Comparison

Flip Animation vs Aura

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

Head to head
About

Flip Animation

Create frame-by-frame 2D animations with professional drawing and animation tools. Features include multiple layers, audio syncing, and various export options like GIF and MP4. Learn animation techniques with built-in tutorials.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Multiple drawing brushes
  • Onion skinning
  • Audio track import and sync
  • GIF and MP4 export
  • Built-in animation tutorials
  • Symmetry drawing mode
Features
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Turn your ideas, and even your own videos, into 2D animation! FlipAnimation is a complete frame by frame animation studio on your phone and tablet: draw cartoons like a flipbook, trace over video with Rotoscope, put background images behind your frames, learn from 115+ step by step lessons and export as GIF or HD video. ROTOSCOPE: DRAW OVER YOUR VIDEOS • Import any video from your gallery and trace it frame by frame • The easiest way to learn real motion: walk cycles, dance moves, sports, pets, faces • Trim the clip, place it on your canvas exactly how you want, adjust guide opacity • Everything is processed privately on your device, and you decide if the video appears in your export FRAME BACKGROUNDS • Put a background picture behind any frame, or behind all frames at once • Move, resize and rotate the image freely, then lock it in place • Draw your characters over photo scenes, storyboards and comic panels LEARN ANIMATION: 115+ GUIDED LESSONS • Step by step tutorials from bouncing ball to full mini scenes • The 12 principles of animation, walk cycles, effects, characters and more • Trace the guide strokes and watch your drawing come alive • Your lesson progress is saved so you can continue or reset anytime PROFESSIONAL DRAWING TOOLS • Pencil, ink pen, marker, crayon, fill and a precise eraser • Pressure sensitive strokes with smooth curves • Shapes, symmetry drawing, grid overlay and color eyedropper • Text tool, custom brush presets and a full color palette ANIMATE FRAME BY FRAME • Unlimited frames with per frame timing control • Onion skinning shows previous frames as ghost overlays • Auto In-Betweens generate the frames between your keyframes for you • Copy, duplicate and reorder frames; loop, ping-pong and one-shot playback LAYERS, TRANSFORM & AUDIO • Multiple layers per frame with lock and visibility controls • Free transform: scale, rotate, flip and move your selection • Import music or voice over, see the waveform on the timeline, export video with sound EXPORT & SHARE • GIF for social media, HD MP4 video with audio • Printable sheets to cut your own physical flipbook, ZIP with all frames as PNG • Share straight to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp MADE FOR CREATORS OF EVERY LEVEL • Beginners: guided lessons and a friendly, clean interface • Artists and animators: pro tools, layers, rotoscoping and precise timing • Kids and families: draw, doodle and bring silly characters to life • Optimized layouts for both phone and tablet, dark theme for long sessions WHAT WILL YOU MAKE? • Animated memes, stickers and reaction GIFs for your chats • Rotoscope studies of dancers, athletes and animals from your own clips • Storyboards and animatics for films, games and school projects • Game sprites, walk cycles and pixel style motion tests • Birthday cards, logo animations, doodles on photos and mini music videos WHY ANIMATORS LOVE FLIPANIMATION • A real animation studio, not a toy: onion skin, timing, layers, audio sync • Auto In-Betweens save hours of drawing on every scene • Works fully offline: animate anywhere, no account needed • Fast and lightweight, with autosave protecting every stroke • Available in 20 languages PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Unlock unlimited projects, every lesson, Auto In-Betweens, all brushes and watermark free HD export with a weekly plan or a single lifetime purchase. A generous free version lets you draw, animate and export from day one. Whether you are making your first flipbook doodle, teaching yourself the 12 principles, or rotoscoping reference footage like a pro animator, FlipAnimation turns every idea into motion. Sketch it. Animate it. Share it. Download FlipAnimation and make your first animation in minutes! Privacy Policy: https://flipanimation.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Aura

Personalize your iPhone with a vast collection of designer widgets and wallpapers. Mix and match elements to create a unique home screen theme. Offers real-time weather and easy setup for a customized experience.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of designer widgets and wallpapers
  • Mix and match styles for unique themes
  • Clock, weather, battery, and calendar widgets
  • Real-time weather powered by Apple WeatherKit
  • Static and live wallpaper options
  • Designed for iOS 16 and above
Features
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Aura gives you everything you need to make your iPhone feel like yours. Browse hundreds of widgets and wallpapers crafted by designers around the world. Mix and match styles to build a home screen that's completely unique to you. WIDGETS • Clock, weather, battery, calendar and more • Multiple sizes: small, medium, large • Real-time weather powered by Apple WeatherKit • Easy setup with step-by-step guidance WALLPAPERS • Curated collections updated regularly • Static and live wallpaper options • Save directly to your photo library CUSTOMIZATION • Combine widgets and wallpapers into complete themes • Designed for iOS 16 and above Download Aura and make your iPhone yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://policy.aurawidgets.com/website-cfg/service Privacy Policy: https://policy.aurawidgets.com/website-cfg/policy

Screenshots

Flip Animation4 screens
Aura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flip Animation at 83% against Aura's 33%. Flip Animation also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Aura's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flip Animation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Aura sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Animation holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Flip Animation's written reviews are positive against 33% of Aura's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Animation ships an update weekly, Aura every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flip Animation versus Aura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip AnimationAura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings) — better3.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETIAuralis Studio Limited

Customer experience

Flip Animation

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.3%

Aura

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flip Animation

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$12.99
9 purchases

Aura

Subscriptions8
  • Aura Membership$1.997 Days
  • Aura Membership$3.991 Month
  • Aura Membership$7.993 Months
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  • Aura Membership$9.991 Month
  • Aura Membership7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Aura Membership2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Aura Yearly Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Aura Membership$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aura Membership$29.99

Questions

Is Flip Animation free?
Flip Animation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aura free?
Aura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flip Animation or Aura?
Flip Animation is rated higher. Flip Animation averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Aura averages 3.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Flip Animation or Aura have ads?
Aura shows ads; Flip Animation does not.
Which is updated more often, Flip Animation or Aura?
Flip Animation ships an update weekly, and Aura every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flip Animation was updated on October 31, 2026 and Aura on October 31, 2026.

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