Comparison

MotionBook vs DoodLoop

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

DoodLoop

Features
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Draw it. Flip it. Loop it. DoodLoop is a frame-by-frame animation studio for iPad and iPhone, built for Apple Pencil and just as happy with a finger. Sketch a drawing, change it a little on the next frame, and watch your cartoon come to life on a loop. No ads, no watermarks, no subscription. Your cartoons, your files, yours. DRAW • Apple Pencil pressure and tilt, tuned for line work, on paper that behaves like paper. Drawing with a finger gets a stroke stabiliser, so a shaky line comes out smooth. • A full kit: brushes, eraser, fill, smudge and blur, shapes (line, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, star and more), text, and symmetry. • Layers with blend modes: sketch below, ink above, shade on top. ANIMATE • A timeline made for flipping, with duplicate, reorder, and holds. • Onion skinning ghosts the frame before and after, like tracing paper on a lightbox. • Set the frame rate, lift the pencil, and your animation plays while you keep tweaking. SOUND & SHARE • Record your voice or sound effects right in the app and line them up with your frames. • Export clean, full-resolution MP4 video, animated GIF, or a PNG image sequence. Never watermarked. OWN YOUR WORK • Every project is a real .doodloop file in the Files app: browse it, copy it, back it up anywhere. • One-tap backup and restore for your whole library. • Import your existing FlipaClip projects and keep animating. FREE TO START • Download DoodLoop free and start animating today. • One optional, one-time Pro unlock opens up higher frame rates, larger canvases, and pro export formats. No monthly fee, no rented features, ever. DoodLoop is made by Nubisco, Lda. Questions, bug reports, or ideas? A human who actually works on the app will answer.

Screenshots

MotionBook4 screens
DoodLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoodLoop at every 3 days against MotionBook's every 6 weeks. DoodLoop also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 DoodLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, DoodLoop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MotionBook versus DoodLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionBookDoodLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亮 彭Nubisco, LDA

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

DoodLoop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MotionBook

One-time1
  • MotionBook Full Features$4.99
1 purchases

DoodLoop

One-time1
  • DoodLoop Pro$6.99

Questions

Is MotionBook free?
MotionBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoodLoop free?
DoodLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MotionBook or DoodLoop have ads?
Neither MotionBook nor DoodLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MotionBook or DoodLoop?
MotionBook ships an update every 6 weeks, and DoodLoop every 3 days. Most recently, MotionBook was updated on October 18, 2026 and DoodLoop on October 14, 2026.

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