Comparison

Vecta Motion vs Layerz Canvas

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

Head to head
About

Vecta Motion

Create professional vector animations with a powerful, touch-friendly studio. Animate shapes, logos, and social media content with advanced tools and export in various high-quality formats. Optimized for Apple Pencil, it's ideal for creators of all levels.

Highlights
  • Professional timeline editor
  • Keyframe animation system
  • Shape morphing and path animation
  • Bézier curve editing
  • Multi-layer animation workspace
  • Apple Pencil optimization
  • MP4, MOV, GIF, SVG, Lottie export
Features
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VectaMotion — Vector Animation Studio Bring your ideas to life with powerful vector animation tools designed for iPhone and iPad. VectaMotion is a modern vector animation editor built for creators, designers, motion artists, and content makers who want professional animation tools in a fast, touch-friendly mobile experience. Create smooth motion graphics, animate vector shapes, design animated logos, build social media animations, and export high-quality videos directly from your device. Powerful Vector Animation Tools • Professional timeline editor • Keyframe animation system • Shape morphing and path animation • Bézier curve editing • Motion easing controls • Multi-layer animation workspace • Real-time preview rendering • Advanced transform tools • Gradient and blur effects • Precision snapping and alignment Designed for Apple Pencil VectaMotion is optimized for touch and Apple Pencil workflows with responsive editing, pressure-sensitive drawing, smooth gestures, and ultra-low latency interaction. Create Stunning Motion Graphics Perfect for: Animated logos Social media reels Motion typography UI animations SVG animations Lottie content Explainer animations Animated stickers Creative presentations High Performance Rendering Powered by a Metal-accelerated rendering engine for smooth playback and professional-quality exports. Export your projects as: MP4 MOV with transparency GIF PNG sequences SVG animation Lottie JSON Built for Creators Whether you are a beginner learning animation or a professional motion designer, VectaMotion provides intuitive tools that scale with your creativity. Create anywhere. Animate everything. Download VectaMotion today and turn vectors into motion. #VectaMotion offers auto-renewing subscription options: -$5.99 per week -$7.99 per month -$29.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.vidanimate.co Privacy Policy https://privacy.vidanimate.co

About

Layerz Canvas

Features
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Layerz Canvas turns a design into a promo video without leaving the document — on iPhone and iPad, with the same files as the Mac app. DESIGN Rectangles, ellipses, polygons, pen paths and text. Frames that clip, groups, constraints that follow resizes, masks, boolean shapes, gradients you edit on the canvas, shadows, blur, glow and grain. Text that flows along a path. Repeaters that lay copies out in grids, rings and rows, and a stack of shape modifiers. Drag any number in the inspector sideways to scrub it. ANIMATE Turn on the timeline, move the playhead and change anything — keyframes are recorded for you. Select many keyframes and move, stretch or reverse them together; snap to keys and markers; shape every curve in the graph editor or pick a named easing. Springs, kinetic type with range selectors, entrance presets, loops and wiggle, counters, shape morphs, 2.5D rotation, camera moves with depth and lens blur, scene transitions and beat markers. Make a layer follow a path, link one property to another, add oscillation, drive keyframes from the music, or let physics drop, bounce and pile things up. Pinch the tracks to zoom; drag clips to move, trim, split and slip them. READY-MADE MOTION Charts that grow from pasted data, code that types itself, a virtual cursor that glides and clicks, iPhone, iPad, Mac window and browser window frames for your screenshots and recordings — flat, or as 3D models you can turn and light, or any USDZ model of your own — particles — confetti, sparkles, snow, bubbles and bursts — and distortion effects: RGB split, glitch, wave and noise warp. SOUND Generate a soundtrack and sound effects that follow what moves on screen, right inside the app. MEDIA Bring in photos and videos from your library, and images, video, sound, SVG, Lottie animations and fonts from the Files app — or drop them onto the canvas. Trim, split and loop clips on the timeline; shape volume with fades. RECORD (iOS 27) Record your screen through the system picker, with narration from the microphone, and the recording lands on the canvas as a video layer. LANGUAGES One document, every language. Add the languages your app ships in, type each text layer's words per language and switch what the canvas shows — the same design, keyframes and all. Export every language from one source: stills for all of them in one go, video in the language you pick. PRESENT Play your animation full screen, or present your frames like slides — with links from one frame to another, auto-advance and transitions. EXPORT PNG, JPEG, SVG and PDF for stills, at the playhead or of just the selection. MP4, MOV (HEVC, with alpha), ProRes 4444, GIF, APNG, PNG sequence, Lottie JSON, animated SVG — and HTML, a web page that plays your animation without a video file, with hover and click states. Export every frame at once. MAC AND IPAD Documents live in iCloud Drive, so you can start on the iPad and finish on the Mac. On iPad, a keyboard brings the Mac's shortcuts and menu bar; the Files app shows thumbnails and Quick Look previews of your documents. LAYERZ CANVAS PRO Pro removes the "Made with Layerz Canvas" mark from video exports and unlocks HEVC with alpha, ProRes 4444, Lottie and HTML export. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase, with Family Sharing — one purchase covers the Mac, iPhone and iPad. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.layerz.app/canvas/privacy

Screenshots

Vecta Motion3 screens
Layerz Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vecta Motion at 16.0 against Layerz Canvas's 26.5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Vecta Motion sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Layerz Canvas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vecta Motion ships an update every 2 weeks, Layerz Canvas weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Vecta Motion versus Layerz Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVecta MotionLayerz Canvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolymath Company LimitedLayerz Corp.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vecta Motion

Subscriptions3
  • Vecta Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Vecta Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Vecta Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vecta Pro Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Layerz Canvas

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Vecta Motion free?
Vecta Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Layerz Canvas free?
Layerz Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vecta Motion or Layerz Canvas have ads?
Neither Vecta Motion nor Layerz Canvas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vecta Motion or Layerz Canvas?
Vecta Motion ships an update every 2 weeks, and Layerz Canvas weekly. Most recently, Vecta Motion was updated on November 10, 2026 and Layerz Canvas on November 13, 2026.

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