The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of cartoon avatar makers that you can use to create beautiful and expressive cartoon avatars that look exactly like you. For us in education, avatars are great alternatives to students using their real pictures on online platforms. Avatar pics are also fun. I have been using them for a while now and my favorite app is Bitmoji.
However, Bitmoji is not the only app that does a good job creating avatars, there are several other apps that are equally important. The list below features some of them. Using avatar maker apps will allow you to easily create your own cartoon avatar or emoji avatar, no technical knowledge needed.
You can start with a character template and add the customizations that reflect your personality style. Once done, save your generated avatar and use it on your social media platforms or share it with friends. For web based tools, check out 6 best online avatar maker tools.
1. Bitmoji Bitmoji is an avatar maker app that allows you to create expressive cartoon avatars. Bitmoji is simple and easy to use and offers a wide variety of handy features. Use the camera to enable Bitmoji to create a cartoon avatar that resembles you. You can then use the app’s library to choose among tons of assets and design elements to add to your avatar. Select outfit, hair, facial expressions, and many more. Once done, you can save your newly created cartoon avatar and use it anywhere online.
Age: 12+Compatibility: iOS (iPhone) and Android .Price: Free.
2. Turn to Cartoon Turn to Cartoon, as its name indicates, helps you create a cartoon avatar that looks like you. The app also includes a free character creator to help you design an animated version of you. Turn to Cartoon offers various customization options including the ability to edit the shape and color of your face (e.g., choose eyes, nose, ears, and eyebrows), select the hairstyle and hair color you like, add a unique style to your avatar (e.g., using things such as headwear, glasses, piercings, beard, mustache, etc), select the outfit that suits your body type, customize background, add text, then click to generate your cartoon avatar.
Age: 4+Compatibility: iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and Android .Price: Free, offers in-app purchases .
3. Anime Anime is an avatar maker that allows you to create a avatars of anime characters. The app offers huge library of character options; over 10.000 characters for any type of story including fantasy, fiction, contemporary, fiction, school, romantic, ninja, and many more. Anime offers numerous customization options letting you customize the anime character the way you like. You can edit the character’s eyes, hair, lips, clothes, etc. Once the avatar of your anime character is ready you can save and share it with others.
Age: 4+Compatibility: iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and Android alternative.Price: Free.
4. MojiPop MojiPop enables you to create animated stickers that look similar to you. Simply take a selfie and let the app help you make your identical avatar. MojiPop uses advanced face recognition and has a huge library of animated stickers that are very alive. Choose the sticker that best represents you and enjoy your own funny cartoon stickers.
Age: 4+Compatibility: iOS (iPhone, Mac) and Android .Price: Free, offers in-app purchases .
5. Zmoji Zmoji allows you to create avatar emojis for yourself. You can also use it to create cartoon avatars that look just like you. Some of the features Zmoji provides include: various customization options, an emoji keyboard that allows you to send emojis from other apps (e.g., iMessage), sticker maker, emoji face, tons of outfits and accessories, and many more.
Age: 12+Compatibility: iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac).Price: Free, offers in-app purchases .
6. Avatoon Avatoon is another avatar maker app that allows you to create awesome cartoon avatars. Besides creating your unique cartoon avatar, Avatoon also offers several photo editing features to help you make your avatar more expressive. You can add stickers and emojis, add backgrounds, customize body parts (e.g., eyes, nose, hair, face, skin color, etc), change clothes and color scheme, and many more.
Age: 4+Compatibility: Android .Price: Free, offers in-app purchases .
