Best Animated Apps & Games

248+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.3 avg rating

19 free apps & games

Updated September 2026

Every iPhone needs a few good animated apps and games. We benchmark 248+ of them on App Store rating, freshness, and pricing, then surface the standouts so you don't have to scroll the App Store yourself.

Compare top Animated Apps & Games (September 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation	Free	4.6★ (263K)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026
2	MotionBook - Draw & Animate	Free	4.5★ (3.5K)	No	Yes	Sep 2026
3	Stick Nodes - Animator	Free	4.6★ (15K)	No	No	Sep 2026
4	Alight Motion	Free	4.4★ (75K)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026
5	FlipArtify - 2D Draw Animation	Free	4.4★ (27K)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026
6	Mug Life - 3D Face Animator	Free	4.5★ (14K)	No	Yes	Sep 2026
7	FlipStudio: Draw & Animate App	Free	4.5★ (5.6K)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026
8	Animation Creator: Flipbook 2D	Free	4.6★ (28K)	Yes	Yes	Sep 2026

Top Picks for Animated

FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation by Visual Blasters LLC

Animate Cartoons & Create Art

Editor's Choice

🎨 Graphics & Design

4.6😊(263K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#42in Graphics & Design

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Create animated movies with powerful yet intuitive tools. Learn animation techniques with guided tutorials and share your creations with a global community. Supports various art styles and export options.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🎨 Good for beginners
💡 Allows importing photos and videos
🎨 Helpful tutorials
🎨 Variety of brushes and tools
🎨 Ability to add audio

Room to Improve

🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
🎨 Limited layer options without premium
🎨 Frustrating color fill tool
🎨 Laggy performance on some devices
🎨 Watermark cannot be removed without premium

MotionBook - Draw & Animate by 亮彭

Best Flipbook Animation Maker

Strong Contender

🎨 Graphics & Design

4.5😊(3.5K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Create traditional frame-by-frame animations with a natural feel pen and eraser toolset. Manage pages easily with a timeline, utilize onion skinning for reference, and export your creations to video or GIF. Integrated with iOS Files for seamless management.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🚀 Simple animation process
💡 Helpful onion skin and duplicate frame features
🚀 Clean and straightforward interface
👍 Good for beginners
👍 No ads
👍 Affordable premium version

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
🔒 Key features locked behind paywall
👎 Limited drawing tools and brush sizes
👎 No fill tool or layers
👎 Inability to rotate or zoom canvas
👎 Difficulty seeing previous frames while drawing

Stick Nodes - Animator by ForTheLoss Games, Inc

Create stickfigure animations!

Worth Considering

🎬 Entertainment

4.6😊(15K ratings)

Free

Create custom stickfigure animations with a user-friendly interface. Import images, add sound effects, and export your creations as GIFs or MP4 videos. Join a vibrant community for inspiration and shared resources.

What We Love

🚀 Easy to use
👍 User-friendly interface
🎨 Great for beginners
💡 Customizable stick figures
🎥 Smooth animations
🔥 Awesome animations
🎨 Endless creativity
🎨 Highly professional app
👍 Simple and intuitive
🎨 Powerful animation tools

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes
🐛 Lag issues
🐛 Bugs with importing/downloading
🐛 Glitches with certain features
💰 Pro version paywall
🤔 Confusing interface for beginners
🤔 Lack of instructions/tutorials

More Animated apps to explore

Alight Motion

Motion Design & Video Effects

Free

Create professional animations, motion graphics, and visual effects on your mobile device. This app offers advanced tools for video editing, compositing, and animation with support for multiple layers, vector graphics, and keyframe animation.

Multiple layers of graphics, video, and audioVector and bitmap editing160+ visual effect building blocks

📷 Photo & Video

(75K)

free with in-app purchases

FlipArtify - 2D Draw Animation

Top Flipbook Animation Creator

Free

Easily create 2D animations from your drawings. This app offers intuitive tools, a template library, and options to export your creations as GIFs or videos. Perfect for artists and creative individuals looking to bring their artwork to life.

Effortless drawing and animationDiverse template libraryExport as GIF or video

🎨 Graphics & Design

(27K)

subscription

Mug Life - 3D Face Animator

Instant Photo Magic

Free

Transform any photo into a realistic 3D animated character. Easily create and share hilarious animated GIFs, videos, and avatars from your pictures. Unleash your creativity with powerful editing tools and a vast library of community animations.

Create 3D animated characters from photosImport photos from camera roll or social mediaDownload and use community animations

📷 Photo & Video

(14K)

free with in-app purchases

FlipStudio: Draw & Animate App

#1 Animation App

Free

Create flipbooks and high-quality animations with powerful drawing and animation tools. Easily share your creations, learn from expert works, and add audio. Offers a premium membership for enhanced features and an ad-free experience.

Frame-by-frame animationMulti-layer drawingAudio track editing

🎮 Games

(5.6K)

freemium

Animation Creator: Flipbook 2D

Draw & Animate Cartoons

Free

Create 2D animations with a user-friendly interface, frame-by-frame drawing, and customizable tools. Perfect for beginners and professionals alike, it allows you to bring your artistic visions to life and share them as GIFs or videos.

Intuitive drawing interfaceFrame-by-frame animationCustomizable brushes and tools

Easy Portable Animation

Free

Create animations easily with a minimalist, gesture-driven interface. Focus on drawing and timing with a simple toolset, perfect for animatics and movies on the go. Features include auto-save, iCloud sync, and export options.

Minimalist gesture-driven UISingle brush and eraser toolContinuous auto-save

📊 Productivity

(13)

free with in-app purchases

Design anime-style characters with extensive customization options for outfits, hairstyles, and accessories. Create scenes in the studio mode, collect units for battles, and play mini-games to earn rewards. The game offers a free-to-play experience with no in-app purchases.

Create and customize anime charactersDesign scenes in studio modeCollect and battle with over 180 units

🎮 Games

(151K)

free with in-app purchases

Fantagic Animator

Animated screenplay AI stories

Free

🎬 Entertainment

(0)

REALITY-Become an Anime Avatar

Avatar Maker & Anime Metaverse

Free

Create and customize your own 3D anime avatar to broadcast live streams, play games, and connect with a virtual community. Interact with other streamers and viewers through chat and 3D gifts, all while keeping your real identity secret. Discover entertaining content and find online friends who share your interests.

Customizable 3D anime avatarsLive broadcasting with avatarsInteractive 3D gifts and chat

🌐 Social Networking

(13K)

free with in-app purchases

ToonMe: AI Cartoon Face Maker

Animate photo & Toon Editor

Free

Transform your photos into hand-drawn quality cartoons with an AI-powered algorithm. Upload a selfie and instantly see your cartoon self, perfect for joining online trends even without artistic skills. Explore various styles to create unique digital portraits.

AI-driven cartoon generationHand-drawn portrait qualitySelfie to cartoon conversion

📷 Photo & Video

(115K)

free with in-app purchases

Doodraw: Animated Drawing

Wiggle art & doodle GIF maker

Free

Create instant animations from your drawings without complex timelines or keyframes. This app offers animated brushes and tools to bring your doodles, text, and illustrations to life for social media or design projects.

Instant animation from drawingsAnimated brushes with adjustable motionFrame-by-frame animation assistant

Image to Video Animation

Free

🎨 Graphics & Design

(0)

Animated kids story 2 free

by 海燕胡

Free

This app offers a collection of animated fairy tales for children, with all content available offline. It features a variety of classic stories designed to entertain and engage young viewers.

Animated fairy talesOffline contentNo internet required

📚 Education

(7)

free with in-app purchases

Vivapic: AI Photo Animator

Animate Photos with AI

Draw, paint, & sketch anywhere

Free

This app provides a professional-grade drawing and painting experience for artists and illustrators. It offers a natural drawing feel with customizable tools, layers, and guides for precision. Unlock advanced features like custom brushes and canvas resizing with an optional premium purchase.

Full complement of brush typesHighly customizable brushesGuides, rulers, and stroke tools

🎨 Graphics & Design

(220K)

free with in-app purchases

Animation Sketch Pro

2D Animation Creator

$9.99

Create hand-drawn 2D animations with precise control using Apple Pencil and iPad. This app offers an intuitive workflow for both beginners and experienced animators, with features like layer management, color fill, and frame manipulation.

Hand-drawn animationApple Pencil supportLayer workflow

📊 Productivity

(5)

paid

FAQ about Animated

What are the best animated apps & games for iPhone?

FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation tops our animated apps & games ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.6-star average from 263K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free animated apps & games for iPhone?

Yes — 19 of the top animated apps & games we rank are free to download, including FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation and MotionBook - Draw & Animate.

Does FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation have ads or in-app purchases?

FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.

How many animated apps & games are on the App Store?

We track 248+ animated apps & games on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

What is FlipaClip used for?

FlipaClip is an application designed for creating 2D animations. It provides tools for drawing, animating frame-by-frame, adding audio, and sharing your finished animated movies. It's suitable for beginners and those looking to explore different animation styles.

What are the key features of FlipaClip?

Key features include a variety of art tools like brushes and a lasso, animation layers, audio integration with multiple tracks, onion skinning for precise control, and an AI Magic Cut tool. Users can also customize their workspace and export animations in various formats.

Best Animated Apps & Games

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