Comparison

RoughAnimator vs Minima Animator

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

Head to head
About

RoughAnimator

Create traditional hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animations on your iPad. This app offers professional-grade tools like unlimited layers, onion skinning, and audio import, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced animators. Export your work in various formats or import it into professional animation software.

Highlights
  • Timeline with unlimited layers
  • Onion skinning
  • Audio and video import
  • Custom brushes
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Export to video, GIF, image sequence
  • Import to professional software
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A fully featured hand drawn animation application for iPad. Made by an animator, for animators. Powerful enough for professionals, simple enough for beginners. Everything you need to create traditional hand drawn frame-by-frame animation, anywhere you go! Features: - Timeline with unlimited layers and easily adjustable exposure length of individual drawings, for pose-to-pose or straight-ahead animating - Onion skinning - Preview playback - Scrub along timeline - Import audio for lip syncing - Import video for rotoscoping animation - Custom brushes - Supports Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon - Control framerate and resolution - Export animation to Quicktime video, GIF, or image sequence - RoughAnimator projects can be imported to Adobe Flash/Animate, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony - Also available on desktop See a short film animated with RoughAnimator: https://youtu.be/vaHuJNNPoMM

About

Minima Animator

Create professional 3D animations with an intuitive interface, avoiding expensive software or subscriptions. This tool offers extensive animation control, powerful export options, and character rigging capabilities, all accessible on iPad and Mac.

Highlights
  • Limitless 3D animation creation
  • Innovative keyframing system
  • Character rigging with skeletons
  • Extensive asset library (150+ free)
  • 4K resolution export
  • Cross-platform compatibility (iPad/Mac)
  • Import/export asset directories
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* Do you want to make 3D animations without having to spend hundreds of dollars or subscribe to a service? * Do you want to make 3D animations without having to learn a new, complicated piece of software? Fortunately, Minima Animator is just the simple, powerful 3D animation tool you're looking for. FEATURES: - Rich, limitless 3D animation - Create animations as long as you want - Innovative keyframing system - Complex lighting support - Change the duration of your project at any time - Powerful exporting options - Export to .MOV, .MP4, .GIF, or .PNG sequence - Capable of exporting at 4K resolution - Character rigging - Add skeletons to 3D models to rig characters - Automatically rig character models - Animate rigged characters with quick, clean joint drawer interface - Large library of assets available out-of-the-box - Over 150 completely free assets included - Includes asset management system - Export and import directories of assets - Cross-platform compatibility - Universal purchase (purchase Minima Animator for iPad and receive a free copy for Mac) - Open projects on either iPad or Mac - Sync projects over iCloud Drive - Powerful importing options - Import Minima animations, Minima models, and images anytime - Create your own 3D assets with Minima Sculptor and import them effortlessly - Detailed Help Center - Comprehensive articles about technical concepts and animation practices included in Help Center - Tutorials and example projects available online at MagMHJ.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RoughAnimator at 4.6 against Minima Animator's 4.2. RoughAnimator also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 52%) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 45). Minima Animator's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

RoughAnimator costs $7.99 and Minima Animator $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RoughAnimator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoughAnimator has 2.9K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of RoughAnimator's written reviews are positive against 52% of Minima Animator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoughAnimator ships an update fortnightly, Minima Animator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RoughAnimator versus Minima Animator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoughAnimatorMinima Animator
Price$7.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better4.2 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better45
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob KAFKAMagMHJ

Customer experience

RoughAnimator

All ratings2,936 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews848 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative11.9%

Minima Animator

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative44.0%

Bugs and requests

RoughAnimator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when importing audio
  • Onion skin not working
  • Pixelated drawings when playing animation
  • Laggy performance with larger projects

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add transparency support for exports
  • Implement a text tool
  • Provide more brush options and customization
  • Add a ruler/shape tool
  • Improve audio handling (record, import, sync)
Show 3 more
  • Implement a tween/animation feature
  • Add layer grouping and organization tools
  • Provide a dark mode option

Minima Animator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RoughAnimator

No in-app purchases

None

Minima Animator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoughAnimator free?
RoughAnimator costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minima Animator free?
Minima Animator costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RoughAnimator or Minima Animator?
RoughAnimator is rated higher. RoughAnimator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Minima Animator averages 4.2 from 45 ratings.
Do RoughAnimator or Minima Animator have ads?
Neither RoughAnimator nor Minima Animator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoughAnimator or Minima Animator?
RoughAnimator ships an update fortnightly, and Minima Animator every 5 days. Most recently, RoughAnimator was updated on September 22, 2026 and Minima Animator on June 11, 2026.

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