Comparison

Fliplo vs Gesture Drawing Timer

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

Head to head
About

Fliplo

Features
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Draw it, flip it, share it. Fliplo is a simple frame-by-frame animation app for iPhone and iPad, easy for beginners and kids, with the tools hobbyists want. Draw each frame with Apple Pencil or your finger, see the frames around it with onion skin, then export a looping GIF or MP4 to share anywhere. Your first animation is free, and Pro is one purchase with no subscription. DRAWING TOOLS • Pencil, brush, marker, crayon, watercolour and fountain pen • Eraser, fill, lasso select, move and eyedropper • Text on any frame • Mirror drawing for symmetry • Ruler for straight lines • 70+ emoji stickers • Reference image panel ANIMATE • Onion skin with custom colours, up to 5 frames before and after • Timeline: add, duplicate, reorder, delete • Per-frame hold durations • Playback with speed control • Templates to start from: Bouncing Ball, Growing Flower, Pulsing Heart, Stick Figure and more • Autosave LAYERS • Multiple layers per frame with opacity, visibility and lock • 10 blend modes, including Multiply, Screen and Overlay • Reorder, duplicate and merge layers SHARE • Animated GIF • MP4 video (Pro) • PNG of the current frame • Export at 100%, 50% or 25% size • Boomerang loops: forward, then back FREE AND PRO Free: up to 48 frames and 3 layers per frame, GIF and PNG export (GIFs carry a small "Made with Fliplo" watermark). Fliplo Pro, one purchase, no subscription: unlimited frames and layers, no watermark, MP4 export, audio, speed graph, frame filters and crossfade inbetweens. MADE FOR EVERYONE Large tap targets, a friendly "Oops" undo button, and a help guide for every tool. Long-press any tool to see it. Download Fliplo free and make your first animation today.

About

Gesture Drawing Timer

Features
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A timer, a reference, and a canvas — in one place. Drawing Practice Timer runs the gesture drawing warm-up that artists have done for a century. A reference photo appears, the timer counts down, you draw. When time runs out your drawing saves itself and the next pose appears. No browser tabs. No switching apps. No losing the work afterwards. HOW IT WORKS Pick a subject — figures, faces, hands and feet, animals, still life or environments. Set your interval: 30 seconds for gesture, or up to 10 minutes for longer study. Draw. The app handles the rest. Every pose you draw is saved automatically to your Library. Nothing to remember, nothing to export mid-session. DRAW THE WAY YOU ALREADY DO Apple Pencil or fingertip — both work, and both are first class. The drawing tools are the same ones you already know from Notes: pen, pencil, marker, crayon, watercolour, two erasers, ruler, and full colour control with opacity. Choose your paper: plain, cream, newsprint, watercolour, dot grid or ruled. TWO WAYS TO WORK Side by Side — reference and canvas together, with a drag handle to set the split how you like it. Overlay — draw straight over the reference for value and proportion studies. Or skip the reference entirely and use it as a plain timed sketchpad. STUDY AIDS Greyscale to judge values without colour. Flip to catch your own drawing bias. Blur for the squint test. Grid for placement. Zoom and lock to work into a hand or a face. Aids change what you see, never what you save. YOUR WORK, KEPT Every session is stored on your device. Come back to the Library to review what you drew, resume a session you left halfway, or export anything to Photos. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No network requests at all. Your drawings never leave your iPad, because there is nowhere for them to go. Built for artists who want to warm up in five minutes and get to work.

Screenshots

Fliplo4 screens
Gesture Drawing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gesture Drawing Timer at none against Fliplo's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fliplo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gesture Drawing Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Fliplo versus Gesture Drawing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFliploGesture Drawing Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd Nasir Uddin MorolINDRA PANDIT

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fliplo

One-time1
  • Fliplo Pro$7.99
None

Gesture Drawing Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fliplo free?
Fliplo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gesture Drawing Timer free?
Gesture Drawing Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fliplo or Gesture Drawing Timer have ads?
Neither Fliplo nor Gesture Drawing Timer shows ads.

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