Comparison

Pantomimer vs Shortake

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

Head to head
About

Pantomimer

Easily create custom 3D animated videos for iMessage and social media. Choose from a variety of characters, emotions, and effects to build short, looping animations with text.

Highlights
  • Custom 3D animated videos
  • Over 80 unique characters
  • 10 human emotion animations
  • 10 special effects
  • 10 props
  • Camera zoom motion
  • Up to 80 characters of text
Features
Read full description

Make Custom 3D Animated Videos Files Are Saved To Your Photo Library Share With iMessage Or Social Media App Features: - all you have to do is tap buttons and type - over 80 unique characters - 10 human emotion animations - 10 special effects - 10 props - 5 backdrop color choices - camera zoom motion option - enter up to 80 characters of international text - creates 4 second animations - saves 320x320 @ 30 frames per second ~300kb video files - video files can auto loop if that is supported by your sharing service

About

Shortake

This app creates a private daily video journal for your close friends. Film short clips throughout the day, which appear as stills until a nightly premiere where they become a collaborative movie. It focuses on shared moments without traditional social media metrics.

Highlights
  • 15-second live clips
  • Daily movie premieres
  • Split-screen fusion
  • Reaction replays
  • Weekly recap episodes
  • Offline clip uploading
  • Private diary mode
Features
Read full description

photos of my friends all day. at 9, our day becomes a movie. shortake is a private daily-video app for your crew, the friends you actually want to keep up with. film 15-second live clips of your day whenever you like. all day, your crew sees only stills: a photo of each moment on their bubbles and on the home-screen widget. post today to see today. then, every night at 9, the whole day premieres as one film. clips filmed in the same minutes fuse into split-screen. everyone's name rolls in the credits. it's the first time the day has motion and sound, and you watch it together, even apart. WHAT IT IS • 15-second live clips, anytime, three light pings a day keep the rhythm • stills all day, the film at night: no scrolling, no feed • split-screen fusion when you and a friend film the same moment • hold anywhere to react, your reactions replay for the crew at the exact same seconds • sunday episode: the week's best moments, picked by where the reactions landed • the vault: every day, week, and month film, forever, plus "one year ago today" • home-screen widget with the crew's latest still • live activity countdown to the premiere on your lock screen • one link brings the whole crew in, up to 12 people, two crews free • works offline: clips upload whenever you're back online • just me mode: a private daily diary that still becomes a film WHAT IT ISN'T no likes. no followers. no comments. no strangers. no ads. ever. started in 2024, rebuilt in 2026 for the people who never stopped using it.

Screenshots

Pantomimer4 screens
Shortake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pantomimer at 4.5 against Shortake's 3.5. Pantomimer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pantomimer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pantomimer ships an update every 4 days, Shortake weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pantomimer versus Shortake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPantomimerShortake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUnit Radius LLCSTYLIANOS PAPAPETROU

Customer experience

Pantomimer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shortake

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pantomimer

No in-app purchases

None

Shortake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pantomimer free?
Pantomimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shortake free?
Shortake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pantomimer or Shortake?
Pantomimer is rated higher. Pantomimer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shortake averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Pantomimer or Shortake have ads?
Neither Pantomimer nor Shortake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pantomimer or Shortake?
Pantomimer ships an update every 4 days, and Shortake weekly. Most recently, Pantomimer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Shortake on October 13, 2026.

Other comparisons