Block, a revamped version of the classic Snake game. In gaming, Super Mario Run was downloaded the most, followed by virtual pool game 8 Ball Pool and Snake vs. Calendar and scheduling app HotSchedules ($2.99) was the third most popular paid app. Related: 3 ways finance apps can actually help youįollowing Facetune in the paid apps category, Tabs & Chords ($2.99) - a guide to learn how to play the guitar, bass and ukelele - came in second. Google's ( GOOG) YouTube took the number three spot this year, while Facebook's ( FB) Messenger and Instagram placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Snapchat was the most downloaded app of 2016. However, Facebook's advantage comes in the form of convenience since its avatars don't require downloading additional apps to use them.Users must download the Bitmoji app to use it with Snapchat.įittingly, the main Snapchat app took second place, despite a tough year on Wall Street that was attributed to slow user growth. There's a decent chance Facebook avatars will reach a point of having customization options comparable to Bitmoji, but it will likely never be as wide-spread. The company is owned by the same parent company as Snapchat, so the best integration available will be on that platform, but Bitmoji can still be used anywhere. Because the Bitmoji service has been around for a long time, the customization options are staggering by comparison, and it even has extra features like games that use your created character. They're on PCs, Android, and iOS, and they do more than Facebook avatars and Memoji. Facebook avatars are limited to Facebook, have very limited animation options, and simply don't allow for as much customization.īitmoji avatars can be used practically anywhere after installing the app. To be blunt, the biggest difference between the two is that Facebook's version is new and that newness means it lacks the features of Bitmoji. They're usually full-body avatars too, unlike Memoji.

They have different, but oddly similar art styles with one sporting a heavily-inked, cartoon look and the other having a CGI look that still comes off as more cartoony than realistic.

Bitmoji and Facebook avatars are much closer comparisons.

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