Comparison

Art Set 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

Art Set

Experience a realistic virtual art studio on your iPad. This app offers a wide range of tools like oil paints, pastels, and pens, with features like pressure sensitivity and blending for natural results. Create detailed artwork with zoom and import your own images.

Highlights
  • Photo-realistic interface
  • 3D textured oil paint
  • Five blending tools
  • Metallic and fluorescent colors
  • Zoom and pan for detail
  • Import custom images
  • Apple Pencil support
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This stunningly beautiful app is like having a virtual art set right inside your iPad. Paint and draw via the photo realistic interface with tools that look and feel like the real thing. Art Set gives an alternative to complex and mechanical like paint apps for all to enjoy - artist or not! But simplicity comes without sacrificing quality, from pens to pencils, paints to pastels, each has been carefully crafted to produce natural results in real time. The 3D textured oil paint gives amazing thick gloopy strokes or thin delicate detail via virtual pressure sensitivity. Sparkle and glow with special metallic and fluorescent colours. Build up subtle tones and textures with oil pastels, wax crayons, coloured pencils and marker pens. Add fine detail via multitouch pinch and zoom. Choose from different paper colours and textures, or import your own photos. The blending tools give you many ways to mix and smudge colour around on the canvas with varying effects. Create anything from smooth gentle gradients to roughly textured scratches and splatters. - thick 3D textured oil paint - five blending tools - metallic colours sparkle and shine - fluorescent colours that glow and dazzle - zoom and pan for fine detail - high resolution canvas on retina screens at near 4 Mega pixels (1728 x 2304) - import your own photos and images - export to your photo album, email or social networks - recent tool list keeps used colours and tools to hand - virtual pressure sensitivity - unlimited undo - real time high performance - Apple Pencil support for pressure and tilt Art Set is a wonderfully creative addition to any iPad! Also available : 'Art Set - Pro Edition' with many more features. For iPhone and iPod touch users 'Art Set - Pocket Edition' is available too!

About

Animation Creator

Easily create animated cartoons from your drawings. Use frame-by-frame animation with onion skinning to bring your ideas to life. Export your creations as GIFs or videos for sharing.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Onion skinning
  • Adjustable FPS
  • Drawing tools
  • Templates and backgrounds
  • Export as GIF, MP4, PNG
  • Project collection
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!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Animation Creator at Free against Art Set's $2.99. Animation Creator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Art Set's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Animation Creator is free to download; Art Set costs $2.99 up front. Animation Creator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Art Set asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animation Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Creator has 30K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Art Set's written reviews are positive against 64% of Animation Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Set ships an update every 11 months, Animation Creator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Art Set versus Animation Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt SetAnimation Creator
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (79 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews — better63.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7930K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLOFOPICEM SOFTWARE LTD

Customer experience

Art Set

All ratings79 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative26.6%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative16.9%

Animation Creator

All ratings30,155 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews1,558 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.6%

User reviews

Art Set

From 79 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Realistic art tools and textures
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 💰 Good value for the price
  • 🎨 Wide variety of drawing mediums
  • 👨‍🎨 Suitable for both beginners and experienced artists

Room to improve

  • 🎨 Limited color palette and mixing options
  • 🎨 Blending tools could be improved
  • 🎨 Lack of layer support
  • 🎨 Eraser tool is not as effective as desired
  • 🐛 Occasional loss of artwork due to bugs

Animation Creator

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Relaxing animation
  • 👍 Helps with learning animation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Provides tutorials

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing and slow
  • 🐛 Deletes animations
  • 🔍 Hard to figure out for beginners
  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 📺 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Art Set

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Artwork disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Blurring/pixelation issues with some drawings
  • Inconsistent performance on newer iPad models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to adjust brush/tool size and opacity
  • More color options and a color wheel
  • Layering support
  • Improved eraser functionality
  • Retina display support

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

None

Art Set

No in-app purchases

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 Art Set free?
Art Set costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animation Creator free?
Animation Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Art Set or Animation Creator?
Animation Creator is rated higher. Art Set averages 3.8 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Animation Creator averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Art Set or Animation Creator have ads?
Animation Creator shows ads; Art Set does not.
Which is updated more often, Art Set or Animation Creator?
Art Set ships an update every 11 months, and Animation Creator fortnightly. Most recently, Art Set was updated on November 1, 2026 and Animation Creator on November 6, 2026.

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