Comparison

Magic Fluids Lite vs Animation Creator

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

Head to head
About

Magic Fluids Lite

Experience a calming and creative fluid simulation that helps relieve stress and anxiety. Interact with mesmerizing, colorful swirls and patterns that evolve on your screen. Ideal for relaxation, meditation, or creating unique digital art.

Highlights
  • Hypnotizing fluid motion
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Aesthetic digital art creation
  • Configurable fluid behavior
  • Save custom presets
  • Smoke, water, and jello animation
  • Light and shadow effects
Features
Read full description

Magic Fluids Lite is a relaxing, colorful fluid simulation app that will help you calm down and relieve stress, or be creative and make aesthetic digital art. It is based on algorithms of fluid flow simulation and features fluid (pun intented!), beautiful graphics. It is the best time waster! TOUCH THE SCREEN and enjoy hypnotizing motion of fluid swirls moving around, sometimes slow, quiet and elegant, other times dynamic, satisfying and trippy. CALM DOWN AND RELAX as you draw and watch peaceful flows evolve in space and eventually settle down into colorful patterns. Magic Fluids will help you sleep, meditate, restore balance, relieve stress and anxiety. GET CREATIVE and, with a touch of your finger, bring to life stylish patterns of paint and particles. If you like abstract digital art or acrylic pour painting, you'll love Magic Fluids! You can create impressive eye-catching designs that look like swirls, galaxies, liquid, fire, light, smoke, lava and much more! KEEP YOUR KIDS BUSY - they love to doodle and watch the fluid move around! We hope that Magic Fluids can also help children with anxiety, autism and sensory issues. Please note: this is NOT a live wallpaper. Key features of Magic Fluids Lite: - Highly configurable fluid behaviour and look - Predefined configuration presets to get you started (10+ are free, ~70 more can be unlocked) - Save your own presets - Pause the animation anytime and save screenshots - Smoke, water and jello animation - 10 fluid textures that add fine detail to the fluid - Amazing light and shadow visual effects - Thousands of particles moving with the fluid - Highly optimized, multiple quality settings Fluid animation in your pocket! Touch the screen and create beautiful motion of colorful smoke and water. Calm down and relax as you watch trippy, magical swirls of flowing colors. Get artistic and design creative, satisfying patterns of paint and particles.

About

Animation Creator

Create 2D animations with a user-friendly interface, frame-by-frame drawing, and customizable tools. Perfect for beginners and professionals alike, it allows you to bring your artistic visions to life and share them as GIFs or videos.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drawing interface
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Customizable brushes and tools
  • Onion skinning for smooth motion
  • Export as GIF or video
  • Built-in tutorials
Features
Read full description

Animation Draw - Flipbook App is the ultimate mobile application for animators and artists of all skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner exploring your artistic side or a seasoned professional looking for a convenient way to create animations on the go, our app provides all the tools you need to bring your ideas to life effortlessly. Features: • Intuitive Drawing Interface: Easily sketch your ideas with a user-friendly interface designed for artists. Perfect for beginners and experienced users alike! • Frame-by-Frame Animation: Create detailed animations by drawing frame by frame, just like a traditional flipbook. • Customizable Brushes and Tools: Access a wide range of brushes and tools to enhance your drawings and animations. • Onion Skinning: See previous and next frames as you draw to maintain smooth motion in your animations. • Export and Share: Export your animations as GIFs or video files and share them with your friends, family, or social media followers. • Undo and Redo: Easily correct mistakes with the undo and redo functions. • Built-in Tutorials: Get started with step-by-step tutorials designed for beginners. Ease of Use: • Quick Start: Jump right into animating with no steep learning curve. • Simple Controls: Our intuitive design ensures that anyone can start animating quickly, with easy-to-use controls. • Guided Experience: Follow our built-in tutorials to learn the basics and master advanced techniques effortlessly. Who is it for? Animation Draw - Flipbook App is perfect for: • Aspiring Animators: Learn the basics of animation and develop your skills. • Professional Animators: Create and refine animations on the go. • Artists and Illustrators: Add motion to your drawings and expand your creative toolkit. • Educators and Students: Teach and learn animation techniques in an engaging and interactive way. • Social Media Influencers and Content Creators: Create engaging animated content to grow your audience. • Game Designers: Develop animated sequences and storyboards for your games. • Marketing Professionals: Design animated advertisements and promotional materials. Why Choose Animation Draw - Flipbook App? • Easy to Use: Our intuitive design ensures that anyone can start animating quickly, without a steep learning curve. • Portable: Create animations anytime, anywhere, directly from your mobile device. Download Animation Draw - Flipbook App today and start animating your imagination with ease! UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION • You can subscribe to all features within Animation Draw Pulse for unlimited access. • Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly, or yearly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Magic Fluids Lite4 screens
Animation Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Fluids Lite at none against Animation Creator's 5. Magic Fluids Lite also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 64%). Animation Creator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 3.2K). On price, rating, 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. Animation Creator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Magic Fluids Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Magic Fluids Lite against 4.6 for Animation Creator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Creator has 30K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Magic Fluids Lite's written reviews are positive against 64% of Animation Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Fluids Lite ships an update every 4 months, Animation Creator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Fluids Lite versus Animation Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Fluids LiteAnimation Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better4.6 (30K ratings)
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K30K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMad ScientistCEM SOFTWARE LTD

Customer experience

Magic Fluids Lite

All ratings3,169 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews477 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.0%

Animation Creator

All ratings29,649 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,540 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.2%

User reviews

Magic Fluids Lite

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌈 Mesmerizing visuals
  • 🧘‍♀️ Calming and relaxing
  • 👍 No ads in free version
  • 🎨 Variety of fluid presets
  • 🤩 Satisfying and fun to play

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited customization in free version
  • 💰 Paid version required for more features
  • 🔁 Needing to watch ads to unlock presets
  • 🔌 Potential battery drain

Animation Creator

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Relaxing animation
  • 👍 Helps with learning animation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Provides tutorials

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing and slow
  • 🐛 Deletes animations
  • 🔍 Hard to figure out for beginners
  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 📺 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Magic Fluids Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional screen freezing or glitches
  • Inconsistent ad availability

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to change fluid colors
  • Live wallpaper support
  • More preset options in free version
  • Sound/music integration

Animation Creator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleting frames causes issues
  • Eraser changes brush size
  • Animations not rendering properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Zoom in/out option
  • More brush/drawing tools
  • Fewer ads or ad-free version
  • Better instructions and tutorials
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

Magic Fluids Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Animation Creator

Subscriptions5
  • Draw Animation Pro$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Draw Animation Premium$7.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Draw Animation Supreme$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Fluids Lite free?
Magic Fluids Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animation Creator free?
Animation Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Fluids Lite or Animation Creator?
Magic Fluids Lite is rated higher. Magic Fluids Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Animation Creator averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Magic Fluids Lite or Animation Creator have ads?
Both Magic Fluids Lite and Animation Creator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Fluids Lite or Animation Creator?
Magic Fluids Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Animation Creator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Magic Fluids Lite was updated on October 17, 2026 and Animation Creator on October 19, 2026.

Other comparisons