Initially, it surfaces a single animation layer, to which you can add frames. Smartly, FlipaClip doesn’t want to overwhelm newcomers. Play either of them and you’ll discover audio can be added to your animated scribbles, further bringing them to life. Two adorable examples are included to help get you started: a leaping squirrel, and a sack and ball. This one has a similar feature set to PicsArt Animator, but everything feels more swish and polished. But as a free, straightforward entry point to animation – and with enough depth to keep you engaged for the longer term – it hits the spot.ĭownload PicsArt Animator FlipaClip: Cartoon Animationįree or up to $6/£6 You can’t define a specific frame rate either, and it can struggle with lengthy animations. The app hasn’t been updated since 2018 and so isn’t optimized for newer iPads. This means you can, for example, animate a three-frame looping sea on one layer, but a more complex boat bobbing about on another.

The layers section is of particular interest, enabling you to add multiple layers that can each have their own playback settings. If that was all the app had to offer, that’d be enough for a freebie, but more accomplished animators can dig deeper. It’s a cinch to add and rearrange frames, and the app has a basic ‘onion skinning’ system that displays a faded version of the next and previous frames as a guide. You can load a photo or begin with a blank canvas (various paper textures are provided) and quickly get stuck in with a range of drawing tools. This app is a great starting point for animation on iPhone.

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