are positive against 64% of Game Creator 2D's.
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, Game Creator 2D fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX | Game Creator 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (251 ratings) — better | 3.7 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 64.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #145 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GlobalGear Co. Ltd. | Zoltan Percsich |
Customer experience
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX
Game Creator 2D
User reviews
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX
From 251 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Game Creator 2D
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to learn and use
- 💡 Great for creating games without coding
- ✨ Many genres, items, blocks, and enemies
- 🤩 Fun to create games
- 🚀 Good app with potential
Room to improve
- 😞 Limited creativity options
- 💸 Not worth the cost for some
- ⚠️ Some features missing compared to Android
- 🚫 No online capabilities for some
- 📉 Features removed for some users
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
Game Creator 2D
Reported bugs
10 issues- Crash when opening games in project menu
- Game icon turns black, unable to open project
- Game overlapped different levels after saving
- Jump sprite makes character stuck in block
- Duplicating glitch with transfer objects
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- Title screen goes to victory screen instead of game
- Tower Defense doesn't work, wave start button does nothing
- Game seems broken when trying to play saved version
- Level position switches back to beginning when making longer levels
- Access to download and upload games removed
Requested features
26 requests- Add a tutorial
- Update the app more frequently
- Online mode for playing other players' games
- Export sprites to photo library
- Add a checkpoint system
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- Add an NPC system
- Import music from files
- Upload and download online levels
- Add boss selection when making an enemy
- Option to publish games or play others' games
- Add ability to import images
- Way to transform player into something else with power-ups
- Add a community tab
- Add a 3D select and characters
- Add back old features like download games and import image
- Add more game development options
- Add online levels for iPhone and others
- Add game server to this version
- Add importing feature back
- Add a back arrow instead of tilting screen to exit full screen
- Add a feature to import sprite from camera roll
- Add power-up features for new abilities
- Add double jump option
- Add popup text in levels
- Translate the application
- Add ability to import files from the app
In-app purchases
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX
No in-app purchases
Game Creator 2D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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