Comparison

DrawingCamera vs Photo Animation Studio Animate

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

Head to head
About

DrawingCamera

Features
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This app make sketch from camera or photo library on your iPad. After taking a picture, user can color on it. This app support 5 different pen width, and more than 12 colors. Kids take a picture of their favorite toys and dolls, and color on it by their hand. Tip: If light source is behind the object, sketch is not good because of shadow. But unfortunately, iPad don't have flash light, so you can get more clearer sketch by using phone's flash light. :) Thanks.

About

Photo Animation Studio Animate

Transform your photos into dynamic videos and animated stories with intuitive tools. Easily combine images, add text, draw directly on pictures, and control animation details. Enhance your creations with soundtracks or voiceovers for stunning visual results.

Highlights
  • Create videos from photos
  • Animate and storyboard
  • Draw on photos
  • Multi-layer animation
  • Add text overlay
  • Soundtracks and voiceovers
  • Save as video or image
Features
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Photo Animator Studio is a perfect app for fun photo creations, cool videos from photos, animating, storyboarding, and sketching. CREATE IN SECONDS… ◆ Fun, fast and super simple. ◆ Easily combine photos, animations,vectors and icons into an engaging video. ◆ Add impact with text overlay - no design expertise required! ◆ Draw on your photos and make animated selfies ◆ Get advanced drawing and sketching tools ◆ Use multi-layering for complex animations ◆ Control Animation length,delay and speed ◆ Easily save as video or image and share to social networks like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram MAKE IT SOUND AMAZING… ◆ Pick from a wide variety of free soundtracks ◆ Use your own voice-over to make your point - it'll make you video even more amazing. SUPERB, VISUAL RESULTS IN MINUTES… ◆ Themes automatically adds cinema-quality animation so your story looks incredible. Effortlessly. ◆ Share your video via Twitter, Facebook, email, or text, or send it to any other app or photo gallery ◆ Save your video to your Camera Roll to upload to your Instagram or favorite video site. HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE CREATING: Cool photos that come to life • Viral Social videos Marketing videos Facebook posts • Facebook ads • Instagram videos • Social media videos • School projects • Business pitches • Crowdfunding videos • Easy storytelling • Team project updates • Product demos • Reports • Tutorials • Event invitations • Announcements • Testimonials • And more ! Privacy Policy https://apps-machine.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use https://apps-machine.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

DrawingCamera4 screens
Photo Animation Studio Animate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrawingCamera at Free against Photo Animation Studio Animate's $1.99. DrawingCamera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Photo Animation Studio Animate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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

DrawingCamera is free to download; Photo Animation Studio Animate costs $1.99 up front. Photo Animation Studio Animate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. DrawingCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrawingCamera ships an update every 26 months, Photo Animation Studio Animate every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DrawingCamera versus Photo Animation Studio Animate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawingCameraPhoto Animation Studio Animate
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.5 (161 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—161 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWontai KiMULTI MOBILE Ltd

In-app purchases

None

DrawingCamera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Animation Studio Animate

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Features$3.997 Days
  • Premium Features7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Features7 Days trial$29.996 Months

Questions

Is DrawingCamera free?
DrawingCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Animation Studio Animate free?
Photo Animation Studio Animate costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do DrawingCamera or Photo Animation Studio Animate have ads?
DrawingCamera shows ads; Photo Animation Studio Animate does not.
Which is updated more often, DrawingCamera or Photo Animation Studio Animate?
DrawingCamera ships an update every 26 months, and Photo Animation Studio Animate every 3 months. Most recently, DrawingCamera was updated on October 16, 2026 and Photo Animation Studio Animate on October 15, 2026.

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