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Head-to-head

Stick Nodes vs Stick Nodes Pro

Stick Nodes 4.6★ · Free to download 70
Winner Stick Nodes Pro
Stick Nodes Pro 4.8★ · $3.99 85

Stick Nodes Pro offers a more polished experience for serious animators, while Stick Nodes is a solid free option for beginners.

Stick Nodes Pro provides enhanced features and a more reliable experience for users willing to pay $3.99, while Stick Nodes remains a popular free alternative with a large user base. However, the free app has notable limitations that can frustrate users.

Head to head

features edge: Stick Nodes ProR19R24R71R111
Stick Nodes Stick Nodes offers basic animation features but lacks advanced options like sound and exporting capabilities without payment.
Stick Nodes Pro Stick Nodes Pro includes additional features like sound integration and better customization options, enhancing the overall animation experience.
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Stick Nodes Users find Stick Nodes easy to start with but often report confusion due to its many buttons and lack of tutorials.
Stick Nodes Pro Stick Nodes Pro also faces similar complaints about complexity, but some users appreciate the advanced tools once they learn them.
reliability edge: Stick Nodes ProR4R16R88R90
Stick Nodes Stick Nodes users frequently report crashes and issues with saving their work, which can be frustrating.
Stick Nodes Pro Stick Nodes Pro users also mention bugs and glitches, but overall, the paid version is perceived as more stable.
price/value edge: Stick Nodes ProR12R49R109R92
Stick Nodes Stick Nodes is free to download, but users often feel limited by its features and have to pay for essential functions.
Stick Nodes Pro Stick Nodes Pro, at $3.99, is seen as a good value for the additional features it provides compared to the free version.
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Stick Nodes Users of Stick Nodes express a need for better tutorials and support for beginners.
Stick Nodes Pro Stick Nodes Pro users also seek more guidance and report issues with updates, indicating a need for better support.
Pick Stick Nodes if

you are looking for a free animation app and are okay with basic features.

Pick Stick Nodes Pro if

you want a more comprehensive animation tool and are willing to pay for additional features.

Evidence note: Both apps have strengths and weaknesses, but the paid version tends to have more satisfied users due to its features, despite some recent complaints.

Frequently asked

Is Stick Nodes free?
Yes, Stick Nodes is free to download, but many features require payment to unlock, while Stick Nodes Pro costs $3.99 and includes additional features.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R19] Stick Nodes 1/5 · US Why did you made exporting a mp4 COST MONEY: so I was trying to find a app that is easy to animate and doesn’t has ads,and I find this,it was basically just perfect for the animation I. Was about to do,so I downloaded it,and it was easy to use,and I made a good animation after a view minutes,but.. when I tried to exporting to am mp4 I FIND OUT IT COST MONEY,but at least their no ads,BUT STILL,COME
  2. [R24] Stick Nodes 3/5 · GB Why is export as mp4 PRO!?!?: …This is a very good app, and I REAAALLLYYY LOVE IT… But… WHY THE HELL DOES EXPORTING IT AS A MP4 PRO!? IM NOT SPENDING MONEY JUST SO I CAN PUT IT ON YOURUBE, PLS TELL MEEE WHYYY STICK NODES😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
  3. [R71] Stick Nodes Pro 5/5 · US Pawsome!!!: This animation app is worth the time and money not to mention. It’s pretty cheap for all of the features that you get if you don’t have access to Adobe and or any other Stick Figure app then just a small sum of money to get in a lot of good features and a bunch of customization! -conffi outt!! :3 btw for the people complaining about the demon Easter egg who are mostly parents…. That’s
  4. [R111] Stick Nodes Pro 5/5 · US Great animation app for beginners: As in the title it is a great app for beginners, it has tweening and sounds and a lot of other stuff necessary to make a awesome animation, and if your too lazy to create a stick figure theres a website called “Sticknodes.com” it’s where everyone posts their stks and you can download them and use it and don’t worry it won’t give your device a virus Ive done it mu
  5. [R3] Stick Nodes 3/5 · US Could be better: It’s tricky to figure out and idk how you get more characters.
  6. [R6] Stick Nodes 3/5 · US Confused: I’m very confused on how this app works on animating cause there’s too many buttons
  7. [R27] Stick Nodes 3/5 · GB Needs tutorial: The game is very good to animate with and recommended by most animators but it is very complicated for a beginner to use and most people end up giving up and using a different app because they don’t know what to do
  8. [R66] Stick Nodes Pro 3/5 · US Not great controls: It weird
  9. [R4] Stick Nodes 1/5 · US Meh: I would not recommend I was working on a thing and then my phone died then it DIDNT SAVE!! This game SUCKS SO MUCH!!
  10. [R16] Stick Nodes 1/5 · US Crashing: Bruh, I want to use this animating app so bad but I can’t use it when I’m on Mac because it keeps crashing. I looks very good but I can’t use it. And I want to use this app in my videos but I can’t.
  11. [R88] Stick Nodes Pro 1/5 · GB Fix it.: I’ve been using this app for four years but for some reason when I try to animate it freezes and then works freezes and it works and sometimes it even kicks me out of the app,fix this issue, please. Or just add auto save,im tired of losing 50-100 frames of work for no reason.
  12. [R90] Stick Nodes Pro 3/5 · GB Good app but some issues: So this app is very good and it has loads of stuff you can animate,but theirs this glitch and it’s where I save a project that’s over 1000 frames,then the next day when I want to continue animating on the project I can’t find the project,this issue has annoyed me for years and I don’t know how to fix it,Ralph if your hearing this,please fix this glitch,it is starting to g
  13. [R12] Stick Nodes 3/5 · US You can at least make a stick noodles pro free: Quite tired that we have to pay to get stick noodles pro at least make it free for some of us. Can you make it a little bit easier? To animate.
  14. [R49] Stick Nodes 2/5 · GB money: I dint like how the sounds are for pro only i feel like it should be free but overall ute s good app
  15. [R109] Stick Nodes Pro 5/5 · US Why you should get stick Nodes Pro!!!!: I was hesitant to buy Stick Nodes Pro, but it was very cheap and the things that came with stick nodes pro are very very good. I can’t really explain it, but you should buy it just to see how good it is..
  16. [R92] Stick Nodes Pro 5/5 · US Amazing and I will never delete it! no matter what😊: Now, if you haven’t got this game and well, if you haven’t gotten this app and are thinking of getting this app, I highly recommend recommend getting the original and then if you like the original, then you can get the pro version version depending on if you could afford it, which most people can’t actually and I love the original app. I still h
  17. [R25] Stick Nodes 1/5 · US Give a tutorial: It’s literally impossible to play if there was a tutorial I think people would actually be able to play the game if I could I make 0 stars
  18. [R96] Stick Nodes Pro 5/5 · US Good animation app: I love this app it helps me allot but can you please add a toturial it would make this app allot better
  19. [R113] Stick Nodes Pro 4/5 · US Add tutorial: I wish it could teach me how to do a punch instead of just letting you start off but with your own stuff and tell you how to kill like kick and all of that other stuff and Cody walking jumping OK that’ll be really fun but I do like it
  20. [R67] Stick Nodes Pro 1/5 · US Can’t find “import background”: The developers must have really messed up this last update. I can only find tutorials for the free version of the app one year ago, and there is no “import background” option anymore. It seems like a lot of features are missing now. Please fix.
  21. [R11] Stick Nodes 5/5 · US AWESOME: This game is super cool it lets you create your own characters let’s you add characters and present them I really recommend this to anyone who wants to be a animator or a movie creator because this would be great practice and it feels like you are a animator and when your done you great you to show it off and blab about how long it took this game is really awesome to any one read you shou

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store