Graffiti Animation vs Lumo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Graffiti Animation
This tool helps children learn to write and create simple text animations. It's designed to be an engaging way for young users to express their creativity through animated text.
- Learn to write
- Create text animations
- Designed for children
- Simple text tools
- Creative expression
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Graffiti Animation is a designed for children as learning to write or create a simple text animation tools App
Lumo
This app lets you trace glowing lines on real paper attached to your iPad to create drawings. Bring stories to life by using a regular pencil or pen to follow the guided path. It's a unique way to combine digital guidance with traditional art.
- Trace glowing lines
- Use real paper and pen
- Audio story integration
- Guided drawing experience
- Supports standard pencils/pens
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To use Lumo, Simply attach paper to your iPad, trace the glowing line, and bring the audio story to life! Lumo uses a REAL pencil/pen/marker to create your drawing, not one of those fancy Apple Pencils. We recommend using a pencil or a felt tip pens. More info: madewithlumo.com Comments/questions/concerns? Reach us at feedback@madewithlumo.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lumo at every 2 weeks against Graffiti Animation's every 17 months. Lumo also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Graffiti Animation's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Graffiti Animation against 5.0 for Lumo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumo has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Graffiti Animation ships an update every 17 months, Lumo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Graffiti Animation | Lumo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yang Shih-Yi | JWeg Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Graffiti Animation
Lumo
In-app purchases
Graffiti Animation
No in-app purchases
Lumo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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