Comparison

Animar Viewer vs Live Stories

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

Head to head
About

Animar Viewer

Transform your child's coloring creations into interactive 3D animated characters using augmented reality. Explore their unique abilities and see them come to life right before your eyes. This app brings static images from special coloring books and even advertisements to life in a fun, engaging way.

Highlights
  • Coloring book to 3D animation
  • Interactive 3D characters
  • Augmented Reality technology
  • View from multiple angles
  • Bring advertisements to life
  • Visualize construction plans in 3D
Features
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If you just need some you-time, get your kids a fun interactive coloring book app. The pictures your kid has colored will turn 3D and start moving if seen through Animar running on your smartphone. We designed Animar for children, but apparently adults tend to love it too! Features: 1) Made alive little monsters keep the colors used to paint them. 2) Each little monster has a secret ability revealed only through Animar. 3) You can check out every side of your little monster getting your phone closer to the picture, or see the whole picture by moving your phone several inches away. 1) You can find books with animar logo, and make them come alive in 3d with our app. 2) Advertisement as seen on billboards and store front can also come alive in 3d. 3) In the construction industries you can see a house or floor plans and interior in 3d as it would look in real life. How it works? 1) We use Augmented Reality Technology that brings digital objects to the real world seen through your phone camera. 2) Animar identifies a coloring book picture and selects the corresponding 3D-model from our collection. 3) The selected 3D-model is positioned relatively to the picture surface and seems to be standing on it. 4) Take a look at our demo-video on https://animarbooks.com. Note: Animar only makes alive pictures of our coloring book. Where can you get our coloring book? Download for free from Animar app or https://animarbooks.com and print it out We really appreciate ideas for coloring books content and collaboration suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us – info@animarmedia.com

About

Live Stories

Transform static photos into dynamic augmented reality experiences. Simply point your device's camera at an album to unlock interactive visuals and bring your memories to life.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality photo animation
  • Camera-based album scanning
  • Interactive visual experiences
  • Bring photos to life
Features
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Bring your photos to life! Point the camera at the album and experience the magic of augmented reality!

Screenshots

Animar Viewer3 screens
Live Stories3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Stories at none against Animar Viewer's 6. Animar Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (43% vs 33%). On price, ads, 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. Animar Viewer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Live Stories asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animar Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, Live Stories every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Animar Viewer versus Live Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimar ViewerLive Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAcademtech LLCYUPI, OOO

Customer experience

Animar Viewer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Live Stories

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Animar Viewer

One-time6
  • Xmass$1.99
  • Animals$1.99
  • Princess$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Monsters$1.99
  • Cars$1.99
  • Live ABC$1.99
None

Live Stories

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animar Viewer free?
Animar Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Stories free?
Live Stories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Animar Viewer or Live Stories have ads?
Neither Animar Viewer nor Live Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animar Viewer or Live Stories?
Animar Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Live Stories every 9 months. Most recently, Animar Viewer was updated on June 5, 2026 and Live Stories on September 10, 2026.

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