# Alight Motion vs Procreate Dreams

The clearest difference is price: Alight Motion at Free against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Alight Motion also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (78K vs 537). Procreate Dreams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown).

Alight Motion is free to download; Procreate Dreams costs $12.99 up front. Alight Motion sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Procreate Dreams asks for nothing beyond the download.

Alight Motion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alight Motion has 78K ratings behind it against 537, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Alight Motion's written reviews are positive against 41% of Procreate Dreams's.

Alight Motion ships an update fortnightly, Procreate Dreams monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Alight Motion | Procreate Dreams |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $12.99 |
| Rating | **[4.4 (78K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443/reviews)** | [3.9 (537 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-dreams/id1595520602/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **78K** | 537 |
| Positive reviews | **61.8% of reviews** | 41.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Monthly |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#80** | — |
| Size | 191 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Requires iOS | **14.4** | 16.3 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bending Spoons Apps ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1280299077) | [Savage Interactive Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/363433636) |

## What reviewers say

### Alight Motion

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443)

**Currently charting:** #80 Top Free · Photo & Video, #91 Top Grossing · Photo & Video (US App Store)

Create professional animations, motion graphics, and visual effects on your mobile device. This app offers advanced tools for video editing, compositing, and animation with support for multiple layers, vector graphics, and keyframe animation.

**Highlights:** Multiple layers of graphics, video, and audio, Vector and bitmap editing, 160+ visual effect building blocks, Keyframe animation for all settings, Camera controls with pan, zoom, and focus blur, Grouping and masking, Customizable animation easing

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly with 2 weeks offer 0.99 | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription with Free Trial | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Alight Motion with Free Trial | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Annual Subscription | $28.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for editing and animating
- 👍 Lots of features and effects
- 💡 Ability to watch ads to unlock premium features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and lag issues
- 🔒 Watermark issues and premium features locked behind paywall
- 🔋 App performance issues, especially on older devices

**Reported bugs**

- Crashing when trying to export videos
- Inability to add text or photos/videos
- Grouping issues causing projects to become unusable

**Requested features**

- Add speed graphs and time remapping
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow more customization of watermark


### Procreate Dreams

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-dreams/id1595520602)

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful yet intuitive tools. This app offers a rich brush library, advanced frame-by-frame animation features, and seamless integration of video, audio, and text for professional-quality creations.

**Highlights:** Frame-by-frame animation tools, Multi-track timeline, Keyframe animation, 300+ textured brushes, Video, photo, and audio editing, Real-time rendering engine

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Smooth animation experience
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 💡 Potential for great app
- 🚀 Powerful animation tools
- 👍 Clean and simple UI

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Missing key features like lasso tool and layer management
- 🔍 Lack of brush customization and import options
- 🔍 Clunky timeline and onion skin functionality
- 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and hidden features

**Reported bugs**

- Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
- Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
- Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

**Requested features**

- Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
- Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
- Custom brush creation and import options
- Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
- More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Alight Motion free?

Alight Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Procreate Dreams free?

Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Alight Motion or Procreate Dreams?

Alight Motion is rated higher. Alight Motion averages 4.4 out of 5 from 78K ratings, while Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 from 537 ratings.

### Do Alight Motion or Procreate Dreams have ads?

Alight Motion shows ads; Procreate Dreams does not.

### Which is updated more often, Alight Motion or Procreate Dreams?

Alight Motion ships an update fortnightly, and Procreate Dreams monthly. Most recently, Alight Motion was updated on October 19, 2026 and Procreate Dreams on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*