Comparison

Stick Nodes Pro vs FruitMod

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

FruitMod

Discover and install a vast collection of mods for a popular ragdoll game. Easily add new weapons, vehicles, NPCs, and skins with a single click. The app provides guides and is regularly updated with fresh content.

Highlights
  • Huge mod selection
  • One-click installation
  • Modding guides
  • Regular updates
  • Weapon addons
  • Vehicle addons
  • NPC addons
Features
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FruitMod is the best melon ragdoll mod catalogue, with easy install and no bad mods! Features: - Huge selection of mods for melon! Explore a variety of addons including weapon addons, vehicle addons, NPC addons, human melmod skins, and more. - Easy download: Install any melon mods in one click without any effort! - Easy guides: Learn the in's & out's of modding mpg! - Constant updates: Get access to new melon mods and improvements regularly! Content Types: - Weapons - Add a bunch of weapons to the ragdoll game to make your adventures more exciting. - Vehicles - Explore melon with new vehicles and enjoy your human trips. - Items - Discover new melmod items that will make your experience even better! - NPC's - Install awesome NPC's of your favorite games! Disclaimer: This application is not an official Melon Playground product and is not directly affiliated with their developers. All files are distributed under the terms of the free use license with attribution. If you have problems related to violation of intellectual property rights or other agreements, please contact our support team sphericalmelonofficial@gmail.com for immediate resolution.

Screenshots

Stick Nodes Pro4 screens
FruitMod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FruitMod at Free against Stick Nodes Pro's $3.99. Stick Nodes Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On update cadence, 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

FruitMod 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 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.7K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Stick Nodes Pro's written reviews are positive against 74% of FruitMod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, FruitMod every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Stick Nodes Pro versus FruitMod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick Nodes ProFruitMod
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better4.4 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better74.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6.7K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForTheLoss Games, IncRobert Patton

Customer experience

Stick Nodes Pro

All ratings6,584 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,065 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.0%

FruitMod

All ratings1,509 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews601 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative19.8%

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

FruitMod

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Free mods
  • 👍 Easy installation process
  • 💡 No subscription required
  • 😊 Grateful for the app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Mods not working as expected
  • 🐛 Ads not providing the promised mods
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain devices

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

FruitMod

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Mods not downloading properly
  • Lava map not working
  • Crashing or freezing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more mod options
  • Improve compatibility with Melon Sandbox
  • Introduce new game maps (e.g., Squid Game)

In-app purchases

None

Stick Nodes Pro

No in-app purchases

None

FruitMod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stick Nodes Pro free?
Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FruitMod free?
FruitMod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stick Nodes Pro or FruitMod?
Stick Nodes Pro is rated higher. Stick Nodes Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while FruitMod averages 4.4 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Stick Nodes Pro or FruitMod have ads?
FruitMod shows ads; Stick Nodes Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Stick Nodes Pro or FruitMod?
Stick Nodes Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and FruitMod every 11 days. Most recently, Stick Nodes Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and FruitMod on October 28, 2026.

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