Comparison

Stick Nodes Pro vs X

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

X

Features
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X-A/P (X-App/Platform) brings together a variety of mini-apps in one place, ready to help you tackle everything from quick server tasks to a bit of gaming. Whether you need a time lapse camera, a simple SSH client, a route planner to get where you already are, or a tool to track sunrise and sunset times, X-A/P has you covered. With more features in development - from user-suggested ideas to entirely new utilities - this all-in-one app aims to keep things fresh and exciting for everyone. At the heart of X-A/P is a vision for continuous growth, but it’s also a personal passion project. While new features and improvements will come as inspiration (and free time) allow, the pace of updates often depends on feedback, user suggestions, and overall interest in the app. In other words, the more you use and enjoy X-A/P, the more motivation there is to build and refine new mini-apps.  Download X-A/P now to see what it can do for you - and perhaps even help shape what it becomes next!

Screenshots

Stick Nodes Pro4 screens
X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: X at Free against Stick Nodes Pro's $3.99. Stick Nodes Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

X is free to download; Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99 up front. X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stick Nodes Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Stick Nodes Pro versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick Nodes ProX
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForTheLoss Games, IncSami Salkosuo

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

X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stick Nodes Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

X

One-time1
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Stick Nodes Pro free?
Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stick Nodes Pro or X have ads?
Neither Stick Nodes Pro nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stick Nodes Pro or X?
Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and X every 2 months. Most recently, Stick Nodes Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and X on October 25, 2026.

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