Comparison

Animato vs Sticker Maker ◎

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

Head to head
About

Animato

Create animated stickers from your photos or the store. Animate them by setting handles and using a timeline, then place them in videos or make them talk with recorded audio. Share your creations via messaging apps or save them to your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from photos
  • Animate stickers with handles
  • Use circular timeline for animation
  • Add stickers to videos
  • Record audio for stickers
  • Share via messaging apps
  • iMessage integration
Features
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All animato® features: • Make Stickers – take new pictures by camera – choose existing pictures from camera roll – edit pictures to create selection • Pick existing stickers from the animato® store – sets available via in-app purchase • Animate self-made or purchased stickers – set and remove animation handles – animate by moving or force touching handles – use the circular timeline for timing – reset the animation – toggle background on/off • Use video and audio – take video and put the sticker into the real world – record audio and let your sticker talk • Share – via any messaging app like iMessage, Telegram, WeChat, Facebook Messenger… – save to camera roll • iMessage integration – access animato® via iMessage

About

Sticker Maker ◎

Easily create and share custom sticker packs for messaging apps. Explore a vast library of ready-made stickers or design your own using photos, text, and emojis. Turn your photos into unique stickers to express yourself.

Highlights
  • Create custom sticker packs
  • Use photos from gallery or camera
  • Add text and emojis
  • Explore thousands of ready-made stickers
  • Share sticker packs with friends
  • Edit photos for stickers
Features
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This is a very fun and useful Sticker Maker. Let's explore and share thousands of wonderful WhatsApp/iMessage stickers, and create your own unique stickers. - Explore thousands of ready-made sticker resources in chats and statuses; - Select photos from the gallery or take photos with the instant camera to create stickers; - Share your sticker packs with friends and family. We encourage you to create your own new sticker packs: 1. Set a name for your sticker pack; 2. Select a photo or take a photo with the camera; 3. Cut out the desired image part from the photo; 4. Add text, emojis and other stickers to add special effects to your work; 5. Export your sticker pack and share it with your friends and family. - Our Sticker Maker App contains thousands of stickers and sticker packs! Provide you with animals, anime, sports, funny sticker packs or emojis and more! - Use the Sticker Maker to create stickers, which can easily turn your photos into stickers. You can customize the available stickers anytime, anywhere, or create unlimited custom stickers. - Let's explore the fun of making sticker packs together!

Screenshots

Animato3 screens
Sticker Maker ◎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticker Maker ◎ at 3.8 against Animato's 3.0. Sticker Maker ◎ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Animato's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticker Maker ◎ holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animato ships an update every 2 months, Sticker Maker ◎ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Animato versus Sticker Maker ◎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimatoSticker Maker ◎
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan Messmer明昆 王

Customer experience

Animato

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Sticker Maker ◎

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

In-app purchases

None

Animato

No in-app purchases

None

Sticker Maker ◎

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animato free?
Animato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticker Maker ◎ free?
Sticker Maker ◎ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Animato or Sticker Maker ◎?
Sticker Maker ◎ is rated higher. Animato averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sticker Maker ◎ averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Animato or Sticker Maker ◎ have ads?
Sticker Maker ◎ shows ads; Animato does not.
Which is updated more often, Animato or Sticker Maker ◎?
Animato ships an update every 2 months, and Sticker Maker ◎ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Animato was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sticker Maker ◎ on November 4, 2026.

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