Comparison

wa vs Cascadeur

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

Head to head
About

wa

This iPad-only application simplifies the rotoscoping animation process. It allows animators to trace over motion picture footage frame by frame, enabling the creation of realistic action sequences with greater speed and ease.

Highlights
  • Rotoscoping animation tool
  • Frame-by-frame tracing
  • Realistic action creation
  • iPad optimized
  • Easy to use
Features
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Wa-ha is iPad only animation app which helps to do rotoscoping* more fast and easily. (*Rotoscoping is an animation technique that animators use to trace over motion picture footage, frame by frame, to produce realistic action)

About

Cascadeur

Create professional 3D animations with AI and physics assistance. This app simplifies posing, generates in-between frames, and adds realistic motion. Import video references and utilize augmented reality for a more immersive animation workflow.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted posing
  • Physics-based motion generation
  • AI inbetweening
  • Secondary motion controls
  • Video reference import
  • Augmented reality integration
Features
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Cascadeur is a 3D app that lets you create keyframe animation. Thanks to its AI-assisted and physics tools you can now easily animate on your mobile device and get high quality results. It is also possible to import and export your scenes in the mobile app (via Cascadeur desktop) EASY TO POSE WITH AI AutoPosing is a smart rig powered by neural networks that helps you create poses easier and faster. Cascadeur's easy interface is ideal for touch screens. Move the control points and let the AI position the rest of the body automatically resulting in the most natural pose HANDY CONTROLLERS FOR FINGERS Control fingers with intelligent AutoPosing controllers. Dramatically ease the process of animating hand behaviour and gestures GENERATE ANIMATION WITH AI Create animation sequences based on your keyframes with our AI inbetweening tool EASY TO PHYSICS AutoPhysics allows you to achieve realistic and natural motion, while altering your animation as little as possible. The suggested animation is displayed on a green double of your character ADD LIFE WITH SECONDARY MOTION Adjust the slider to add shakes, bounces and overlaps to make your animation come alive. Very useful for idles, action moves, etc. VIDEO REFERENCE Import videos into your scenes with one click and use them as a reference for your animation EXPERIMENT WITH AR Use AR to position your character in the real world. Or even edit your animation right on your workdesk ENJOY A FULL RANGE OF ANIMATION TOOLS Cascadeur offers a vast variety of animation tools e.g. Trajectories, Ghosts, Copy Tool, Tween Machine, IK/FK Interpolation, Lights Customization and many more! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cascadeur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cascadeur at 64% against wa's 17%. Cascadeur also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.2) and ratings volume (322 vs 6). wa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.7 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cascadeur sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. wa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cascadeur holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cascadeur has 322 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of wa's written reviews are positive against 64% of Cascadeur's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
wa versus Cascadeur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwaCascadeur
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.2 (6 ratings)4.3 (322 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews64.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6322 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.7 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB657 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingoStarNekki Limited

Customer experience

wa

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Cascadeur

All ratings303 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

wa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cascadeur

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after short usage
  • Incorrect character model generation from photos
  • Glitches with character movements and positioning

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more character models
  • Implement import/export for custom models and animations
  • Add scene editing tools (backgrounds, objects, etc.)
  • Improve AI-generated animations

In-app purchases

None

wa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cascadeur

Subscriptions2
  • Cascadeur Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Cascadeur Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is wa free?
wa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cascadeur free?
Cascadeur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, wa or Cascadeur?
Cascadeur is rated higher. wa averages 1.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cascadeur averages 4.3 from 322 ratings.
Do wa or Cascadeur have ads?
Neither wa nor Cascadeur shows ads.

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