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Looom

Looom

Animation Playground

121 ratings
181 reviews
#124 in paid Graphics & Design
🎬 Entertainment
🎨 Graphics & Design
$9.99

Details

Released
February 28, 2020
Updated
November 12, 2023

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Developer

IORAMA AB
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About

Create hand-drawn animations with a playful, instrument-like interface. This robust app focuses on loopable animation, offering a dynamic, non-destructive workflow for both beginners and professionals. Explore lines, shapes, and colors in a delightful environment designed for learning and experimentation.

✓Hand-drawn animation creation
✓Loopable animation focus
✓Musical interface inspiration
✓Dynamic non-destructive workflow
✓Fluid time control
✓Infinite canvas
✓SVG native file format
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What users say about Looom

Reviews of Looom are mixed: the Graphics & Design app is rated 3.9/5 from 121 App Store ratings. What users like most: innovative and unique animation interface, intuitive drawing experience once learned. Top complaints: frequent crashes losing user work, non-intuitive UI despite minimalist design. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 💡Innovative and unique animation interface
  • 🎨Intuitive drawing experience once learned
  • 🎬Real-time animation playback while drawing
  • 📱Works seamlessly on iPad and iPhone
  • 🎯Simple and minimalist design approach
  • ⚡Quick and fun way to create animations
  • 🎪Creative and playful tool for experimentation
  • 💰One-time purchase without subscriptions
  • 🧵Multi-layer threading system for animations

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes losing user work
  • 😕Non-intuitive UI despite minimalist design
  • 🎨Limited to single color per layer/thread
  • 🖌️Only one basic brush option available
  • 📤Extremely cumbersome export process
  • 🔧Requires two hands for many operations
  • ⏱️Maximum 24 frames per animation
  • 🧵Limited to 5 layers/threads maximum
  • 🔋High battery consumption
  • 📚Poor documentation and tutorials
  • 🎯Gesture controls too sensitive and finicky
  • ❌Inaccessible for left-handed users initially
  • 🖼️No background image import capability
  • 🎨Difficult color selection and precision
  • 🖍️Eraser removes entire lines not partial marks
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What's New in Looom

1.7.2

November 12, 2023

Bug fixes and stability improvements.

Charts

Top Paid

📈 124+10

Graphics & Design

This app rose +10 positions in Graphics & Design chart.

Last updated on November 5, 2026.

User reviews

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Fun little animation app that’s closer to a toy

The app is a lot of fun to use, with little reels that you spin instead of frames, and is enjoyable to explore with making little animations and experimenting.

If anything needs updating, adding the brush engine from Graintouch would add a lot of life to it.
BBigCatStack

Desperate for an upgrade

Please. Devs. Add option to input keyframes.. I use 800+ … manually pressing the button so many times is painful.
EElectrolegs

It’s amazing

I hope you continue updating this app, I would love to see more layers, group them and maybe to set export size settings, It is a very enjoyable experience to animate with this app :)
RRov267

1 star I can’t even draw

DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS GAME I AM ABOUT TO DELETE IT FROM MY CLOUD
Bb0rt-

No funciona

La aplicación se cierra y nunca más vuelve a funcionar, solo tira pantallazo negro y se vuelve a cerrar
EEkeko78
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

12 issues

App crashes mid-animation causing work loss

Bug

Grey screen on launch preventing app opening

Bug

Drawing not registering properly

Bug

Frame navigation swiping goes wrong direction

Bug

Accidental marks appearing from sensitive touch controls

Bug

Eraser functionality not working on some devices

Bug

Zoom controls triggering timeline instead

Bug

Disappearing artwork when switching frames

Bug

Export controls not grabbable on iPad Pro

Bug

Accidental deletion of projects with no recovery option

Bug

Non-Apple Pencil input not recognized without settings change

Bug

Performance issues and stuttering

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Requested Features

23 requests

Better export options (GIF, video, SVG with proper formatting)

Feature

Increase frame limit beyond 24 frames

Feature

More than 5 layers/threads

Feature

Multiple colors and brush sizes per layer

Feature

Frame duplication and copy-paste functionality

Feature

Undo/redo gesture support (two-finger tap)

Feature

Shape tools (circles, rectangles, lines)

Feature

Background image import for reference tracing

Feature

Hex color input and color picker tool

Feature

Partial eraser (erase parts of lines, not entire lines)

Feature

Double-tap Apple Pencil to toggle eraser

Feature

Layer naming and hiding capabilities

Feature

Adjustable frame rate and FPS control

Feature

Sound/audio support

Feature

Ability to rearrange frame order

Feature

Onion skin customization (forward and backward)

Feature

Static/pinned layers

Feature

Higher resolution export options

Feature

Video import for rotoscoping

Feature

Pressure sensitivity support

Feature

Animation scene management

Feature

Seamless looping export

Feature

Left-hand mode accessibility

Feature

FAQ

What kind of animations can I create with this app?

This app is designed for creating hand-drawn, loopable animations. It focuses on exploring lines, shapes, and colors through a unique interface inspired by music creation tools. The workflow is dynamic and non-destructive, allowing for fluid experimentation.

Is this app suitable for beginners?

Yes, the app is designed for professionals and beginners of any age. It provides a delightful environment to learn, experiment, practice, and create drawn animation, making it accessible for those new to animation.

What is the cost of this application?

Based on the provided information, this application is a paid app. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase model for full access.

What are the key features of this animation app?

Key features include a playful, instrument-like interface, a focus on loopable animation, fluid time control where animation threads are independent in length and speed, and an infinite canvas thanks to a resolution-independent vector engine. It also uses SVG as its native file format.

How can I use the animations created in this app?

Animations created with this app can be exported and used in various ways. Since the app uses SVG as its native file format, your work can be viewed directly in web browsers and can also be opened and further edited in desktop animation software.