Elf Studio® vs Cloudbabies and Friends World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elf Studio®
Create magical videos and photos of Santa and his elves visiting your home using augmented reality. Place characters in any environment, customize their appearance and animations, and record your own festive scenes.
- Add Santa Claus and elves
- Unlimited elves and recording time
- Create custom elves with Elf Workshop
- Customize elf outfits and accessories
- Elves with walking and dancing animations
- Pre-plan or perform animations
- Customize lighting, shadows, and camera filters
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Welcome to Elf Studio®! The latest marvel from the Software Elves here at the North Pole Command Center (Creators of Speak to Santa)! Turn your elf's Christmas mischief into photos and videos set in your own home! Put them under the tree, send them towards the cookie jar, or dream up a surprise of your own. - SCAN YOUR OWN ELF! Start with one photo of your elf toy, with room for up to four views. Every account includes one elf scan. Elf Studio Pro includes ten a month, with no additional credit charge. - NO TOY? DRAW OR DESCRIBE ONE! Sketch your elf on the drawing pad or describe it in words, and the AI turns it into an elf you can cast in any scene. - QUICK CREATE OR STUDIO! Pick an elf and a photo, then describe the action, or stage your photo by dragging elves and props into place, choosing poses and adjusting sizes. - GET HELP WITH THE WORDS! Studio builds a scene script from your layout. Get Ideas suggests actions for your photo, and Improve helps rewrite your prompt. - AI PHOTOS & VIDEOS! Make photo takes, compare them and animate your favorite. Cast up to three elves with their own roles in the scene. - DIRECT THE SHOT! Create five-second AI videos with Natural, Stop Motion or Storybook styling, camera movement, portrait or landscape framing and optional generated sound. Use start and end images to guide the action. - MAKE AN EXAMPLE YOUR OWN! Browse scene ideas and use an example recipe with your chosen elf and your own photo. - THE ELF WORKSHOP! Choose ready-made elves in classic and felt styles, or design one in 3D with hair, hats, outfits, gloves, shoes, glasses and colors, with a live preview. - ENHANCE WITH AI! Give your elf a lifelike look and keep different looks to choose from. - BRING THE PROPS! Pick from the prop shelf, scan a toy or describe a prop for the AI to create reference pictures. - STICKERS & POSES! Make AI stickers of your elf striking new poses, then use those poses in your Studio photos. Add a bust sticker of any custom elf, made right on your device. - SEND THEM IN MESSAGES! Open Elf Studio® in the Messages app drawer to send the cast, your own elves and the stickers you have made. - HOME SCREEN WIDGETS! Count the sleeps until Christmas or until your elf arrives, with a posed elf of your choice keeping watch. - MAKE THEM AR-READY! Generate a 3D model of a scanned elf or prop before placing it in your room. - FILM IN AUGMENTED REALITY! Place AR-ready elves and props on your floor, draw walking routes, add stops and choose animations. Capture AR photos and videos, with Look at Camera, footsteps, lighting and actions you can trigger while filming. AR needs a compatible device. - CATCH THEIR FACES! Record the viewer's reaction as your video plays. Reaction recordings stay on your device and are not uploaded to Elf Studio®. - ADD THE FINISHING TOUCH! Apply eight video looks and filters without changing the original. Find your creations in the Gallery, save them to Photos and share the files. AI generation needs an internet connection. Once a job is sent, it can continue on our servers while you leave the app. Enable notifications to hear when it is ready. Your Gallery is stored on this device. Elf Studio® does not provide cloud library backup, so export the memories you want to keep. AI or AR. Photo or video. Your elf, your home, your Christmas story! Elf Studio® is created by North Pole Command Centre Limited and works with any toy. Elf Studio® is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Elf on the Shelf®, but many families use Elf Studio® alongside their existing Elf on the Shelf traditions. Made by the software elves here at the North Pole Command Center! Elf Studio® is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States. All rights reserved.
Cloudbabies and Friends World
Watch favorite shows, sing along with characters, and play educational games designed for preschoolers. Offers a safe, family-friendly environment with interactive content for young children.
- Watch favorite shows
- Singalong with characters
- Play games
- Educational content
- Family-friendly environment
- Interactive learning
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All of your favourite shows in one place within a family friendly environment! • Watch your favourite shows • Singalong with the Cloudbabies • Cook & watch full episodes with Shane The Chef • Play games with Shane The Chef and the Cloudbabies • Learn with Chickpea & Friends • Grow with Hana’s Helpline To access all the content you may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through the Cloudbabies and Friends App: • We offer you a 7-day free trial upon selection of the subscription. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Read our terms of use and privacy policy: terms-of-use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy-policy: https://www.hohoentertainment.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elf Studio® at 4.6 against Cloudbabies and Friends World's 3.1. Elf Studio® also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 7). Cloudbabies and Friends World's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Elf Studio® sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Cloudbabies and Friends World sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Elf Studio® holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elf Studio® has 3.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Elf Studio®'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Cloudbabies and Friends World's.
Elf Studio® ships an update every 6 days, Cloudbabies and Friends World every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elf Studio® | Cloudbabies and Friends World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 343 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Pole Command Centre Limited | Hoho Rights LTD |
Customer experience
Elf Studio®
Cloudbabies and Friends World
Bugs and requests
Elf Studio®
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to scan surfaces for elf placement
- Crashes and freezes when trying to use app
Requested features
3 requests- More free customization options
- Ability to save and share created scenes
- Improved surface detection for elf placement
Cloudbabies and Friends World
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elf Studio®
- Unlock Elf Studio$1.991 Month
- Elf Studio™ - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Unlock Elf Studio$3.991 Year
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- Elf Studio™ - Annual$6.991 Year
- Elf Studio Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
- 50+ Elf Dance Animations$0.99
- 1 Elf Video Credit$1.99
- 1 Credit - Pro Price$1.99
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- 5 Credits - Pro Price$5.99
- 5 Elf Video Credits$7.99
- 10 Credits - Pro Price$9.99
- Elf Studio - Lifetime Pass$19.99
- 25 Credits - Pro Price$22.99
- 50 Credits - Pro Price$34.99
- 50 Credits$39.99
Cloudbabies and Friends World
- BubbleBox Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- BubbleBox Premium7 Days trial$19.996 Months
- BubbleBox Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
Questions
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