MotionBook vs DrawnTogether
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.
DrawnTogether
A collaborative drawing social platform where users create unique artworks by combining their drawings with those of others. Inspired by the Exquisite Corpse game, it fosters creativity and community, allowing users to download and use their masterpieces for various purposes.
- Collaborative drawing social platform
- Inspired by Exquisite Corpse game
- Combine drawings with other users
- Tag collaborating artists
- Download and use created art
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Finalist for the 2024 SXSW Innovation Awards in the Social Media Category Creativity, community and inspiration collide with the DrawnTogether app. DrawnTogether is a collaborative drawing social platform, inspired by the popular 1920s surrealist drawing game Exquisite Corpse, where users create surprising and incredible works of art regardless of their skill level. Create your own image, and then mix and match it with two drawings from others users, including from a roster of featured artists, to create a collaborative work of art. All collaborating artists are tagged when their artwork is used. Download the final masterpiece to use as you please – an original art poster, a funky coffee mug for a friend, a one-of-a-kind t-shirt, or to share on social media – the possibilities are endless. Discover what happens when ideas are DrawnTogether. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MotionBook at 4.5 against DrawnTogether's 3.6. MotionBook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 13). DrawnTogether's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 68%) and 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 DrawnTogether sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MotionBook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. 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 complicate that: 68% of MotionBook's written reviews are positive against 82% of DrawnTogether's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, DrawnTogether every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MotionBook | DrawnTogether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better | 3.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| 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 | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 亮 彭 | Pop Sandbox Inc. |
Customer experience
MotionBook
DrawnTogether
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
DrawnTogether
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MotionBook
- MotionBook Full Features$4.99
DrawnTogether
- Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
- 100 Gems$0.99
- 220 Gems$1.99
- 5,000 Coins$3.99
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- 500 Gems$4.99
- 7,500 Coins$5.99
- 750 Gems$6.99
- 15,000 Coins$9.99
- 1,500 Gems$12.99
- 33,000 Coins$19.99
- 3,300 Gems$24.99
Questions
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