Comparison

Doodraw vs DoodLoop

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

Head to head
About

Doodraw

Create instant animations from your drawings without complex timelines or keyframes. This app offers animated brushes and tools to bring your doodles, text, and illustrations to life for social media or design projects.

Highlights
  • Instant animation from drawings
  • Animated brushes with adjustable motion
  • Frame-by-frame animation assistant
  • Per-layer animation controls
  • Export as MP4, GIF, or Animated PNG
  • Progressive drawing export
Features
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Draw. It moves. Instantly. Doodraw turns your lines into living animations the moment you draw them. Every brush has motion built into the stroke, no timelines, no keyframes, no animation skills needed. Just draw… and watch it come alive. PERFECT FOR CREATING - Animated doodles & GIFs - Handwritten text that moves - Wiggle art for TikTok, Instagram & YouTube - Living illustrations & simple animated characters - Boiling holds and animated accents for 2D animators ANIMATED BRUSHES Each brush comes with its own built-in motion: subtle wiggles, dynamic textures, lively stroke variations. Fine-tune everything, animation intensity, speed, and brush behavior. ANIMATION TOOLS, WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITY - Motion tool to enhance animated strokes - Frame-by-frame animation assistant with onion skin - Per-layer animation controls (intensity & speed) - Duration, playback speed & smoothness settings LAYERS & FULL CONTROL - Flexible layer system, separate elements easily - Edit freely, animate each layer independently EXPORT ANYWHERE - MP4 & GIF & Animated PNG (1080p) - Transparent PNG, drop your art into any project - Progressive drawing export (stroke reveal / timelapse) for a "drawn live" effect - Ready for TikTok, Reels, CapCut, After Effects & more SIMPLE. POWERFUL. The ease of a doodle app. The power of an animation tool. No complexity. No heavy timelines. Just draw, and watch it move. DOODRAW PRO Go further with Pro: watermark-free exports, progressive drawing export, frame-by-frame assistant, per-layer animation controls, and 9 premium animated brushes. Doodraw Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are billed to your App Store account and renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings; if you cancel, access remains active until the end of the billing period. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://www.doodraw.com/legal/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.doodraw.com/legal/privacy-policy/ SUPPORT Questions? We're here: support@doodraw.com

About

DoodLoop

Create frame-by-frame animations with a drawing studio designed for touch devices. Sketch, animate, and add sound to bring your cartoons to life. Export your creations without watermarks and own your files.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Onion skinning
  • Sound recording
  • Multiple export formats
  • File management
  • Layer blend modes
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

Doodraw4 screens
DoodLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DoodLoop at 5.0 against Doodraw's 4.1. DoodLoop also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Doodraw's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 2) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Doodraw sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month 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

DoodLoop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodraw has 88 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodraw ships an update monthly, DoodLoop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Doodraw versus DoodLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodrawDoodLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (88 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings88 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#149 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexis GridelNubisco, LDA

Customer experience

Doodraw

All ratings34 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral26.5%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral29.7%
Negative27.0%

DoodLoop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Doodraw

Subscriptions2
  • Doodraw Pro Mensuel$3.991 Month
  • Doodraw Pro Annuel7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Doodraw Pro Lifetime$44.99
1 purchases

DoodLoop

One-time1
  • DoodLoop Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Doodraw free?
Doodraw 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, Doodraw or DoodLoop?
DoodLoop is rated higher. Doodraw averages 4.1 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while DoodLoop averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Doodraw or DoodLoop have ads?
Neither Doodraw nor DoodLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodraw or DoodLoop?
Doodraw ships an update monthly, and DoodLoop every 4 days. Most recently, Doodraw was updated on October 31, 2026 and DoodLoop on October 28, 2026.

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