Comparison

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX vs ぽよラン

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!

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ぽよラン

Features
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ぽよんぽよんと跳ねる「ぽよ」を操作して、どこまで遠くへ進めるかに挑戦する、かわいいランゲームです。 ■ かんたん操作 画面の左半分をタップすると左へ、右半分をタップすると右へ。 ジャンプは自動なので、タイミングを合わせて足場から足場へ跳び移るだけ。 シンプルだけど、先へ進むほど足場は小さく、動きはトリッキーに。 「あと少し先へ」と、何度でも挑戦したくなります。 ■ いろいろな足場とじゃまもの ・左右や上下に動く足場 ・一度乗るとくずれてしまう床 ・大ジャンプできるジャンプ台 ・ふわふわ浮かぶトゲの敵「とげぽよ」 進むたびに変わる足場を見きわめて、ベスト記録を更新しよう。 ■ 13体のぽよを集めよう しろぽよ、いちごぽよ、ねこぽよ、にんじゃぽよ…… 走った距離やベストスコアに応じて、個性ゆたかなぽよが解放されます。 ぽよごとにスピードとバウンドの力がちがうので、お気に入りのぽよを見つけてね。 キャラ選択画面では、それぞれの紹介も見られます。 伝説の「きんぽよ」に会えるのは、すべてを極めた人だけ! ■ CPUとたいせん 「よわい」「ふつう」「つよい」の3つの強さから選んで、CPUのぽよとゴールまで競争。 ぶつかると弾かれるので、駆け引きも楽しめます。 ■ ゴーストたいせん 全員が同じコースを走り、そのコースで1位の人の走りを再現した「ゴースト」と勝負! 1位を抜いたら、次はあなたのゴーストがみんなの挑戦を受けます。 ■ ランキング ベストスコアとトータルスコアのランキングで、全国のプレイヤーと記録を競えます。 短い時間でもサクッと遊べるので、スキマ時間にもぴったり。 気軽に始めて、気づけば夢中に。 あなたはどこまで進める?

Screenshots

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX3 screens
ぽよラン4 screens

Verdict

The call

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX and ぽよラン are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, ぽよラン every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX versus ぽよラン: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Action! PicoPicoMakerEXぽよラン
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (251 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings251 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB139 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.asahi takagaki

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

ぽよラン

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

No in-app purchases

None

ぽよラン

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX free?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ぽよラン free?
ぽよラン is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or ぽよラン have ads?
Both Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX and ぽよラン show ads.
Which is updated more often, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or ぽよラン?
Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update monthly, and ぽよラン every 3 weeks. Most recently, Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX was updated on October 16, 2026 and ぽよラン on October 14, 2026.

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