Comparison

DoodLoop vs PadPad

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

PadPad

Features
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Turn your iPad and Apple Pencil into a pen tablet for your Mac or Windows PC. PadPad shows your computer's screen on your iPad and sends every Pencil stroke back as real pen input — pressure, tilt and a true eraser — so desktop apps like Krita, Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint respond just as they do to a pen tablet. Handwrite notes, mark up slides, or sign a PDF that never leaves your computer. DRAW • Apple Pencil pressure, tilt and eraser in tablet-aware desktop apps • Hover and barrel roll on supported iPads and Pencils • Shape your pressure curve and smoothing • Stream a whole display, one app, one window or an area — fitted to your iPad • Pinch to zoom in for detail work MAC AND WINDOWS • The PadMac (macOS 15+) and PadWin (Windows 11, beta) apps run on your computer • PadPad shows the right keys for each: ⌘ ⌄ ⇧ ⌃ on a Mac, Ctrl, Alt, Shift and Win on a PC • Quick Keys and gestures for each desktop app WRITE AND SIGN Handwrite equations and class notes, annotate a document or add a signature without moving the file to your iPad. On iPhone, draw with your finger for quick signatures. CONNECTS DIRECTLY PadPad connects straight to your computer over Wi-Fi or a USB-C cable. No account, and your work is not uploaded to a PadPad cloud service. WHAT YOU NEED • An iPad or iPhone on iOS 18 or later • A Mac with PadMac, or a Windows PC with PadWin — from codonic.dev/apps/pad Capabilities depend on your iPad, Pencil and desktop app.

Screenshots

DoodLoop4 screens
PadPad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PadPad at none against DoodLoop's 1. DoodLoop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). 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. DoodLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PadPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoodLoop ships an update every 3 days, PadPad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DoodLoop versus PadPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodLoopPadPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNubisco, LDABlueGuru LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DoodLoop

One-time1
  • DoodLoop Pro$6.99
None

PadPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoodLoop free?
DoodLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PadPad free?
PadPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DoodLoop or PadPad have ads?
Neither DoodLoop nor PadPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoodLoop or PadPad?
DoodLoop ships an update every 3 days, and PadPad every 6 weeks. Most recently, DoodLoop was updated on October 14, 2026 and PadPad on October 6, 2026.

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