# Animation Desk® Draw & Animate — user reviews > 1,232 indexed App Store user reviews of Animation Desk® Draw & Animate by Kdan Mobile Software LTD, rated 4.20/5 from 15,798 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animation-desk-draw-and-animate/id946346179/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animation-desk-draw-and-animate/id946346179.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10,033 · 4★ 2,482 · 3★ 1,256 · 2★ 573 · 1★ 1,454 ## What do users think of Animation Desk® Draw & Animate? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to navigate - 🚀 Smooth animation - 💡 Helpful for beginners - 👍 Clean interface - 👍 Good for quick animations **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 🔒 Limited features without subscription - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Inconsistent drawing experience - 🐛 Frames randomly deleted or duplicated **Commonly reported bugs** - Drawings duplicating and inverting - Frames randomly disappearing - Freezing and unresponsiveness - Inability to save progress - Issues with palm rejection and screen sensitivity **Most requested features** - Add audio support - Improve zooming and rotation - Implement more brushes and tools - Allow importing custom images/videos - Add stabilization and vector tools ## Newest reviews (15 of 1,232) ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2026-08-29, version 9.4.9* Am on the free version it’s good but ads are sometimes annoying but overall pretty decent ### 2/5 — Stop flipping my drawings upside down *2026-08-20, version 9.4.9* Animation desk is a great software but it has a very annoying feature where it keeps flipping my drawings upside down when I don’t want it to. It is the exact opposite of helpful and whoever came up with it deserves to be fired. If it’s a bug then please correct it. Thank you ### 3/5 — it has potential, but there are things that annoy me *2026-08-12, version 9.4.9* Hi! i’m a beginner animator and i often just search the app store to find some new apps to try out. i downloaded it and immediately had hope, but there are particularly two things that annoy me. One being that when i try to move the camera to help me get an advantage, it randomly shifts me into a random position. Two being that whenever i do ANYTHING (add a frame, try to copy, etc,) it will instantly copy it and flip it the opposite direction, often causing it to intersect and i can’t undo it and making a mess of my work. Other than that, this app does have some potential with some updates. ### 2/5 — ….why does the frame I’m trying to work on flip upside down *2026-08-12, version 9.4.9* When I try to make a rotoscope something weird happens to the frame I’m trying to draw on ### 2/5 — It sucks. *2026-08-01, version 9.4.9* Hard to use, confusing, and annoying. ### 4/5 — Really cool app but 1 thing *2026-08-01, version 9.4.9* This is a really cool animation app and I love it but there’s one problem, idk how to import music, so I wanna know if you guys can make it easier ### 4/5 — Good app *2026-07-31, version 9.4.9* It is a generally good app for new animators ### 4/5 — good but *2026-07-29, version 9.4.9* please make a feature where I can animate in portrait mode instead of landscape ### 2/5 — I hate it *2026-07-29, version 9.4.9* WHY EVERY TIME AFTER I COPY AND PASTE A PART AND WHEN I GO TO A DIFFERENT LAYER AFTER I TURN IT OFF IT LITERALLY JUST KEEPS COPYING THE OTHER LAYER YP THE LAYER IM ON?! FIX ITTT ### 4/5 — This got boooooorrrrriiiiinnnngggg!!! *2026-07-18, version 9.4.9* This got boring. Hate it. ### 2/5 — Wasn’t very satisfied *2026-07-07, version 9.4.9* This app seems good, but I waited half an hour for a video to import, and it didn’t even show at all. Do I just need to wait for it to load, or is it not working? It made me really sad, by the fact that it wasted my time. Please fix :( ### 3/5 — Great but one thing *2026-07-05, version 9.4.9* If I could give this a half I would but there is a few things bye ### 2/5 — It could be better *2026-07-01, version 9.4.9* I would have liked it if I didn’t have to pay for everything. I could only use one brush ( and the brush sucked) also it was kinda glitchy. So if you are planning on getting this app I would not recommend it. Developers please make this app more free!! It would be sooooo much better! ### 3/5 — AAAAA I made a big mistake on my last review so sorry *2026-07-01, version 9.4.9* Soooo this app is great for animating but the real problem is that I can’t get only make one storyboard, & the app sometimes crashes! My work keeps on getting deleted too or it gets mixed up… ( Ó n Ò ) ### 3/5 — Decent enough *2026-06-18, version 9.4.9* I feel like it’s so hard for a single animation app to actually include all the things that I feel like should come with it. Colored onion skinning and being able to move around things in a selection should be a basic essential and not behind a gamble or nonexistent! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — GLITCHES! *2026-08-28, version 9.4.9* IT MESS WITH YOUR HARDWORK, AN INVERTED OF YOUR DRAWING WILL SUDDENLY SHOW UP AND THEN YOU WILL HOPE IT WILL GO AWAY LIKE IT DOES SOMETIMES BUT NOPE! Its now part OF YOUR DRAWING! IT WILL WASTE YOUR TIME! ### 1/5 — It keeps on glitching and I can’t do anything. *2026-08-20, version 9.4.9* I’m trying to make an animation, and every time that I exit the layer one of three things happen: 1. It flips itself upside down on top of the previous drawing(which is annoying to erase and I just clear the whole layer at that point) 2. It pastes the background onto the layer that I’m drawing on randomly with the opacity on max. 3. It makes the lineart thicker. I know this isn’t that big of a deal, but it makes it look a lot worse. I literally cannot do anything. Paired with the fact that I can only use 3 layers, this app just isn’t the best. I’ve restarted my device multiple times and closed out all other apps, and it does nothing. I’ve given up. If I could give a 0, I would. This would be an amazing app if only I could use it. ### 1/5 — Erm.. *2026-08-19, version 9.4.9* Uhh the reviews seems like im cooked, anyone got any other free animation tools I could use? ### 1/5 — It tried to install a virus *2026-08-13, version 9.4.9* I wish I can leave zero stars because this put a operation catche on my phone after I saw it in the files app and luckily my iPhone security found it and showed it to me. It had a bunch of Chinese letters and stuff on it and on the system catche folder it showed a bunch of random GB of random Chinese letters DO NOT INSTALL THIS ### 1/5 — Why do I have to pay for a paintbrush *2026-07-24, version 9.4.9* So if I’m going to be totally honest I’m not getting the tools I need to animate for example I’m limited to at least only 3 brushes and most tools honestly I feel like for people who are looking for a free drawing app this isn’t it if that’s not stated in the apps description but also for example for a free drawing app like Sketchbook I get the tools I need access to brushes that I want and to use and sure if I want access to more brushes sure I can pay but I don’t because the necessities are there but in Animation desk I am limited to very little brushes and not a great toolbox in general and this is just cause I’m not paying if you guys are willing to pay that’s fine but if you really don’t want to pay then this isn’t the right animation app honestly I just want more tools to work with and some extra tools but people who aren’t paying to so so little I really want you guys to add more just so people who want to use the free option before paying so they can try it out beforehand but giving users little to nothing is like saying “You need to pay to try it even though we have a free version” and the reason I think it’s like saying that is again because of the limited options it’s giving an opportunity to users to try it out for free but since there is so little it feels like you should or need to pay just to actually try it out yourself before knowing if you will like the app ### 1/5 — The worst ever *2026-07-22, version 9.4.9* It deleted and corrupted my animations ### 1/5 — Dumb animating app stick to FlipaClip *2026-07-14, version 9.4.9* Closed on me multiple times, deleted my progress, and had too many features you needed to pay for. Money hungry and awful ### 1/5 — … *2026-06-25, version 9.4.9* Not to be rude, but I think this app is terrible ### 1/5 — Just a bunch of glitches *2026-06-10, version 9.4.9* I can’t go 3 slides without project destroying glitches ### 1/5 — 😡 *2026-06-07, version 9.4.9* Won’t Lemmie draw without pay ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — . *2026-08-23, version 9.4.9* Ok, so I’ve been looking for something free to animate with that’s more professional than flipa clip, and it’s been hard, but I found this and it’s SOO much better, and I’d recommend it to someone who is a little bit experienced in animating and wanting to lift off of things like flipa clip. Summary: the best software you will get for free ### 5/5 — Bonjour *2026-08-11* L’application est vraiment INCROYABLE et très ouverte. Il n’y a pas beaucoup de choses payante et fonctionne assez bien. Il y a quelques petits bugs des fois mais rien d’autre à signaler. Les animations sont fluides et un large goût pour les pinceaux et les couleurs. S’inscrire permet d’avoir des pinceaux gratuits. Je met 5⭐️ car la qualité et superbe et je recommande grandement ### 5/5 — Just so y’all see this *2026-08-05, version 9.4.9* Is anyone else’s app just like not even opening ### 5/5 — 5 stars only so you can see, please read. *2026-07-24, version 9.4.9* There. Are. So. Much. Glitches! I created a 34-frame animation and it deleted half when I re-entered the app. I tried to use the bucket tool for blue, but it kept switching back to tan. SO GLITCHY! Why? I know it is hard to make a functioning app, but you must have proofread the code or something like that! I spent at least 5 hours on that animation, only for it to be cut in half. Everyone, use with caution. ### 5/5 — GREAT 🥳🔥 *2026-07-21, version 9.4.9* I FREAKING LOVE THIS really good for makeing shows I have been trying to find an app like this forever and now I can! I can finally make my show called dragon crystal! Thanks you for making this app! 🔥🔥🔥🔥♊️ ### 5/5 — Put it 5 stars so you can see but it deserves less! READ!! *2026-07-16, version 9.4.9* This app would’ve been good if it didn’t have constant bugs, and glitches. An example of a really annoying glitch is where when I exit the app then come back to work on a project more, it looks like it deletes all my progress. When I click on a layer, that specific layer pops up but when I click out of it it disappears? It also removes your layers until you draw on it again which is so weird. Also the background glitches constantly too and also glitches when playing your animation. Sometimes the brush also glitches and stabilizes itself in a way where you can’t draw with it or at least comfortably. PLEASE update this app and fix your game because if you did, it would be SO much better ### 5/5 — Application génial *2026-06-24* C’est une super application qui permet de stimuler l’inspiration et la patience. Merci beaucoup ☺️ ### 5/5 — Absolutely FANTASTIC *2026-06-09, version 9.4.9* It’s so fun and there are almost NO adds im NOT exaggerating. Only thing I DONT like is that you have to pay for the different brush types that’s the only thing so if the developers could update that it’ll be like a million stars ### 5/5 — Animation desk!!! *2026-05-28, version 9.4.9* I love this game! It’s awesome! I gave it 5 stars cause couldn’t stop playiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!! ### 5/5 — I love to do this house of puso stuff so thanks *2026-05-28, version 9.4.9* It helps me cop and is fun sooo thanks :3 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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