Comparison

Stick Nodes Pro vs StikBot Studio 2.0

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

Head to head
About

Stick Nodes Pro

Create and export your own stickman animations as GIFs or MP4 videos. This app offers tools for drawing, animating, adding sound effects, and importing images. Join a large community of animators and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Create stickman animations
  • Export as GIF or MP4
  • Add sound effects
  • Import images for animation
  • Customizable frame-tweening
  • Movieclips for reusable objects
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 export them as animated videos (GIF or MP4)! It is one of the most popular animation apps among young animators! ■ This is the PRO VERSION of Stick Nodes. Extra Pro features include ■ ◆ No startup ad ◆ No watermark on exports ◆ Add sound effects to frames ◆ Export to MP4 video (not just GIF) ◆ More stickfigure filters (blur, glow, and more) ■ 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

StikBot Studio 2.0

Create stop-motion animations using your favorite action figures. Add voice-overs, sound effects, and utilize green screen technology to place your characters anywhere. Share your animated masterpieces with the world.

Highlights
  • Stop-motion animation creation
  • Green screen technology
  • Voice-over recording
  • Sound effects library
  • Adjustable frames per second
  • Cartoon sticker additions
  • Ghost image for shot assistance
Features
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Bring your imagination to life through stop-motion animation with Stikbot! The Stikbot Studio app allows you to create stop motion videos on your phone or tablet using your favorite Stikbot, Klikbot, or action figure. It’s a fun and functional app that everyone can enjoy. Be your own movie maker! It’s simple to navigate and a blast to use! Add your own voice-overs, wacky sounds effects, and with the green screen technology, your animations can take place anywhere you want! Once you've created your stop-motion masterpiece, share it with #Stikbot for all your friends to see! Visit www.stikbot.toys for app tutorials, animation tips, and more! Check out Stikbot Central on YouTube for more videos! Stikbots and Klikbots are available at Target, Amazon, Zing.store, or your local toy store! Visit www.stikbot.toys to find a store near you. FEATURES · Green screen capability lets your animation take place anywhere! · Record your own voice-over for the video. · Choose from a huge library of sound effects! · Adjustable frames-per-second allow you to slow down or speed up your video. · Add funny cartoon stickers to your Stikbots. · Ghost image shows you the previous shot, making the next one easier.

Screenshots

Stick Nodes Pro4 screens
StikBot Studio 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StikBot Studio 2.0 at Free against Stick Nodes Pro's $3.99. StikBot Studio 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Stick Nodes Pro's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 49%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.7). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StikBot Studio 2.0 is free to download; Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stick Nodes Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stick Nodes Pro has 6.7K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Stick Nodes Pro's written reviews are positive against 49% of StikBot Studio 2.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, StikBot Studio 2.0 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Stick Nodes Pro versus StikBot Studio 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick Nodes ProStikBot Studio 2.0
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better3.7 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6.7K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForTheLoss Games, IncZing Global Ltd.

Customer experience

Stick Nodes Pro

All ratings6,584 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,076 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.9%

StikBot Studio 2.0

All ratings1,024 ratings
Positive62.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral13.7%
Negative37.4%

User reviews

Stick Nodes Pro

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Top two animation software
  • 🚀 Very fun and highly recommended
  • 👍 Highly recommend for beginners and pros
  • 👍 Recommended for animating without drawing
  • 👍 Worth the money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when saving
  • 🐛 Sounds not working
  • 🐛 Glitch with importing custom files
  • 🐛 App crashes when opening project
  • 🐛 Glitch with movie clips and tweening

StikBot Studio 2.0

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Good animation features
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials
  • ⭐ Great for stop motion
  • 💯 Best animation app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Buggy green/blue screen
  • ⏱️ Slow performance
  • 🔇 Audio issues
  • 📂 Deletes/corrupts projects

Bugs and requests

Stick Nodes Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stick figure demon jumpscare
  • Glitch where downloaded stickfigures don't show up
  • Crashing when trying to select background images

Requested features

16 requests
  • Auto save feature
  • Ability to tint stickfigure without affecting outline
  • Option to import custom sounds
  • Layering for individual segments
  • More onion skin frames
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  • Ability to record own voice and sounds
  • 3D/360 mode
  • Speed up mode
  • Ability to copy/paste stickfigure effects
  • Folders to organize imported files
  • Ability to view animation layers
  • Option to make custom tweened frames
  • Ability to change frames per second
  • Ability to import background videos for reference
  • Multiplayer collaboration
  • Ability to draw custom shapes and props

StikBot Studio 2.0

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frames turning white
  • Inability to delete old projects
  • Tutorials not working
  • Camera button disappearing
  • Inconsistent frame capture

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to draw on frames
  • Improve green/blue screen functionality
  • Allow importing custom backgrounds
  • Provide more sound effects and music
  • Add option to control animation speed

In-app purchases

None

Stick Nodes Pro

No in-app purchases

None

StikBot Studio 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stick Nodes Pro free?
Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StikBot Studio 2.0 free?
StikBot Studio 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stick Nodes Pro or StikBot Studio 2.0?
Stick Nodes Pro is rated higher. Stick Nodes Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while StikBot Studio 2.0 averages 3.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Stick Nodes Pro or StikBot Studio 2.0 have ads?
Neither Stick Nodes Pro nor StikBot Studio 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stick Nodes Pro or StikBot Studio 2.0?
Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and StikBot Studio 2.0 every 2 months. Most recently, Stick Nodes Pro was updated on November 9, 2026 and StikBot Studio 2.0 on November 6, 2026.

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