RoughAnimator vs Learn Ps Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Learn Ps Tools
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Provides: - Step by Step Demonstration - Demo with videos (89 videos) - Explanation for each tool, of the different options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shows all tools divided by categories: - Move and Selection Tools (12 tools) - Crop and Slice Tools (5 Tools) - Retouching Tools (5 tools) - Painting Tools (16 tools) - Measuring Tools (9 tools) - Drawing and Type Tools (18 tools) - Navigation Tools (3 tools) 67 Tools available: - Move - Artboard - Rectangular Marquee - Elliptical Marquee - Single Row Marquee - Single Column Marquee - Lasso - Polygonal Lasso - Magnetic Lasso - Object Selection - Quick Selection - Magic Wand - Crop - Perspective Crop - Slice - Slice Select - Frame - Eyedropper - Color Sample - Ruler - Note - Count - Spot Healing Brush - Healing Brush - Patch - Content Aware - Red Eye - Clone Stamp - Pattern Stamp - Eraser - Background Eraser - Magic Eraser - Blur - Sharpen - Smudge - Dodge - Burn - Sponge - Brush - Pencil - Color Replacement - Mixer Brush - History Brush - Art History Brush - Gradient - Paint Bucket - Pen - Freeform Pen - Curvature Pen - Add Anchor Point - Delete Anchor Point - Convert Point - Horizontal Type - Vertical Type - Horizontal Type Mask - Vertical Type Mask - Path Selection - Direct Selection - Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Line - Custom Shape - Hand - Rotate View - Zoom
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RoughAnimator at fortnightly against Learn Ps Tools's every 4 months. RoughAnimator also leads on chart position (#12 vs #45). Learn Ps Tools's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
RoughAnimator costs $7.99 and Learn Ps Tools $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RoughAnimator ships an update fortnightly, Learn Ps Tools every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoughAnimator | Learn Ps Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | #45 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob KAFKA | Paulo Narra |
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)
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- Implement a tween/animation feature
- Add layer grouping and organization tools
- Provide a dark mode option
Learn Ps Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoughAnimator
No in-app purchases
Learn Ps Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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