Comparison

Unhinged vs Drawsy Studio

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

Head to head
About

Unhinged

Create animated stick figure scenes with a full studio in your pocket. Pose characters, add accessories and backgrounds, and export your creations as GIFs, videos, or scalable graphics. A free version is available with an option to upgrade for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Pose stick figures with 18 joints
  • Inverse Kinematics for natural movement
  • Smooth keyframe interpolation with easing
  • Multiple characters and accessories
  • Backgrounds with parallax depth
  • Export as GIF, MP4, PNG, SVG, JSON
Features
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Unhinged puts a full animation studio in your pocket. Pose your stick figures joint-by-joint, drop keyframes, and watch your animations come to life with buttery-smooth interpolation. Pose & Animate • Drag any of 18 joints to create poses • Inverse Kinematics (IK) for natural movement • Smooth keyframe interpolation with easing options • Timeline scrubbing and playback at up to 60fps Build Your Scene • Multiple characters in one animation • Attach accessories like swords, props, and gear • Add backgrounds with parallax depth • Layer control for who's in front Export Everywhere • GIF for social sharing • MP4 video • PNG screenshots • SVG for scalable graphics • JSON for backup/import Free to Start Create animations and export at 720p with a small watermark. Ready to go pro? Unhinged Pro (One-Time Purchase) • Unlimited animations • No watermark • HD exports up to 1080p • MP4 video export • Support indie development Perfect for stick figure fights, dance loops, memes, tutorials, or just messing around. Get unhinged.

About

Drawsy Studio

Features
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Drawsy Studio is a clean, focused drawing app built for quick sketches, visual notes, and creative exploration. Start with a simple canvas and use expressive drawing tools including pencil, ink pen, marker, airbrush, eraser, shapes, color selection, opacity control, and fill bucket. Drawsy Studio is designed to stay out of your way so you can focus on the idea, not the interface. Features: • Smooth freehand drawing • Pencil, ink pen, marker, airbrush, and eraser tools • Shape tools including line, rectangle, ellipse, and polygon • Fill bucket for quickly coloring enclosed areas • Color picker with quick swatches • Brush size and opacity controls • Stroke smoothing • Undo and redo • Canvas backgrounds including plain, paper, grid, and dots • Finger drawing toggle • PNG export • Drawing dashboard with saved artwork previews Drawsy Studio is made for artists, students, designers, makers, and anyone who wants a lightweight place to sketch ideas visually.

Screenshots

Unhinged4 screens
Drawsy Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawsy Studio at none against Unhinged's 1. Unhinged's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unhinged sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drawsy Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unhinged ships an update every 3 days, Drawsy Studio every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unhinged versus Drawsy Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnhingedDrawsy Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRETT SHERWYN WATERSONAbhijnan Maji

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unhinged

One-time1
  • Unhinged Pro$19.99
None

Drawsy Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unhinged free?
Unhinged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawsy Studio free?
Drawsy Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unhinged or Drawsy Studio have ads?
Neither Unhinged nor Drawsy Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unhinged or Drawsy Studio?
Unhinged ships an update every 3 days, and Drawsy Studio every 2 months. Most recently, Unhinged was updated on November 5, 2026 and Drawsy Studio on November 5, 2026.

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