ManimStudio vs Carousel Atelier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ManimStudio
Create mathematical animations on your iPhone or iPad using a powerful open-source engine. Write code to define scenes and mathematical formulas, then render them into videos directly on your device. Ideal for educators, students, and creators visualizing math concepts.
- Create animated videos with manim's mobject API
- Render at multiple qualities up to 4K
- Compose mathematical formulas with bundled LaTeX
- Auto-detect Scene classes with built-in picker
- Preview rendered videos instantly
- Works entirely offline
- Bundles manim and all dependencies
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ManimStudio renders mathematical animations on iPhone and iPad using manim, the open-source animation engine behind 3Blue1Brown's videos. Type a Scene class, tap Render, and watch the math come to life as a video — entirely on-device, no signup, no cloud. Built for math educators, content creators, and students who want to visualize mathematics without leaving their iPhone or iPad. ManimStudio bundles everything manim needs — there is nothing to install or configure. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Author Scene classes that produce animated videos using manim's full mobject API: Text, MathTex, Circle, Square, Arrow, Graph, NumberPlane, Transform, FadeIn, Write, Create. • Render at multiple qualities (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K) with hardware video encoding via Apple VideoToolbox. • Compose mathematical formulas with LaTeX-backed Tex and MathTex mobjects — the LaTeX engine is bundled, no internet needed. • Auto-detect every Scene class in your file with the built-in scene picker. • Preview the rendered video the moment manim finishes — saved as MP4 to the Files app or shared to Photos, AirDrop, Mail. WHAT'S BUNDLED manim, numpy, scipy, sympy, matplotlib, plotly, PyAV, Cairo, and a full LaTeX engine. ManimStudio works entirely offline. No account, no telemetry, no internet required.
Carousel Atelier
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Edition Proof captures a carousel before editing and compares the next edition slide by slide. Review copy, order, layout and rendered changes, then export a visual PDF proof. HOW TO USE THE UPGRADE 1. Create or open a project, then return to Projects → Edition Proof. Capture a named checkpoint. 2. Edit the project and capture another checkpoint. Select two saved editions to compare. 3. Read added, removed, moved, copy, layout and rendered changes. Export the PDF proof or JSON proof record. 4. Use the editor’s Export Studio to share PNG slides or a PDF document, or save rendered slides to Photos after granting permission. Design decks with templates, text blocks and brand kits. Storyboard Lab, Launch Readiness, pacing and publish-kit tools remain available. WHAT TO KNOW Up to 20 saved editions, 30 slides per checkpoint and 24 MB in the proof store. Slide identities drive matching. Proofs contain copy, layout details, fingerprints and preview images; they are not editable project backups. Brand changes or later template edits do not change frozen checkpoints. Accessibility and narrative checks are aids, not publication guarantees. iPhone and iPad. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ManimStudio at Free against Carousel Atelier's $3.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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ManimStudio is free to download; Carousel Atelier costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ManimStudio ships an update every 8 days, Carousel Atelier weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManimStudio | Carousel Atelier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 761 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chienchung Yu | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
ManimStudio
No in-app purchases
Carousel Atelier
No in-app purchases
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