Comparison

Looom vs AnimCreate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn animation creation
  • Loopable animation focus
  • Musical interface inspiration
  • Dynamic non-destructive workflow
  • Fluid time control
  • Infinite canvas
  • SVG native file format
Features
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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.

About

AnimCreate

Create 2D and 3D animations with frame-by-frame drawing, bone animation, and 3D camera tools. Import Photoshop brushes and videos to enhance your projects. Offers advanced features for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation
  • Component & bone animation
  • 3D hand-drawn and camera movement
  • Import Photoshop brushes
  • Video import for drawing
  • Unlimited layers and frames (premium)
Features
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AnimCreate is an animation creation app that covers amateur to professional levels. 1) Frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation + component&bone animation tools, covering all audiences from amateur to professional. 2) 3D hand-drawn and 3D camera movements make your animation cooler! 3) Support for importing PS (CS6 and above) Abr format brushes, with high fidelity! 4) Import your video and draw! ######################## Hand-drawn function: Powerful brush system, compatible with and supports importing Photoshop(CS6 and above) abr format brushes Unlimited layers, multiple blending modes, lockable transparency and clipping masks Animation function: Supports both hand-drawn and component&bone animation! Support for lens functions and automatic frame compensation Onionskin of each layer can be turned on and off separately Whether you are a novice or a professional user, you can use AnimCreate to create high-quality animations! 3D function: Powerful 3D hand-drawn and 3D camera functions can be used to create 3D illustrations or 3D-like animations. Professional users can use 3D features to build 3D scenes, combined with 2D painting, greatly improving the efficiency of storyboarding! In order to provide you with more advanced features and quality services, AnimCreate has a subscription membership feature that can unlock the following advanced features: Full resolution support High-grade onion skin Unlimited layers Unlimited frames 3D hand-drawn function Import PS brush (*.abr) Automatic frame (tweening) function Lens function Combination function Video import and re-creation Remove watermark Please provide feedback in the APP if you have any questions!

Screenshots

Looom4 screens
AnimCreate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AnimCreate at Free against Looom's $9.99. AnimCreate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Looom's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

AnimCreate is free to download; Looom costs $9.99 up front. AnimCreate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Looom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Looom holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Looom has 122 ratings behind it against 7, 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 60% of AnimCreate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Looom ships an update every 4 months, AnimCreate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Looom versus AnimCreate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooomAnimCreate
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (122 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIORAMA AB佳 罗

Customer experience

Looom

All ratings122 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.6%

AnimCreate

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

AnimCreate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Looom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AnimCreate

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Member$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Looom free?
Looom costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AnimCreate free?
AnimCreate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Looom or AnimCreate?
Looom is rated higher. Looom averages 3.8 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while AnimCreate averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Looom or AnimCreate have ads?
Neither Looom nor AnimCreate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Looom or AnimCreate?
Looom ships an update every 4 months, and AnimCreate fortnightly. Most recently, Looom was updated on October 10, 2026 and AnimCreate on October 8, 2026.

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