Comparison

Animation Creator HD Express vs Bot3D Editor

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

Head to head
About

Animation Creator HD Express

Create and animate your ideas with powerful drawing tools and intuitive frame management. Bring your imagination to life with high-quality animations, export them in various formats, and share them with others.

Highlights
  • Drawing tools
  • Frame management
  • Animation export (Video, GIF)
  • Layers
  • Onion skinning
  • Audio manager
Features
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What do you get when you combine the most popular iPad drawing apps and the #1 hottest animation app? - Animation Creator HD! Easily Create Awesome Animations any time! An "App Store Essential: Painting & Drawing" Plus, Share Animations on Cineverse* for Free! Animation Creator HD allows your creativity to come to life on your iPad or iPad Mini. Be the director! Simple, yet powerful drawing tools, color options, and easy frame management, limited only by your imagination! Create amazing, life-like animations with Retina quality and the high frame rate playback of Animation Creator HD! The only Animation Brand to hit the Top 10! Animation Creator's Amazing Honors: App Store Essentials: Painting & Drawing! #1 Paid Entertainment App! #10 Top Overall Paid Apps! Apple Staff Favorite! Apple Retail Store Featured Display! App Store 'What's Hot' in 50 Countries! Express Version Limitations: • Embedded advertisements • 2 animations • 15 frames per animation • Ultra HD 4K, 1920x1080, 1280x720 & more! • No limits, Infinite frames and animations • Export to Video and share • Export to Animated GIF and share • Email Project and share • Audio Manager tool • Import background/layer from Photo Library and Camera • Layers, highly configurable • Superior frame management • Animation scrub tool • Smooth, high-quality drawing experience • Full screen editing, no annoying tools in the way • Paint brush, with various stroke types • Pencil • Pen, with ink flow effect • Spray can • Eraser • Line • Rectangle • Fill, with adjustable tolerance • Line width selection • Circle • Select/Cut/Copy/Paste/Scale • Undo/Redo - no limit! • Frame positioning and rotation • Color selection palettes, sliders, and wheels • Zooming and panning • On the fly frame rate adjustment • 'Onion Skinning', overlay of previous/next frame * Cineverse is a cloud-based photo & video social site where users freely share and enjoy creative content with others around the world. Right to access Cineverse is offered only to registered iTunes users who are of appropriate age under applicable law in their territory, please contact miSoft or iTunes support with questions. See for yourself why Animation Creator is one of a kind! Take your animations to the next level with Audio and HD! =================================== *Please rate this app!* Your kind Ratings help keep the updates coming! Thanks to everyone for your support! =================================== New features are planned regularly, including more drawing tools, more animation sharing methods, photo importing, and much much more! Thanks to everyone for their feedback, we listen! All Data & Info ©, ™, ® 2008/2020 miSoft, LLC.

About

Bot3D Editor

Create and animate 3D characters with ease on your mobile device. Design custom characters, animate their movements, and add voiceovers for dynamic videos. Export and share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Full Body Inverse Kinematics Algorithm for natural movements
  • HandEditor for detailed finger and joint movements
  • FaceEditor for creating various facial expressions
  • Character customization with extensive dressing options
  • SceneEditor for camera control and background customization
  • Import sound files for lip-sync animation
  • Export and share videos on social media
Features
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\\ A Revolutionary 3D Animation Editor! // Isn’t making 3D animation hard? Not at all! This app offers everything you need at your fingertips! There has never been such a simple 3D animation editor for smartphones and tablets of this quality. Once you're finished animating, you can export and share your creation on social media. Importing sound files makes lip-sync animations easy! Enjoy creating videos featuring vibrant 3D characters that talk and dance, putting together your own "virtual YouTuber" videos, and the freedom of recording your own voices and dressing up your characters. Compatible with iPhone/iPad. Supported Languages: Japanese and English *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ Create poses freely. Animate them on the spot. •Simple to use! Just create poses and make Keyframes. •We have re-invented 3D animation on smartphones from the beginning. Enjoy a completely new creative experience! •Your body tilts when your arm is pulled, doesn’t it? Our app uses a Full Body Inverse Kinematics Algorithm, which enables natural movements for its characters! You can create even walking motions easily! •Create characters with flowing hair that can lip-sync to recorded voices and express lively emotions! •Sound data can be imported, so your characters can speak and dance, leaving you with infinite possibilities! •Our charming characters were created by famous CG designers! •Added Character customization function and a male character model! •Can also be used as a digital posing doll for creating illustrations! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ Our groundbreaking HandEditor •The HandEditor enables you to create hand movements, finger movements, and even subtle joint movements! •Our extensive experience in 3D sign language studies is the secret to our app's user friendliness! •Extend and fold hands to make all kinds of gestures with only slide switches! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ FaceEditor •From angry frowns to sunny smiles, you can make all kinds of emotions. Adjust grins to big smiles at your will! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆ SceneEditor •Zoom in and out, rotate and slide the frame. Create awesome animations by moving the camera like a movie director! •Backgrounds and the ground can be changed. You can import photos from your Camera Roll! Create your own scenes! •Create vertical videos for smartphones, as well as horizontal videos perfect for social media! Your creations will be saved to your Photo app, so be sure to share them on social media! *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆Character customization •You have the freedom to dress up 3D model characters from head to toe. Feel free to mix-and-match different types of hairstyles, makeups, eyes, eyebrows, tops, bottoms, socks and shoes. Customize your selections by taking advantage of the coloring feature. *:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・*:.。..。.:+・゚・* ◆Live Recording •In LIVE, you can create real-time videos that can record fun VTuber lives by moving the character using the abundant motions created in Bot3D Editor. All functions are now open in the campaign! (Until the end of March 2021) •The head track allows you to freely control the character's neck movements with your own movements. While talking in real time, let's move the character by tapping the motion buttons and facial expression buttons in a timely manner. •When you talk to the microphone, the character lip-syncs accordingly. •In addition, the camera angle, background, telop, etc. can be switched freely with a button tap. •You can register the motions created on the POSE screen to the motion buttons! Have fun with your original movements! •Once you have selected a variety of production functions and dressed-up characters, create your own live videos! ※We recommend using a device with iOS12 or later. Bot3D Official WebSite http://www.bot3d.com/

Screenshots

Bot3D Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bot3D Editor at 3.8 against Animation Creator HD Express's 3.1. Bot3D Editor also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 45%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Bot3D Editor holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bot3D Editor has 3.4K ratings behind it against 331, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Animation Creator HD Express's written reviews are positive against 73% of Bot3D Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animation Creator HD Express ships an update every 3 months, Bot3D Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Animation Creator HD Express versus Bot3D Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimation Creator HD ExpressBot3D Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (331 ratings)3.8 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews73.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3313.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB359 MB
Age rating12+4+
DevelopermiSoftheuristic Inc.

Customer experience

Animation Creator HD Express

All ratings328 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative42.4%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral17.0%
Negative37.8%

Bot3D Editor

All ratings3,323 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews774 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Animation Creator HD Express

From 331 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for animation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Good drawing tools
  • ⭐ Amazing app

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited features in free version
  • 🔒 Restricted to only 3 animations
  • 🔒 Limited to 20 frames per animation
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance

Bot3D Editor

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth animations
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable character
  • 🚀 Fluid motion
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💡 Limited customization options
  • 💡 Lack of diverse skin tones and hair styles
  • 💡 Inability to have multiple characters in a scene
  • 💡 Short animation length

Bugs and requests

Animation Creator HD Express

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Zoom glitches
  • Drawing tools stop working
  • Animations flip upside down
  • Unable to export to camera roll

Requested features

6 requests
  • More frames per animation
  • Ability to save animations as video
  • Rotate canvas option
  • Import images from library
  • Longer audio clips
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  • Ability to export to YouTube

Bot3D Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animations freezing or glitching
  • Difficulty with character customization
  • Exporting issues and limitations

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more skin color options
  • Expand hair and clothing customization
  • Allow multiple characters in a single scene
  • Increase animation length
  • Add background and prop options
Show 2 more
  • Implement audio recording and lip-sync features
  • Provide ability to import custom 3D models

In-app purchases

None

Animation Creator HD Express

No in-app purchases

None

Bot3D Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animation Creator HD Express free?
Animation Creator HD Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bot3D Editor free?
Bot3D Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animation Creator HD Express or Bot3D Editor?
Bot3D Editor is rated higher. Animation Creator HD Express averages 3.1 out of 5 from 331 ratings, while Bot3D Editor averages 3.8 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Animation Creator HD Express or Bot3D Editor have ads?
Neither Animation Creator HD Express nor Bot3D Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animation Creator HD Express or Bot3D Editor?
Animation Creator HD Express ships an update every 3 months, and Bot3D Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Animation Creator HD Express was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bot3D Editor on October 26, 2026.

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