FlipaClip vs Adobe Fresco

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] FlipaClip 3/5 · US Not fair: Why do you make all the helpful and nice things cost money? I’m 9 going on 10 and i cant even add the sound i want without the app trying to force me to pay for premium and also the adds arev very disruptive. I am disappointed that i thought it would be diffrent
2. [R4] FlipaClip 2/5 · US Ads, greedy.: If you want a simple animation it does the job but it’s exetremely annoying because you have to pay money just to add sound. You could buy the whatever it is and you’ll just get what you’d expect to be free. They really don’t need that much money, they’re just greedy asf and want more. And the every time I want to play my animation it shoves an ad that I’ll never buy a product from i
3. [R61] Adobe Fresco 2/5 · US Constant crashes.: More often than not, I would not be able to open a file, part of the progress of a file would be deleted, all of it would be deleted, or the app would just crash and restart. I would try to restore it via version history, but that would be reset, too. Without these issues, it would be a five star rating.
4. [R65] Adobe Fresco 5/5 · US Wonderfully wpp: It's q great app I love it but warning if u want to save ur projects u need to sign in it's not w complaint itsnjust a warning so yea wonderfull app I recommend it
5. [R12] FlipaClip 3/5 · US Pretty Good, just a couple of things that make it annoying: Flipaclip is amazing. Super easy to use, even on my phone.I can understand why this is a thing but it stills frustrates me, the fact that I can’t use my own music in my animation without the pass. I get it of course, but it still makes it tedious for me to use other editing software so I don’t have to spend any money doing a hobby I enjoy
6. [R38] FlipaClip 4/5 · US It works: I really like it but it’s really hard to learn how to animate in the app instructions are unclear sincerely the toe tickler_1
7. [R113] Adobe Fresco 5/5 · US VERY beginner friendly :): i’ve been a traditional artist all my life, but fresco makes it easy to understand the concept of digital art. i opened this app completely lost, but the interactive tour of the tools and brushes was WAY too helpful😭. chef’s kiss app for sure🥹🫶🏿✨
8. [R117] Adobe Fresco 1/5 · US The new update is awful!!: I used to use Fresco every day, it was perfect, but the tools at the top of the screen make it practically unusable. Genuinely a stupid design layout. I used to switch through the tools with my left hand and draw with my right. I’m not using Fresco again if an option to put the tools back on the left isn’t given.
9. [R7] FlipaClip 1/5 · US Ads, bugs, GREED.: This app was beautiful, wonderful even, until the “New FlipaClip” update… there are ads everywhere, when I try importing audio and videos into the studio it tells me to wait for an ad, WHICH DOESN’T EVEN LOAD???? Like yeah, I understand the greed. Hustlers gotta hustle. But come on… the fact that you heartlessly give us users an ad that doesn’t even work shows that you don’t eve
10. [R49] FlipaClip 1/5 · US I crashed out: I made my first drawing and I was very happy I meant I did the tutorial and I was very happy, but I didn’t know that this game would make me crash out so I made another animation I was going to make a a girl walking animation I was using the paint bucket and I changed the color And I scribbled on the hair too I started tapping it and and I crashed out because of it and I don’t know
11. [R100] Adobe Fresco 1/5 · US You like drawing?: App has a great interface and easy controls for beginner. Why the one star then? Because the app will not run consistently, it crashes every 10-15 minutes. Also when it crashes you have a 50/50 shot of if it will even save your work. I’m not sure how this app has gotten the glorious reviews it has. Please do research outside of these reviews and you’ll find that it constantly cr
12. [R79] Adobe Fresco 1/5 · US latest crashing on launch on ipad: BUG !!! Jun 15 2026 - love Fresco - but your latest app update makes it crash on launch ipad 12 2020 updated ios -the usual fixes do not work - and ANPA etc color palettes missing - plus some custom - did not see libraries connection either PLEASE FIX - asap - thanks !
13. [R1] FlipaClip 1/5 · US What’s happened..: It was 2019. I was happily animating with this app for the first time. It felt so free. I could use anything any time. After a while, I got tired of ads. I purchased a one time fee promising me that I would never have to watch ads again. It was a simple price- $8.00. I kept on animating a ton. It went on for years. Then 2023 came. I got on the app after installing one update- an
14. [R22] FlipaClip 1/5 · US Microtransactions: That’s all it is now. Everything costs money, your better off useing an app that costs something upfront rather then this bs subscription service nonsense!
15. [R101] Adobe Fresco 5/5 · US Freemium: I am a huge freemium person so this app is perfect it can do 90% of what I is can do and IS FREE so yeah pretty perfect thanks adobe
16. [R107] Adobe Fresco 5/5 · US Best app in the world!: This app is free with no adds, you can draw what ever you want and you can make your drawings come to life! It’s the best app i’ve ever encountered but just a heads up before you download it you might want to have an iPad pen to help you draw better. But again, BEST APP IN THE WORLD!
17. [R40] FlipaClip 1/5 · US disgusting: i can’t believe I settled on this app for animation. it’s been stealing my storage space, deleting my projects, and I can’t even get rid of it because I have so much important stuff on there to begin with. you sicken me FlipaClip. For such a greedy team behind FlipaClip, the app itself is cheap garbage.
18. [R76] Adobe Fresco 1/5 · US Saving and signing in: I didn’t sign in I made a gif and tried to save it to my photos and it wouldn’t let me no matter how much I solved the issue and then froze even tho I have good WiFi. Then I lost all my work and now can’t send the Father’s Day gif I made. This app has been very frustrating.
19. [R67] Adobe Fresco 2/5 · US ACCOUNT NECESSARY: I made something small and quick, went to export and I could not export without signing in to some account. I can’t even save to my own device without an account. That alone makes this app pretty useless. What a waste.
20. [R96] Adobe Fresco 3/5 · GB No Export Without Adobe Account Login: The app itself has been wonderful so far. I love the brush selection, their categories and behavior. I find it easy to get started with and fun to use. You can use the app right away, no payment or login required (thank you!). But, you cannot export any of your artwork without logging into your Adobe (Creative Cloud) account. Which drastically limits the