Comparison

DoodLoop vs Frameling

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

Head to head
About

DoodLoop

Features
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Draw it. Flip it. Loop it. DoodLoop is a frame-by-frame animation studio for iPad and iPhone, built for Apple Pencil and just as happy with a finger. Sketch a drawing, change it a little on the next frame, and watch your cartoon come to life on a loop. No ads, no watermarks, no subscription. Your cartoons, your files, yours. DRAW • Apple Pencil pressure and tilt, tuned for line work, on paper that behaves like paper. Drawing with a finger gets a stroke stabiliser, so a shaky line comes out smooth. • A full kit: brushes, eraser, fill, smudge and blur, shapes (line, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, star and more), text, and symmetry. • Layers with blend modes: sketch below, ink above, shade on top. ANIMATE • A timeline made for flipping, with duplicate, reorder, and holds. • Onion skinning ghosts the frame before and after, like tracing paper on a lightbox. • Set the frame rate, lift the pencil, and your animation plays while you keep tweaking. SOUND & SHARE • Record your voice or sound effects right in the app and line them up with your frames. • Export clean, full-resolution MP4 video, animated GIF, or a PNG image sequence. Never watermarked. OWN YOUR WORK • Every project is a real .doodloop file in the Files app: browse it, copy it, back it up anywhere. • One-tap backup and restore for your whole library. • Import your existing FlipaClip projects and keep animating. FREE TO START • Download DoodLoop free and start animating today. • One optional, one-time Pro unlock opens up higher frame rates, larger canvases, and pro export formats. No monthly fee, no rented features, ever. DoodLoop is made by Nubisco, Lda. Questions, bug reports, or ideas? A human who actually works on the app will answer.

About

Frameling

Features
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Draw a picture. Tap plus. Draw the next one. Press Play and it moves. Frameling is a focused frame-by-frame animation app with no ads, no account, and no subscription. Open it and start drawing. DRAW, THEN WATCH IT MOVE Every animation starts with one drawing. Add a frame, draw again, and Frameling plays them back in order. A few frames are enough to see motion. TRY THE EDITOR The free editor preview gives you one animation with up to 6 frames and 2 layers. You can draw, use onion skin, adjust brush size and color, and preview playback before deciding whether Frameling fits your workflow. FRAME-BY-FRAME MADE SIMPLE Onion skin shows the frame before in warm pink and the frame after in cool blue, so you can place each new drawing with confidence. Reorder or duplicate frames when timing changes. UNLOCK ONCE Frameling PRO removes the project, frame, and layer limits and unlocks every export format. It is one purchase, not a subscription. EXPORT WITHOUT A WATERMARK PRO exports MP4 video, animated GIF, and PNG frame sequences. Choose 720p, 1080p, or 4K where available, then share through the iOS share sheet. Exported files do not carry a Frameling watermark. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Not one banner. Not one interstitial. Not one weekly charge. The business model is a small editor preview followed by a single optional PRO unlock. WORKS OFFLINE Drawing, playback, project editing, and unlocked export work on-device. Frameling does not need an account and does not upload your drawings to a Frameling server. Use Frameling for cartoons, stick figures, flipbooks, walk cycles, doodle loops, simple sprite frames, storyboards, and short hand-drawn animation. Questions or a bug to report? The support link below reaches a real person.

Screenshots

DoodLoop4 screens
Frameling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoodLoop at every 3 days against Frameling's weekly. Frameling's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. DoodLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Frameling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoodLoop ships an update every 3 days, Frameling weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DoodLoop versus Frameling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodLoopFrameling
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNubisco, LDACHENG QIAO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DoodLoop

One-time1
  • DoodLoop Pro$6.99
1 purchases

Frameling

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is DoodLoop free?
DoodLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frameling free?
Frameling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DoodLoop or Frameling have ads?
Neither DoodLoop nor Frameling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoodLoop or Frameling?
DoodLoop ships an update every 3 days, and Frameling weekly. Most recently, DoodLoop was updated on September 28, 2026 and Frameling on September 25, 2026.

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