Comparison

Animation Booth vs Native Digital AR

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

Head to head
About

Animation Booth

Easily create original animated videos using your own photos. Select an image, choose an animation theme, customize with text or audio, and share instantly via text, email, or social media.

Highlights
  • Create animations from photos
  • Dozens of animation themes
  • Customize with text and audio
  • Adjust photo size and position
  • Share via text, email, and social media
  • Built-in image search
Features
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Animation Booth is the FIRST and ONLY APP to let you create fun, original animations incorporating YOUR photos! From the makers of the hugely popular and #1 apps CLIPish Pro 2 and 3D Animations, comes our most innovative app yet--Animation Booth. With just one tap, Animation Booth builds fun animations from photos of you, your friends and family, bringing those photos right INTO the animation, all to be shared with just one tap in Text Messages, Emails, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more. "Animation Booth is the most original app we've seen come along in months…your friends will be amazed when you text message them animations that incorporate photos of yourself or them actually in the animations." ~ AppAdvice, Nov. 2013 See examples of the animations in action at: http://animationbooth.com FUN AND EASY: 1. Select an image from either your photo library, camera, paste from clipboard, or even using the built-in image search of millions of images on any topic. 2. Choose from dozens of animation themes (Greetings, Birthdays, Holidays, Romance, etc.). 3. While previewing the animation, fine-tune the size and position of your photo within the animation. 4. Optionally customize your animation with your own text or even recorded audio and apply built-in sound effects. 5. Tap Share to send via Text Messages, Emails, Facebook, Twitter, and more. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ * A NOTE ABOUT COMPATIBILITY WITH NON-iPHONE USERS: Sharing animations with Facebook, Twitter and Email works with pretty much anyone, but depending on what cell network and type of cell phone the person you're sending to has, some of the images you send via text messaging may not work. This has nothing to do with the app, but is a factor of the compatibility between: 1) the iPhone, 2) your network provider, 3) the other person's network provider, and 4) the other person's cell phone. See http://clipish.net/support-ab for more details. * INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED: Due to the server communication which lets this app have powerful features, this app requires an Internet connection. * ANIMATIONS ON FACEBOOK and TWITTER: Animations posted to Facebook and Twitter use a link to get the animation to "play," since Facebook and Twitter do not allow animations to play directly on their sites. Some images featured are public domain. If you believe your work has been included in err, please let us know so it can be removed immediately. WRITE US! Input and suggestions welcome. We're always here to help: support@animationbooth.com

About

Native Digital AR

Features
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Native Digital AR allows artists to bring their artwork to life using augmented reality, adding incredible levels of multimedia animations. Native Digital assists artists in their creative process by providing all necessary technical support and reducing complexity to zero. Furthermore, the connection with the Native Digital DNA (www.ndpa.ch) integrated through the revolutionary Smart Dust of Native Digital within the artwork allows to bring the user experience to an unprecedented level. The natively tokenized artworks, through this App can be purchased as NFT on the Native Digital marketplace. Artists interested in trying our ecosystem can register today on the Native

Screenshots

Animation Booth4 screens
Native Digital AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Native Digital AR at none against Animation Booth's 15. Animation Booth's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Animation Booth sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Native Digital AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animation Booth ships an update every 3 weeks, Native Digital AR every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Animation Booth versus Native Digital AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimation BoothNative Digital AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB0 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDating DNA, Inc.Andrea Biondi

Bugs and requests

Animation Booth

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when selecting photos
  • Freezing and unresponsive interface
  • Text sizing controls not working properly
  • Font adjustment limited to enlargement only
  • Animations not loading
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  • Unable to exit text editing screen
  • Animations save as photos instead of videos
  • Small image display quality on receiving end
  • Sharing functionality fails after purchase
  • Incompatibility with iOS 5.1.1 and older devices
  • In-app purchase not granting promised access
  • Animations not importing into iMovie

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for importing existing photos from camera roll
  • Universal file format export (not Apple-only)
  • Video/animation file saving capability
  • Thank you and welcome greeting animations
  • Kudos section for animations
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  • iMovie compatibility
  • Improved graphics and animation quality
  • More frequent content updates
  • Larger font size adjustment options
  • Better Facebook integration

Native Digital AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Animation Booth

One-time15
  • Misc.$0.99
  • Special Occasions$0.99
  • July 4th$0.99
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  • Grandparents Day$0.99
  • Hanukkah$0.99
  • Birthdays$1.99
  • Greetings$1.99
  • Romance$1.99
  • Add Your Own Text$1.99
  • Add Sound to Animations$1.99
  • Flirting$1.99
  • Halloween$1.99
  • Christmas$2.99
  • Intro Bundle (4 Packs)$4.99
  • MEGA Bundle (ALL Packs!)$9.99
None

Native Digital AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animation Booth free?
Animation Booth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Native Digital AR free?
Native Digital AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Animation Booth or Native Digital AR have ads?
Neither Animation Booth nor Native Digital AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animation Booth or Native Digital AR?
Animation Booth ships an update every 3 weeks, and Native Digital AR every 22 months. Most recently, Animation Booth was updated on October 23, 2026 and Native Digital AR on October 7, 2026.

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