Head-to-head
FlipaClip vs Animation Creator
FlipaClip
75
Winner
FlipaClip
Animation Creator
40
FlipaClip is the better choice for animation, offering a more robust set of features and a less intrusive ad experience, despite recent user dissatisfaction with its monetization changes.
Full reviews: FlipaClip · Animation Creator
FlipaClip and Animation Creator are both free-to-download animation apps, but FlipaClip offers a more comprehensive and generally better user experience, even with its recent shift towards more paid features and ads. Animation Creator is plagued by an overwhelming number of ads and significant limitations in its free version, making it difficult to use.
Head to head
FlipaClip FlipaClip users appreciate its beginner-friendly interface and ability to create animations, with some noting it's the best animation app they've used. However, many advanced features like adding sound, more layers, and certain brushes are locked behind a paywall or subscription, which frustrates users, especially those who previously had access for a one-time fee. The app also allows importing pictures and videos, though some users report issues with these features not loading.
Animation Creator Animation Creator is praised for teaching users how to animate and draw characters, with some finding it fun and helpful for basic drawing. However, users report significant limitations in the free version, such as being unable to make even small animations without paying, difficulty adding photos to frames, and a small eraser size that changes brush size simultaneously. The app is also described as having 'not a lot of options'.
FlipaClip Many FlipaClip users find it 'super easy to use' and 'beginner friendly', even on phones. However, recent updates have made the layout harder for some to use, and new users sometimes struggle to understand how to change FPS or add audio. Some also find it hard to animate smoothly.
Animation Creator Animation Creator is noted for having a tutorial that teaches animation and drawing, and some users find it helpful for improving their drawing skills. However, animating on a phone is described as 'super hard to trace over', and some users report the app is 'kind of broken' with videos going 'really fast'. The interface is also criticized for being difficult to use due to constant ads.
FlipaClip FlipaClip users report issues with lag, especially after updates, and frequent crashing. Some experience bugs where the app won't let them animate, or where imported audio and video don't load. There are also complaints about the app wasting storage space and deleting projects.
Animation Creator Animation Creator users frequently report the app being 'laggy' and not saving unfinished projects. A significant issue is the app repeating the first frame over and over. Some users also mention that the app won't let them put in a photo for the second time.
FlipaClip FlipaClip is free to download, but users are highly critical of its aggressive monetization strategy. Many features, including adding sound, more than three layers, certain brushes, and animations over six seconds, are locked behind a paywall or subscription. Users who previously paid a one-time fee of $8 for an ad-free experience report that ads have returned. The app is described as 'money hungry' and 'greedy', with some suggesting it's better to use an app that costs something upfront.
Animation Creator Animation Creator is free to download, but users universally condemn its overwhelming number of ads and extensive paywalls. Many features, including making new frames or even small animations, require payment or a premium subscription. The app is described as 'absolute trash' and a 'scam' due to the constant pressure to pay, with some users stating they cannot go '5 seconds without an ad' or that 'everything is worth money'. The annual subscription price is mentioned as potentially $100.
FlipaClip FlipaClip users mention issues with premium subscriptions not working even after purchase and trying to restore purchases. Some users ask for help with crashing issues or specific bugs, indicating a need for better support or troubleshooting resources.
Animation Creator Reviews for Animation Creator do not directly mention user support experiences. The overwhelming focus is on the ad frequency and paywalls, suggesting that users may not even reach a point where they would seek support for technical issues.
Pick FlipaClip if
Pick FlipaClip if you are looking for a more feature-rich animation app that is generally easier to use and has a larger community, and you are willing to either tolerate ads or pay for a subscription to unlock full functionality R1R12R41. It's also suitable if you're a beginner who wants a good starting point for animation, despite recent UI changes R11.
Pick Animation Creator if
Pick Animation Creator if you are looking for a very basic, free animation tool and are extremely tolerant of constant, intrusive ads, or if you only need to create very short, simple animations and are prepared for potential bugs .
Evidence note: The evidence for Animation Creator is heavily skewed towards negative feedback regarding ads and paywalls, with very little positive commentary on its actual animation capabilities beyond basic drawing. FlipaClip has a more balanced set of reviews, with many users praising its core functionality despite recent dissatisfaction with monetization.
Frequently asked
Which app has fewer ads?
FlipaClip, while having increased ad frequency and paywalls in recent updates, is generally reported to have fewer and less intrusive ads compared to Animation Creator, which users describe as having ads 'every minute' or 'every two seconds' R4.
Can I add audio to my animations for free?
In FlipaClip, adding your own music or audio generally requires a premium pass or subscription, though some users report being able to watch an ad for it, while others experience issues with ads not loading for this feature R3R4R7R12. Animation Creator reviews mention sounds but users report not seeing any available to get .
Are there any one-time purchase options to remove ads?
What reviewers actually said
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- [R3] FlipaClip 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
- [R4] FlipaClip 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
- [R8] FlipaClip The new update changed my flipaclip experience: It’s a really good update, but also it seems like everything is all across the screen, and I still don’t know how to change the fps. I do like how you can change it back to the old flipaclip. Great app and I think it’s the best anamation app that I have used!
- [R9] FlipaClip Okay app: It pretty good at animating but you pretty much have to pay cause there too many adds and brushes lock behind a paywall
- [R11] FlipaClip My review: It really helped me and from the start I could animate with this app it was really helpful. Also I saw it in a viyaura YouTube video
- [R12] FlipaClip 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
- [R16] FlipaClip Why…: I love this app but why did yall change that layout now it so hard for me to use! And it annoying so I stop using the app until yall fix that im use it again
- [R6] FlipaClip Not my fav but still good!: It’s a good app I didn’t like it was too laggy tho but it may of been my internet but the app is really good! Actually my first drawing/animating app!
- [R7] FlipaClip 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
- [R10] FlipaClip Nope: Too much storage wasted
- [R27] FlipaClip Adding music: When I try to add an audio for free it says something went wrong and I’ve tried deleting the app and download it again but it still doesn’t work, unless someone else knows what to do idk.
- [R1] FlipaClip 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
- [R32] FlipaClip Why is it crashing so much?: I am trying to make a animated series on YouTube and for some reason it keeps crashing every time I open it and I deleted a few things to make more storage and yet it still crashes I have freed around 76.3 MB and it still crashing FlipaClip please help me out here.☹️☹️☹️
- [R41] FlipaClip Amazing: This app is just a great app it’s super beginner friendly it’s good for people who love making music videos to but please get rid of the ads update: I got the premium subscription but for some reason it won’t work I hit restore purchase and did everything I could but nothing happened please help FlipaClip
- [R5] FlipaClip To many adds: 4/5 to many adds
- [R42] FlipaClip The ads: The would have been an amazing app but the ads just ruining it
- [R64] Animation Creator Absolute trash: This game makes you pay for premium to remove the ads and it kind of just forces you to pay premium because there’s a ad on the bottom that takes up like a 1/3 of the screen, also when you get a video ad it takes like 2 whole minutes, and when I used the eraser the max size was so small and when you change the size on the eraser it also changes the size of the brush
- [R75] Animation Creator STOP THE ADS: I don’t care if this freaking goes on the helpful stuff but stop the ads. There’s an ad every 15 seconds and you expect me to pay you $100 a year or something. No I’m not going to Dumbo but I mean it does kinda teach you how to animate but seriously no
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store