Noodle vs Plasmotopia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noodle
This app uses AI to transform your hand-drawn sketches into animated characters. Simply take a photo of your doodle, choose an animation, and watch your creations come to life. Share your animated art as GIFs or videos.
- Animate hand-drawn sketches with AI
- Choose from unique animation styles
- Preserve and timestamp original art
- Export animations as GIFs or videos
- Share creations on social media
- Animate preloaded mascots
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Introducing Noodle - An app that will bring your doodles to life! Noodle transforms your hand-drawn sketches into amazing, dancing characters in the blink of an eye using innovative AI tech. Just snap a photo, tap ‘Animate!’ and let us work our magic. Designed for creatives, parents and daydreamers alike, Noodle detects the arms, legs and head of your sketches, transforming simple drawings into captivating, moving characters, ready for you to share with the world. What will you bring to life with Noodle? Features: Animate with Ease: Simply snap a photo of your hand-drawn doodle and watch as Noodle brings it to life. Experience the joy of seeing your creations move and dance with just a few taps. Unique Movements: Choose from a range of unique animations custom made by our team — from whimsical dances to expressive gestures — to really add character to your creations. Preserve Your Art: Keep all your cherished doodles safe and sound. Noodle provides a digital space to store your hand-drawn masterpieces and timestamps each one, ensuring the original doodle is stored along with each new character you create. Share Your Creativity: Export your animated doodles as transparent GIFs or videos. Share them privately with friends & family or flaunt your animated sketches on social channels for everyone to see! Imagine the stories you will tell with the power of character animation at your fingertips… Is Noodle for you? The short answer is… yes!! For our amazing artists: Need to grab attention on your instagram feed, want to see your character wave back at you - simply want to add sparkle to your website? Learning character animation takes time you might not have - let Noodle do the hard work for you. For our adoring parents: Get ready to see you kid’s jaw hit the floor when you make one of their very own precious stickmen dance off the page! And Noodle has a second purpose… by snapping photos of your kid’s artworks as they grow, you’ll be building an archive of characters to look back on fondly, long after they stop bringing binders of doodles home from school every day. For the exceptional educators: Teachers and students can use Noodle to animate all kinds of classroom projects - get ready to have the whole school clamouring for art class after they see their artworks brought to life in front of their own eyes. …or really, for anyone curious: You don’t need to be an expert doodler or artist to have fun with our app. You don’t even need to pick up a pencil! Noodle is preloaded with our very own mascots, designed in-house. Have fun animating them before you start looking around to see what else you can animate with Noodle! Privacy by Design: Your drawings and personal data are treated with the utmost respect and confidentiality. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your creations remain yours alone. Support and Feedback: We love hearing from our users! If you have any questions, suggestions, or need help, please contact us at explore@cardinalblue.com Experience the joy of Noodle—where your doodles come alive!
Plasmotopia
This app offers a creative experience combining drawing, exploration, and worldbuilding. Use touch or Apple Pencil to paint 3D objects inspired by nature, science, and culture with unique brushes. It's designed to inspire curiosity and reward imagination.
- Draw on 3D objects
- Explore and build worlds
- Expressive brushes
- Nature-inspired materials
- New worlds added regularly
- Apple Pencil support
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Please check supported iPhone and iPad models below before purchasing. Drawing can change the way we see the world. That’s why we created Plasmotopia, to inspire curiosity about the world around us. We can’t wait to see the worlds you create. Plasmotopia is a creative experience that combines drawing, exploration, play and worldbuilding. Using Apple Pencil or touch, participants draw directly onto 3D objects inspired by nature, science, culture and storytelling. From coral reefs and ancient fossils to masks and imagined beings, each object becomes a canvas for colour, texture and imagination. Use a unique set of expressive brushes to bring your creations to life. Paint with lava, bioluminescence, iridescence and other materials inspired by the natural world. The more you create, the richer your universe becomes. Plasmotopia is created for curious kids, creative adults, families, museums and classrooms. It blends drawing, play and learning into a calm, joyful experience that rewards creativity. ------------------------ Discover a world of creative possibilities: – Great Barrier Reef (created in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation) – Deep Earth – Many Faces New worlds added regularly ------------------------ SUPPORTED DEVICES Please check that your device is supported before purchasing. iPhone – iPhone 13 or later iPad – iPad, 2021 9th gen or later – iPad Pro, 2021 M1 or later – iPad Air, 2022 M1 or later – iPad mini, 2024 7th gen or later – Supports Apple Pencil or touch input. ------------------------ PRIVATE BY DESIGN We collect anonymous usage statistics to help improve Plasmotopia. We don’t collect your name, email, photos, or location, and your creations stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Noodle at Free against Plasmotopia's $4.99. Noodle also leads on ratings volume (64 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Plasmotopia's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On 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
Noodle is free to download; Plasmotopia costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plasmotopia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noodle has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Noodle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plasmotopia's.
Noodle ships an update monthly, Plasmotopia fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Noodle | Plasmotopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 731 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cardinal Blue | TIN&ED |
Customer experience
Noodle
Plasmotopia
In-app purchases
Noodle
No in-app purchases
Plasmotopia
No in-app purchases









