Stick Nodes vs Inverted text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Inverted text
Generate unique and personalized messages with various creative text styles. Mix fonts and emojis to craft original content for social media sharing or direct copying. Add a personal touch to your communications.
- Multiple creative letter styles
- Mix styles and emojis
- Copy to clipboard
- Direct social media sharing
- Personalized message creation
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With Inverted Text, you can create unique, fun and fully personalized messages. Write your message and transform the text instantly using original Unicode styles, including the classic inverted text that gives the app its name. Choose from different creative text styles: inverted text, elegant cursive, boxed letters, circled letters, serif styles, bold, gothic and many more. Combine different text styles and emojis in the same message to create original and distinctive texts. Copy your text to the clipboard or easily share it on your favorite social networks and apps. Inverted Text Pro adds extra features for users who want more possibilities: • More Unicode fonts. • Font favorites. • Recent text history. • Built-in quick phrases. • Access to future Pro features. • No ads or interruptions. The app remains free, and you can continue using inverted text and several basic fonts without purchasing Pro. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. Available in Spanish and English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stick Nodes at none against Inverted text's 1. Stick Nodes also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Inverted text's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, ads 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. Inverted text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stick Nodes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stick Nodes against 4.7 for Inverted text. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stick Nodes has 15K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Stick Nodes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inverted text's.
Stick Nodes ships an update every 2 weeks, Inverted text every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stick Nodes | Inverted text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | ForTheLoss Games, Inc | Francisco Jose Gomez Gonzalez |
Customer experience
Stick Nodes
Inverted text
Bugs and requests
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
Inverted text
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stick Nodes
No in-app purchases
Inverted text
- Inverted Text Pro$1.99
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