Comparison

Animcraft vs Edison Go

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

Head to head
About

Animcraft

Capture facial movements in real-time using your device's camera. Import this motion data into desktop software for editing, retargeting, and sharing 3D animations. Requires specific iOS devices and versions.

Highlights
  • Real-time facial motion capture
  • Import captured motion data
  • Facial animation retargeting
  • 3D animation editing
  • Motion data sharing
Features
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This is a companion app of Animcraft Desktop(a 3D animation re-targeter, library, and creation tool). This app allows users to apply real-time facial motion capture and import the captured motion data into Animcraft for later editing, retargeting, and sharing. This app uses the true depth camera, or A12(or higher) Bionic processor with iOS 14 and above. This is limited to the iPhone X, iPad mini 5th generation, iPad Air 3rd generation,iPad 8 generation, iPad Pro (2018), and any newer devices.

About

Edison Go

This app captures live scenes using an iPhone or iPad Pro's LIDAR for camera tracking. It sends video and tracking data to other applications for real-time AR content integration, allowing for immersive presentations and virtual environments.

Highlights
  • AR camera tracking with LIDAR
  • Real-time AR content integration
  • NDI signal output
  • Companion app for Edison and EdisonPRO
  • Presentation slide control
  • Green screen presenter capture
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EdisonGO can be used together with any application that is able to read the NDI signal and interpret its embedded camera data. An Unreal Engine plugin and example projects are provided in the Epic Market Place. For its full potential use EdisonGO as a companion app for Edison and EdisonPRO, Brainstorm’s simple-to-use products that create immersive, live presentations for any kind of application, from education to live events, corporate or streaming content. EdisonGO captures a live scene and uses the LIDAR of an iPhone Pro or iPad Pro to add tracking, so it can capture the information of the camera movement. The video and tracking information can be used by Edison to include in-context AR content in real time, so any kind of slide, video, image or 3D objects can be seamlessly inserted in the scene. Edison can create immersive live presentations that include PowerPointTM slides, live or recorded video feeds, images or 3D objects that can be included in 3D virtual sets, even created with Unreal Engine, as part of the scene. These presentations and objects can be also inserted in pre- recorded movies with tracking information. EdisonGO adds to this feature the capability to use a live, tracked video feed, coming from an iPhone Pro or iPad Pro and tracked with their LIDAR, as the background for the presentation, in real time, sending video and tracking information via NDI. This allows to capture a scene with a presenter in any place and add a real-time presentation as a live, in-context, augmented reality, which seamlessly follows the movements of the camera. The tracking information can be also used to capture the presenter in a green screen and include him/her in Edison’s virtual environment, or to render a virtual scene to be included in an XR videowall, so the presenter can be shot in-context with a virtual presentation. EdisonGO can also be used to control the presentation slides and objects, acting as a clicker to move the presentation forward, backwards or bring them forward to be displayed in full screen. It allows for enhanced PPT presentations, including virtual oblects on scene, pointing to the camera. --------------------- EdisonGO EdisonGO is a straight-forward, simple-to-use smartphone application that seeks to revolutionize and simplify camera tracking in non-professional and live environments. EdisonGO captures a live scene with an iPhone or iPad Pro and uses their LIDAR to add tracking to the video feed, so it can capture the information of the camera movement. The video and tracking information is then sent to Edison via NDI to include in-context AR content in real time, so any kind of slide, video, image or 3D objects can be seamlessly inserted in the scene. EdisonGO can be used in two ways. One is using the iPhone or iPad app to transfer the video and tracking information to Edison PRO, Brainstorm’s application for virtual productions and live events. the second possibility is using the Brainstorm Connect plugin for Unreal Engine. This plugin to transfer the video and tracking information from your Phone or iPad Pro directly to your UE projects.

Screenshots

Animcraft3 screens
Edison Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Animcraft at every 2 weeks against Edison Go's every 6 months. Animcraft also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Animcraft against 5.0 for Edison Go. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animcraft ships an update every 2 weeks, Edison Go every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 1, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Animcraft versus Edison Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimcraftEdison Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBasefount Technology LtdBrainstorm Multimedia S.L.

Customer experience

Animcraft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Edison Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Animcraft

No in-app purchases

None

Edison Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animcraft free?
Animcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edison Go free?
Edison Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animcraft or Edison Go?
Animcraft and Edison Go are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Animcraft or Edison Go have ads?
Neither Animcraft nor Edison Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animcraft or Edison Go?
Animcraft ships an update every 2 weeks, and Edison Go every 6 months. Most recently, Animcraft was updated on July 1, 2026 and Edison Go on June 11, 2026.

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