Animation Maker Kids vs Animator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Animator
Easily create animated drawings and videos without prior expertise. This tool allows you to doodle, draw on photos, and export your creations as GIFs or videos to share with friends. Intuitive controls and powerful drawing features make animation accessible to everyone.
- Frame-by-frame animation
- Draw on photos
- Export as GIF/Video
- Intuitive UI
- 20+ Brushes
- Control animation speed
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Create amazing animations without any expertise! Animator : Animation Maker is a tool for making animated drawing videos and exporting them to Gif or Video. Make funny videos - no advanced drawing skills required! Just doodle, have fun and amaze your friends. You can create amazing animations without any expertise! Animation is made easy, better than any other animation software. Draw animations on your own photo using frame-by-frame animation. Export as GIF/Video and share it with your friends. Intuitive UI and Powerful drawing tools will help you to create your own cartoon. FEATURES • Show frames as transparent Layers. • Animation timeline with play mode. • Frames management (add, remove, copy). • Draw on your photos. • 20+ Brushes to draw cartoons. • Easy to create animation videos and gifs. • Control Animation duration and speed. • Exporting to .gif and video files. • Share animated gifs and videos through social networks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Animator at none against Animation Maker Kids's 1. Animator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 months). Animation Maker Kids's advantage is ratings volume (895 vs 62) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Maker Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Animator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Animation Maker Kids against 4.3 for Animator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Maker Kids has 895 ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Animation Maker Kids's written reviews are positive against 57% of Animator's.
Animation Maker Kids ships an update every 30 months, Animator every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Animation Maker Kids | Animator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (895 ratings) | 4.3 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 895 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arjun Gupte | Sumita Hirpara |
Customer experience
Animation Maker Kids
Animator
Bugs and requests
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
Animator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Animation Maker Kids
- Unlock All Features$7.99
Animator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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