Stickman vs Synaptica
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stickman
Create your own cartoons by drawing frame by frame. This app offers an easy-to-use interface, drawing lessons, and the ability to color your creations and add stickers. Save your animations as GIFs to share with friends.
- Frame-by-frame drawing
- Coloring and stickers
- Save as GIF
- Share animations
- Drawing lessons
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Become a real animator with our application: draw frame by frame and turn your drawings into a cartoon. Application features: - Easy to use interface: anyone can create cartoons - Color your drawing and add colorful stickers - Save the result as GIF and share with your friends - Drawing lessons for beginners
Synaptica
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Synaptica is a mesmerizing neural network art engine where you create, connect, and bring neurons to life with a single tap. Place glowing neurons anywhere on your canvas, then fire them and watch signals cascade through your growing network. Connections strengthen through use — neurons that fire together, wire together — bringing real Hebbian learning to your fingertips. Draw sweeping patterns of neurons with your finger, reposition them with drag gestures, and watch your creation pulse with energy. Enable auto-pulse to let your network play itself like a living instrument. FEATURES • Create neurons with a tap, draw patterns by dragging • Fire neurons and watch chain reactions propagate • Real Hebbian learning — connections strengthen through repeated firing • Soft-body physics with tilt-based gravity • Pinch to zoom and pan to explore your creation FOUR VISUAL THEMES • Cosmic — ethereal purple and cyan with glass bell sounds • Synapse — organic greens with woody marimba tones • Circuit — electric blues with sharp digital clicks • Inferno — fiery oranges with deep drum thuds PROGRESSION • 26 challenges across Basics, Chain Reactions, Architecture, and Mastery • XP system with levels and achievement titles • Unlock new themes and expand your neuron capacity Each theme features its own procedurally generated audio — every firing neuron plays a unique note based on its position, creating an ever-evolving soundscape. Your networks auto-save and restore between sessions. Capture and share your neural artwork as screenshots. 100% offline. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Just pure creative play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synaptica at none against Stickman's 1. Stickman's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Stickman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Synaptica asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Stickman | Synaptica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (328 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 352 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appache apps and games ltd | Sharon Daniel |
Bugs and requests
Stickman
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frames disappearing during animation
- Inability to access saved projects
- Loading issues and white screens
- Unexpected app crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add sound and audio support
- Improve export quality
- Implement more advanced animation tools
- Increase frame limit for free version
- Add ability to move and edit objects
Synaptica
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stickman
- Premium version$10.99
Synaptica
No in-app purchases






