Comparison

Animate Drawings vs PanelPal

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

Head to head
About

Animate Drawings

Features
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You can animate your own drawings with this application! Easily capture the pictures you draw, animate them and set your creativity free. Highlights: Quickly scan and digitize your drawings Easy to use with simple and intuitive interface Animate your drawings and create animations Save and share animations Download and try it now to bring your art to life! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PanelPal

Features
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PanelPal is the ideal reader for your library of syndicated comic strips like Dilbert, Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, and other daily classics. Even if your collection consists of thousands of individual strips stored in folders or archives, PanelPal lets you browse, search, and enjoy them effortlessly. Open folders, ZIP/CBZ archives, or individual image files directly on your device and read in a clean, distraction-free interface that keeps the focus on the artwork. Navigation is fast and natural: swipe between strips, zoom in for details, and instantly return to the last comic you viewed. PanelPal goes beyond simple viewing. With on-device text recognition, you can search inside your comics to find specific jokes, characters, or dialogue across your entire collection. Everything happens locally on your device β€” no cloud services, no uploads, and no privacy concerns. Favorites and keywords help you organize large strip archives without forcing you into a rigid library system. Whether you’re revisiting decades of newspaper comics or maintaining a growing daily collection, PanelPal keeps everything accessible and searchable. The Comic of the Day widget brings a random strip from your collection to your Home Screen. Lightweight thumbnails ensure the widget stays fast, while the app always displays the original full-quality artwork. PanelPal supports common comic image formats and archive types including CBR, CBZ, ZIP, JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and TIFF. Simply open a folder or archive and start reading. PanelPal is built for strip collectors: fast, private, and fully under your control.

Screenshots

Animate Drawings4 screens
PanelPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Animate Drawings at Free against PanelPal's $0.99. Animate Drawings also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). PanelPal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Animate Drawings is free to download; PanelPal costs $0.99 up front. Animate Drawings sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PanelPal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Animate Drawings versus PanelPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimate DrawingsPanelPal
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size124 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuseyin AYCICEKArjen Broeze

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Animate Drawings

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • 2 watermelon slices$2.99
  • 10 watermelon slices$7.99
  • 30 watermelon slices$19.99
None

PanelPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animate Drawings free?
Animate Drawings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PanelPal free?
PanelPal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Animate Drawings or PanelPal have ads?
Neither Animate Drawings nor PanelPal shows ads.

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