Comparison

Animatic vs Keyaki Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Animatic

Create hand-drawn animations with an elegant and intuitive interface. This app offers powerful tools for both beginners and professionals to bring their visual ideas to life. Export your creations as GIFs, videos, or PSD files.

Highlights
  • Easy to use frame editor
  • Export to GIF, video, and PSD
  • Flexible onion-skinning
  • Repeat frames
  • Hand-drawn animation creation
Features
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Animatic is the best way to create hand-drawn animations. Simple enough for a beginner, powerful enough for a professional, Animatic was designed to offer creators an elegant experience in bringing their ideas to life through moving image. • Easy to use frame editor • Export animations to animated GIFs, video, and PSD • Flexible onion-skinning • Repeat frames Join over 1,000,000 people from all over the world using Animatic! What People Are Saying: By far the best animation app for iPhone. -Enle Li, Designer, Animator I've finally found a simple iPad Pro app that lets me animate on the train. -Tom Judd, Co-founder, Animade Unlimited access to all the premium features and future updates during the subscription period. The subscriptions are $0.99 per month and $6.99 yearly or equal to the same price tier as Apple App Store Matrix, determined as the equivalent of subscription price in $USD. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a SketchBook Premium Features subscription. Privacy Policy : https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSGpwLSs0hVGvsPZBdF6pkNC23oftuviR_ygLJbD__hrM0fVx3sHqVnvU--DjaxSw/pub Terms Of Use : https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTediDVXy3XbGmqjXw0RwwzO6QEICSPjYQHylhdp6IDWvfVkblAO-CNjakWZtW8Jw/pub

About

Keyaki Studio

Create 3D avatar animations easily without complex software. Bring your stories to life with motion capture, facial expressions, and scene editing. Perfect for aspiring animators and manga creators.

Highlights
  • Motion capture with mocopi, BVH, FBX, GLB, VRMA, VMD
  • Avatar acting editing: facial expressions, lip sync, hand poses
  • Scene creation with multiple avatars and 3D object import
  • Video recording with adjustable lights, effects, and backgrounds
  • VRM Import and VRoid Hub integration
  • AI Camera and VMC Protocol support
Features
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This is an app that allows you to create animations using avatars. You can easily create 3D animations with avatars without using tools like Unity or Blender. Do you want to make an animation alone...? Want to create a manga but can’t draw...? Even without skills, friends, or money, this tool aims to help you turn the stories in your head into videos. [Motion Capture] Capture avatar movements using various methods: ● mocopi ● Animation files (bvh, fbx, glb, vrma, vmd) ● VMC Protocol ● AI Camera [Avatar Acting Editing] Edit avatar motions with a variety of features: ● Facial expressions ● Face tracking ● Lip sync (with audio files) ● Hand poses ● Hand tracking ● VRM Import (VRoid Hub integration) ● Bone adjustments ● Trimming [Scene Creation] ● Arrange multiple avatars to create group scenes ● Equip avatars with 3D models or objects ● Import 3D scenes ※ You can import 3D items and scenes from Unity using AssetBundles. [Video Recording] ● Adjust lights, camera effects, and shadows ● Insert images or videos as backgrounds ● AR shooting ※ When using motion capture or AR features, please ensure a safe environment before use.

Screenshots

Animatic4 screens
Keyaki Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animatic at 4.6 against Keyaki Studio's 3.2. Animatic also leads on ratings volume (824 vs 15) and review sentiment (63% vs 54%). Keyaki Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Animatic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Keyaki Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animatic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animatic has 824 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Animatic's written reviews are positive against 54% of Keyaki Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animatic ships an update every 3 months, Keyaki Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Animatic versus Keyaki Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimaticKeyaki Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (824 ratings) — better3.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings824 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB541 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoodle.ly, IncYUTA UEDA

Customer experience

Animatic

All ratings783 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral13.7%
Negative23.7%

Keyaki Studio

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral46.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Animatic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frames randomly disappearing or reverting
  • Crashing when deleting frames
  • Inability to export animations properly
  • Onion skinning not working consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a color fill tool
  • Implement a layer system
  • Allow importing of images/photos
  • Add more customization options for brushes and colors
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes

Keyaki Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Animatic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Ad-free experience$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Ad-free experience$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime Ad-free experience$14.99
None

Keyaki Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animatic free?
Animatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keyaki Studio free?
Keyaki Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animatic or Keyaki Studio?
Animatic is rated higher. Animatic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 824 ratings, while Keyaki Studio averages 3.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Animatic or Keyaki Studio have ads?
Animatic shows ads; Keyaki Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Animatic or Keyaki Studio?
Animatic ships an update every 3 months, and Keyaki Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Animatic was updated on October 7, 2026 and Keyaki Studio on October 5, 2026.

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