Comparison

I Can Animate vs Nizo

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

Head to head
About

I Can Animate

Easily create stop-motion animation movies on your iOS device. Capture frames, adjust settings, and preview your work with intuitive tools. Share your finished animations in various resolutions to social media and cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Capture frames with device camera
  • Onion skinning for frame comparison
  • Scrollable timeline preview
  • Manual and automatic camera controls
  • Duplicate and reorder frames
  • Time lapse capture
  • Export in multiple resolutions
Features
Read full description

Create stunning and exciting animation movies quickly and easily. With I Can Animate you can bring the art of creating stop-frame animations to your iOS devices and then share them for all to see. I Can Animate has some really great features: • Capture frames using either camera on your iOS device • Displays onion skinning, so you can easily see the differences between frames you are capturing. • Preview captured frames in the scrollable timeline. • Adjust exposure, white balance and focus automatically or manually lock the settings. • Duplicate & Reorder frames • Review last five frames • Preview whole project • Undo support • Capture automatically using the inbuilt time lapse feature • Standard & Widescreen display • Full 1080p supported (device dependant) • Change playback speed • Rename Projects • Supports a library of multiple projects
 • Connect a bluetooth keyboard and capture frames without returning to or tapping the device (iOS7+). • Help guide included Share your movies • Export your animation in three movie sizes: medium, large 1080p HD. (iPhone 3Gs only supports medium - 360p export) • Exported animations can be added to your camera roll, Facebook, Youtube & Dropbox.
 I Can Animate provides hours of fun for both the serious and amateur animators. Join with the thousands of existing users enjoying I Can Animate and begin filming fantastic animations with your. iOS device. There's also a free iBook download on the website.

About

Nizo

Capture and edit videos in real-time as you record. Apply visual styles and music directly during filming, then make final adjustments without complex timelines. Preserve moments as they happen with a streamlined editing process.

Highlights
  • Real-time recording and editing
  • Apply visual styles during recording
  • Automatic clip joining
  • Manual camera controls
  • Trim and reorder clips
  • Add music and transitions
  • Save to Photos
Read full description

Record. It’s already a film. Press record and stay with the moment. The work disappears. The moment stays. RECORD Each moment becomes part of one film. No setup. No modes. Nothing pulling you away from what matters. LOOK Choose a look to shape the moment. See it as you record. PLAY Press play. Your film is already there. From first moment to last — one film. SHAPE Refine if you want. Or leave it as it happened. Trim, reorder, or remove moments. No panels. No timelines. Just the film. FINISH Add music if it feels right. Moments flow together as one. — THE ESSENTIALS • A simple camera • Moments join as you record • Manual controls when you want them • Choose a look as you record • Trim or reorder moments • Remove a moment with a flick • Smooth transitions and sound across your film • Add music from your library • Save to your Photos Best of 2019 — Apple Keep life as it happens.

Screenshots

I Can Animate4 screens
Nizo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nizo at 4.4 against I Can Animate's 3.8. Nizo also leads on ratings volume (117 vs 12). I Can Animate's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

I Can Animate costs $2.99 and Nizo $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nizo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nizo has 117 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of I Can Animate's written reviews are positive against 70% of Nizo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
I Can Animate versus Nizo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Can AnimateNizo
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.8 (12 ratings)4.4 (117 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews69.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKudlian SoftwareImage Mechanics

Customer experience

I Can Animate

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.1%

Nizo

All ratings117 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative20.5%

Bugs and requests

I Can Animate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nizo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when accessing camera
  • App crashes when 120fps is selected
  • App freezes during recording
  • Delete icon pops up unexpectedly during clip reordering
  • Drag-and-drop to new sequences not working on iPhone 16+
Show 7 more
  • Videos export but don't appear in camera roll
  • Upside-down display on iPad
  • Slow-motion playback on 4K 60fps recordings
  • Auto brightness adjustment fails on overcast days
  • App cannot be closed without force restart
  • Music integration fails with Apple Music
  • Duplicate clip gesture is unintuitive and difficult

Requested features

19 requests
  • Volume button recording control (like native camera app)
  • Ability to import video from camera roll
  • Text and title overlay functionality
  • Post-recording filter application
  • 4K 60fps support for more devices
Show 14 more
  • 1080p 60fps recording option
  • Vertical video format for social media
  • More transitions (fade in/out, etc.)
  • Dual camera viewing while recording
  • Separate audio recording capability
  • Front-facing camera flip feature
  • Individual video export (not as one file)
  • More descriptive filter names
  • Color grading and advanced editing tools
  • Creator profile and discovery system
  • Filter pack system similar to VSCO
  • Ability to change filters after recording
  • Auto brightness adjustment improvement
  • More detailed user manual/documentation

In-app purchases

None

I Can Animate

No in-app purchases

None

Nizo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Can Animate free?
I Can Animate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nizo free?
Nizo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, I Can Animate or Nizo?
Nizo is rated higher. I Can Animate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Nizo averages 4.4 from 117 ratings.
Do I Can Animate or Nizo have ads?
Neither I Can Animate nor Nizo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Can Animate or Nizo?
I Can Animate ships an update every 2 months, and Nizo every 2 months. Most recently, I Can Animate was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nizo on October 21, 2026.

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