StikBot Studio 2.0 vs Animation Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StikBot Studio 2.0
Create stop-motion animations using your favorite action figures. Add voice-overs, sound effects, and utilize green screen technology to place your characters anywhere. Share your animated masterpieces with the world.
- Stop-motion animation creation
- Green screen technology
- Voice-over recording
- Sound effects library
- Adjustable frames per second
- Cartoon sticker additions
- Ghost image for shot assistance
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Bring your imagination to life through stop-motion animation with Stikbot! The Stikbot Studio app allows you to create stop motion videos on your phone or tablet using your favorite Stikbot, Klikbot, or action figure. It’s a fun and functional app that everyone can enjoy. Be your own movie maker! It’s simple to navigate and a blast to use! Add your own voice-overs, wacky sounds effects, and with the green screen technology, your animations can take place anywhere you want! Once you've created your stop-motion masterpiece, share it with #Stikbot for all your friends to see! Visit www.stikbot.toys for app tutorials, animation tips, and more! Check out Stikbot Central on YouTube for more videos! Stikbots and Klikbots are available at Target, Amazon, Zing.store, or your local toy store! Visit www.stikbot.toys to find a store near you. FEATURES · Green screen capability lets your animation take place anywhere! · Record your own voice-over for the video. · Choose from a huge library of sound effects! · Adjustable frames-per-second allow you to slow down or speed up your video. · Add funny cartoon stickers to your Stikbots. · Ghost image shows you the previous shot, making the next one easier.
Animation Creator
Easily create animated cartoons from your drawings. Use frame-by-frame animation with onion skinning to bring your ideas to life. Export your creations as GIFs or videos for sharing.
- Frame-by-frame animation
- Onion skinning
- Adjustable FPS
- Drawing tools
- Templates and backgrounds
- Export as GIF, MP4, PNG
- Project collection
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Animation Creator: Flipbook 2D turns your doodles into cartoons that move, no drawing skills needed. Draw frame by frame with onion skin and export GIFs or videos in minutes. Start from a template or a blank page, then press play to watch your stickman run, fight, dance or fly. It's the classic paper flipbook, rebuilt for iPhone and iPad. WHY ANIMATORS LOVE IT • Simple timeline: add, duplicate and delete frames • Onion skin: see previous and next frames for smooth motion • Adjustable FPS, from choppy to silky smooth • Pencil, eraser, fill, lasso, selection, layers, text and full color palette • Brush size, opacity, undo and redo • Speech bubbles to tell your story TEMPLATES FOR EVERY IDEA • Stickman fights and stunts, including Red vs Blue • Anime, animals, shapes and seasonal themes like Halloween • Easy, Medium and Hard levels for every skill • Backgrounds: scenes, colors, patterns and fantasy worlds EXPORT AND SHARE • Save as GIF, MP4 or PNG in up to 1080p • Sizes ready for vertical video and social media • Loop GIFs and share with friends and followers • Keep all projects in your collection and edit anytime PERFECT FOR Beginners, stickman and anime fans, content creators making clips and memes, students and teachers, artists and illustrators, and game designers sketching storyboards. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a template or start a new project 2. Draw each frame with onion skin as your guide 3. Choose your speed and background 4. Press play, export and share Free to download. Some templates, backgrounds and features require a Premium subscription or an in-app purchase. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION • Unlock all Premium features, templates and backgrounds. • Weekly or yearly plans. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 • Any unused part of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you subscribe. Terms of Use: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html We read every review and improve the app with every update. Download now and make your first animation today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Animation Creator at 4.6 against StikBot Studio 2.0's 3.7. Animation Creator also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 1.1K). StikBot Studio 2.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Animation Creator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. StikBot Studio 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Animation Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Creator has 30K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of StikBot Studio 2.0's written reviews are positive against 64% of Animation Creator's.
StikBot Studio 2.0 ships an update every 2 months, Animation Creator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StikBot Studio 2.0 | Animation Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (1.1K ratings) | 4.6 (30K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.9% of reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zing Global Ltd. | CEM SOFTWARE LTD |
Customer experience
StikBot Studio 2.0
Animation Creator
User reviews
StikBot Studio 2.0
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🎨 Good animation features
- 👍 Helpful tutorials
- ⭐ Great for stop motion
- 💯 Best animation app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Buggy green/blue screen
- ⏱️ Slow performance
- 🔇 Audio issues
- 📂 Deletes/corrupts projects
Animation Creator
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 👍 Relaxing animation
- 👍 Helps with learning animation
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Provides tutorials
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezing and slow
- 🐛 Deletes animations
- 🔍 Hard to figure out for beginners
- 💸 Expensive subscription
- 📺 Too many ads
Bugs and requests
StikBot Studio 2.0
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frames turning white
- Inability to delete old projects
- Tutorials not working
- Camera button disappearing
- Inconsistent frame capture
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to draw on frames
- Improve green/blue screen functionality
- Allow importing custom backgrounds
- Provide more sound effects and music
- Add option to control animation speed
Animation Creator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleting frames causes issues
- Eraser changes brush size
- Animations not rendering properly
Requested features
5 requests- Zoom in/out option
- More brush/drawing tools
- Fewer ads or ad-free version
- Better instructions and tutorials
- More customization options
In-app purchases
StikBot Studio 2.0
No in-app purchases
Animation Creator
- Draw Animation Pro$2.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Draw Animation Premium$7.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
- Draw Animation Supreme$29.991 Year
Questions
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