Comparison

ManimStudio vs Iconis

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Iconis

Features
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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

Screenshots

ManimStudio4 screens
Iconis4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Iconis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ManimStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManimStudio ships an update every 8 days, Iconis every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ManimStudio versus Iconis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManimStudioIconis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerchienchung YuHua Yang

In-app purchases

None

ManimStudio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Iconis

One-time1
  • Iconis Pro$7.99

Questions

Is ManimStudio free?
ManimStudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Iconis free?
Iconis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ManimStudio or Iconis have ads?
Neither ManimStudio nor Iconis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ManimStudio or Iconis?
ManimStudio ships an update every 8 days, and Iconis every 2 weeks. Most recently, ManimStudio was updated on November 5, 2026 and Iconis on November 5, 2026.

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