Comparison

MotionBook vs Star Doodle AR

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

Head to head
About

MotionBook

Create traditional frame-by-frame animations with a natural feel pen and eraser toolset. Manage pages easily with a timeline, utilize onion skinning for reference, and export your creations to video or GIF. Integrated with iOS Files for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Natural feel pen and eraser set
  • Pressure sensitivity support
  • Timeline for page management
  • Onion skinning
  • Export to video (mp4) or GIF
  • iOS Files integration
Features
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MotionBook is built for creative people like you, to discover the fun of making flipbook animations. The MotionBook app provides a set of well designed digital tools for you to create the traditional frame-by-frame animations, on your iPad or iPhone: - A natural feel pen and eraser tool set, which provide various artistic effects include Pencil, Inking Pen, Marker, Paint Brush, Hard & Soft Erasers. And fully support pressure sensitivity of Apple Pencil. - Convenient Undo/Redo. - Use predefined color palette, or customize your own palette. - A "Timeline" to easily manage all your pages. And you can also customize FPS (Frames Per Second). - The "Onion Skin" option allows you to see previous and next pages as reference. - The advanced editing tools help you to quick tweak drawing details, copy drawings and paste to another page, or even paste images from other apps. - Export your animation to video (mp4) or GIF, share to your friends, or even make your own stickers. - Integrated with the iOS Files system, where you can easily manage all your flipbook files. You can also store your files to iCloud, and make them sync'd across your iPhones and iPads. - Various sample templates to help you easily begin your journey to the animation world. - Use a video clip as background, to help you learn to draw pose/gestures with real-world references. Or you can just add interesting hand-draw elements to your favorite videos.

About

Star Doodle AR

Create magical, sparkling drawings in 3D space or on surfaces with a variety of animated effects and unique pens. Save your creations as videos or photos to share with others. Unlock additional features through in-app purchases or by watching ads.

Highlights
  • Draw in midair or on surfaces
  • 12 kinds of animations
  • 16 unique drawing pens
  • Save creations as video or photo
  • Share with friends
  • Unlockable features
Features
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Draw magical, sparkling doodles in midair or on walls! Your drawings will appear and disappear with 12 kinds of animations. Use 16 different pens—stars, flames, hearts, gems, cherry blossoms, clovers, electricity, bubbles, smoke, “blood text,” and more—to create fantastical artworks. Save your creations as videos or photos and share them with friends. How to Use: 1. Draw on the Screen: Touch the screen to start drawing. Use the buttons below to customize your artwork. - Paint Icon: Change the color. - Star Icon: Adjust the size of the stars. - Box Icon / Plane Icon: Switch between drawing in the air or on surfaces. - Undo Icon: Undo the last action. - Erase Icon: Clear all drawings. - Dot Icon: Switch to "Viewing Mode". 2. Animate and Record Your Drawings: After you finish drawing, animate it or record a video! Switch to viewing mode with the dot icon on the right. - Play Icon: Animate your drawing. You can also record the animation. - Sun Icon: Adjust the brightness. - Video Icon: Record a video. Tap again to stop recording. - Photo Icon: Take a photo. - Tools Icon: Access settings or purchase additional features. - Dot Icon: Switch back to "Drawing Mode". Unlock Extra Features: Yellow Lock Buttons: Unlock by watching ads. Blue Lock Buttons: Available for purchase. Paid Options: Access additional features by purchasing options through the cart icon in the tools menu. Paid features include: 1. Unlock all locked features. 2. Remove all ads. 3. Enable the option to hide the logo at the top right of the screen. About the use of created images/videos: Images and videos created with this app may be freely used for both personal and commercial purposes, including creative works, social media posting, video streaming, printed materials, and more. - If your content includes materials that may infringe third-party rights (e.g., other people or copyrighted characters appearing in the background), please obtain permission from the rights holder before use. - If possible, I would greatly appreciate it if you could mention or introduce that this app was used in your work, stream, description, etc. Download now and let your creativity sparkle!

Screenshots

MotionBook4 screens
Star Doodle AR1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MotionBook at none against Star Doodle AR's shown. MotionBook also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Star Doodle AR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. MotionBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Star Doodle AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MotionBook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MotionBook has 3.6K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of MotionBook's written reviews are positive against 33% of Star Doodle AR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, Star Doodle AR every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MotionBook versus Star Doodle AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionBookStar Doodle AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better4.1 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮 彭Tadanori Okada

Customer experience

MotionBook

All ratings3,565 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative20.9%

Star Doodle AR

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

MotionBook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animations getting deleted unexpectedly
  • Zooming in/out causing drawing issues
  • Inability to purchase premium features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add layers and ability to move/edit frames
  • Implement fill tool and larger brush sizes
  • Allow canvas rotation and more zoom control
  • Add audio support for animations
  • Improve onion skin visibility and customization

Star Doodle AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MotionBook

One-time1
  • MotionBook Full Features$4.99
1 purchases

Star Doodle AR

One-time1
  • Unlock buttons & Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is MotionBook free?
MotionBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Doodle AR free?
Star Doodle AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MotionBook or Star Doodle AR?
MotionBook is rated higher. MotionBook averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Star Doodle AR averages 4.1 from 13 ratings.
Do MotionBook or Star Doodle AR have ads?
Star Doodle AR shows ads; MotionBook does not.
Which is updated more often, MotionBook or Star Doodle AR?
MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, and Star Doodle AR every 5 months. Most recently, MotionBook was updated on November 2, 2026 and Star Doodle AR on November 2, 2026.

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