Comparison

Plotagon Story vs Stick Nodes

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

Stick Nodes

Create custom stickfigure animations with a user-friendly interface. Import images, add sound effects, and export your creations as GIFs or MP4 videos. Join a vibrant community for inspiration and shared resources.

Highlights
  • Stickfigure animation creation
  • Image import for animation
  • Automatic frame-tweening
  • Camera pan, zoom, and rotate
  • Movieclips for reusable objects
  • Sound effects and filters
  • GIF and MP4 export
Features
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Stick Nodes is a powerful stickman animator app created with mobile devices in mind! Inspired from the popular Pivot stickfigure animator, Stick Nodes allows users to create their own stickfigure-based movies and even export them as animated GIFs and MP4 videos! It is one of the most popular animation apps among young animators! ■ Features ■ ◆ Import and animate images as well! ◆ Automatic customizeable frame-tweening, make your animations smoother! ◆ A simple camera to pan/zoom/rotate around the scene, similar to the "v-cam" in Flash. ◆ Movieclips allow you to create and reuse/loop animation objects within your projects. ◆ A variety of shapes, color/scale on a per-segment basis, gradients - create any "stickfigure" you can imagine! ◆ Textfields allow for easy text and speech in your animations. ◆ Add all kinds of sounds effects to make your animations epic. ◆ Apply different filters to your stickfigures - transparency, blur, glow, and more. ◆ Join stickfigures together to easily simulate holding/wearing objects. ◆ A large community full of all kinds of interesting people and other animators. ◆ Over 30,000+ stickfigures (and counting) to download from the website. ◆ Export to GIF (or MP4 for Pro) to share your animation online. ◆ Compatibility with pre-3.0 Pivot stickfigure files. ◆ Save/open/share your projects, stickfigures, and movieclips. ◆ And all the other typical animation stuff - undo/redo, onion-skin, background images, and more! * Please note, sounds, filters, and MP4-export are Pro-only features ■ Lanuages ■ ◆ English ◆ Español ◆ Français ◆ Japanese ◆ Filipino ◆ Português ◆ Russian ◆ Türkçe Stick Nodes has a thriving community where animators have a good time, help each other out, show off their work, and even create stickfigures for others to use! There are thousands of stickfigures (and more added daily!) over at the main website https://sticknodes.com/stickfigures/ As of one of the latest updates, Stick Nodes is also a Minecraft™ animator as it allows you to easily import Minecraft™ skins and animate them instantly! Search for "stick nodes" on YouTube to see just a few of the thousands of animations users have made with this stickfigure animation app! If you're looking for an animation creator or an animation maker app, this is it! ■ Stay Updated ■ New updates have been never-ending for Stick Nodes since it's original 2014 release. Keep up-to-date with the latest news and updates about your favorite stick figure animation app and join in with the community! ◆ Website: https://sticknodes.com ◆ Facebook: http://facebook.com/sticknodes ◆ Reddit: http://reddit.com/r/sticknodes ◆ Twitter: http://twitter.com/FTLRalph ◆ Youtube: http://youtube.com/FTLRalph Stick Nodes is *the best* simple animation app available on the iOS market! It's a great tool for learning animation, even in a school setting for students or newbies. At the same time, Stick Nodes is robust enough and powerful enough for even the most skilled animator to really showcase their skills! Thank you for trying out Stick Nodes! Leave any questions/comments below or on the main Stick Nodes website! Common questions are already answered on the FAQ page here https://sticknodes.com/faqs/

Screenshots

Plotagon Story3 screens
Stick Nodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stick Nodes at 4.6 against Plotagon Story's 3.5. Stick Nodes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stick Nodes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stick Nodes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 15K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Plotagon Story's written reviews are positive against 84% of Stick Nodes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotagon Story ships an update every 5 weeks, Stick Nodes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plotagon Story versus Stick Nodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotagon StoryStick Nodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (3.9K ratings)4.6 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews84.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K15K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size349 MB123 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlotagonForTheLoss Games, Inc

Customer experience

Plotagon Story

All ratings3,876 ratings
Positive60.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.9%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral16.6%
Negative32.2%

Stick Nodes

All ratings14,519 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,353 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.5%

User reviews

Plotagon Story

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Entertaining
  • 🚀 Awesome
  • 👍 Love the app
  • 👍 Recommend

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy
  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🔒 Too many ads
  • 💰 Expensive

Stick Nodes

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Great for beginners
  • 💡 Customizable stick figures
  • 🎥 Smooth animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Lag issues
  • 🐛 Bugs with importing/downloading
  • 🐛 Glitches with certain features
  • 💰 Pro version paywall

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

Stick Nodes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when downloading stickfigure packs
  • Saving/loading issues with animations
  • Nodes/limbs getting stuck or glitching
  • Unexpected behavior with certain actions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add tutorial/instructions
  • Improve save/export options
  • Implement account system
  • Expand free version features
  • Add drawing/shading tools
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  • Improve performance on older devices
  • Implement background music support

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
None

Stick Nodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plotagon Story free?
Plotagon Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stick Nodes free?
Stick Nodes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plotagon Story or Stick Nodes?
Stick Nodes is rated higher. Plotagon Story averages 3.5 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Stick Nodes averages 4.6 from 15K ratings.
Do Plotagon Story or Stick Nodes have ads?
Plotagon Story shows ads; Stick Nodes does not.
Which is updated more often, Plotagon Story or Stick Nodes?
Plotagon Story ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stick Nodes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plotagon Story was updated on September 22, 2026 and Stick Nodes on September 23, 2026.

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