Comparison

AnimCreate vs DoodLoop

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

DoodLoop

Create frame-by-frame animations with a suite of drawing and animation tools. Record audio, export in various formats, and manage your projects with ease. Offers a free starting point with an optional one-time purchase for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Onion skinning
  • Audio recording
  • Multiple export formats
  • Project file management
Features
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Draw it. Flip it. Loop it. DoodLoop is a frame-by-frame animation studio for iPad and iPhone, built for Apple Pencil and just as happy with a finger. Sketch a drawing, change it a little on the next frame, and watch your cartoon come to life on a loop. No ads, no watermarks, no subscription. Your cartoons, your files, yours. DRAW • Apple Pencil pressure and tilt, tuned for line work, on paper that behaves like paper. Drawing with a finger gets a stroke stabiliser, so a shaky line comes out smooth. • A full kit: brushes, eraser, fill, smudge and blur, shapes (line, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, star and more), text, and symmetry. • Layers with blend modes: sketch below, ink above, shade on top. ANIMATE • A timeline made for flipping, with duplicate, reorder, and holds. • Onion skinning ghosts the frame before and after, like tracing paper on a lightbox. • Set the frame rate, lift the pencil, and your animation plays while you keep tweaking. SOUND & SHARE • Record your voice or sound effects right in the app and line them up with your frames. • Export clean, full-resolution MP4 video, animated GIF, or a PNG image sequence. Never watermarked. OWN YOUR WORK • Every project is a real .doodloop file in the Files app: browse it, copy it, back it up anywhere. • One-tap backup and restore for your whole library. • Import your existing FlipaClip projects and keep animating. FREE TO START • Download DoodLoop free and start animating today. • One optional, one-time Pro unlock opens up higher frame rates, larger canvases, and pro export formats. No monthly fee, no rented features, ever. DoodLoop is made by Nubisco, Lda. Questions, bug reports, or ideas? A human who actually works on the app will answer.

Screenshots

AnimCreate4 screens
DoodLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AnimCreate at 60% against DoodLoop's 0%. AnimCreate also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). DoodLoop's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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. AnimCreate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and DoodLoop 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of AnimCreate's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoodLoop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnimCreate ships an update fortnightly, DoodLoop weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AnimCreate versus DoodLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimCreateDoodLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佳 罗Nubisco, LDA

Customer experience

AnimCreate

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

DoodLoop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AnimCreate

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Member$19.991 Year
1 purchases

DoodLoop

One-time1
  • DoodLoop Pro$6.99

Questions

Is AnimCreate free?
AnimCreate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoodLoop free?
DoodLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnimCreate or DoodLoop?
AnimCreate is rated higher. AnimCreate averages 3.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while DoodLoop averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do AnimCreate or DoodLoop have ads?
Neither AnimCreate nor DoodLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnimCreate or DoodLoop?
AnimCreate ships an update fortnightly, and DoodLoop weekly. Most recently, AnimCreate was updated on November 3, 2026 and DoodLoop on November 13, 2026.

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