FlipKit vs APS Sidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlipKit
Create frame-by-frame animations with an intuitive interface. Bring your drawings to life using various tools, shapes, stickers, and photo imports. Export your creations as video, GIF, or PNG sequences.
- Frame-by-frame animation
- Drawing tools with Apple Pencil support
- Onion skinning
- Foreground and background layers
- Photo import for backgrounds/stop-motion
- Export as video, GIF, or PNG sequence
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Create your own frame-by-frame animations — just like a real flipbook! FlipKit gives you everything you need to bring your drawings to life. Whether you're a beginner, a pro, or a kid just getting started — FlipKit's intuitive interface makes animating easy and fun. Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger, add shapes and stickers, and watch your creation come to life. Need inspiration? Dive into ready-made examples and templates to get started right away. Import photos from your library or use the camera for the perfect background. Combine photos with your drawings to create stop-motion animations. Advanced artists will love separate foreground and background layers, onion skinning, and fine-tuned animation controls. Flip through your animation like a real physical flipbook or preview it on the canvas. When you're done, export as video, animated GIF, or PNG sequence and share your creation with the world. No account required. No data collected. Just create. DRAWING TOOLS * Draw with pencils, brushes, pens, erasers, and more * Insert shapes, text, emojis, and custom stickers * Fill enclosed areas with color * Copy and move parts of your drawings with the lasso tool * Full support for Apple Pencil * Zoom, rotate, and pan your canvas ANIMATION * Create animations frame by frame with onion skinning * Swipe the filmstrip to flip through your animation * Separate foreground and background layers * Control frames per second, background color, and playback mode (loop, ping-pong, once) * Import photos for backgrounds or stop-motion animations * Various examples and templates for an easy start EXPORT & SHARE * Export as video (MP4), animated GIF, or PNG sequence * Export single frames or transparent image sequences * Share your creations on social media or with friends DESIGNED FOR YOU * Place the filmstrip on the left or right (for right- or left-handed use) * iCloud Drive keeps your animations in sync across all your devices * Automatic backups keep your animations safe * Dark Mode support * No account setup — FlipKit respects your privacy and does not collect any data linked to you CONTACT Questions or wishes? Write us: info@tinkado.at Music obtained from zapsplat.com
APS Sidekick
This tool enables artists and animators to integrate ARKit facial capture into VR avatars for VR MocapFusion. Stream facial blendshape data in real-time for full body motion capture or live streaming with popular engines.
- ARKit facial capture for VR avatars
- Real-time blendshape data streaming
- VR MocapFusion integration
- Full body motion capture export
- Live streaming support
- Unreal Engine, Unity, Blender plugins
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The iOS Sidekick allows artists and animators to add ARKit facial capture to VR avatars when playing VR MocapFusion. The Sidekick app streams facial expression blendshapes data to VR MocapFusion for adding real time facecapture to avatars. With SteamVR full body tracking it is possible to record full body avatar motion capture with face capture and can be exported to Blender. Or use the face capture when live streaming. With several plugins available for live streaming using Unreal Engine, Unity or Blender. This app requires running VR MocapFusion on a PC to receive the motion capture data and can be downloaded from Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1540000/Mocap_Fusion__VR/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: APS Sidekick at 100% against FlipKit's 50%. APS Sidekick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). FlipKit's advantage is price (Free vs $16.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). 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
FlipKit is free to download; APS Sidekick costs $16.99 up front. FlipKit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. APS Sidekick asks for nothing beyond the download.
APS Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlipKit has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FlipKit's written reviews are positive against 100% of APS Sidekick's.
FlipKit ships an update every 2 months, APS Sidekick every 21 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | FlipKit | APS Sidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $16.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ines Buchetics | Grant Olsen |
Customer experience
FlipKit
APS Sidekick
Bugs and requests
FlipKit
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frames overlaying each other
- Animations and work being deleted
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More drawing tools and customization options
- Ability to rearrange frames
- Unlimited frames in free version
- Sound and audio support
APS Sidekick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlipKit
- Templates$1.99
- FlipKit Plus$4.99
APS Sidekick
No in-app purchases









