RoughAnimator vs Dance SF
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
Dance SF
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An app to find dances in SF
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dance SF at Free against RoughAnimator's $7.99. Dance SF also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). RoughAnimator's advantage is chart position (#9 vs unranked). 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
Dance SF is free to download; RoughAnimator costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RoughAnimator ships an update fortnightly, Dance SF weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoughAnimator | Dance SF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob KAFKA | Nathik Azad |
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
Dance SF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoughAnimator
No in-app purchases
Dance SF
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RoughAnimator free?
Is Dance SF free?
Do RoughAnimator or Dance SF have ads?
Which is updated more often, RoughAnimator or Dance SF?
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