Flipbook vs Zen Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipbook
Create frame-by-frame animations with intuitive drawing tools and onion skinning. Export your creations as GIFs or PNGs, all while maintaining complete privacy and offline functionality.
- Frame-by-frame drawing
- Onion skinning preview
- Adjustable playback speed
- Export as GIF/PNG
- Offline functionality
- Multiple project support
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Turn your device into a portable flipbook animation studio. Draw frame by frame with Apple Pencil or your finger, preview with onion skinning and loop playback, then share your creations — fully offline, no account needed. Free to download. No ads. No tracking — ever. ▸ DRAW FRAME BY FRAME Use the full PencilKit canvas with pens, pencils, markers, and erasers. Each frame is your canvas — draw, erase, and refine until it's perfect. ▸ ONION SKINNING See the previous frame as a ghost overlay while you draw. Free includes onion skin at the default opacity; Pro adjusts opacity from 5% to 50%. ▸ REFERENCE IMAGES (Pro) Import a reference image and overlay it on your canvas. Pan, zoom, rotate, and adjust opacity — ideal for tracing, rotoscoping, or photo references. ▸ FRAME MANAGEMENT Add, duplicate, reorder, and clear frames. Set a background color on any frame. Free projects support up to 12 frames; Pro unlocks up to 256 frames. ▸ SMOOTH PLAYBACK Play your animation at adjustable frame rates from 1 to 24 FPS with loop preview. ▸ MULTIPLE PROJECTS Free: up to 2 animation projects (existing projects stay editable). Pro removes the project cap. ▸ EXPORTS Free: animated GIF and all-frames PNG — no watermarks. Pro adds MP4 video and multi-page PDF. ▸ HOME SCREEN WIDGET (Pro) Add a Flipbook widget to your home screen to see your latest animation at a glance. ▸ BACKUP & RESTORE (Pro) Export and restore your full .flipbook archive. ▸ FULLY OFFLINE & PRIVATE No account. No cloud. No ads. All your drawings and animations stay on your device only. ▸ TRY FREE Complete a real animation job on Free — draw, preview with onion skin, and export GIF or all-frames PNG without watermarks. ▸ PRO UNLOCKS THE STUDIO Large and XL canvas, extended frame capacity, adjustable onion skin, reference images, MP4/PDF export, backup, and Home Screen widget. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. Flipbook is designed for creators who value simplicity and privacy. Download now and start animating. Have feedback? Reach us at support@can.bi Privacy Policy: https://canbi.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2f76cac95bdb82f2b23f01be456d1f4f Terms of Use (EULA): https://canbi.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-abb6cac95bdb83debe910153019d3f47
Zen Lines
Embark on a meditative journey where your doodling transforms into a cool color mist, accompanied by soothing sounds. Express your inner peace through ink strokes that sing, finding tranquility and shaping your sound.
- Meditative doodling experience
- Sound and color mist effects
- Express inner peace through art
- Shape your sound with doodles
- Relaxing and tranquil gameplay
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Take a meditative journey through sound and time. See your doodling drift away into a cool color mist while expressing your inner peace as your ink stokes sing. Find zen, draw doodles, shape your sound with Zen Lines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zen Lines at 5.0 against Flipbook's 4.0. Flipbook's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zen Lines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Flipbook ships an update every 9 days, Zen Lines every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Flipbook | Zen Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Can Bi | CHASE PLACE LLC |
Customer experience
Flipbook
Zen Lines
In-app purchases
Flipbook
No in-app purchases
Zen Lines
No in-app purchases
