ManimStudio vs Iconis
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 render them into videos entirely on-device, with no internet or signup required. Visualize complex math concepts with ease.
- Author Scene classes with full mobject API
- Render at multiple video qualities (up to 4K)
- Compose mathematical formulas with bundled LaTeX
- Auto-detect Scene classes with built-in picker
- Preview and share rendered MP4 videos
- Works entirely offline, no internet required
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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.
Iconis
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• Rich Icon Sources Built-in Apple SF Symbols library with thousands of icons, plus support for importing custom SVGs and icon fonts. • Flexible Editing Combine foreground colors, backgrounds, and lighting effects. Imported SVGs support multi-color segment editing (Pro) for precise control over every color region. • Multi-Format Export - High-resolution PNG (1024×1024) - iOS Xcode asset catalog (.appiconset + Contents.json) • Lifetime Purchase Pro membership unlocks unlimited icons, custom SVG/font imports, multi-color editing, and more. • Use Cases - App icon design and export - Placeholder icon generation - SVG icon editing and conversion - Cross-platform icon asset production
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ManimStudio at none against Iconis's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Iconis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ManimStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.
ManimStudio ships an update every 8 days, Iconis every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | ManimStudio | Iconis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 652 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chienchung Yu | Hua Yang |
In-app purchases
ManimStudio
No in-app purchases
Iconis
- Iconis Pro$7.99









