AnimCreate vs SMIRK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnimCreate
Create 2D and 3D animations with frame-by-frame drawing, bone animation, and 3D camera tools. Import Photoshop brushes and videos to enhance your projects. Offers advanced features for both beginners and professionals.
- Frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation
- Component & bone animation
- 3D hand-drawn and camera movement
- Import Photoshop brushes
- Video import for drawing
- Unlimited layers and frames (premium)
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AnimCreate is an animation creation app that covers amateur to professional levels. 1) Frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation + component&bone animation tools, covering all audiences from amateur to professional. 2) 3D hand-drawn and 3D camera movements make your animation cooler! 3) Support for importing PS (CS6 and above) Abr format brushes, with high fidelity! 4) Import your video and draw! ######################## Hand-drawn function: Powerful brush system, compatible with and supports importing Photoshop(CS6 and above) abr format brushes Unlimited layers, multiple blending modes, lockable transparency and clipping masks Animation function: Supports both hand-drawn and component&bone animation! Support for lens functions and automatic frame compensation Onionskin of each layer can be turned on and off separately Whether you are a novice or a professional user, you can use AnimCreate to create high-quality animations! 3D function: Powerful 3D hand-drawn and 3D camera functions can be used to create 3D illustrations or 3D-like animations. Professional users can use 3D features to build 3D scenes, combined with 2D painting, greatly improving the efficiency of storyboarding! In order to provide you with more advanced features and quality services, AnimCreate has a subscription membership feature that can unlock the following advanced features: Full resolution support High-grade onion skin Unlimited layers Unlimited frames 3D hand-drawn function Import PS brush (*.abr) Automatic frame (tweening) function Lens function Combination function Video import and re-creation Remove watermark Please provide feedback in the APP if you have any questions!
SMIRK
Create and play games with friends using a powerful in-app editor. Design simulators, obbies, shooters, and more, then share them instantly. Discover and engage with games made by the community.
- In-app game editor
- Create simulators, obbies, shooters
- Social game feed
- Like, comment, and share games
- Templates and 3D object library
- Instant game sharing
- Cross-platform sharing
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Smirk is a new way to make games with your friends. Use our super powerful game editor to challenge your friends and tell interesting stories. Make simulators, obbies, shooters, and all kinds of games. Instantly share and see who has what it takes to beat. FEED OF GAMES Play a feed of awesome games made by your friends and the community. Like, Comment, and Share the ones you like. Comment your highest score and see who’s the best of all time. 3D GAME CANVAS Make your own games with our easy-to-use game editor in the app. Add images, text, and 3d objects to make cool scenes and games. TEMPLATES & 3D OBJECTS Start with awesome templates like “The Floor is Lava” and tons of cool objects from the object library. SHARE ANYWHERE Post your game to the profile and anyone can play instantly. Share a link to your game so friends on other platforms can play too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMIRK at 4.9 against AnimCreate's 3.3. SMIRK also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). AnimCreate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. AnimCreate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. SMIRK asks for nothing beyond the download.
SMIRK holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMIRK has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of AnimCreate's written reviews are positive against 75% of SMIRK's.
AnimCreate ships an update fortnightly, SMIRK every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnimCreate | SMIRK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 佳 罗 | Smirk Software Company |
Customer experience
AnimCreate
SMIRK
In-app purchases
AnimCreate
- Premium Member$19.991 Year
SMIRK
No in-app purchases









