Comparison

F.A.T vs Animation Sketch Pro

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

Head to head
About

F.A.T

Create and export 3D character animations directly from your device. Keyframe character poses, adjust motion with procedural inertia, and export to industry-standard formats for use in 3D software and game engines.

Highlights
  • Create animations on the go
  • Keyframe character poses
  • Adjust inertia for secondary motion
  • Export to BVH format
  • Import into 3D software
  • Export to game engines
  • Intuitive 3D scene navigation
Features
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Using F.A.T allows you to create quick animations on the go with complete freedom. Simply create a new animation, keyframe the character, adjust inertia settings for subtle secondary movement and then export the skeleton to an industry standard BVH format. With the animation created you can import it into any 3D program such as Blender, MotionBuilder or Cinema4D and more. From these programs, it's easy to either characterise the animation to your character or export it to game engines such as Unity, Unreal Engine, CryEngine, Godot and many more. Navigating the 3D Scene is easy, use two fingers to rotate and three to pan around. A single finger or Apple Pencil is used to manipulate the blue nodes into different poses. After you make a pose you want to capture, simply click the Set Key button. We make changing your keyframes simple. Use either the Copy or Cut Key buttons to move the Red keyframes along the timeline and paste the saved keyframe to a new time or overrite a keyframe. With F.A.T you can also use a procedural inertia system to help create subtle secondary motions on your character. Activate the Procedural Inertia Motion button which will turn on the blue bulb and adjust the slider above it to introduce inertia to your keyframes.

About

Animation Sketch Pro

Create hand-drawn 2D animations with precise control using Apple Pencil and iPad. This app offers an intuitive workflow for both beginners and experienced animators, with features like layer management, color fill, and frame manipulation.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn animation
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Layer workflow
  • Automatic color fill
  • Frame manipulation
  • Import/export MP4, GIF, JPG
  • Audio import
Features
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Animate your dreams and bring them to life! An extremely fast hand-drawn animation software using Apple Pencil and iPad for precise brush control and intuitive workflow. Animators will love the simplicity and ease of use which lets them quickly sketch out animations and beginners can focus on improving their drawing and timing. Animation Sketch works seamlessly on all models of iPad. Color your line animations easily with colors automatically going below black lines. Layer workflow means you can seamlessly switch between rough and finished layers. Static layers for layout and background makes scene planning easy. Adding, inserting and duplicating frames is very easy with intuitive UI and drag-drop functionality. Videos and scene files teaching the 12 basic principles of animation included for free. Compatible with Apple Pencil 1st and 2nd Generation. Visit www.animationsketch.net for tutorials, sample works and technical manual. * Color fill automatically goes under black lines for fast coloring * Rough, Layout and background layers for scene planning * Change FPS speed * MP4 ,GIF and JPG import/export for easy rotoscopy and timing * Audio Import .MP3 and .WAV, Scrub in timeline and export out with MP4 * Onion skinning, auto-save and animated previews * Bundled demo scenes and videos for learning * Export and import animation scene files locally * Non-linear background color adjustment * Expert mode and scrub button for fast and interactive timing Animation Sketch is developed by Appy Monkeys, an award winning app developer with over 10 million downloads globally across all platforms and with an extensive suite of user friendly and power creativity apps.

Screenshots

F.A.T4 screens
Animation Sketch Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: F.A.T at Free against Animation Sketch Pro's $9.99. F.A.T also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and update cadence (daily vs every 12 months). Animation Sketch Pro's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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

F.A.T is free to download; Animation Sketch Pro costs $9.99 up front. F.A.T sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Animation Sketch Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animation Sketch Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: F.A.T has 52 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of F.A.T's written reviews are positive against 0% of Animation Sketch Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

F.A.T ships an update daily, Animation Sketch Pro every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
F.A.T versus Animation Sketch Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterF.A.TAnimation Sketch Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.2 (52 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better5
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB365 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilmstorm Pty LtdArjun Gupte

Customer experience

F.A.T

All ratings51 ratings
Positive49.0%
Neutral17.6%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral27.6%
Negative31.0%

Animation Sketch Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

F.A.T

One-time1
  • F.A.T Pro$5.99
None

Animation Sketch Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is F.A.T free?
F.A.T is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Sketch Pro free?
Animation Sketch Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, F.A.T or Animation Sketch Pro?
Animation Sketch Pro is rated higher. F.A.T averages 3.2 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Animation Sketch Pro averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do F.A.T or Animation Sketch Pro have ads?
Neither F.A.T nor Animation Sketch Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, F.A.T or Animation Sketch Pro?
F.A.T ships an update daily, and Animation Sketch Pro every 12 months. Most recently, F.A.T was updated on October 24, 2026 and Animation Sketch Pro on October 27, 2026.

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