Comparison

EasyProject vs Draw & Animate

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

Head to head
About

EasyProject

Overlay any image from your library or camera onto your live camera feed. Adjust opacity, scale, rotate, and flip the image for precise tracing. Lock the screen to create a DIY lightbox for your creative projects.

Highlights
  • Image overlay on live camera
  • Opacity slider
  • Full gesture control (drag, scale, rotate)
  • Flip image horizontally/vertically
  • Lock screen for DIY lightbox
Features
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Photo tracing app. Pick any image from your photo library or camera and overlay it on the live camera feed. Features: Opacity slider — Changes the reference image's opacity for easier tracing. - Full Gesture Control — Adjust the overlay image using drag, pinch-to-scale, and rotation gestures to align it with your canvas. - Flip Controls — Flip the overlay image horizontally or vertically with dedicated buttons. - Lock Button - Locks all screen movement to turn your device into a DIY Lightbox

About

Draw & Animate

This app transforms children's drawings into animated creations using various digital textures like crayons and paintbrushes. It encourages fine motor skills and creative expression in a safe, offline environment, turning screen time into productive art time.

Highlights
  • Dynamic STEAM art animation
  • Crayon and paintbrush textures
  • Pre-reader friendly design
  • Offline functionality
  • Save animations as MP4
  • Parental controls
Features
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Bridging Tactile Arts with Digital Magic Letting kids draw boosts fine motor skills, while our app provides instant digital feedback. It’s the ultimate Montessori-inspired, hands-on tool to bring their imagination to life. Not just watching, but creating, and then watching their own scribbles come to life! Turn screen time into creative time. Triple the Texture, Triple the Fun! From crayons to brushstrokes, let your child paint with textured crayon strokes for that nostalgic, cozy feel, or switch to artistic paintbrushes for fluid, vibrant designs! Watch every crayon scribble and brush stroke wiggle into life. - Dynamic STEAM Art: Watch their face light up when their simple crayon strokes turn into actual motion graphics. - Grows with Your Child: Double the textures! Switch from messy toddler crayons for a cozy feel to vibrant paintbrushes for big-kid designs. - Pre-Reader Friendly & 100% Safe: Zero text prompts, zero ads, zero tracking. Strictly offline. - Text to Grandparents: Easily save their animated graphics as MP4 clips to your Photos and share them with the family. - Guilt-Free Screen Time: Give yourself a break! This is an ad-free and preschool art activity that parents can actually trust. - Age Assurance is verified during the app onboarding flow, and parents can also modify it under Parental Controls Management. - Parental Controls can be set up via the button next to "My drawings" in the top-right corner of the home screen. - One-time IAP, Keep Forever: Say goodbye to sneaky subscriptions, only in-app-purchase for USD $1.99 without hidden fees.

Screenshots

EasyProject2 screens
Draw & Animate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Draw & Animate at none against EasyProject's shown. Draw & Animate also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). EasyProject's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. EasyProject sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Draw & Animate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EasyProject against 5.0 for Draw & Animate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyProject ships an update every 2 weeks, Draw & Animate every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EasyProject versus Draw & Animate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyProjectDraw & Animate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCatdogfatness LLCChang Jiayu

Customer experience

EasyProject

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Draw & Animate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EasyProject

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Draw & Animate

One-time1
  • Endless Canvas & Magic Scratch Art$1.99

Questions

Is EasyProject free?
EasyProject is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draw & Animate free?
Draw & Animate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyProject or Draw & Animate?
EasyProject and Draw & Animate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do EasyProject or Draw & Animate have ads?
EasyProject shows ads; Draw & Animate does not.
Which is updated more often, EasyProject or Draw & Animate?
EasyProject ships an update every 2 weeks, and Draw & Animate every 10 days. Most recently, EasyProject was updated on October 31, 2026 and Draw & Animate on October 31, 2026.

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