Animation Pro User Reviews

Name: Animation Pro
Rating: 3.9 (145 reviews)

Animation Pro

Stephen Keen

🎬 Entertainment

📷 Photo & Video

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Animation Pro. Based on 145 reviews and a 3.9/5 average, it highlights the 10 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

🎬Powerful skeletal/rigging animation capabilities
💰Excellent value for price point
📚Comprehensive tutorial videos and documentation
🤖Automatic lip-syncing feature
⚡Efficient tweening system saves time
🎨Customizable character figures and rigging
📤Multiple export options including PNG sequences
🔧Advanced features for professional animators
👨‍💼Responsive developer support
🖼️Easy integration with Procreate and other design apps

Negative things

📚Steep learning curve for beginners
🖌️Drawing tools are limited and difficult to use
🎯Non-intuitive user interface
🔊Audio issues with music interruption
⌛Time-consuming to master
🖼️Outdated visual design and aesthetics
🎨Drawing functionality inadequate for frame-by-frame animation
⚙️Complex workflow with many compartmentalized menus
📱Apple Pencil compatibility issues
🎬Limited for traditional frame-by-frame animation

Top reviews

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An AMAZING app!

This animation app single handedly saved my animated project! I was looking for an app that supported figures and rigging, however everywhere I looked was either much too expensive, or much too complicated. However when I discovered this gem of an app I was SO happy! It was everything I had ever needed in one app! And the amount of customisation for figures is quite good! Of course there are a few bits and bobs that could use a little improvement. For example while I was animating and left the app I re-entered the app to see that my camera had completely flipped to portrait when it was originally landscape and sadly, couldn't be reversed! Overall, LOVELY app! Would recommend to people who want to try rigging and animating figures!

Ace0fcards

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the great review, I really appreciate it. With regard to the camera, did you try adjusting its orientation via the ‘Options’ menu on the animation screen? Animation Pro will retain the camera orientation even if your iPad is inverted; otherwise, it would be impossible to take upside-down pictures :)

Nope

I really wanted to like this app, but there is so much about it that is not user friendly. I found the options for drawing to be difficult to use, and lacking. I gave up not too long after trying to work in this app.

Rbloch66

3 years ago

Just incredible!

I’ve made £300 so far making rap music videos with this app combined with LumaFusion . It’s hard to learn at first but once you get it it’s so easy . Qudos to the creator

larry d diamond

3 years ago

Not compatible with Apple Pencil apparently

Hey fellas, so I was wanting to get a more easy animating app than FlipaClip because I’m a YouTuber “GriffToons” who wants to make more videos in less time so I buy this app and learn all the stuff and I go in to make a figure and what do ya know I can’t draw anything, I try with my finger to see if that works and I does but I’m not gonna do any finger painting so if this is a bug then please fix it .

GriffToons

3 years ago

Fantastic

This app blows every other iPad animation app,I’ve tried for iPad out of the water, easily. I was very surprised to see some other reviews where people said it was too complex and tutorials were inadequate. Despite having zero experience with animation software, I found it very easy to pick up and learn and found the tutorials extremely helpful. The features are rather simple, but with a little imagination, there’s all kinds of stuff you can do.

I use procreate to draw the various parts of character models as well as backgrounds, then import these images into Animation Pro. I then create character models using the images exported from procreate , and then can move them about on the backgrounds I created and it uses tweening to fill in all the intermediary frames which is a lifesaver. I export the various video clips created in Animation Pro to Luma Fusion where I mix them into a well polished finished episode. I am very pleased with this app and have been using it for an animated series I’ve slowly but surely been creating with some colleagues. I am not quite sure why I don’t see it mentioned more often in discussions about animation apps for iPad, because it is the best I’ve tried, and I’ve tried most all of ‘em.

Abandoned Shell

3 years ago

Great support

Like others have commented, this is a complex and powerful app. Lots of support via the built in help and the hotjam website. I have done lots of reading and viewing tutorial videos but hit a snag yesterday. I emailed the creators for help and got extremely prompt, detailed, helpful feedback that was almost perfect (but didn’t quite solve my problem). I told them, and recently another immediate email with an alternate solution that was spot on. Brilliant support! (Note, the issue wasn’t with the app but with how iOS handles files and file sharing when it comes to graphics and importing).

I could not fault the developer’s commitment to supporting that wonderfully powerful app.

Nowraguy

4 years ago

Hidden gem! Awesome app

This is just what I needed! For new animators, this has almost everything you need. And I only say almost, because I haven’t thinkers with it enough… but so thankful to the Developer for being so thoughtful about how you’ve put this together. Well thought out. Not sure why there are some negative reviews on this. I think just like in any application you need to give yourself a chance to learn all the possibilities. When you do, I’m sure it is quite rewarding.

Great job on this app! I just love it!!!

ZitaLovesApps

4 years ago

To the future people

Yes I’m hoping to be rich then this is the website or app because using FlipaClip and this app you can easily make animations and a couple of hours terrifyingly fast contact start making fluffy start becoming a billionaire

Brian.Oerth

4 years ago

Amost perfect

The lack of parabolic tween is unfortunate… but it have a lot of great quality

Mortrem76

4 years ago

Powerful, requires learning.

This app is brilliant, I understand frustration of not getting a cartoon done right away, because there is a lot that can be done in it but is not very intuitive at first. There is also some major room for improvement, my main complaints now would be that there is some bugs on the audio: the clicking sounds in the program sound on the iPad speaker even if on silent mode or if you have AirPods on, also if you try to use AirPods for music while using it, every time there is a sound in the program it pauses the music. A new, more modern UI would be greatly appreciated as well. Hope the developers see this and can update the app.

Kindly Real

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback. I’m not sure what you mean by ‘clicking’ sounds in the audio. Please take a look at the ‘Audio’ preferences (these are accessible from Animation Pro’s ‘Projects’ screen - press the button that looks like a cog, top right). Here you can turn off all of the interface sounds (chimes, clicks etc.) and toggle a setting that will allow the audio, from other Apps, to continue whilst you are using Animation Pro. Finally there is a Bluetooth output option there that may help to deliver better audio quality to your ears. If, however, you are experiencing noise in audio captured by your iPad, you may try turning down the microphone gain (a button to do this will be present next to the microphone button when initiating recording). Because the iPad’s microphone can be quite sensitive, I find it best to lay the device down on a soft surface when recording. I hope that helps. All the very best with your animations!

Best app of it’s type

The animation pro app, is by and far the best app on the market for the type of animation it does, this app it quick, saves time when working on expansive projects, really well documented and easy to learn. Can’t recommend it enough!

JSCollins

4 years ago

DO NOT BUY

This is horrible, it’s good if you wanna make a rigged a puppet, but if you want to do literally anything else, you’re out of luck. It also stops you music, if you like listening to music on the same Device you draw on, than you should find another app. Also it’s so 2010 vibes, it doesn’t seem like it’s up to date, at all. The Interface, is so bad, and no matter how hard you try, it’s lacking in so many ways.
Just do NOT buy this. Literally try buying a lottery ticket instead, at least than you have a chance of winning the lottery. This app doesn’t do the job.

VanillaHood

4 years ago

Response from developer

Animation Pro is a very large App with a learning curve that does require people to spend more than 5 minutes with it. Animation Pro’s main preferences, for example, do contain multiple audio options, including the ability to allow the audio from other Apps to continue in the background. As far as the 2010 interface goes, it was actually 2016. I guess that no matter what I do, I’m never going to make everyone happy and I’m sorry that it doesn’t meet your expectations. For anyone out there reading this response, please visit hotjamdonut.com.au and make up your own mind prior to purchase. All video tutorials and help material are freely available found there.

Fantastic

Fantastic but could you incorporate the ability to draw straight on background please….be the icing on the cake😀

chassa72

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for giving Animation Pro a good rating and for your suggestion. For the time being, have you tried adding a blank image as a figure and then drawing upon that (choose ‘Image as Figure’ from the ‘Add’ menu and then ‘BLANK’ when the File Manager is displayed)? That will also give you the ability to perform all of Animation Pro’s figure effects etc. on the image.

Amazing animation app

It’s brilliant for 2d animation.

I design the assets on seperate layers in affinity designer and add them one at a time into animation pro so they all line up perfectly.

Then I animate each asset to create an incredibly smooth animation.

The tweens are superb!!!

bibby34565463

4 years ago

The Very Best Apps

In my opinion, this app developer, Stephen Keen, creates and offers the most professional, creative and coolest animation apps on iOS. I just love both of his programs. Thanks for all of the hard work and time no doubt put into both of these apps over the years, I appreciate it so much. I always look forward to new features and updates and I just cannot wait to see what new creative apps you create and sell next. Thanks a ton and God bless.

Joshua D.

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the kind words and for giving Animation Pro 5 stars. More features are currently in development!

Astonishingly Good

This is a SENSATIONAL app that delivers hours of fun and creates great product. And at this price-point it is DOUBLE SENSATIONAL. The developers should take a bow - anyone who thinks this isn’t worth the price of a couple of fancy coffees is just crackers. Really pleased with this purchase and enjoying creating daft stuff with my kids.

Dickie Write Review

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the great review, I really appreciate it! I produce Animation Pro as a hobby, so I don’t need to charge any more (or fill it with in-App purchases or subscriptions for that matter - I’ve never been a fan of that sort of thing). The current price tag, and reviews such as yours, are enough to keep it going :)

Confusing at first but Outstanding program

I love Animation pro and is the main program I use to animate my videos. This app can be overwhelming when you first get it, but put in a few hours of getting to know it and it will become a very easy way of animation. I believe that this is way worth the money and is 100% worth it if you do this for a living or even just for a hobby. Easiest 5 stars I have ever given to an app. Thank you for reading this and hope that you consider downloading Animation Pro!!

luigi in the looking glass

4 years ago

It’s good but please update it

It’s the best app at the moment for animation but there are a few things that would improve it. bone rigging and Copy and paste multiple frames. Thanks

Generat1ve1

5 years ago

What i mean by rotating rig

There is an animation software called moho witch uses rotating bones which are handles aswell and it will rotate the figure as much as you want for example instead of the figure facing the front it turns to the side using the handle/bone
I dont want to use moho as its much harder and i am used to animation pro (also cause moho costs more money)

FROZEN2FLUFFYFAN!!!

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the 4 stars and constructive feedback. In Animation Pro, figure transforms, such as rotations, may be performed via the Animation Pro Figure Inspector. I'm thus assuming that, in addition to rotation dial in the Figure Inspector, you would also like an extra 'handle' on the figures to perform rotations?

Best app for animation there is for puppet animation!

This is the best app for the iPad if yo do puppet cut out animation, or frame by frame.
You will not find one better.
I suggest you spend time learning just how packed with features this app is.
The creator has gone to a lot of trouble and time making many useful tutorial videos.
I have no affiliation with the maker of this app.
But I spent time studying how to use it and the creator answered all my questions quickly and pleasantly.
My advice is if you animate and want a very useful app get this one.

uncle808us