Animatoon vs Things for better communities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animatoon
Create and animate 3D voxel characters with an intuitive workflow. Model characters, pose them with keyframes and onion skinning, and export animations for use in other 3D software. Includes a built-in renderer and a library of animations and models.
- Voxel character modeling
- Keyframe animation with onion skinning
- Reusable animation clips
- Built-in renderer with soft shadows and HDR lighting
- Export to GLTF and FBX
- Import VOX files from Magicavoxel
- Gesture-driven controls
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Anima Toon is a unique 3d modelling and animation program for creating and animating voxel characters easily. Model and animate a 3D character with keyframes using onion skin guides in order to pose your characters. Create and save clips of your animations to reuse and modify on other characters. Modify the character and then seamlessly switch back and forth with the animation scene. The built in renderer allows you to preview your character in modelling and animation modes with soft shadows and HDR lighting. Create infinite varieties of characters (including four legged animals )based on the character templates included along with access to a library of animations and models such as walks, runs, idles, fights etc. The timeline allows you to copy, paste and delete keyframes along with simple navigation to zoom in and out of frames. The intuitive rig controllers have smart manipulator guides to accurately pose and animate your characters. Gesture driven controls allow frame operations to be done with speed and precision. Export your 3D animations as .GLTF and .FBX files so you can import them in popular packages such as Blender, Maya, Unreal and Unity 3d. Import .VOX files from Magicavoxel to seamlessly add backgrounds to your character animations. *Non-linear character animation and 3d modelling workflow *Infinite variations based on inbuilt rigs and library animations *Export as .GLTF runtime animations to use in Blender, Maya, 3dsMax,Unity 3D etc *Save animations as clips to reuse and share animations *MP4 export for quick renders and sharing *Import .VOX files from your favourite voxel creation packages such as Magicavoxel *Import and export scenes for collaborative workflow *Audio functionality: Import .MP3 and .WAV ,Scrub in timeline and export out with MP4 *Demos and tutorials for learning are bundled inside the app *Apple Pencil support for modelling and painting in 3D *Ambient Occlusion mode for previewing renders in realtime *Dozens of in-built library characters *Reusable animations for basic walks, runs, attacks, idles etc... Designed for animators, by animators Anima Toon can be used by beginners and pros to create 3D character animations intuitively and easily. Anima Toon has been created by Appy Monkeys, an award winning app developer with 10 years of experience in creating fun and intuitive creativity apps with over 10 million downloads on the App store and recipient of various awards such as Children's Tech Review and Purdue University's guide for STEM apps Animatoon Home Page: https://www.animatoon.org/ Animatoon Demo Videos: https://www.animatoon.org/videos.html
Things for better communities
Connect with your local community to exchange services, goods, and companionship. This free app facilitates finding jobs, hiring individuals, and discovering local needs through map-based search and direct chat. It supports secure transactions with cryptocurrency and video resumes.
- Map-based local search
- Job postings for businesses and individuals
- Video resume functionality
- Service request posting
- Direct secure chat
- Cryptocurrency payment option
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- A free application for direct exchange of all services, accompanies, and commodities in your community. - Find the perfect match for your needs in your local community. - A map-based search to find the closest match in your community. - Find a job on the way, earn money on the go and make a better community. - As a business owner, post your jobs for free and find the perfect match in your community. - As an individual looking for a job, show your skills in a video resume and get hired in your community. - As an individual requiring services, post your needs as a taker for free and find the perfect giver in your community. - Find someone in your community to accompany you to various events. - Multiple payment options including secure payment with Things cryptocurrency as simple as scanning a QR code. - Secure direct chat between giver and taker. - Simple registration only with a phone number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Things for better communities at 100% against Animatoon's 43%. Things for better communities also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1). Animatoon's advantage is ratings volume (400 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Animatoon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Things for better communities sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things for better communities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animatoon has 400 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Animatoon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things for better communities's.
Animatoon ships an update every 2 months, Things for better communities every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animatoon | Things for better communities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (400 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 400 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arjun Gupte | MOTECH SOFTWARE, LLC |
Customer experience
Animatoon
Things for better communities
Bugs and requests
Animatoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty posing characters
- Animations not saving properly
- Frequent freezing issues
Requested features
4 requests- More free character models
- Ability to import custom models
- Expanded animation tools
- Better camera controls
Things for better communities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Animatoon
- Discount to Unlock Pro$3.99
- Upgrade to Pro$9.99
Things for better communities
- goldsub$9.993 Months
- Limited Notifications$9.991 Year
- All Notifications$19.991 Year
Questions
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