# UgoKaki: Drawings to Life — Animate Drawings into Videos

> Animate Drawings into Videos (iPhone/iPad app by Daichi Tanabe.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugokaki-drawings-to-life/id6764017735 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daichi Tanabe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895317818)
- Category: Entertainment, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugokaki-drawings-to-life/id6764017735/reviews.md

## What is UgoKaki?

Your child draws. You snap a photo. The drawing comes to life.

UgoKaki turns paper drawings into animated characters that
walk, run, jump, dance, wave, and more, all on your iPhone.
Stack pages with narration to make a complete animated picture
book starring your child's own creations.

■ What you can do
• Import a drawing from camera or photo library
• Automatic on-device background removal
• Optional joint placement (skip it if you want)
• 7 motions: walk, run, jump, dance, wave, flip horizontal/vertical
• Path motion: characters follow a line you trace with your finger
• Compose multi-page picture-book videos with recorded narration or text-to-speech
• Share videos with family, save to Photos
• AI story & illustration generation (Claude / Gemini etc, bring your own API key)
• Browse and like creations from other families in the Community

■ Privacy by design
Photos, recordings, and text you enter are processed on-device
by default and never sent to our servers. The AI feature only
sends text (no images) to the AI service you choose, and only
after you explicitly consent.

■ Pricing
Core features are free.
• "Skeletal Animation Pack" $5.99 one-time: 13-point full skeletal rig + waving/flip motions
• Pro Monthly $4.99 / Yearly $49.99 (free trial available): unlimited books, characters, backgrounds, video export, unlimited community uploads
• AI features use your own API key (BYOK), no surcharge from us

■ Designed for shared time
• Zero ads
• Built to be operated by a parent alongside the child
• Age 4+

Localized in Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, French, German.

### Support URL
`https://kotomori.app/en/contact`

### Marketing URL
`https://kotomori.app/en/oekaki`

### Privacy Policy URL
`https://kotomori.app/en/oekaki/privacy`

### Terms of use
'https://kotomori.app/en/terms'

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly (save 2 months) | $49.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Skeletal Animation Pack | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-15

- The subscription screen now clearly shows the exact amount you will be charged once the free trial ends.
- Fixed the subscription screen staying blank when plans could not load. It now shows a loading indicator and a Reload button.
- Fixed account deletion appearing to succeed when it had actually failed. The reason is now shown on screen and you can try again.
- Renamed the Pro plan and the logo at the end of picture-book videos to UgoKaki, matching the app's name.
- Added a “More from us” section in Settings where you can write a review or browse our other apps.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-12

No release notes.

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## More apps by Daichi Tanabe

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All apps by Daichi Tanabe: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895317818

## Related topics

[drawings to life](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/drawings-to-life)

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