Comparison

Drawing Apps vs Animation Maker Kids

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

Head to head
About

Drawing Apps

Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
  • Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
  • Layers and Photoshop blend modes
  • Selection and clipping masks
  • Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
  • Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Features
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html

About

Animation Maker Kids

Create 2D animations with simple drawing tools and traditional animation features. This app offers a user-friendly interface with a tutorial to help young users master animation techniques. Save and share your creations as MP4 files, and even sync them with imported audio.

Highlights
  • Draw with fingers or Apple Pencil
  • Traditional animation tools (onion skin, frame controls)
  • Export as MP4
  • Import and sync audio
  • Thumbnail viewer for frame adjustment
  • Bundled library of example animations
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Animation Maker Kids is an easy to use animation app for creating exciting animation sequences using drawings with fingers or with Apple Pencil. This app has all the traditional tools such as paint palette, auto-save, onion skin, brush eraser and frame controls for duplicating, inserting and copy/paste. You can make beautiful animations on your iPad in just a few steps and save out as an .MP4 to share with friends. Using the thumbnail viewer at the bottom of the screen the user can adjust the timing and composition of each frame fast and easy. The animation feature is easy to use and even the youngest of users can soon master making animations in little time, unsupported by parents and teachers. Upon opening the app, they are greeted by a welcoming splash screen with an accompanying tutorial. This helpful tutorial will take the user through the application and its features. The prompts and visuals are easy to follow and a young user can create their first animation unsupported. Features: *Easy and fast workflow, get up and started in minutes *Export out creations as MP4 , share with anyone *Import Audio(mp3, wav) and scrub on timeline to sync animation with sound. *Onion skinning, frame controls and Apple Pencil support for creating high quality animations *Designed by animation teachers using the principles of Montessori teaching as a guide "Learn By Doing" *Bundled library of animations ranging from simple to complex so that kids can learn by watching Animation Maker Kids is created by Appy Monkeys , the award winning studio behind Blox 3D,Animate Me and Draw 3D Junior which have collectively been downloaded more than 3 million times globally and been featured by Apple and Google. Our apps have worn awards from Children's Tech review and have been featured by Purdue University in their STEAM/STEM guide for parents.

Screenshots

Drawing Apps4 screens
Animation Maker Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drawing Apps at monthly against Animation Maker Kids's every 30 months. Drawing Apps also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 890). Animation Maker Kids's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Animation Maker Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 890, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Drawing Apps's written reviews are positive against 56% of Animation Maker Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Apps ships an update monthly, Animation Maker Kids every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drawing Apps versus Animation Maker Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing AppsAnimation Maker Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better4.2 (890 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better890
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGang JiArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Drawing Apps

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

Animation Maker Kids

All ratings886 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral14.5%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Drawing Apps

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Allows users to draw anything they want
  • 💡 Provides a creative outlet for young artists
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Good for quick creative ideas
  • 👍 Satisfying drawing experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires payment for many features and tools
  • 🤖 Excessive pop-ups and ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., random layer deletion, screen freezing)
  • 🔍 Limited free brushes and tools
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive controls

Animation Maker Kids

From 890 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and creative
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Good for beginners
  • ⭐ Satisfying animations

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive premium features
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • ⏱️ Animations play too fast
  • 🐛 Deletes progress/animations

Bugs and requests

Drawing Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app closures
  • Layers not working as expected
  • Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
  • Difficulty navigating the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Undo/redo functionality improvements
  • Color customization options
  • Tracing feature for photos

Animation Maker Kids

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Animations randomly deleted
  • App crashes when switching between projects

Requested features

4 requests
  • More drawing tools
  • Ability to adjust animation speed
  • Unlimited free frames
  • Save/export animations for free

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Drawing Apps

Subscriptions9
  • DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 300 Coins$5.99
  • 900 Coins$14.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
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  • Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
  • 5000 Coins$59.99
  • Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99
1 purchases

Animation Maker Kids

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$7.99

Questions

Is Drawing Apps free?
Drawing Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Maker Kids free?
Animation Maker Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Apps or Animation Maker Kids?
Drawing Apps is rated higher. Drawing Apps averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Animation Maker Kids averages 4.2 from 890 ratings.
Do Drawing Apps or Animation Maker Kids have ads?
Neither Drawing Apps nor Animation Maker Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Apps or Animation Maker Kids?
Drawing Apps ships an update monthly, and Animation Maker Kids every 30 months. Most recently, Drawing Apps was updated on October 24, 2026 and Animation Maker Kids on October 23, 2026.

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