Comparison

Motion Graphix Animator vs Swiftly Paint

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

Head to head
About

Motion Graphix Animator

Create dynamic 2.5D animations with layered photos, videos, and sprites. Animate size, rotation, transparency, and depth using a simple keyframe system. Add text, shapes, particle effects, and even animate hand-drawn elements.

Highlights
  • Layered 2.5D animation system
  • Keyframe animation for size, rotation, transparency, and depth
  • Animated background effects
  • Customizable text and shape elements
  • Sprite cutting with AI background removal
  • Particle system effects
  • Digital tracking for motion matching
Features
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This feature-rich 2.5D animation app lets you create anything from Ken-Burns-style photo montages to animated GIF 'memes', from instructional videos to spatial or stereoscopic film titles. Start by loading a photo or movie background, or create a colored background gradient. You can add animated color correction, zoom, pan or blur to the background at any time. Next add layers using your own media or one of the many included 'sprite' images. Now animate your layers with a powerful but simple keyframe animation system - just set the time and move the layer. You animate the size, rotation, transparency, and everything else the same way. And because Motion Graphix is a 2.5D animation system, you can also change the Z-position, or depth, of a layer, and it will shrink or move behind other layers as if it were moving farther from the 'camera'. Motion Graphix lets you add as many layers as you like, and animate them. Layers can be made not just from still pictures, but also from videos and animated GIFs. You can create your own text elements with outlines and shadows, or define your own basic shapes using standard Bezier curves and color gradient fills. And Motion Graphix includes a built-in sprite cutter, making it easy to cut elements out of your own photos by tracing a Bezier curve around them, or by using Apple’s AI background removal And once you cut an element out, it is added to your library, to reuse in future projects. You can also animate hand-drawn elements. Sketch a line or letter, and Motion Graphix will draw it on as the animation plays. This is really great for making underlines or circles to highlight parts or places in your background picture. You can also add particle-system layers, like snow, fireworks, bubbles, and more. And because advanced keyframe animation controls underlie the quick and intuitive process of simply setting the time and moving the element. You can dig in for precise control of your motion when needed, or let Motion Graphix do the work with built-in motions like spiral, jitter, bounce and more. For matching graphics to a moving background, try the revolutionary 'Digital Tracking' system: use your digit to follow the motion while the video plays, then apply that motion to a layer. When you're done, share a picture or movie to Photos or any app that accepts sharing, including Mail, Messages, YouTube, Dropbox and many more. If you have set depths on your layers, you can even save out stereoscopic renders in standard split-screen formats, red-blue anaglyph 3d format, or VR format suitable for viewing with Google Cardboard type viewers. Features: Easy-to-use keyframe-based animation system, just set the time and adjust the layer Animated filtering on background picture or movie: Color correction, blurring, still photo position and zoom Large built-in sprite library including animated character and visual effects elements Cut out your own sprites from any picture manually or with AI Create and animate text elements with font, fill and outline control Create your own basic shape and Bezier curves with fill and outline controls Animate colored, transparent, soft shadows and glows for any layer Import animated GIF images to use as sprites Dope sheet - View and adjust keyframes for all your elements side-by-side in one place. Particle generator with presets - Snow, Smoke, Fire, Fireworks, Starfield, Bubbles, Sparkler Digital tracking - Use your digit to follow features on moving video, track any sprite to follow the motion Animated drawing - Handwriting, arrows, annotations draw themselves over time 2.5D Animation: elements scale up and down as they move into or out of the screen, above or below other layers Stereoscopic output of 2.5D animation in anaglyph (red/blue), side-by-side, top-and-bottom and spatial formats Export MP4 h264, HDR, ProRes, MV-HEVC and GIF video, HEIC, PNG and JPG stills Export to 4k, Full HD, HD(720), half HD and SD resolutions Unlimited undo, redo.

About

Swiftly Paint

Features
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A simple painting app to sketch your ideas.

Screenshots

Motion Graphix Animator4 screens
Swiftly Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swiftly Paint at daily against Motion Graphix Animator's every 4 months. Swiftly Paint also leads on price ($0.99 vs $6.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Motion Graphix Animator costs $6.99 and Swiftly Paint $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion Graphix Animator ships an update every 4 months, Swiftly Paint daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Motion Graphix Animator versus Swiftly Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotion Graphix AnimatorSwiftly Paint
Price$6.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelSplincherMichael Newell

In-app purchases

None

Motion Graphix Animator

No in-app purchases

None

Swiftly Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Motion Graphix Animator free?
Motion Graphix Animator costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftly Paint free?
Swiftly Paint costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Motion Graphix Animator or Swiftly Paint have ads?
Neither Motion Graphix Animator nor Swiftly Paint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motion Graphix Animator or Swiftly Paint?
Motion Graphix Animator ships an update every 4 months, and Swiftly Paint daily. Most recently, Motion Graphix Animator was updated on October 8, 2026 and Swiftly Paint on October 14, 2026.

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