Comparison

Plotagon Story vs Flipbook

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

Head to head
About

Plotagon Story

Easily create animated movies by choosing scenes, designing actors, and writing your script. Turn your text into film with this award-winning storytelling tool, perfect for sharing your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Create custom actors
  • Choose from various scenes
  • Write and animate stories
  • Record voiceovers
  • Add sound effects and music
  • Share movies on social media
Features
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Want to try the easiest and most fun way to create animated movies ever invented? This is how easy it is: 1 Choose a scene 2 Create your own actors 3 Write your story and let Plotagon make it come to life 4 Save your masterpiece and share it with the world! Please use #Plotagon when sharing. We’re always looking out for the next blockbuster! Get Plotagon Story and experience this award-winning storytelling tool! We literally TURN TEXT TO FILM! ● Create yourself, a celebrity or your friends to act in your movie ● Record your own voice, add sound effects and music ● Share your story on YouTube and other social media apps Plotagon is an award-winning storytelling tool for all ages. With this app, you essentially have an animation studio in the palm of your hand. What's on your mind? For Plotagon Terms of Use please refer to: https://www.plotagon.com/terms-of-use/

About

Flipbook

Create frame-by-frame animations directly on your device. Draw with your finger or stylus, utilize onion skinning for smooth transitions, and export your creations as GIFs or videos. This app offers a private, offline animation studio experience.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame drawing
  • Onion skinning preview
  • Loop playback
  • Offline functionality
  • GIF and PNG export
  • Adjustable frame rates
Features
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Turn your device into a portable flipbook animation studio. Draw frame by frame with Apple Pencil or your finger, preview with onion skinning and loop playback, then share your creations — fully offline, no account needed. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. Free to download. No ads. No tracking — ever. ▸ MADE FOR iPHONE DUO Draw on the big inner screen with your library beside the canvas. Open it half like a book and the page keeps one side, your frames the other, never across the fold. ▸ DRAW FRAME BY FRAME Use the full PencilKit canvas with pens, pencils, markers, and erasers. Each frame is your canvas — draw, erase, and refine until it's perfect. ▸ ONION SKINNING See the previous frame as a ghost overlay while you draw. Free includes onion skin at the default opacity; Pro adjusts opacity from 5% to 50%. ▸ REFERENCE IMAGES (Pro) Import a reference image and overlay it on your canvas. Pan, zoom, rotate, and adjust opacity — ideal for tracing, rotoscoping, or photo references. ▸ START FROM A PHOTO (Pro) Share a photo from Photos, tap Create Flipbook, and a new flipbook with that photo as its reference image is waiting for you. ▸ FRAME MANAGEMENT Add, duplicate, reorder, and clear frames. Set a background color on any frame. Free projects support up to 12 frames; Pro unlocks up to 256 frames. ▸ SMOOTH PLAYBACK Play your animation at adjustable frame rates from 1 to 24 FPS with loop preview. ▸ MULTIPLE PROJECTS Free: up to 2 animation projects (existing projects stay editable). Pro removes the project cap. ▸ EXPORTS Free: animated GIF and all-frames PNG — no watermarks. Pro adds MP4 video and multi-page PDF. ▸ HOME SCREEN WIDGET (Pro) Add a Flipbook widget to your home screen to see your latest animation at a glance. ▸ BACKUP & RESTORE (Pro) Export and restore your full .flipbook archive. ▸ FULLY OFFLINE & PRIVATE No account. No cloud. No ads. All your drawings and animations stay on your device only. ▸ TRY FREE Complete a real animation job on Free — draw, preview with onion skin, and export GIF or all-frames PNG without watermarks. ▸ PRO UNLOCKS THE STUDIO Large and XL canvas, extended frame capacity, adjustable onion skin, reference images, MP4/PDF export, backup, and Home Screen widget. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. Plus the Sketch and Onion Skin app icons. Flipbook is designed for creators who value simplicity and privacy. Download now and start animating. Have feedback? Reach us at support@can.bi Privacy Policy: https://canbi.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2f76cac95bdb82f2b23f01be456d1f4f Terms of Use (EULA): https://canbi.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-abb6cac95bdb83debe910153019d3f47

Screenshots

Plotagon Story3 screens
Flipbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flipbook at none against Plotagon Story's shown. Flipbook also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Plotagon Story's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Plotagon Story sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Flipbook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flipbook holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plotagon Story has 3.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotagon Story ships an update every 5 weeks, Flipbook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Plotagon Story versus Flipbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotagon StoryFlipbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (3.9K ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size349 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlotagonCan Bi

Customer experience

Plotagon Story

All ratings3,876 ratings
Positive60.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.9%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral16.6%
Negative32.3%

Flipbook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Plotagon Story

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Infinite loading issues
  • Subscription/purchase restoration problems
  • Disappearing content after updates
  • Scenes not loading properly
  • Dialogue not working as expected
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  • Exporting/saving issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more free voices
  • Allow more than 2 characters in a scene
  • Add ability to create own backgrounds
  • Add more actions (walking, holding objects, etc.)
  • Add character customization options (age, height, etc.)
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  • Add ability to import custom audio/music
  • Add pets and animals
  • Improve voice acting and lip-syncing

Flipbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Plotagon Story

Subscriptions5
  • Bronze subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Silver subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Silver voice subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Gold subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Gold voice subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • Red car (driving)$0.99
  • Cute style$0.99
  • School$3.99
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  • Cars$3.99
  • Golden ticket$49.99
7 purchases

Flipbook

Subscriptions2
  • Flipbook Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Flipbook Annual3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time5
  • Support Tip - Page Turn$1.99
  • Support Tip - Paper Flutter$4.99
  • Support Tip - Scene Change$12.99
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  • Flipbook Lifetime$14.99
  • Support Tip - Directors Cut$24.99

Questions

Is Plotagon Story free?
Plotagon Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flipbook free?
Flipbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plotagon Story or Flipbook?
Flipbook is rated higher. Plotagon Story averages 3.6 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Flipbook averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Plotagon Story or Flipbook have ads?
Plotagon Story shows ads; Flipbook does not.
Which is updated more often, Plotagon Story or Flipbook?
Plotagon Story ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flipbook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plotagon Story was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flipbook on November 9, 2026.

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