Comparison

AnimCreate vs ISD Studio 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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!

About

ISD Studio 3D

Design and animate 3D characters with this tool. Create custom models by manipulating surfaces, then rig them with skeletons to add motion and export as glTF animations or VRM avatars.

Highlights
  • Create 3D character models
  • Deform and combine surfaces
  • Rig models with skeletons
  • Add motion for animation
  • Export glTF animations
  • Export VRM avatars
Features
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This is a tool to create glTF 3D animation and VRM avatar. You can: Create character models by deforming and combining surfaces, Bind (rig) models with skeletons and add motion to create animation, and Export glTF realtime 3D animation, Play and view it from different angles. You can also export VRM avatar.

Screenshots

AnimCreate4 screens
ISD Studio 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AnimCreate at 3.3 against ISD Studio 3D's 2.5. AnimCreate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). ISD Studio 3D's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AnimCreate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and ISD Studio 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AnimCreate holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of AnimCreate's written reviews are positive against 100% of ISD Studio 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnimCreate ships an update fortnightly, ISD Studio 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AnimCreate versus ISD Studio 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimCreateISD Studio 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佳 罗Lilysoft LLC

Customer experience

AnimCreate

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

ISD Studio 3D

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AnimCreate

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Member$19.991 Year
1 purchases

ISD Studio 3D

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is AnimCreate free?
AnimCreate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ISD Studio 3D free?
ISD Studio 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnimCreate or ISD Studio 3D?
AnimCreate is rated higher. AnimCreate averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ISD Studio 3D averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do AnimCreate or ISD Studio 3D have ads?
Neither AnimCreate nor ISD Studio 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnimCreate or ISD Studio 3D?
AnimCreate ships an update fortnightly, and ISD Studio 3D every 2 months. Most recently, AnimCreate was updated on August 30, 2026 and ISD Studio 3D on August 5, 2026.

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