Comparison

Stick Nodes vs Triple A

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

Head to head
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/

About

Triple A

Experience a calming interactive particle simulation that responds to your touch. Transform simple interactions into flowing patterns and luminous waves for relaxation, focus, or quiet moments. Enjoy a soothing sensory experience designed to help you slow down and reset.

Highlights
  • Interactive particle simulation
  • Flowing patterns and luminous waves
  • Stress relief and mindfulness aid
  • Multiple visual modes (Particle, Wave, Gravity, Linear, Lightning)
  • Real-time particle rendering
  • Adjustable particle settings
  • Optional relaxing music
Features
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Triple A — A Calming Interactive Particle Experience Touch light. Watch it flow. Let your mind slow down. Triple A is an immersive interactive visual experience where thousands of particles respond instantly to your touch, creating flowing patterns, luminous waves, and calming motion that feels both artistic and deeply relaxing. Designed for moments when you want to slow down, breathe, and reset, Triple A helps transform simple touch into a soothing sensory experience — ideal for relaxation, meditation, emotional calm, creative focus, or quiet moments before sleep. Whether you are feeling stressed, mentally overloaded, restless, or simply need a beautiful pause during the day, Triple A offers a gentle space where movement, light, and sound come together naturally. Why users love Triple A • Instant Calm: Watch stress melt away as particles dance with your movement. • Beautiful particle motion that reacts to every touch • Ideal for stress relief, mindfulness, and focus • Creates a satisfying sensory experience many users return to daily • Loved by adults, children, and even pets Immersive Visual Modes Explore 5 distinct visual worlds: • Particle • Wave • Gravity • Linear • Lightning Each mode includes multiple unique effects, giving you 25 core interactive experiences and many more variations inspired by galaxies, flowers, flowing energy, rainbows, vortexes, and living light. Real-Time Performance • Up to 30,000 particles rendered in real time • Smooth 60 FPS interaction • 5-finger / 2-hand multi-touch support • Adjustable particle size, quantity, and trail length • Built-in relaxing music tracks (optional) A Different Kind of Calm Triple A is not just a visual toy. Many users open it during moments of anxiety, before sleep, while listening to music, during meditation, or when they simply want to disconnect for a few minutes and watch something beautiful respond to their hands. Free Version Enjoy the core experience for free. Upgrade to remove ads and unlock: • 3× more particles • Additional visual effects • Cleaner uninterrupted immersion Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com www.sunglab.com

Screenshots

Stick Nodes4 screens
Triple A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stick Nodes at none against Triple A's shown. Stick Nodes also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stick Nodes against 4.7 for Triple A. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 7.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Stick Nodes's written reviews are positive against 88% of Triple A's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Nodes ships an update every 2 weeks, Triple A every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stick Nodes versus Triple A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick NodesTriple A
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15K ratings)4.7 (7.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better7.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForTheLoss Games, IncSungLab Inc

Customer experience

Stick Nodes

All ratings14,519 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,403 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.3%

Triple A

All ratings7,834 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,147 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

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

Triple A

From 7.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing
  • 🚀 Super fun game
  • 👍 Relaxing
  • 👍 Calming
  • 👍 Satisfying

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Ads disrupt experience
  • 🐛 Screen glitches after ads

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

Triple A

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen offset after ads
  • Freezing with multiple fingers

Requested features

4 requests
  • More modes/options
  • Ability to change colors
  • Option to turn off music
  • Vibration/sound effects

In-app purchases

None

Stick Nodes

No in-app purchases

None

Triple A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stick Nodes free?
Stick Nodes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Triple A free?
Triple A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stick Nodes or Triple A?
Triple A is rated higher. Stick Nodes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Triple A averages 4.7 from 7.9K ratings.
Do Stick Nodes or Triple A have ads?
Triple A shows ads; Stick Nodes does not.
Which is updated more often, Stick Nodes or Triple A?
Stick Nodes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Triple A every 2 months. Most recently, Stick Nodes was updated on October 22, 2026 and Triple A on October 22, 2026.

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