Comparison

LiveDoodle vs Flipbook

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

Flipbook

Create frame-by-frame animations with intuitive drawing tools and onion skinning. Export your creations as GIFs or PNGs, all while maintaining complete privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame drawing
  • Onion skinning preview
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Export as GIF/PNG
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple project support
Features
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Turn your device into a portable flipbook animation studio. Draw frame by frame with Apple Pencil or your finger, preview with onion skinning and loop playback, then share your creations — fully offline, no account needed. Free to download. No ads. No tracking — ever. ▸ DRAW FRAME BY FRAME Use the full PencilKit canvas with pens, pencils, markers, and erasers. Each frame is your canvas — draw, erase, and refine until it's perfect. ▸ ONION SKINNING See the previous frame as a ghost overlay while you draw. Free includes onion skin at the default opacity; Pro adjusts opacity from 5% to 50%. ▸ REFERENCE IMAGES (Pro) Import a reference image and overlay it on your canvas. Pan, zoom, rotate, and adjust opacity — ideal for tracing, rotoscoping, or photo references. ▸ FRAME MANAGEMENT Add, duplicate, reorder, and clear frames. Set a background color on any frame. Free projects support up to 12 frames; Pro unlocks up to 256 frames. ▸ SMOOTH PLAYBACK Play your animation at adjustable frame rates from 1 to 24 FPS with loop preview. ▸ MULTIPLE PROJECTS Free: up to 2 animation projects (existing projects stay editable). Pro removes the project cap. ▸ EXPORTS Free: animated GIF and all-frames PNG — no watermarks. Pro adds MP4 video and multi-page PDF. ▸ HOME SCREEN WIDGET (Pro) Add a Flipbook widget to your home screen to see your latest animation at a glance. ▸ BACKUP & RESTORE (Pro) Export and restore your full .flipbook archive. ▸ FULLY OFFLINE & PRIVATE No account. No cloud. No ads. All your drawings and animations stay on your device only. ▸ TRY FREE Complete a real animation job on Free — draw, preview with onion skin, and export GIF or all-frames PNG without watermarks. ▸ PRO UNLOCKS THE STUDIO Large and XL canvas, extended frame capacity, adjustable onion skin, reference images, MP4/PDF export, backup, and Home Screen widget. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. Flipbook is designed for creators who value simplicity and privacy. Download now and start animating. Have feedback? Reach us at support@can.bi Privacy Policy: https://canbi.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2f76cac95bdb82f2b23f01be456d1f4f Terms of Use (EULA): https://canbi.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-abb6cac95bdb83debe910153019d3f47

Screenshots

LiveDoodle2 screens
Flipbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiveDoodle at 5.0 against Flipbook's 4.0. LiveDoodle also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Flipbook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiveDoodle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveDoodle ships an update every 4 months, Flipbook every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LiveDoodle versus Flipbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveDoodleFlipbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis FragaCan Bi

Customer experience

LiveDoodle

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

Flipbook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LiveDoodle

No in-app purchases

None

Flipbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveDoodle free?
LiveDoodle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flipbook free?
Flipbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiveDoodle or Flipbook?
LiveDoodle is rated higher. LiveDoodle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Flipbook averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LiveDoodle or Flipbook have ads?
LiveDoodle shows ads; Flipbook does not.
Which is updated more often, LiveDoodle or Flipbook?
LiveDoodle ships an update every 4 months, and Flipbook every 9 days. Most recently, LiveDoodle was updated on October 21, 2026 and Flipbook on October 22, 2026.

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