Comparison

LiveDoodle vs Anidoodle

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

Head to head
About

LiveDoodle

This app lets you animate drawings by adding talking mouths and blinking eyes. It's a fun way for both kids and adults to create characters and tell stories, promoting creativity and empathy.

Highlights
  • Blinking eye maker
  • Talking mouth maker
  • Animated line brush
  • Offline play
  • Promotes creativity and empathy
  • Bundled with sample drawings
Features
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LiveDoodle is a magical way to bring drawings to life. Creation tools include a blinking eye maker, a talking mouth maker and a brush that draws lo-fi animated lines. For grownups and kids alike. HowTo: Draw a face and impersonate characters by holding the iPad on front of your face. Talk to make the mouth move. Make funny voices for better results! When using the eye tool, make sure to create just one eye at a time to avoid weird blinking... Features: • Promotes empathy, family sharing, and creativity through drawing • Discover the different emotional states • Make up stories to go with the faces you draw • Bundled with samples to get your family inspired • Play/draw without wi-fi or internet But there's more than just drawing faces. Nothing stops you and your kids from coming up with animals, landscapes, hand written messages and anything else you can think of!

About

Anidoodle

Bring your drawings to life by animating them with your own facial expressions. Record and share animated messages with friends using your device's camera. It's a fun way to create custom characters and express yourself.

Highlights
  • Draw custom animated characters
  • Animate with real-time facial expressions
  • Record and share animated messages
  • Utilizes TrueDepth camera data
  • Includes voice recording
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Drawing your own animated character on your iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max or iPhone XR can be so much fun! Create your own custom Anidoodle characters by drawing different expressions for their facial features. Then, using data provided by your device's TrueDepth camera system, the app projects your expressions onto the character you've created. Record your Anidoodle messages, including your voice, and share them with your friends! _________________________________ Start by drawing a few expressions for your eyes and mouth. You don't need to be that good at drawing, you'll be amazed at the results anyway! Once you've doodled your character, watch it come alive matching your facial movements in real-time as you record a video. The app interprets the data provided by the TrueDepth camera system of your device and your Anidoodle does its magic!

Screenshots

LiveDoodle2 screens
Anidoodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiveDoodle at 5.0 against Anidoodle's 3.4. LiveDoodle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (50% vs 22%). Anidoodle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Anidoodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LiveDoodle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiveDoodle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anidoodle has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LiveDoodle's written reviews are positive against 22% of Anidoodle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveDoodle ships an update every 4 months, Anidoodle every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LiveDoodle versus Anidoodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveDoodleAnidoodle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better22.4% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis FragaGloria Latorre

Customer experience

LiveDoodle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Anidoodle

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative74.1%

In-app purchases

None

LiveDoodle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anidoodle

One-time1
  • Unlimited video recordig$0.99

Questions

Is LiveDoodle free?
LiveDoodle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anidoodle free?
Anidoodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveDoodle or Anidoodle?
LiveDoodle is rated higher. LiveDoodle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Anidoodle averages 3.4 from 19 ratings.
Do LiveDoodle or Anidoodle have ads?
LiveDoodle shows ads; Anidoodle does not.
Which is updated more often, LiveDoodle or Anidoodle?
LiveDoodle ships an update every 4 months, and Anidoodle every 3 months. Most recently, LiveDoodle was updated on October 21, 2026 and Anidoodle on November 2, 2026.

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