Comparison

Anime Maker vs HomeSim

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

Head to head
About

Anime Maker

Create and share your own flip-book style animations. Draw with various brushes, manage frames, and adjust animation speed. Upload your creations to a global platform and interact with other users through comments.

Highlights
  • Drawing with touch
  • Flipbook animation creation
  • Multiple brush colors
  • Frame management
  • Adjustable animation speed
  • Save and upload animations
  • User comments and communication
Features
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"Anime Maker" is the app creating and sharing animation, like a flip-book. Your animation can be upload to the web site, and publish it all over the world. You can communicate with other user through comments. [Features] -Drawing with touch. -Creating flipbook animation -Many brush colors -Fill colors using backet tool -Redo / Undo -Eraser -Adjust animation speed -Adding, Removing,Duplicating, and listing anime frames. -Save and upload your animations. -Post comment to published animations and communicate with other users. [Premium membership] Premium membership subscription is required to get access to the following features. - No Ads banners - Background Layer - 20 frames limitation unlock After the free trial period, if offered, the subscription automatically renews with the price and duration given above unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Removing the app doesn’t automatically cancel the subscription. Privacy Policy https://anime.kenmaz.net/privacy_en.html Term of Uses https://anime.kenmaz.net/term_en.html Web site: https://anime.kenmaz.net/ You can upload your animation to the web site, and publish it all over the world.

About

HomeSim

Enhance your flight simulation experience by using your mobile device as a touchscreen interface for X-Plane 12. Control essential functions like autopilot, radio management, and flight instruments, freeing up your main display and simplifying complex operations.

Highlights
  • Touchscreen control for X-Plane 12
  • RMU, AFCS, and PFD interfaces
  • Landing gear, flaps, and brake controls
  • Basic engine instrument display
  • View management for main display
  • Flight plan data entry simplification
  • Multi-device support
Features
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HomeSim is a touchscreen interface for use with X-Plane12 Flight Simulator! HomeSim provides a way of using an iPad, iPhone, or both to control most of the functions that would normally require the use of a keyboard and mouse, custom button assignments, or dedicated hardware to control. HomeSim includes: An RMU (Radio Management Unit), An AFCS (Automatic Flight Control Sysytem, or autopilot), A PFD (Primary Flight Display), Landing Gear, Flaps, and Parking Brake controls, Basic Engine Instruments, A VIEW management window for changing the main display of the X-Plane, and an interface to simplify data entry for flight plans on G1000 equipped aircraft. All of the controls use the typical gestures of a touchscreen to make changing frequencies, identifiers, autopilot modes, and navigation displays much quicker, allowing you the ability to practice procedures, like instrument approaches, while devoting little thought to how to properly set things up - the controls generally mimic the devices in real planes, while adding functionality that will increase your situational awareness. More than one iOS device can be connected to X-Plane at a time so that you can have different devices act as dedicated hardware. Free your main visual from the internal cockpit view by using your iOS device for the Flight Instruments, Navigation, and Engine Instruments. Practice using autopilot functions that you are unfamiliar with, and get aquainted with more sophisticated airplanes without having to look around the cockpit for the new controls. Using controls that will work with any aircraft (as long as the aircraft has an autopilot and radios) will free you from thinking about the differences between aircraft, and start to find more similarities - making you a better pilot. Enjoy flying X-Plane more by paying less attention to how to operate the simulation, and more attention to operating your flight! Kingswell Productions, and HomeSim are not affiliated with Laminar Research (the makers of X-Plane).

Screenshots

Anime Maker4 screens
HomeSim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anime Maker at Free against HomeSim's $19.99. Anime Maker also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). HomeSim's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

Anime Maker is free to download; HomeSim costs $19.99 up front. Anime Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HomeSim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeSim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anime Maker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Anime Maker's written reviews are positive against 33% of HomeSim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anime Maker ships an update every 5 days, HomeSim every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Anime Maker versus HomeSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnime MakerHomeSim
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.4 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperKentaro MatsumaeKingswell Productions

Customer experience

Anime Maker

All ratings1,069 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative31.5%
Written reviews332 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral15.1%
Negative29.8%

HomeSim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Anime Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Logging in issues
  • Randomly logging out users
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Unexpected behavior when adding frames

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more drawing tools (e.g. fill bucket, layers)
  • Increase frame limit for free users
  • Implement better content moderation
  • Improve search and discovery features

HomeSim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Anime Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Membership$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • 20 frames limitation unlock$7.99
  • Hide Advertise Banner$7.99
  • Background Layer$7.99
None

HomeSim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anime Maker free?
Anime Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeSim free?
HomeSim costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anime Maker or HomeSim?
HomeSim is rated higher. Anime Maker averages 3.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while HomeSim averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Anime Maker or HomeSim have ads?
Anime Maker shows ads; HomeSim does not.
Which is updated more often, Anime Maker or HomeSim?
Anime Maker ships an update every 5 days, and HomeSim every 7 months. Most recently, Anime Maker was updated on October 13, 2026 and HomeSim on October 8, 2026.

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