Comparison

Stickman Animator vs Keyaki Studio

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

Head to head
About

Stickman Animator

Create animated stick figures from your videos. Capture new footage or use existing clips to generate unique animations. Customize frame rates and backgrounds for your exported creations.

Highlights
  • Shoot videos
  • Make animations from videos
  • Select from photo library
  • Choose frame rate
  • Set animation background
  • Export animations
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Stickman Animator is an app to make animations of stickman from videos of people. This app is available on iPhone and iPad with iOS 11 or later. You need to permit this app to access your camera and photo library to use. 【Functions】 ・Shooting videos ・Making animations from videos you shot or selected from the photo library 【Usage】 1. Shoot or select a video  (You can use like the camera app of iOS) 2. Select a frame rate, background of animation and so on 3. The video you shot and an animation will be exported in the photo library 【Reference】 ・Infocom Tech Blog  https://lab.infocom.co.jp/ ・SwiftOpenPose  https://github.com/infocom-tpo/SwiftOpenPose/

About

Keyaki Studio

Create 3D avatar animations easily without complex software. Bring your stories to life with motion capture, facial expressions, and scene editing. Perfect for aspiring animators and manga creators.

Highlights
  • Motion capture with mocopi, BVH, FBX, GLB, VRMA, VMD
  • Avatar acting editing: facial expressions, lip sync, hand poses
  • Scene creation with multiple avatars and 3D object import
  • Video recording with adjustable lights, effects, and backgrounds
  • VRM Import and VRoid Hub integration
  • AI Camera and VMC Protocol support
Features
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This is an app that allows you to create animations using avatars. You can easily create 3D animations with avatars without using tools like Unity or Blender. Do you want to make an animation alone...? Want to create a manga but can’t draw...? Even without skills, friends, or money, this tool aims to help you turn the stories in your head into videos. [Motion Capture] Capture avatar movements using various methods: ● mocopi ● Animation files (bvh, fbx, glb, vrma, vmd) ● VMC Protocol ● AI Camera [Avatar Acting Editing] Edit avatar motions with a variety of features: ● Facial expressions ● Face tracking ● Lip sync (with audio files) ● Hand poses ● Hand tracking ● VRM Import (VRoid Hub integration) ● Bone adjustments ● Trimming [Scene Creation] ● Arrange multiple avatars to create group scenes ● Equip avatars with 3D models or objects ● Import 3D scenes ※ You can import 3D items and scenes from Unity using AssetBundles. [Video Recording] ● Adjust lights, camera effects, and shadows ● Insert images or videos as backgrounds ● AR shooting ※ When using motion capture or AR features, please ensure a safe environment before use.

Screenshots

Stickman Animator4 screens
Keyaki Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keyaki Studio at every 3 days against Stickman Animator's every 3 weeks. Keyaki Studio also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 41%). Stickman Animator's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Stickman Animator against 3.2 for Keyaki Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Stickman Animator's written reviews are positive against 54% of Keyaki Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stickman Animator ships an update every 3 weeks, Keyaki Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stickman Animator versus Keyaki Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStickman AnimatorKeyaki Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (44 ratings) — better3.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB541 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINFOCOM CORPORATIONYUTA UEDA

Customer experience

Stickman Animator

All ratings42 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative55.9%

Keyaki Studio

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral46.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Stickman Animator

No in-app purchases

None

Keyaki Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stickman Animator free?
Stickman Animator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keyaki Studio free?
Keyaki Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stickman Animator or Keyaki Studio?
Stickman Animator is rated higher. Stickman Animator averages 3.3 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Keyaki Studio averages 3.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Stickman Animator or Keyaki Studio have ads?
Neither Stickman Animator nor Keyaki Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stickman Animator or Keyaki Studio?
Stickman Animator ships an update every 3 weeks, and Keyaki Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Stickman Animator was updated on October 21, 2026 and Keyaki Studio on October 24, 2026.

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