# ToonSquid vs MyPattern

The clearest difference is price: MyPattern at Free against ToonSquid's $9.99. MyPattern also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). ToonSquid's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (89% vs 50%). On device support there is nothing between them.

MyPattern is free to download; ToonSquid costs $9.99 up front. MyPattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ToonSquid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ToonSquid holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToonSquid has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of ToonSquid's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyPattern's.

ToonSquid ships an update every 2 weeks, MyPattern every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ToonSquid | MyPattern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toonsquid/id1573778812/reviews)** | [2.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mypattern-acnh-custom-design/id6497385934/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | **88.6% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 8 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 48 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Keiwan Donyagard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1166607047) | [Akane SASAOKA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1741345892) |

## What reviewers say

### ToonSquid

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toonsquid/id1573778812)

This app is a powerful 2D art and animation studio for iPad. It combines traditional frame-by-frame animation with keyframing for layer properties. Features include customizable brushes, vector shapes, animatable effects, and a flexible layer system for bringing creative visions to life.

**Highlights:** Traditional frame-by-frame animation, Keyframe animation for layer properties, Flexible layer system with groups and masks, Customizable brush engine with Apple Pencil support, Vector shapes with SVG import, Animatable effects and bone rigging with IK, Symbol workflow for reusable animation clips

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 AMAZING APP!!!
- 🚀 This is an absolute LIFESAVER
- 👍 Super solid animation App!
- 👍 Great app just one suggestion
- 👍 Absolutely Amazing App

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 AMAZING APP!!! One recommendation tho.
- 🐛 Snapping
- 🐛 Crashes
- 🐛 Keyframing doesn't work
- 🐛 Randomly ill get a warning that i have low memory

**Reported bugs**

- Keyframing doesn't work
- Randomly ill get a warning that i have low memory
- The lasso tool thing isnt working for me
- Bug
- Whenever I use the fill bucket tool my app will randomly crash sometimes

**Requested features**

- Custom graphs
- Bevel Shading
- Drawing to drawing transform
- Record Audio
- Extract audio from video


### MyPattern

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mypattern-acnh-custom-design/id6497385934)

Transform your illustrations or photos into Animal Crossing Custom Designs. This tool makes it simple to create unique designs by adjusting colors and placing dots to faithfully reproduce any image.

**Highlights:** Create custom designs from photos, Reproduce images faithfully, Adjust colors and dot placement, Easy to use for anyone, Supports Animal Crossing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PremiumPlan | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ToonSquid free?

ToonSquid costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is MyPattern free?

MyPattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, ToonSquid or MyPattern?

ToonSquid is rated higher. ToonSquid averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while MyPattern averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.

### Do ToonSquid or MyPattern have ads?

MyPattern shows ads; ToonSquid does not.

### Which is updated more often, ToonSquid or MyPattern?

ToonSquid ships an update every 2 weeks, and MyPattern every 8 days. Most recently, ToonSquid was updated on October 30, 2026 and MyPattern on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*