Comparison

Flip Animation vs aPix Builder

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

aPix Builder

Features
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aPix Builder — a mobile AI image & video studio that runs ComfyUI workflows on your own server or RunningHub in the cloud. KEY FEATURES • Connect to your own ComfyUI server (LAN or remote) or RunningHub Workflow/App via API key • RunningHub AI App library: featured apps right on Home, browse by category, search, sort, and one-tap import • Know the cost before you run: average run time, success rate, estimated coins; warnings for Plus GPU apps, Lite tier, and third-party model fees ($) • Video & audio support: add video/audio inputs to apps; play and scrub video results right inside the app • Import YAML templates — the input UI is generated to match your workflow exactly • Shoot with the camera or pick multiple photos at once, each running as its own job (batch) • Draw masks/inpaint directly on images with touch gestures • Smart queue: tap Run repeatedly without cancelling previous jobs; ComfyUI and RunningHub run in parallel • Multi-account: multiple ComfyUI servers + multiple RunningHub API keys with automatic failover when out of credits • iCloud sync across devices (iPhone/iPad), toggle right from the quick settings popup • Full gallery: favorites, multi-select, and one-tap reuse of a previous image's parameters • Notifications when a job finishes, Live Activity progress on the Lock Screen • Share images from other apps straight into the Builder, Home Screen widget, quick runs via Siri/Shortcuts • Prompt history and library for fast reuse The app collects NO analytics, shows no ads, and requires no account. Images and prompts are sent only to the server you configure or to RunningHub when you tap Run. Requirements: your own ComfyUI server, or a RunningHub account (runninghub.ai) for an API key.

Screenshots

Flip Animation4 screens
aPix Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: aPix Builder at none against Flip Animation's 2. Flip Animation's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Flip Animation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. aPix Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flip Animation ships an update weekly, aPix Builder every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flip Animation versus aPix Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlip AnimationaPix Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETIPham Hung

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flip Animation

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$12.99
None

aPix Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flip Animation free?
Flip Animation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is aPix Builder free?
aPix Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flip Animation or aPix Builder have ads?
Neither Flip Animation nor aPix Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flip Animation or aPix Builder?
Flip Animation ships an update weekly, and aPix Builder every 6 days. Most recently, Flip Animation was updated on October 16, 2026 and aPix Builder on October 16, 2026.

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