Comparison

Animaker vs Cascadeur

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

Head to head
About

Animaker

Create professional-quality animated videos in minutes with this AI-powered tool. Design unique avatars, choose from numerous templates, and access a vast library of assets and music. Ideal for promoting products or school projects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered animation creation
  • Billion+ unique avatar builder
  • 1000+ animated video templates
  • 100M+ stock library assets
  • 30K+ premium music tracks
  • Smart move tool for animation
Features
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Animaker is the World’s 1st fully functional AI Animation Video Maker ever released on the App Store. Recognized as a Top 50 Best Design Product globally in 2026 by G2, Animaker helps you create stunning animated videos right from your iPhone or iPad. As an app used by over 35 million+ users worldwide, this award winning app is loaded with state of the art features that can help anyone create studio quality animations in a matter of mins. Why is Animaker the app to create Animations? Because it comes loaded with features that allow you to - Create Billion+ unique Avatars - Pick from 1000+ Animated video templates - Use Assets from 100M+ Stock Library - Add life to your videos with 30K+ Premium Music Tracks And much much more Irrespective of whether you are a founder trying to promote your product or even a student who is trying to create a cool looking animated project for school, Animaker has everything you need to bring your ideas to life. In short, Animaker is your one stop shop for all things Animation And here’s the best part, it comes with a free plan! SUPER POWERFUL CHARACTER/AVATAR BUILDER Say goodbye to cookie-cutter characters! With Animaker, you can custom-design your own characters and avatars, or choose from an extensive library of pre-built options. With 200+ options just for facial differentiation & 1000+ accessory/clothing options, you can mix and match to literally build Billions of unique characters. MASTER KEYFRAME ANIMATION WITH THE SIMPLE SMART MOVE TOOL Add motion into individual assets like characters, stickers, props, and text with our intuitive smart move tool. TEMPLATES FOR EVERY OCCASION Find the perfect template for any event: Be it promotional explainers, wedding invites, Christmas wishes, Diwali wishes, Mother’s day, new year wishes, Valentines wish, anniversary video, birthday or even black friday promos. VAST LIBRARY OF HIGH-QUALITY STOCK Explore a vast collection of over 100 million high-quality stock images and videos to fulfill the creative requirements of all types of Animaker users. ELEVATE SOUNDTRACK Give life to your animations with the perfect audio: Choose from a library of over 30,000 soundtracks. STICKERS, PROPS & GIFS Jazz up animated video content with Billions of stickers, gifs & props In a nutshell, Animaker is the one-stop shop for all your animation video creator needs! With the power to create the most perfect animated videos in just a few taps and swaps, you are left to do with just one thing… Download Animaker now and let the animation magic begin! ANIMAKER SUBSCRIPTION Animaker offer 4 subscription options - Mobile Pro+ Monthly, Mobile Business+ Monthly, Mobile Business+ Yearly and Mobile Pro+ Yearly. With an Animaker subscription, you have access to all mobile animation video maker features. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period for the same duration and at the current subscription price. You can manage your subscriptions in your iTunes account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is permitted during an active subscription period. Have any app issues or want to share ideas? Go to Menu section in the app and connect with Support team by clicking on "Ask a Question?" or Please write to us at help@animaker.com Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Data Policy: https://www.animaker.com/terms-policy?t=privacy

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

Animaker4 screens
Cascadeur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animaker at 4.7 against Cascadeur's 4.3. Animaker also leads on chart position (#149 vs unranked) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 315). Cascadeur's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 53%). On price, update cadence, 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. Animaker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Cascadeur sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animaker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animaker has 1.7K ratings behind it against 315, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Animaker's written reviews are positive against 64% of Cascadeur's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animaker ships an update every 3 weeks, Cascadeur monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Animaker versus Cascadeur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimakerCascadeur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better4.3 (315 ratings)
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews64.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better315
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#149 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB657 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnimaker Inc.Nekki Limited

Customer experience

Animaker

All ratings1,681 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews357 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative40.9%

Cascadeur

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

User reviews

Animaker

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Amazing animation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🏫 Great for school projects
  • 💻 Excellent for video editing
  • 🤖 Perfect for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🚫 Limited features in mobile app
  • 🤖 Lacks advanced animation tools

Cascadeur

From 315 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to animate
  • 🚀 Smooth animation
  • 🎨 Good for early development

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of import/export options
  • 🔒 Limited character and scene options
  • 🐛 Issues with AI-generated animations

Bugs and requests

Animaker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and account problems
  • Unexpected charges and hidden costs
  • Saved projects disappearing or corrupting
  • Rendering and exporting failures
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add voice-over and lip-sync capabilities
  • Expand character and animation options
  • Improve mobile app feature parity with web version
  • Provide offline editing capabilities
  • Enhance text editing and formatting tools
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  • Introduce more music and sound effects
  • Add green screen and special effects
  • Improve video export quality and resolution

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

18 purchases

Animaker

Subscriptions11
  • MobilePro-Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Mobile Basic-Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Mobile Pro+ Monthly$17.991 Month
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  • Mobile Starter-Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Mobile Business+ Monthly$24.991 Month
  • MobileElite-Monthly$39.991 Month
  • MobilePro-Yearly1 Year trial$149.991 Year
  • Mobile Basic-Yearly$179.991 Year
  • Mobile Pro+ Yearly1 Year trial$179.991 Year
  • MobileElite-Yearly$249.991 Year
  • Mobile Business+ Yearly1 Year trial$299.991 Year
One-time7
  • Animaker Credits - One$0.99
  • Animaker Credits - Five$4.99
  • Animaker Credits - Ten$9.99
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  • Animaker Credits - Twenty$19.99
  • 1-Minute GenAI Video Credit$24.99
  • Animaker Credits - Fifty$49.99
  • Animaker Credits - Hundred$99.99
2 purchases

Cascadeur

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

Questions

Is Animaker free?
Animaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cascadeur free?
Cascadeur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animaker or Cascadeur?
Animaker is rated higher. Animaker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Cascadeur averages 4.3 from 315 ratings.
Do Animaker or Cascadeur have ads?
Neither Animaker nor Cascadeur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animaker or Cascadeur?
Animaker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cascadeur monthly. Most recently, Animaker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cascadeur on October 30, 2026.

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