Animate Me vs Elemental Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animate Me
This app allows children to create their own 3D animations using pre-built cartoon characters. It offers simple controls and video tutorials to teach the basics of animation, fostering creativity and storytelling skills.
- Create 3D animations
- 9 pre-built 3D cartoon characters
- Simple controls for movement and speech
- Video tutorials for animation fundamentals
- Intuitive workflow for kids
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Create 3D animations of cartoons in a simple and intuitive manner on your tablet or phone. If you ever wondered how they bring characters to life in animation movies like Frozen or Toy Story, this app is for you. Kids can learn to make 3D animations that showcase their creativity and storytelling abilities. *9 Pre-built 3D cartoon characters lets kids quickly and effortlessly learn the basics of 3D animation. *Make 3D cartoons walk, run, jump and talk with simple controls and an intuitive workflow. *Designed by animators from the ground up, this app is an excellent way for kids to learn animation. *Contains video tutorials such as walking, talking and acting to teach the fundamentals of animation.
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elemental Box at none against Animate Me's 3. Elemental Box also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). Animate Me's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (269 vs 65). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Animate Me sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Elemental Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Animate Me against 4.2 for Elemental Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 269 and 65 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Animate Me's written reviews are positive against 72% of Elemental Box's.
Animate Me ships an update every 12 months, Elemental Box every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animate Me | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (269 ratings) | 4.2 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 269 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arjun Gupte | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Animate Me
Elemental Box
Bugs and requests
Animate Me
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on open
- Black screen on launch
- Cannot click anything
Requested features
5 requests- More free characters and models
- Character creator
- Ability to add more than 3 characters
- Increase frame limit
- Save and share animations
Elemental Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Animate Me
- Penguin$5.99
- Robot$5.99
- Unlock All Characters$9.99
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
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