Comparison

Akinator vs Dollify

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

Head to head
About

Akinator

This app guesses characters, movies, animals, or objects you're thinking of by asking a series of questions. Challenge the genie, compete on leaderboards, and collect awards by guessing obscure characters. Play daily challenges and track your achievements.

Highlights
  • Guesses characters, movies, animals, and objects
  • Asks a series of questions
  • Collects Aki Awards
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards and Hall of Fame
  • User accounts for achievements
  • Supports 17 languages
Features
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Akinator can read your mind just like magic and tell you what character you are thinking of, just by asking a few questions. Think of a real or fictional character and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Will you dare challenge the genie? And what about other themes like movies, animals…? ###NEW### ENJOY A NEW EXPERIENCE! Discover a redesigned genie with new emotions and fully animated. 3 ADDITIONAL THEMES BESIDES THE CHARACTERS Akinator is getting stronger and stronger... The genie has increased his knowledge, and now you have the opportunity to also challenge him on movies, animals and objects! Will you manage to defeat Akinator? GO IN SEARCH FOR AKI AWARDS The blue Genie invites you to think outside the box. As you know, he likes to guess characters and to take on difficult challenges. To do that, make him guess forgotten characters who have not been played for a very long time and you may win the best Aki Awards. BE THE BEST PLAYER Challenge the other players on the leaderboards to prove who the best is. You may write your name on the Last Super Awards board or on the Hall of Fame. KEEP ON GUESSING Each day, try to find the 5 mysterious characters and win some additional and specific Aki Awards. Complete the full Daily Challenge and earn the Gold Daily Challenge Aki Award, one of the most prestigious Aki Awards. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS Akinator lets you create your own user account. It will record the Aki Awards you've won and your Genizs' balance. They will follow you everywhere now, even if you change your mobile device. PLAY MORE, WITHOUT ANY LIMITS! THE PREMIUM POTION unlocks all characters and removes all ads from the app, to ensure you get the best gaming experience. Main features: -17 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Hebrew, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Dutch) -Get 3 additional themes: Movies, Animals and Objects -Aki Awards Board to get an overview of your collection -Hall of Fame with both current and previous ranking -Last super awards for Black, Platinum and Gold Aki Awards -Daily Challenges Board -Add magic by proposing a photo or some questions -The sensitive content filter --------------------------- Follow Akinator on: Facebook @officialakinator Twitter @akinator_team Instagram @akinatorgenieapp --------------------------- Genie’s tips: -Akinator requires an Internet connection to use his magic lamp. Turn on Wifi or be sure to have a data plan. -Don’t forget to scroll down the list to find and select your language

About

Dollify

Create adorable, personalized avatars with a vast array of customization options. Easily design unique portraits by selecting from numerous items across 14 categories and their color variations. Share your creations and get featured on social media.

Highlights
  • Create custom avatars
  • 14 customization categories
  • Thousands of unique combinations
  • Color variations for items
  • Easy to use interface
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Hi peeps! I'm @dave.xp and I can't wait for you to make your own portraits! Me and the developer team have carefully crafted this app so you can make the cutest looking avatars on the internet! It's very easy to use and you'll get the most beautiful results by just picking your favourite items out of 14 different categories. With many different items to choose from and their color variations, you can make thousands of unique combinations and I can't wait to see yours! Tag your portraits with the hashtag #dollifyapp and I'll be featuring some of them every week on my Instagram account! Dave XP

Screenshots

Akinator4 screens
Dollify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dollify at none against Akinator's shown. Dollify also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Akinator's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Akinator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dollify sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Akinator against 4.5 for Dollify. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akinator has 423K ratings behind it against 63K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 82% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akinator ships an update fortnightly, Dollify monthly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Akinator versus Dollify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkinatorDollify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (423K ratings) — better4.5 (63K ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews81.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings423K — better63K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB831 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElokenceDavid Alvarez

Customer experience

Akinator

All ratings423,025 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews4,560 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative11.9%

Dollify

All ratings63,109 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1,771 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative9.0%

User reviews

Akinator

From 423K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Impressive AI that can guess almost anything
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Ability to customize the genie
  • 🔒 Child safety mode available

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Repetitive questions
  • 🤯 Creepy/invasive feeling of the AI
  • 🔍 Difficulty in outsmarting the genie

Dollify

From 63K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Great game
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • 🙂 Fun and addictive
  • 🎨 Ability to create characters that look like friends/family
  • 🚀 No ads

Room to improve

  • 💰 Premium features are expensive
  • 🔒 Limited number of free dolls
  • 🐛 Glitches with saving/editing dolls
  • 🎨 Lack of diverse hair/eye color options in free version
  • 🎨 Inability to customize full body

Bugs and requests

Akinator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress and medals for no apparent reason
  • Inconsistent behavior when guessing characters
  • Inappropriate questions for child users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options for the genie
  • Improve the reward system for guessing rare characters
  • Implement a mode with infinite questions
  • Add the ability to search for characters before playing

Dollify

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dolls turning black when adding clothes
  • Saving/editing issues causing loss of progress

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more free hairstyles and clothing options
  • Allow unlimited doll creation without premium
  • Add ability to customize facial features (nose, eyes, etc.)
  • Implement full body customization
  • Add more diverse skin tones, hair colors, and eye colors
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  • Introduce a male character option
  • Implement a way to save/share created dolls
  • Add makeup and accessories options

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Akinator

One-time10
  • The supercharged potion$0.99
  • 11,250 Geniz$0.99
  • Pack 15 credits$1.99
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  • 30,000 Geniz (7,500 FREE)$1.99
  • 50,000 Geniz (16,250 FREE)$2.99
  • The PREMIUM potion$3.99
  • Pack 40 credits$3.99
  • 80,000 Geniz (35,000 FREE)$3.99
  • 115,000 Geniz (58,750 FREE)$4.99
  • Pack 65 credits$5.99
5 purchases

Dollify

One-time5
  • Pets Package$2.99
  • Hands Package$2.99
  • Makeup Upgrade$3.99
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  • FANTASY_PACKAGE_IAP$5.99
  • Premium Purchase$6.99

Questions

Is Akinator free?
Akinator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dollify free?
Dollify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Akinator or Dollify?
Akinator is rated higher. Akinator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 423K ratings, while Dollify averages 4.5 from 63K ratings.
Do Akinator or Dollify have ads?
Akinator shows ads; Dollify does not.
Which is updated more often, Akinator or Dollify?
Akinator ships an update fortnightly, and Dollify monthly. Most recently, Akinator was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dollify on October 14, 2026.

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