# Looom — user reviews > 180 indexed App Store user reviews of Looom by IORAMA AB, rated 3.80/5 from 122 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/looom/id1454153126/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/looom/id1454153126.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 62 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Looom? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💡 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 **Cons** - 🐛 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 **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes mid-animation causing work loss - Grey screen on launch preventing app opening - Drawing not registering properly - Frame navigation swiping goes wrong direction - Accidental marks appearing from sensitive touch controls - Eraser functionality not working on some devices - Zoom controls triggering timeline instead - Disappearing artwork when switching frames - Export controls not grabbable on iPad Pro - Accidental deletion of projects with no recovery option - Non-Apple Pencil input not recognized without settings change - Performance issues and stuttering **Most requested features** - Better export options (GIF, video, SVG with proper formatting) - Increase frame limit beyond 24 frames - More than 5 layers/threads - Multiple colors and brush sizes per layer - Frame duplication and copy-paste functionality - Undo/redo gesture support (two-finger tap) - Shape tools (circles, rectangles, lines) - Background image import for reference tracing - Hex color input and color picker tool - Partial eraser (erase parts of lines, not entire lines) - Double-tap Apple Pencil to toggle eraser - Layer naming and hiding capabilities - Adjustable frame rate and FPS control - Sound/audio support - Ability to rearrange frame order - Onion skin customization (forward and backward) - Static/pinned layers - Higher resolution export options - Video import for rotoscoping - Pressure sensitivity support - Animation scene management - Seamless looping export - Left-hand mode accessibility ## Newest reviews (15 of 180) ### 4/5 — It’s been a long time *2025-04-04, version 1.7.2* The app is amazing. And I can make crazy animation ANYWHERE! But I saw the latest update that was 1 year ago. Please don’t cancel the project. I love this app! And I have a few suggestions if there will be a 1.8 update. (And that kinda rimes) can there be a normal animation mode instead of it being basically a gif. I know it has infinite frames, but you know how there are threads? How about there are scenes and on each sene, there could be 7 threads. I want to at least make a simple 3 minute animation with this app. ### 3/5 — ? *2024-09-23, version 1.7.2* Everything seems simplistic but I’m having a hard time trying to just draw a line, what am I missing here? ### 3/5 — Impossible to work with *2024-05-22, version 1.7.2* There is no way to export my artwork with high quality. What im supposed to do i don’t understand. App is amazing for creativity but how im gonna use that artwork? Screen recording is like joke as you know. So when you guys going to solve this problem? ### 3/5 — 为什么不能导入图片了 *2024-02-10* 之前还是可以的，突然之间就不能导入图片了，有选项，但是选择之后图片并不能正常导入到软件，无法在图片上直接编辑，有人能给个解决方案吗 ### 3/5 — Awesome idea, crashes too much *2024-02-08, version 1.7.2* Fantastic way of animating. So fun and intuitive. However, the crashing keeps me from enjoying it fully, as it’ll crash often half way through animations and the whole file is lost, so you have to start over. Really kills the vibe when you’re nearly finished. Hopefully they fix it! ### 2/5 — Potential *2023-08-02, version 1.7* The mechanics of the app are a little unique, in a good way. But are not sensitive or accurate enough, it makes it frustrating trying to turn pages when it goes the wrong way every time. Itll flip through all the frames in the wrong direction no matter which way i swipe or where im swiping at. I wish there were more settings as well like being able to double tap your apple pen to switch to the eraser. Or being able to change pen size of just your pen and not the size of the lines youve already drawn entirely. I see a lot of potential in this app but it definitely needs some tweaking, im not sure how new it is either so ill give it that. Also please add layers 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ### 5/5 — So good *2023-06-12, version 1.7* Unbelievably unique. ### 5/5 — Thank You So Much *2023-06-04* I had already enjoyed, Looom, a whole bunch on my iPad. Even if it is a little tough to get acclimated to in my opinion. But, I have to say that there is such a dearth of quality and competent animation applications available for the iPhone. Well, I just cannot tell you how grateful and happy I am that you made this program Universal. Thank you so much. While I use both my iPad and iPhone a whole bunch. I find that I’m on my iPhone a lot more and it’s a lot easier, size-wise, to handle when working on something as intensive as creating animations. So, I look forward to trying to learn this great animation application a lot better now that it is on my iPhone as well. I’m so excited! I was having a very cruddy day thus far and seeing that, Looom, is now Universal has really made my day so much better. Again, I want to extend my sincere gratitude for not only making this wonderful program on the iPhone as well now. But also just for all of the hard work, time and passion that you no doubt put into building and maintaining this superb app. Thanks for all of the above and God bless. P.S. If you’re wanting a powerful and fun animation application I would say that, Looom, is very much worth the asking price and I highly recommend it to animation newcomers and pros alike 👍🏻. ### 5/5 — Me encanta *2023-05-31, version 1.7* Es una app muy ingeniosa y funciona a la perfección. Ayuda mucho a la creatividad. Simplemente me encanta ❤️ ### 5/5 — Géniale et créative *2023-05-31, version 1.7* Indispensable sur iPad ### 4/5 — Good. But more options needed. *2023-05-28, version 1.7* Great App but feels unfinished: would be good to have more export features, save palettes, etc. ### 5/5 — Fixed *2023-05-19, version 1.7* Previous reviews all say it’s buggy, but it looks like whatever was wrong has been repaired. It’s a lovely, fun, quirky animation tool, and I love using it. ### 4/5 — Good, but I wish it could download *2023-01-29, version 1.6.1* Love the way it animates but I want to download it and upload it but there’s no feature that does that. ### 5/5 — Still loooove this tool! *2023-01-25, version 1.6.1* I love all the feature updates that have been added like images and auto frames. The only thing I would love to see is a frame photo export, so you can export the individual frames as images! This would speed up my workflow a lot vs having to screenshot each frame. Thanks for making such an innovative and intuitive tool! ### 4/5 — Please export a transparent layer! *2022-12-24, version 1.6.1* No li dono cinc estrelles perquè em falta només una cosa, poguer crear un fons transparent (capa alpha). Estaria molt bé tenir en conte això , pels programadors d’aquesta aplicació :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 1 star I can’t even draw *2026-01-01, version 1.7.2* DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS GAME I AM ABOUT TO DELETE IT FROM MY CLOUD ### 1/5 — No funciona *2025-12-03, version 1.7.2* La aplicación se cierra y nunca más vuelve a funcionar, solo tira pantallazo negro y se vuelve a cerrar ### 1/5 — not convenient *2025-01-05, version 1.7.2* The application is not very convenient to use. Money will not be refunded. ### 1/5 — Me aburro *2023-01-25, version 1.6.1* Yo me lo había comprado para hacer animaciones pero no me deja dibujar estoy muy triste😞😣😖 ### 1/5 — Overrated and expensive junk!!! *2022-12-21, version 1.6.1* Can’t believe this piece of junk is so highly recommended! Can I re-arrange the order of frames? No. Is it easy to operate the controls without accidentally making unintended markings on the page? Hah! No way! Can I onion-skin forward as well as background to do decent in-between frames (a necessity if you want to do animation right)? Well - if there is a way to do that, I sure couldn’t find it. Just save your money - don’t buy this crap —- and shame on whoever gave it good reviews. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2022-10-22, version 1.6.1* What an absolute waste of $10. This is not a professional app for artists, or even functional at all. I had a terrible time figuring out how to use it, it’s not intuitive and the touch aspect of it is terrible. Maybe I’m just used to procreate, but this app seems to have NO brushes, only one crappy one. Wth? If I can get a refund, I will. ### 1/5 — Really disappointed *2021-12-19, version 1.5* App used to work for me a year ago. Remembered it today and tried it again. It’s horrifically buggy ### 1/5 — Insane UI *2021-08-19, version 1.5* I like the concept, but it’s an incredibly bad design. It’s not buggy; it appears to be purposely designed this way. In trying to be unique they’ve made something that’s completely unintuitive.. or rather, anti-intuitive. Even just using the eraser is the most frustrating process I’ve ever encountered in any illustration app in my entire life. Innovative UIs are nice but there’s a reason that so many apps & software have similar button behaviors & patterns. This UI design is pure insanity. Also, it’s incredibly inaccessible. The app designers should study some accessibility guidelines and make a more usable interface. Especially if people have to pay for this. ### 1/5 — 今後のアップデートに期待 *2021-01-24* このアプリは機能が少なく誰でも使えるが、使いやすくはない。デジタルならではの機能をもっと追加して欲しい。 ### 1/5 — Completely useless *2021-01-06, version 1.4* Can’t even play one of the demo animations. Sounded so interesting but just highly frustrating that nothing works. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Desperate for an upgrade *2026-06-27, version 1.7.2* Please. Devs. Add option to input keyframes.. I use 800+ … manually pressing the button so many times is painful. ### 5/5 — It’s amazing *2026-03-26, version 1.7.2* 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 :) ### 5/5 — No other animation app like this *2025-07-04, version 1.7.2* If you’re a professional looking for a serious tool to create polished animations—with lots of features to streamline your workflow—this app isn’t for you. Looom isn’t built for that. It’s not for doodles or rough sketches either. It’s for making abstract art, playing around with its quirky tools, and experimenting in ways no other animation app really allows. This is an animator’s playground. A place to relax, unwind, and just have fun. It’s not about finished products—it’s about the process, the play, the discovery. There are plenty of apps out there for serious work. We don’t need another one. Looom is perfect for what it is—and honestly, it’s just a blast to use. ### 5/5 — GOOODDDDD APPPPPP!! *2025-04-12, version 1.7.2* dev please update, add export button, export gif this app is unbelieveble good ### 5/5 — Amazing! Worth every penny *2024-12-31, version 1.7.2* Guys, I'm dying to have a feature to add a video, or a gif, on the background! ### 5/5 — 🩷 *2024-11-14, version 1.7.2* My favorite animation app so far, bought an iPad just to use it :) Flipping frames feels so good! It’s almost perfect for creating sketchy vector animations on the go, then export and finish them on PC. Hope it’ll get another update. As now it has unlimited number of frames, I wish there was a possibility to select and play just a segment of the weave. That would make it easier to create more lengthy animations, not having to preview full length all the time. ### 5/5 — 💵 *2024-07-03* The first time we were there I thought we would be able to get a little bit of of that stuff out of the house and we were just trying out some things to get it to be ready to use for our own place so that we could have it for the house and I think we would need to do some thing that was PREDICTED TEXT P.S. Great app ### 5/5 — Beautiful and nice to use *2024-01-01, version 1.7.2* This is a very good app for 9.99€ Beautiful design and easy to use I love it :3 ### 5/5 — 感谢开发者的更新！ *2023-11-23* 很久没用，今天偶然打开，发现增加了挺多实用的新功能，让这个创意小工具更完善了！ ### 5/5 — great app lot of potential *2023-06-15, version 1.7* Just started creating my first animation on this app, looking forward to it, love all the app you created, gave me a lot of sparks, haven’t seen apps that actually put a lot of creativity in it lately, please don’t stop updating this😎 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*