Comparison

MotionBook vs MotionDraw

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

MotionDraw

Create unique animated artworks by drawing each frame. This app offers intuitive tools for freehand drawing, color changes, and zoom, allowing anyone to easily craft animations or GIFs.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation drawing
  • Freehand drawing tools
  • Color customization
  • Zoom functionality
  • Export as MP4 animation
  • Export as GIF
Features
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"MotionDraw" is an app that allows you to create stunning animations by drawing each frame. Utilize various drawing tools and features to craft unique artworks. With an intuitive user interface and easy controls, anyone can effortlessly start their animation projects. Key Features: 1. Freehand drawing capabilities 2. Convenient drawing tools, including various color changes and zoom options 3. Extract your creations as animations or GIFs (in mp4 format)

Screenshots

MotionBook4 screens
MotionDraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MotionDraw at none against MotionBook's 1. MotionDraw also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.6). MotionBook's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, ads 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. MotionDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MotionBook versus MotionDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionBookMotionDraw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮 彭KunWoo Kwon

Customer experience

MotionBook

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

MotionDraw

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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

MotionDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MotionBook

One-time1
  • MotionBook Full Features$4.99
None

MotionDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MotionBook free?
MotionBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MotionDraw free?
MotionDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MotionBook or MotionDraw have ads?
Neither MotionBook nor MotionDraw shows ads.

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