Comparison

Comic Draw by plasq vs Animation Maker Kids

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

Head to head
About

Comic Draw by plasq

Create and view comics on your iPad with a comprehensive set of tools. Features include brushes, fonts, layers, and perspective guides. An in-app purchase unlocks full editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Comic creation and viewing
  • 34 bundled brushes
  • 130+ bundled comic fonts
  • Layer support
  • Perspective guides
  • Comic lettering tools
  • In-app purchase for full editing
Features
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"I've only had it for a day but it is by far my favorite app on my iPad Pro. It is the app I have been waiting for. Thank you!" - Alex Ogle, Comic Book Artist. View and create awesome comics right on your iPad! Comic Draw comes with everything you need: brushes, fonts and tools to make reading & creating cartoons and comics easy and fun! While the basic app allows viewing and sharing of Comic Draw comics, an In-App Purchase unlocks the full editing capabilities. Start with a comic or cartoon template and get creating today! • Comic Viewer Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro - Integrated fullscreen comic reader - Import and Export Comic Draw files • Comic Editor Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Supports Adonit & Wacom pressure sensitive styluses - Standard comic and cartoon templates - 34 bundled brushes - 130+ bundled comic fonts - Layers and layer groups - 1, 2 & 3 point and isometric perspective guides - Fast and easy comic lettering - Auto-save enabled - never lose your artwork - Integrated publishing system • Brushes - 34 bundled brushes - Textures and screentones - Lots of customization options - Easy favoriting system - Import and export brushes for fast sharing • Layers - Build up your artwork with layers - Layer groups help separate your stages of work - Lock, hide and merge layers as you go - Layer blend modes for advanced effects - Clipping and masking modes • Color - Create custom color palettes - Multiple bundled palettes including a classic comic color palette - Fast color blocking with automatic edge detection from higher layers - Quick shade adjustment slider - Canvas color sampling • Perspective Guides - 1, 2 and 3 point guides available - Multiple guides per page - Automatic perspective snap of strokes, lines, rectangles and ovals - Simple guide calibration from reference photo or sketch • Selection and Masking - Copy, flip, distort and filter selected areas - Filters include hue, saturation, brightness, recolor, background exclusion and foreground selection. - Mask regions for safe painting • Lettering - 130+ bundled fonts - Advanced balloon support including extension balloons - Sophisticated lettering controls including warping and 3D effects - Advanced style system for consistent fonts and graphic design across multiple pages • Script Editor - Full comic script editor included - Automatic keyword recognition - Drag and drop lettering elements from the script to comic page • Sketchpad - Separate sketch area with simplified tools - Fast switching between sketch and final artwork - Lettering layer available for panel layout planning • Publishing & Sharing - Record video of your creative process - Upload to Comic Connect for fast and easy publishing - Import Comic Draw native format - Export as Comic Draw native format, PDF, ePub, JPG or PNG - Export to AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Photos, iTunes, email and many more

About

Animation Maker Kids

Create 2D animations with simple drawing tools and traditional animation features. This app offers a user-friendly interface with a tutorial to help young users master animation techniques. Save and share your creations as MP4 files, and even sync them with imported audio.

Highlights
  • Draw with fingers or Apple Pencil
  • Traditional animation tools (onion skin, frame controls)
  • Export as MP4
  • Import and sync audio
  • Thumbnail viewer for frame adjustment
  • Bundled library of example animations
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Animation Maker Kids is an easy to use animation app for creating exciting animation sequences using drawings with fingers or with Apple Pencil. This app has all the traditional tools such as paint palette, auto-save, onion skin, brush eraser and frame controls for duplicating, inserting and copy/paste. You can make beautiful animations on your iPad in just a few steps and save out as an .MP4 to share with friends. Using the thumbnail viewer at the bottom of the screen the user can adjust the timing and composition of each frame fast and easy. The animation feature is easy to use and even the youngest of users can soon master making animations in little time, unsupported by parents and teachers. Upon opening the app, they are greeted by a welcoming splash screen with an accompanying tutorial. This helpful tutorial will take the user through the application and its features. The prompts and visuals are easy to follow and a young user can create their first animation unsupported. Features: *Easy and fast workflow, get up and started in minutes *Export out creations as MP4 , share with anyone *Import Audio(mp3, wav) and scrub on timeline to sync animation with sound. *Onion skinning, frame controls and Apple Pencil support for creating high quality animations *Designed by animation teachers using the principles of Montessori teaching as a guide "Learn By Doing" *Bundled library of animations ranging from simple to complex so that kids can learn by watching Animation Maker Kids is created by Appy Monkeys , the award winning studio behind Blox 3D,Animate Me and Draw 3D Junior which have collectively been downloaded more than 3 million times globally and been featured by Apple and Google. Our apps have worn awards from Children's Tech review and have been featured by Purdue University in their STEAM/STEM guide for parents.

Screenshots

Animation Maker Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Animation Maker Kids at none against Comic Draw by plasq's shown. Animation Maker Kids also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Comic Draw by plasq's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 56%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Comic Draw by plasq sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Animation Maker Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Comic Draw by plasq against 4.2 for Animation Maker Kids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 755 and 897 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Comic Draw by plasq's written reviews are positive against 56% of Animation Maker Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comic Draw by plasq ships an update every 2 months, Animation Maker Kids every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Comic Draw by plasq versus Animation Maker Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic Draw by plasqAnimation Maker Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (755 ratings)4.2 (897 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings755897 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerplasq LLCArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Comic Draw by plasq

All ratings686 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.7%

Animation Maker Kids

All ratings886 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral14.5%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Comic Draw by plasq

From 755 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful comic creation tool
  • 👍 Streamlined workflow from script to final comic
  • 🎨 Great drawing tools and brushes
  • 💡 Useful perspective guides
  • 📝 Integrated script writing feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Locked behind paywall, free trial too short
  • 💤 Unintuitive UI and learning curve
  • 🎨 Limited customization options for brushes and tools
  • 🔍 Difficult to import/export files to/from other apps

Animation Maker Kids

From 897 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and creative
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Good for beginners
  • ⭐ Satisfying animations

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive premium features
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • ⏱️ Animations play too fast
  • 🐛 Deletes progress/animations

Bugs and requests

Comic Draw by plasq

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Brush freehand tool not working with Apple Pencil
  • Layers getting misaligned when using undo
  • Crashes when trying to drag and zoom images
  • Saved comics disappearing after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to import/export PSD files
  • More keyboard shortcuts and power user features
  • Improved color picker with RGB/CMYK/Hex support
  • Ability to work on double-page spreads
  • Masking/clipping tools for panels
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  • More default font options, especially non-Latin scripts

Animation Maker Kids

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Animations randomly deleted
  • App crashes when switching between projects

Requested features

4 requests
  • More drawing tools
  • Ability to adjust animation speed
  • Unlimited free frames
  • Save/export animations for free

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Comic Draw by plasq

One-time2
  • Free Trial2 variantsFree
  • Unlock Full App$9.99
1 purchases

Animation Maker Kids

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$7.99

Questions

Is Comic Draw by plasq free?
Comic Draw by plasq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Maker Kids free?
Animation Maker Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Draw by plasq or Animation Maker Kids?
Animation Maker Kids is rated higher. Comic Draw by plasq averages 4.1 out of 5 from 755 ratings, while Animation Maker Kids averages 4.2 from 897 ratings.
Do Comic Draw by plasq or Animation Maker Kids have ads?
Comic Draw by plasq shows ads; Animation Maker Kids does not.
Which is updated more often, Comic Draw by plasq or Animation Maker Kids?
Comic Draw by plasq ships an update every 2 months, and Animation Maker Kids every 30 months. Most recently, Comic Draw by plasq was updated on November 11, 2026 and Animation Maker Kids on November 7, 2026.

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