Comparison

Animate Me 3D vs Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

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

Head to head
About

Animate Me 3D

Create and animate 3D cartoon characters with intuitive controls. Record your voice to bring characters to life and explore storytelling through animation. Share your creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Animate 3D cartoon characters
  • Record voice for character animation
  • Intuitive puppeteer-like controls
  • Share animations with friends
  • Dynamic lighting setups
  • Kid-friendly creative tool
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Move and Animate cartoon characters in 3D any way you want! In this kid-friendly, super-creative kids app, you get to move and animate characters in real 3D space so you can explore narrative, character, plot, voice projection, expression and unleash your creative skills. If you ever wanted to animate characters like they do in movies, then this app is for you. Manipulate controls on cartoon characters like a puppeteer in order to get great performances. Record your voice and use it as a guide to make your characters talk and emote. Once you are happy with the way the animation looks, don’t forget to share them with your friends! - Record your voice and use it to animate your characters. - 9 amazing 3D cartoon characters and 3 props. - Dynamic lighting setups:Day,Night and Evening. - Share the videos you make with friends and family. - Tons of content in videos for users to learn. Animate Me 3D is an evolution of Appy Monkey's best-selling app Animate Me:Kids with new characters, a real 3D environment and new ways to share.Based on feedback from kids and parents over the last two years, we have created an app that allows kids a fantastic introduction to the world of 3D Animation.

About

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

Create unique spirit creatures by combining everyday objects and battle them in a dark house. Play solo or with friends in cooperative chaos, exploring rooms and uncovering secrets. Features augmented reality for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Forge unique spirit creatures from household items
  • Battle solo or with up to three friends
  • Explore eerie rooms and uncover secrets
  • Unlock new rooms and challenges via in-app purchases
  • Augmented reality battles
  • Kid-friendly design
Features
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Make Monsters. Battle Friends. Go Bump in the Night. This former Apple Arcade favorite is back and better than ever! When the house goes dark, everyday objects awaken as mischievous spirits called yōkai and they love to battle. Forge Your Creature Combine household items—from umbrellas and staplers to cheese graters—to build your own spirit creature. Battle in the Dark Play solo or gather up to three friends for co-op chaos! Battle house spirits, explore eerie rooms, and uncover the secrets lurking in every corner. Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Perhaps you’ve caught wind of a spirit or sprite. When the house is asleep, and there’s dark all around, spirits from objects awake and abound. The spirits are crafty and like to cause trouble. They're called yōkai and together, they double. Mixing and mashing, they join to fight. Can you help them conquer this mysterious night? Play with one person, two, three or four. First you’ll need to escape the dark junk drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Things That go Bump, familiar objects and rooms come to life every night, and nothing looks quite as does in the day. Create your creature, and battle your friends, but beware the house spirits! They can destroy and they can give life. Battle, create, and make your way through the rooms of the house, and slowly you will unravel the secret of Things that Go Bump. FEATURES • Free & Paid Levels: Start your adventure at no cost; unlock new rooms and challenges with in-app purchases. • Craft Clever Creatures: Mix everyday objects to create unique, ever-evolving yōkai. • Multiplayer Mayhem: Team up or face off via Game Center. • Skill Swaps: Swap out items to gain new powers and abilities. • Energy Boosts: Earn energy by outsmarting house spirits and defeating rival yōkai. • Room-to-Room Adventure: Discover new rooms released throughout the year. • Augmented Reality Fun: Bring battles into your living room with the AR level (available on compatible devices). • Kid-Friendly Design: Safe, intuitive, and fun for the whole family. • Original Art & Sound: Immerse yourself in Adrian Fernandez’s artwork and custom sound design. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: support@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)

Screenshots

Animate Me 3D4 screens
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Things That Go Bump by Tinybop at Free against Animate Me 3D's $9.99. Things That Go Bump by Tinybop also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 84 months). Animate Me 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On 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

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is free to download; Animate Me 3D costs $9.99 up front. Things That Go Bump by Tinybop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Animate Me 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things That Go Bump by Tinybop has 39 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Animate Me 3D's written reviews are positive against 76% of Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animate Me 3D ships an update every 84 months, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Animate Me 3D versus Things That Go Bump by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimate Me 3DThings That Go Bump by Tinybop
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings439 — better
Update frequencyEvery 84 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArjun GupteTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

Animate Me 3D

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral13.8%
Negative10.3%

In-app purchases

None

Animate Me 3D

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Three Months$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Animate Me 3D free?
Animate Me 3D costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Things That Go Bump by Tinybop free?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animate Me 3D or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is rated higher. Animate Me 3D averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Things That Go Bump by Tinybop averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Animate Me 3D or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop have ads?
Neither Animate Me 3D nor Things That Go Bump by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animate Me 3D or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop?
Animate Me 3D ships an update every 84 months, and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. Most recently, Animate Me 3D was updated on October 24, 2026 and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop on October 24, 2026.

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