Comparison

Folioscope vs Bot3D Editor

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

Head to head
About

Folioscope

Create frame-by-frame animations with intuitive drawing and animation tools. Share your creations with a vibrant community, participate in contests, and learn new techniques. Export your art as GIFs, videos, or PDFs without watermarks.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Drawing tools (pen, eraser, colors)
  • Onion skinning
  • Community sharing and contests
  • GIF, video, PDF export
  • Tutorials and inspiration
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Folioscope is the best app for creating terrific frame-by-frame animations in no time! Use simple yet powerful tools to draw your animations. Share your best creations with the community. Participate in themed contests to improve yourself and become a master animator. Join us and have fun :) Folioscope is a flipbook & animation maker, designed to help you express your creativity with the help of a community of thousands of creators that will inspire you to make amazing drawings and animations. All-in-one creation experience, great for Drawing, Animating, Sketching, Storyboarding, Learning, Designing, and finding Creative Inspiration. Draw pictures and bring them to life, frame by frame! Create Cartoons, Pixel Art, Animes, Mangas, Comics, Flipbooks... and share them with the world. Share your creations within the app's social feed, and on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or any other popular platform of your choice! Learn new Animation Techniques by following Tutorials created by the community. Controls are intuitive and easy to use, to turn you quickly into a professional flipbook artist ;) All Folioscope Features are available for free! Download Folioscope today and join an amazing community of animators. DRAWING TOOLS: - Pen & Eraser in Multiple Sizes - Selection Tools - Paint Bucket - Draw in Multiple Colors - Apple Pencil Support - 3D Touch compatibility - Dithering Tools (Pixel Art) - Zoom-in and zoom-out ANIMATION TOOLS: - Animating frame-by-frame is super easy with our intuitive tools - Onion skin - Frames viewer - Visualize your flipbook page by page - Back/forward animation controls - And more! EXPORT TOOLS: - Export in Folioscope's Social Network - Share on other apps - Save on your phone - Video, GIF, PDF export supported with NO WATERMARK ;) - Archive your work and send it to other Folioscopers for them to edit GET INSPIRED AND SHARE YOUR WORK - Browse creators' profiles and discover their amazing art - Scroll through the timeline to discover new animations - Share your art within the app and get social with the community - Challenge yourself with our contests and win special prizes! - Improve your techniques thanks to Tutorials offered by your fellow animators GET SUPPORT If you have a question about Folioscope, or a suggestion to make, or anything else, feel free to contact us at support@1button.co

About

Bot3D Editor

Create and animate 3D characters with ease on your mobile device. Design custom characters, animate their movements, and add voiceovers for dynamic videos. Export and share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Full Body Inverse Kinematics Algorithm for natural movements
  • HandEditor for detailed finger and joint movements
  • FaceEditor for creating various facial expressions
  • Character customization with extensive dressing options
  • SceneEditor for camera control and background customization
  • Import sound files for lip-sync animation
  • Export and share videos on social media
Features
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\\ A Revolutionary 3D Animation Editor! // Isn’t making 3D animation hard? Not at all! This app offers everything you need at your fingertips! There has never been such a simple 3D animation editor for smartphones and tablets of this quality. Once you're finished animating, you can export and share your creation on social media. Importing sound files makes lip-sync animations easy! Enjoy creating videos featuring vibrant 3D characters that talk and dance, putting together your own "virtual YouTuber" videos, and the freedom of recording your own voices and dressing up your characters. Compatible with iPhone/iPad. Supported Languages: Japanese and English *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ Create poses freely. Animate them on the spot. •Simple to use! Just create poses and make Keyframes. •We have re-invented 3D animation on smartphones from the beginning. Enjoy a completely new creative experience! •Your body tilts when your arm is pulled, doesn’t it? Our app uses a Full Body Inverse Kinematics Algorithm, which enables natural movements for its characters! You can create even walking motions easily! •Create characters with flowing hair that can lip-sync to recorded voices and express lively emotions! •Sound data can be imported, so your characters can speak and dance, leaving you with infinite possibilities! •Our charming characters were created by famous CG designers! •Added Character customization function and a male character model! •Can also be used as a digital posing doll for creating illustrations! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ Our groundbreaking HandEditor •The HandEditor enables you to create hand movements, finger movements, and even subtle joint movements! •Our extensive experience in 3D sign language studies is the secret to our app's user friendliness! •Extend and fold hands to make all kinds of gestures with only slide switches! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ FaceEditor •From angry frowns to sunny smiles, you can make all kinds of emotions. Adjust grins to big smiles at your will! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ SceneEditor •Zoom in and out, rotate and slide the frame. Create awesome animations by moving the camera like a movie director! •Backgrounds and the ground can be changed. You can import photos from your Camera Roll! Create your own scenes! •Create vertical videos for smartphones, as well as horizontal videos perfect for social media! Your creations will be saved to your Photo app, so be sure to share them on social media! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆Character customization •You have the freedom to dress up 3D model characters from head to toe. Feel free to mix-and-match different types of hairstyles, makeups, eyes, eyebrows, tops, bottoms, socks and shoes. Customize your selections by taking advantage of the coloring feature. *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆Live Recording •In LIVE, you can create real-time videos that can record fun VTuber lives by moving the character using the abundant motions created in Bot3D Editor. All functions are now open in the campaign! (Until the end of March 2021) •The head track allows you to freely control the character's neck movements with your own movements. While talking in real time, let's move the character by tapping the motion buttons and facial expression buttons in a timely manner. •When you talk to the microphone, the character lip-syncs accordingly. •In addition, the camera angle, background, telop, etc. can be switched freely with a button tap. •You can register the motions created on the POSE screen to the motion buttons! Have fun with your original movements! •Once you have selected a variety of production functions and dressed-up characters, create your own live videos! ※We recommend using a device with iOS12 or later. Bot3D Official WebSite http://www.bot3d.com/

Screenshots

Folioscope4 screens
Bot3D Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Folioscope at 4.6 against Bot3D Editor's 3.8. Folioscope also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 73%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Bot3D Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Folioscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bot3D Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folioscope holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Folioscope's written reviews are positive against 73% of Bot3D Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folioscope ships an update weekly, Bot3D Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Folioscope versus Bot3D Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioscopeBot3D Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better3.8 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better73.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K3.4K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB359 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer1Button SARLheuristic Inc.

Customer experience

Folioscope

All ratings1,190 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews1,592 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.5%

Bot3D Editor

All ratings3,323 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews774 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Folioscope

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great community
  • 🌟 Awesome for beginners
  • ⭐️ Smooth animations
  • 💡 Unique pixel art style

Room to improve

  • 🎨 Limited color palette
  • 🔧 Lack of advanced tools
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Account/login issues

Bot3D Editor

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth animations
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable character
  • 🚀 Fluid motion
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💡 Limited customization options
  • 💡 Lack of diverse skin tones and hair styles
  • 💡 Inability to have multiple characters in a scene
  • 💡 Short animation length

Bugs and requests

Folioscope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animations not saving properly
  • Crashes and freezes when uploading
  • Confirmation email issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more colors and color mixing options
  • Implement rotation and resizing tools
  • Introduce audio support for animations
  • Provide custom canvas sizes
  • Add a tutorial or onboarding experience

Bot3D Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animations freezing or glitching
  • Difficulty with character customization
  • Exporting issues and limitations

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more skin color options
  • Expand hair and clothing customization
  • Allow multiple characters in a single scene
  • Increase animation length
  • Add background and prop options
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  • Implement audio recording and lip-sync features
  • Provide ability to import custom 3D models

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Folioscope

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Bot3D Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folioscope free?
Folioscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bot3D Editor free?
Bot3D Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Folioscope or Bot3D Editor?
Folioscope is rated higher. Folioscope averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Bot3D Editor averages 3.8 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Folioscope or Bot3D Editor have ads?
Folioscope shows ads; Bot3D Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Folioscope or Bot3D Editor?
Folioscope ships an update weekly, and Bot3D Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Folioscope was updated on November 10, 2026 and Bot3D Editor on November 6, 2026.

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