Comparison

Starfield 3D vs Animation Creator

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

Head to head
About

Starfield 3D

Experience a tranquil virtual journey through a 3D starfield. Navigate by tilting your device and interact with a music visualizer and drawing modes. Includes a fun mini-game for added engagement.

Highlights
  • Virtual 3D starfield exploration
  • Device tilt navigation
  • Music visualizer
  • Multiple draw modes
  • Mini-game with random horizon
Features
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Enjoy a relaxing journey through a field of stars in virtual 3D. Turn and tilt your iPhone or iPad to navigate. Double-click to bring up the control panel. Starfield 3D comes with a music visualizer, compass, several draw modes, and the option to remove ads with an in-app purchase. For a little mini-game, try setting the Horizon direction to Random. The horizon will jump to a random location after you've held it in the center of the screen for 3 seconds. See how quickly you can find it again!

About

Animation Creator

Create 2D animations with a user-friendly interface, frame-by-frame drawing, and customizable tools. Perfect for beginners and professionals alike, it allows you to bring your artistic visions to life and share them as GIFs or videos.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drawing interface
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Customizable brushes and tools
  • Onion skinning for smooth motion
  • Export as GIF or video
  • Built-in tutorials
Features
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Animation Creator: Flipbook 2D turns your doodles into cartoons that move, no drawing skills needed. Draw frame by frame with onion skin and export GIFs or videos in minutes. Start from a template or a blank page, then press play to watch your stickman run, fight, dance or fly. It's the classic paper flipbook, rebuilt for iPhone and iPad. WHY ANIMATORS LOVE IT • Simple timeline: add, duplicate and delete frames • Onion skin: see previous and next frames for smooth motion • Adjustable FPS, from choppy to silky smooth • Pencil, eraser, fill, lasso, selection, layers, text and full color palette • Brush size, opacity, undo and redo • Speech bubbles to tell your story TEMPLATES FOR EVERY IDEA • Stickman fights and stunts, including Red vs Blue • Anime, animals, shapes and seasonal themes like Halloween • Easy, Medium and Hard levels for every skill • Backgrounds: scenes, colors, patterns and fantasy worlds EXPORT AND SHARE • Save as GIF, MP4 or PNG in up to 1080p • Sizes ready for vertical video and social media • Loop GIFs and share with friends and followers • Keep all projects in your collection and edit anytime PERFECT FOR Beginners, stickman and anime fans, content creators making clips and memes, students and teachers, artists and illustrators, and game designers sketching storyboards. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a template or start a new project 2. Draw each frame with onion skin as your guide 3. Choose your speed and background 4. Press play, export and share Free to download. Some templates, backgrounds and features require a Premium subscription or an in-app purchase. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION • Unlock all Premium features, templates and backgrounds. • Weekly or yearly plans. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 • Any unused part of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you subscribe. Terms of Use: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html We read every review and improve the app with every update. Download now and make your first animation today!

Screenshots

Starfield 3D4 screens
Animation Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animation Creator at 4.6 against Starfield 3D's 2.8. Animation Creator also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 38%) and ratings volume (30K vs 5). Starfield 3D's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases 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. Starfield 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Animation Creator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animation Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Creator has 30K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Starfield 3D's written reviews are positive against 64% of Animation Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starfield 3D ships an update every 6 weeks, Animation Creator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Starfield 3D versus Animation Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarfield 3DAnimation Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews63.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTony KobayashiCEM SOFTWARE LTD

Customer experience

Starfield 3D

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.9%

Animation Creator

All ratings30,028 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews1,557 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.5%

Bugs and requests

Starfield 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Animation Creator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleting frames causes issues
  • Eraser changes brush size
  • Animations not rendering properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Zoom in/out option
  • More brush/drawing tools
  • Fewer ads or ad-free version
  • Better instructions and tutorials
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Starfield 3D

One-time1
  • Enable Option to Turn Off Ads$0.99
5 purchases

Animation Creator

Subscriptions5
  • Draw Animation Pro$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Draw Animation Premium$7.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Draw Animation Supreme$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Starfield 3D free?
Starfield 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Creator free?
Animation Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Starfield 3D or Animation Creator?
Animation Creator is rated higher. Starfield 3D averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Animation Creator averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Starfield 3D or Animation Creator have ads?
Animation Creator shows ads; Starfield 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Starfield 3D or Animation Creator?
Starfield 3D ships an update every 6 weeks, and Animation Creator fortnightly. Most recently, Starfield 3D was updated on October 16, 2026 and Animation Creator on November 3, 2026.

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