Comparison

Playir vs Animatoon

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

Head to head
About

Playir

Build your own games and applications using pre-made templates and intuitive design tools. Customize user interfaces, characters, and code visually. Share your creations instantly with friends or embed them on websites.

Highlights
  • Game and app creation platform
  • Pre-made templates
  • UI, Level, Character, 3D Model design tools
  • Visual code editor
  • Instant app preview
  • Web link sharing
  • Embeddable on websites
Features
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Playir is a mobile app and game creation platform, that allows you to create your own games and apps from pre-made templates. You can customize your apps using UI, Level, Character, 3D Model and Visual Code design tools. Then instantly run your apps inside the Playir app, or release for your friends to play via a web link that you can post on twitter, or embed in an iframe on a website. For more information and tutorials, visit: http://playir.com - An online connection is required. - Recommended use with an iPhone6 or iPad2 and above.

About

Animatoon

Create and animate 3D voxel characters with an intuitive workflow. Model characters, pose them with keyframes and onion skinning, and export animations for use in other 3D software. Includes a built-in renderer and a library of animations and models.

Highlights
  • Voxel character modeling
  • Keyframe animation with onion skinning
  • Reusable animation clips
  • Built-in renderer with soft shadows and HDR lighting
  • Export to GLTF and FBX
  • Import VOX files from Magicavoxel
  • Gesture-driven controls
Features
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Anima Toon is a unique 3d modelling and animation program for creating and animating voxel characters easily. Model and animate a 3D character with keyframes using onion skin guides in order to pose your characters. Create and save clips of your animations to reuse and modify on other characters. Modify the character and then seamlessly switch back and forth with the animation scene. The built in renderer allows you to preview your character in modelling and animation modes with soft shadows and HDR lighting. Create infinite varieties of characters (including four legged animals )based on the character templates included along with access to a library of animations and models such as walks, runs, idles, fights etc. The timeline allows you to copy, paste and delete keyframes along with simple navigation to zoom in and out of frames. The intuitive rig controllers have smart manipulator guides to accurately pose and animate your characters. Gesture driven controls allow frame operations to be done with speed and precision. Export your 3D animations as .GLTF and .FBX files so you can import them in popular packages such as Blender, Maya, Unreal and Unity 3d. Import .VOX files from Magicavoxel to seamlessly add backgrounds to your character animations. *Non-linear character animation and 3d modelling workflow *Infinite variations based on inbuilt rigs and library animations *Export as .GLTF runtime animations to use in Blender, Maya, 3dsMax,Unity 3D etc *Save animations as clips to reuse and share animations *MP4 export for quick renders and sharing *Import .VOX files from your favourite voxel creation packages such as Magicavoxel *Import and export scenes for collaborative workflow *Audio functionality: Import .MP3 and .WAV ,Scrub in timeline and export out with MP4 *Demos and tutorials for learning are bundled inside the app *Apple Pencil support for modelling and painting in 3D *Ambient Occlusion mode for previewing renders in realtime *Dozens of in-built library characters *Reusable animations for basic walks, runs, attacks, idles etc... Designed for animators, by animators Anima Toon can be used by beginners and pros to create 3D character animations intuitively and easily. Anima Toon has been created by Appy Monkeys, an award winning app developer with 10 years of experience in creating fun and intuitive creativity apps with over 10 million downloads on the App store and recipient of various awards such as Children's Tech Review and Purdue University's guide for STEM apps Animatoon Home Page: https://www.animatoon.org/ Animatoon Demo Videos: https://www.animatoon.org/videos.html

Screenshots

Playir4 screens
Animatoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animatoon at 3.1 against Playir's 2.0. Animatoon also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 9%) and ratings volume (408 vs 99). Playir's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Playir sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Animatoon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animatoon holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 408 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Playir's written reviews are positive against 43% of Animatoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playir ships an update monthly, Animatoon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Playir versus Animatoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayirAnimatoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (99 ratings)3.1 (408 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.6% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99408 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB294 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAshraf SamyArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Playir

All ratings99 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative74.7%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative85.3%

Animatoon

All ratings407 ratings
Positive47.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative43.7%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral15.6%
Negative41.6%

Bugs and requests

Playir

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Animatoon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty posing characters
  • Animations not saving properly
  • Frequent freezing issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free character models
  • Ability to import custom models
  • Expanded animation tools
  • Better camera controls

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Playir

One-time3
  • Top up$0.99
  • App Template$9.99
  • Playir Pro (+1 Year)$59.99
2 purchases

Animatoon

One-time2
  • Discount to Unlock Pro$3.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Playir free?
Playir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animatoon free?
Animatoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Playir or Animatoon?
Animatoon is rated higher. Playir averages 2.0 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Animatoon averages 3.1 from 408 ratings.
Do Playir or Animatoon have ads?
Neither Playir nor Animatoon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playir or Animatoon?
Playir ships an update monthly, and Animatoon every 2 months. Most recently, Playir was updated on October 28, 2026 and Animatoon on November 1, 2026.

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