MotionBook vs Star Doodle AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, Star Doodle AR every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | MotionBook | Star Doodle AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better | 4.1 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 彭 | Tadanori Okada |
Customer experience
MotionBook
Star Doodle AR
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
MotionBook
- MotionBook Full Features$4.99
Star Doodle AR
- Unlock buttons & Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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