Looom vs ThemeKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Looom
Create hand-drawn animations with a playful, instrument-like interface. This robust app focuses on loopable animation, offering a dynamic, non-destructive workflow for both beginners and professionals. Explore lines, shapes, and colors in a delightful environment designed for learning and experimentation.
- Hand-drawn animation creation
- Loopable animation focus
- Musical interface inspiration
- Dynamic non-destructive workflow
- Fluid time control
- Infinite canvas
- SVG native file format
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A new way to create hand-drawn animation. So playful you’ll think it’s a toy, but it's secretly a robust app with a reimagined UI for animators and creators. Taking inspiration from music creation tools, using Looom feels more like playing an instrument than operating software - exploring lines, shapes and colors through loopable time and rhythm. Looom is all about looping animation with a smile. It was designed for professionals and beginners of any age and is already being used by some influential indie animators. A delightful environment to learn, experiment, practice and create drawn animation. Wonderfully musical, Next-gen dynamic non-destructive workflow. FLUID TIME No first frame or last. Looom’s threads are independent in length and speed, always tweak-able. INFINITE CANVAS Lets you go as deep or as far as you want thanks to a completely resolution-independent vector engine. OPEN-ENDED Looom uses SVG as it’s native file format. Your work can be viewed in browsers and opened in desktop animation software.
ThemeKit
Personalize your iPhone with a vast collection of themes, widgets, and custom app icons. Easily create unique home and lock screens using your own photos or choose from daily updated content. Compatible with iOS 18.
- Customizable themes and widgets
- Personalize with own photos
- Rich widget library (calendar, weather, etc.)
- App icon changer (5000+ options)
- HD wallpapers and Dynamic Island support
- Daily content updates
- All-in-one customization
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Feeling creative? Introducing ThemeKit: The Ultimate App for iPhone Themes, Widgets, and Customization! Daily updates with 5-8 content sets to make your home screen unique! Customize themes and widgets with your own photos in a snap. Key Features: - Easy Editing Transform your device with ThemeKit, a powerful kit for convenience and style! Edit iPhone themes and widgets. Choose ready-made themes or create your own in a few steps. Works with iOS 18! - Rich Widgets & Themes & Lock Screen Calendar, Time, Battery, Quotes, Clock, Collage, Weather widgets...choose what you need. Use collage widgets to customize. Dynamic widgets and wallpapers for a cool screen, just for you! - HD Wallpapers & Dynamic Island Get high-quality wallpapers: Depth Effect, dynamic island, and more! Make iPhone 15 fun or match lock screen widgets. Find wallpapers in our themes! - App Icon Changer Pick from 5000+ icons - gothic, anime, minimalist, neon, sports, nature, cute, retro... Customize home screen with high-quality icons! - Festive and Featured Find Christmas, Halloween, Skull, Butterfly, and more. Themes, widgets, icons, wallpapers - all in one place. - Daily Updates New themes, widgets, icons, wallpapers daily! Endless options for you to choose from. - Match Freely Themes, widgets, icons, wallpapers - match without other apps! Customize home and lock screen. Thousands of combinations to personalize your iPhone. Download ThemeKit now and get creative! Subscription options: • Subscribe for all features. • Different plans available. Privacy Policy & Terms of Service: https://doc.ThemeKit.live/Terms-of-Service.html https://doc.ThemeKit.live/Privacy-Policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ThemeKit at Free against Looom's $9.99. ThemeKit also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (26K vs 121). Looom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
ThemeKit is free to download; Looom costs $9.99 up front. ThemeKit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Looom asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThemeKit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThemeKit has 26K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Looom's written reviews are positive against 74% of ThemeKit's.
Looom ships an update every 4 months, ThemeKit monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Looom | ThemeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (121 ratings) | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #129 | #17 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 355 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IORAMA AB | PIXELSPARK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Looom
ThemeKit
User reviews
Looom
From 121 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative and unique animation interface
- 🎨 Intuitive drawing experience once learned
- 🎬 Real-time animation playback while drawing
- 📱 Works seamlessly on iPad and iPhone
- 🎯 Simple and minimalist design approach
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes losing user work
- 😕 Non-intuitive UI despite minimalist design
- 🎨 Limited to single color per layer/thread
- 🖌️ Only one basic brush option available
- 📤 Extremely cumbersome export process
ThemeKit
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Customizable home screen
- 🎨 Wide variety of themes
- 🎨 Cute and aesthetically pleasing designs
- 📲 Easy to use
- 🎨 Ability to change icons and widgets
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🔍 Lack of free theme options
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find desired themes
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches with widgets and icons
Bugs and requests
Looom
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes mid-animation causing work loss
- Grey screen on launch preventing app opening
- Drawing not registering properly
- Frame navigation swiping goes wrong direction
- Accidental marks appearing from sensitive touch controls
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- Eraser functionality not working on some devices
- Zoom controls triggering timeline instead
- Disappearing artwork when switching frames
- Export controls not grabbable on iPad Pro
- Accidental deletion of projects with no recovery option
- Non-Apple Pencil input not recognized without settings change
- Performance issues and stuttering
Requested features
23 requests- Better export options (GIF, video, SVG with proper formatting)
- Increase frame limit beyond 24 frames
- More than 5 layers/threads
- Multiple colors and brush sizes per layer
- Frame duplication and copy-paste functionality
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- Undo/redo gesture support (two-finger tap)
- Shape tools (circles, rectangles, lines)
- Background image import for reference tracing
- Hex color input and color picker tool
- Partial eraser (erase parts of lines, not entire lines)
- Double-tap Apple Pencil to toggle eraser
- Layer naming and hiding capabilities
- Adjustable frame rate and FPS control
- Sound/audio support
- Ability to rearrange frame order
- Onion skin customization (forward and backward)
- Static/pinned layers
- Higher resolution export options
- Video import for rotoscoping
- Pressure sensitivity support
- Animation scene management
- Seamless looping export
- Left-hand mode accessibility
ThemeKit
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widgets and icons not loading properly
- App crashing or freezing
- Themes not applying correctly
- Duplicate app icons appearing
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to create and upload custom themes
- Improve free theme selection
- Reduce ads or provide ad-free option
- Improve app navigation and search functionality
- Fix issues with widgets and icons
In-app purchases
Looom
No in-app purchases
ThemeKit
- Limited Time Offer$4.993 Months
- Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- New Weekly$9.997 Days
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- Premium Quarterly$12.993 Months
- Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- New Monthly$14.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- year 29.99$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- ThemeKit Premium$29.99
