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What’s New Version 4.23
- Optional linear interpolation for camera movement
Description
A fully featured hand drawn animation application for iPad. Made by an animator, for animators. Powerful enough for professionals, simple enough for beginners. Everything you need to create traditional hand drawn frame-by-frame animation, anywhere you go!
Features:
- Timeline with unlimited layers and easily adjustable exposure length of individual drawings, for pose-to-pose or straight-ahead animating
- Onion skinning
- Preview playback
- Scrub along timeline
- Import audio for lip syncing
- Import video for rotoscoping animation
- Custom brushes
- Supports Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon
- Control framerate and resolution
- Export animation to Quicktime video, GIF, or image sequence
- RoughAnimator projects can be imported to Adobe Flash/Animate, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony
- Also available on desktop
See a short film animated with RoughAnimator:
https://youtu.be/vaHuJNNPoMM
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Version history 25 versions
Build 883357472v4.232026-03-14 21:12:59
- Optional linear interpolation for camera movement
Build 881593896v4.222026-01-19 06:25:35
- Bug fixes
Build 880289363v4.212025-12-03 02:15:31
- Bug fixes
Build 878083055v4.202025-09-15 11:43:39
- iPadOS 26 compatibility fixes
Build 877708947v4.192025-09-03 09:19:36
- Bug fixes
Build 877307657v4.152025-08-17 09:24:01
- Customize keyboard shortcuts
- Bug fixes
Build 876938353v4.142025-08-04 12:05:54
- Bug fixes
Build 876574930v4.102025-07-21 21:16:57
- Color palette is scrollable to allow more saved colors
- Bug fix: camera moves would start a frame late in exported video
- Bug fix: black outline around a layer with a clipping mask applied
- Bug fix: shift + down arrow keyboard shortcut didn't work
- Bug fix: lag when moving camera
Build 875635949v4.092025-06-17 06:52:28
- Bug fix: degraded image quality on some devices
Build 875541406v4.082025-06-13 00:16:01
- Lasso fill tool
- Option to show brush cursor when hovering, if supported by your Apple Pencil
- Apple Pencil Pro squeeze gesture support
- Bug fixes
Build 874854108v4.072025-05-19 15:01:26
- Bug fixes
Build 874698337v4.062025-05-13 04:26:39
- Option for "desktop mode" adds tools to zoom/rotate/move the canvas with keyboard & stylus rather than with fingers
- Bug fixes: some lag and crashing on older devices
Build 874402325v4.052025-04-29 20:44:45
- Bug fixes
Build 874073639v4.042025-04-17 01:26:16
4.04
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Uses Apple Pencil's built in stroke prediction to reduce appearance of drawing lag. You can turn it off if it looks weird to you
- Removed support for Adonit and Wacom bluetooth styluses
- Big rewrite under the hood, but hopefully you won't notice the difference (other than improved performance)
Build 873979110v4.032025-04-13 10:08:40
4.03
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Uses Apple Pencil's built in stroke prediction to reduce appearance of drawing lag. You can turn it off if it looks weird to you
- Removed support for Adonit and Wacom bluetooth styluses
- Big rewrite under the hood, but hopefully you won't notice the difference (other than improved performance)
Build 873891456v4.022025-04-10 06:30:23
4.02
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Uses Apple Pencil's built in stroke prediction to reduce appearance of drawing lag. You can turn it off if it looks weird to you
- Removed support for Adonit and Wacom bluetooth styluses
- Big rewrite under the hood, but hopefully you won't notice the difference (other than improved performance)
Build 873790110v4.02025-04-05 09:50:53
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Uses Apple Pencil's built in stroke prediction to reduce appearance of drawing lag. You can turn it off if it looks weird to you
- Removed support for Adonit and Wacom bluetooth styluses
- Big rewrite under the hood, but hopefully you won't notice the difference (other than improved performance)
Build 867225739v3.252024-07-03 21:18:52
- Bug fixes
Build 866733613v3.232024-06-16 22:24:53
- Color picker is now a panel that can stay open on the side instead of a popup window
- Can undo changing background color
- Bug fix: crashed on deleting a layer while the layer name textbox was focused
Build 864670089v3.212024-03-24 00:05:12
- Bug fixes
Build 864562721v3.202024-03-19 19:52:40
- Bug fixes
Build 862895238v3.192024-01-15 01:53:31
- Bug fix (hopefully): occasional random loss of work when hiding the app. Not sure if I actually fixed it, please report if it happens again
- Bug fix: redo deleting a selection didn't work
Build 862605695v3.172024-01-01 19:03:19
- Bug fix: couldn't delete a selection in "edit multiple" mode
- Bug fix: dragging multiple selected drawings glitchy sometimes
Build 861863317v3.162023-11-30 09:43:06
- Can move multiple selected drawings across the timeline together
- Option to feather lasso selection
- Dropdowns with choices for standard framerates & resolutions when creating a project
- Prevents screen turning off while playing video
Build 860876387v3.152023-10-23 14:10:50
- Transform onion skin (aka shift and trace)
- Faster exporting
- Improved GIF quality
- Onion skin works in "edit multiple" mode
- Bug fixes
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| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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| US | en-US | USD 7.99 | 2.9k | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| CN | zh-Hans-CN | CNY 58 | 394 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| CA | en-CA | CAD 9.99 | 372 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| GB | en-GB | GBP 7.99 | 371 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| TH | en-GB | THB 299 | 355 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| RU | ru | RUB 699 | 265 | 4.7 | 4.23 |
| FR | fr-FR | EUR 8.99 | 248 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| DE | de-DE | EUR 8.99 | 234 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| AU | en-AU | AUD 12.99 | 187 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| KR | ko | KRW 12000 | 182 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| MX | es-MX | MXN 179 | 181 | 4.7 | 4.23 |
| JP | ja | JPY 1300 | 163 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| IN | en-GB | INR 799 | 129 | 4.7 | 4.23 |
| ES | es-ES | EUR 8.99 | 116 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| BR | pt-BR | BRL 49.9 | 102 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| IT | it | EUR 8.99 | 101 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| PH | en-GB | PHP 499 | 76 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| NL | nl | EUR 8.99 | 71 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| SE | sv | SEK 99 | 70 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| ID | en-GB | IDR 129000 | 68 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| TR | en-GB | TRY 399.99 | 64 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| UA | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 63 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| CO | es-MX | COP 39900 | 55 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| CL | es-MX | CLP 9990 | 54 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| IL | en-GB | ILS 29.9 | 51 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| TW | zh-Hant-TW | TWD 290 | 49 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| AR | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 47 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| CH | de-CH | CHF 7 | 47 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| PL | en-GB | PLN 39.99 | 45 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| SG | en-GB | SGD 9.98 | 40 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| MY | en-GB | MYR 39.9 | 38 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| BE | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 37 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| IE | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 37 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| NZ | en-AU | NZD 14.99 | 37 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| HK | zh-Hant-HK | HKD 58 | 35 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| DK | en-GB | DKK 69 | 30 | 4.7 | 4.23 |
| PT | pt-PT | EUR 8.99 | 30 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| AE | en-GB | AED 29.99 | 28 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| CZ | en-GB | CZK 199 | 27 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| SA | en-GB | SAR 34.99 | 27 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| NO | en-GB | NOK 99 | 26 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| AT | de-DE | EUR 8.99 | 24 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| HU | en-GB | HUF 3490 | 24 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| VN | en-GB | VND 249000 | 23 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| FI | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 21 | 4.4 | 4.23 |
| PE | es-MX | PEN 34.9 | 19 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| RO | en-GB | RON 39.99 | 19 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| DO | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 15 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| ZA | en-GB | ZAR 149.99 | 15 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| EG | en-GB | EGP 399.99 | 13 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| GR | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 13 | 3.9 | 4.23 |
| KZ | en-GB | KZT 4990 | 13 | 4.9 | 4.23 |
| HR | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 10 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| BY | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 8 | 4.4 | 4.23 |
| CR | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 8 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| PA | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 8 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| UY | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 8 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| BG | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 7 | 4.3 | 4.23 |
| GE | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 7 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| PK | en-GB | PKR 2200 | 7 | 4.3 | 4.23 |
| SK | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 7 | 4.6 | 4.23 |
| EE | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 6 | 4.2 | 4.23 |
| NG | en-GB | NGN 12900 | 6 | 4.7 | 4.23 |
| SV | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 6 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| EC | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.23 |
| LV | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 5 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| AZ | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| GT | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| IS | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| RS | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 4 | 4.8 | 4.23 |
| SI | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| BH | en-GB | USD 8.99 | 3 | 3.0 | 4.23 |
| CY | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| MD | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| AM | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| GH | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.23 |
| JM | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| JO | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.23 |
| KW | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| LK | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| OM | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.23 |
| QA | en-GB | QAR 29.99 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.23 |
| BA | en-GB | EUR 8.99 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.23 |
| BM | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| BN | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| BW | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
| CG | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.23 |
| KE | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.23 |
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| ZW | en-GB | USD 9.99 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.23 |
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| BS | en-GB | USD 8.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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| BZ | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
| CD | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
| CI | fr-FR | USD 9.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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| CV | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
| DM | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
| DZ | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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| GA | fr-FR | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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| GW | en-GB | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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| HN | es-MX | USD 7.99 | 0 | — | 4.23 |
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Reviews 30 reviews · US
★★★★★
Get this app immediately
So when I saw the pictures and videos of this app, I was so excited to get it. It was the animation style that I really liked. I didn’t really like flip clip when I looked it. The only problem with this app is I need to spend money, but the money was so worth it. It was a little complicated by understanding without any learning video they will write. It’s for professional, but simple. It’s so simple and this is the best quality app that I could find on the App Store on my iPad because I love animating so much so if you really don’t care about my money, I, I would like you to get this app. It’
best Reading app for your kid2024-07-17
★★★★★
Pretty cool
I’m so glad the canvas can expand to be the full screen! You should show this in a video for the app, like some apps have that 30 second preview video. That is the honest reason I slept on buying this for a while lol the screenshot looked so cramped lol now that I know this and discovered that there is actually a moveable anchor with lasso, I had to drop a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thanks for being a boss and making this just a one time purchase. It’s so sad that I feel that is thank worthy honestly lol stupid society… but yep, this has every tool i used in a different subscription app except a microphone f
Potatomanman2024-05-11
★★★★★
Great features, buggy on older ipads
i love using this app, it is very intelligently designed. However, my files keep getting corrupted with frames being replaced by frames from previous animations, rendering the app unreliable/unusable. It also crashes occasionally. This is a huge bummer not because i payed for it, but because i love the app and is the only one that otherwise really does what i need it too. I use an ipad 8, and it seems to be an issue with the onboard memory, so someone with a newer ipad maybe wouldn’t experience these issues. That being said, if you’re coming from adobe flash/animate, this is most likely the ap
An official critic2024-01-12
★★★★★
A great app for intermittent animators!
It’s definitely worth the price (I bought it for 6.99) it looks complicated at first glance, and even after you start using it. But don’t let that discourage you because this app the a saving grace for me a poor person XD it can be glitchy sometimes but overall an amazing app!
Ways for improvement: if they added the ability to use multiply or overlay on a layer, adding tweening, (similar to the way they did the camera) more customizable options for brushes, (instead of just spacing, opacity, etc) adding a gradient/blur tool, (I’ve been having to import gradients from procreate🥲)
Things that
BGarts2023-12-12
★★★★★
To the creator of rough animator
To start off, I love rough animator!!! It’s such a easy to understand program and I’ve yet to find a animation app that can compare. The reason for this comment is to hopefully get the attention of the creator of rough animator.
Hello there, I’ve been using your program for the past 3 years now and I love it. Although I did want to give suggestions for the program that I and others would like to see. One of the things that comes to mind is more brushes and ability to make more complex custom brushes. Another thing is a tool inside the selection tool that can warp your drawing; kinda like how
sad_kid_442023-12-09
★★★★★
Good lightweight program
Came back here after trying out Procreate Dreams and while Dreams is a much more bigger program with a better painting engine, I prefer a lot of how RoughAnimator handles things, and also the much smaller file sizes.
Very geared towards hand-drawn animation.
Has a good timeline UI that is very easy to use and flexible.
It is missing features of some heavier programs like the ability to keyframe moving of drawn objects, but also has some features a lot of them don’t have, like being able to easily draw on multiple frames at once, merge timeline tracks, and automatically loop a short section o
ttbeanbean2023-11-22
★★★★★
Changed my entire workflow - can’t recommend highly enough
I am a huge Rough Animator fan and have been using the software for years. Despite the title, I use RA as my primary animation tool for anything hand drawn and not just for rough animations. It’s incredibly consistent and reliable (especially compared to other animation software for the iPad). I even had a suggestion once and emailed the creator. He responded quickly and implemented the change along with some helpful tips. I’ve created many professional projects using this software and wish more people knew about it and used it.
Avid Animator2023-07-06
★★★★★
Fantabularific!
This is genuinely my favorite program to animate in, hands DOWN. For traditional animation, this is arguably one of the GOATs~! I'm a character animator who's worked in a number of different softwares, but this has consistently been my go-to when I have the freedom to use it! I've used this app for almost 5 years now and it's only gotten better and better with time! If anyone's looking for a fun, straight-forward animation app that's built for animators BY an animator, this is well worth it!!
For those of you who are looking for tweens etc though, mayhaps look elsewhere. There's some bas
Kcool1002023-04-03
★★★★★
Easily the best animation app I’ve ever used
I’ve been using RoughAnimator for a couple of years now, I first got it when it was free but I didn’t know how to use it yet. Fast forward a few months after I got comfortable with the setup and layout, it became my favorite app for animation :)
It does crash every once and a while if I get too ambitious and start a big project, but I don’t mind all that much because it gives me a chance to rethink about how I’m approaching an animation/sketch.
All my animator friends have come to me asking for advice because I know how to use it and keep advertising how great I think it is, and it’s been an
Beeblehead2022-09-30
★★★★★
Crashing in older versions
I will admit that I have a very old device on which I use this, one that stopped receiving updates a long time ago, in fact. However, the most recent update states that it fixes crashing in older versions. This is not true, at least not for me, because it won't let me download the new version at all. I believe that the new update can only be downloaded onto newer versions, which is counterintuitive, as it is stated that it should fix crashes in older versions. I love using this app, and I really don't want to lose it, even if only temporarily while I look for another device to use. Please, fix
glassdoor5412022-09-29
★★★★★
Impressive Application! (+questions)
Hi! I’d like to say that this application is definitely worth the price that it has been given (in fact, it’s quite a steal for mobile Animators! 😁). I used Procreate for animation but it lacked audio functionality and it’d always clip the edges of my drawing when exiting the scene. After that, I tried FlipaClip Premium (includes audio and more), but it didn’t have high functionality for line art. Rough animator is a completely different story because it holds an audio function and provides quality line consistency with its stabilization tool. The layering system works perfect and made me qui
ujel_illustrations2022-01-06
★★★★★
Nothing else comes close
If you’re serious about hand drawn character animation there’s no other choice that comes remotely close to this app. I’ve been animating professionally since 1974 and using this app since it’s debut a few years ago. Simply the best app for professionals wanting the convenience of a mobile device to free them from their desks. It’s accessible enough to use it for my beginner students and yet powerful enough for commercial production. Jacob hit it out of the park with this app, and it keeps getting better. The rest of the apps available are just toys, this is the real deal with a path to adobe
stupidapplenicknamebs2021-12-20
★★★★★
Worth the money
I mean ya sure, this app costs money. But believe me when I say it’s worth it. If you want an animation app then get this one. I mean it goes beyond the basic requirements of being an animation app and has a lot of features that are useful like cycles and keyframes. The timeline has to be my favorite, unlike the other apps, rough animator has a timeline that can have multiple layers etc. You can also import audio and stuff. Although in my opinion I would use this app for more “rough” animations as there aren’t a whole lot of features to make your animations pretty with things such as overlays
AylaYuFen2021-12-04
★★★★★
I like it, I just wish I could use it, edited.
Edit:
I recently got this app again and it works without a hitch, it could be because bugs were fixed, or it could be that I am using a newer iPad and an Apple Pencil now, either way it is a good app.
Old review:
I am not sure if it’s my device or the application itself but the zooming is so laggy, and I have to constantly pinch about five times to get it to zoom in and out of my canvas. It’s aggravating to me because when I am drawing like a lot of people I zoom in and out constantly, (not to mention rotate the canvas every which way) which also requires a lot of time to actually work. Like
Jaywood, C.M.K.2021-11-24
★★★★★
Like animating on paper, but better
I was trained in animation on paper, and RoughAnimator was very intuitive and easy for me to pick up. It honestly feels just like animating on paper, but more convenient. This isn’t a motion graphics or rig animation program, but its the best app I’ve found for doing purely hand-drawn animation. The brush engine, while simple, even feels more responsive and natural than in other iPad drawing apps I’ve used.
I just have ONE gripe! The play/preview button is right above the frame forward/back buttons, so when I’m drawing with one hand while flipping the drawings with the other, I accidentally p
éclatante2021-09-07
★★★★★
Really awesome app!!!
Hey! I’m an avid animator and have been using this app as my main software for animation when not on my laptop! Despite it being a “rough animation” program (pun intended! 😋) it’s been a huge help for making quick simple test animatics, or even more complex videos, albeit more time consuming! I noticed in an un-sent review I mentioned something about the video import messing with the drawing function, but considering I don’t recall getting irritated with anything in the past months or year, I think it’s most likely fixed now! So thanks so much!!! I really love that you’re occasionally adding
Invader-mobile2021-06-05
★★★★★
Perfect. Missing negligible features. Does the job.
This got the job done pretty seamlessly. I’ll probably stick to this app for my animations on mobile. The only things I would suggest is a dark mode and two finger undo three finger redo. I do my sound in other apps, so I don’t have anything to complain about. The interface is neat enough for me to know I’m dealing with an iPad app. This is much better than flipaclip. I could actually get something of substance done. I also noticed you could create your own brushes by importing png files, which will be very useful in the future I think. Plus I love how affordable this is. Thanks!
Bossman-TJ2021-05-03
★★★★★
Fantastic app!
This has been the first intuitive animation app that I have found for doing traditional 2D animation, not only as a mobile app, but even compared to professional desktop animation software in terms of ease-of-use. I have to disagree with those who request more features such as effects, scene transitions, etc. There are plenty of apps out there for accomplishing those tasks that can be imported from Rough Animator. I’ve worked in apps such as TV Paint, and although it’s a great piece of software, it’s just too bogged down with so many features that it practically obscures the animation features
The Roman Candle2021-04-15
★★★★★
Rough animator pretty lit 💯
So you got all the layers and all that-you can make some pretty cool stuff in the app- my only problem is the fact you can only add 1 bit of audio- I recommend you add some audio layers so you don’t gotta add all the sounds together first- and maybe adding a text feature?-as well as a marker brush and the ability, in the settings, to be able to fill on different layers but overall it’s pretty great- the option to fill in the back- and the front or inside is a pretty cool feature- keep up the good work my dude, one more thing as well that would make this program perfect! Maybe add a magic wand
D mations2021-02-26
★★★★★
Best mobile animation app but wish there were more features
I love using this app so much!!! Since my laptop can’t run my animation programs I had to resort to using my iPad and I don’t regret it. To be honest, I just wish that RoughAnimator was a bit more... Advance? I mean, I just wish there was a way to do effects like motion blur, fade in/out, luminance, and other cool stuff you can find in softwares like Open Toonz and After Effects. If adding a bunch of cool effects aren’t possible, I’d still be very grateful for a few common effects (like motion blur and fade in/out). I look forward to the day RoughAnimator gets really superb effects you’d find
MagmaNinjaPro2021-02-03
★★★★★
My go-to for storyboarding!
I love this app so much! It is especially useful for storyboarding and quick animatics due to how easy it is to drag and. extend frames and overall playaround with the timeline until you get the timing you want.
If it's possible, I'd love if there was an option to make the select tool a marquee or rectangle. I think when it comes to animating, this would make it so much easier to select objects and make the flip select horizontal/vertical features a lot more useful than they are now. In particular, I would use it to make quick character turnarounds, instead of having to import the frames fro
nubbs882020-10-22
★★★★★
Awesome app | A few suggestions
I’ve been using this app for a while now and I want first say that I love this app so much. The interface is very simple and easy to understand yet with the app you can make still make animations with many layers and long lengths without the app crashing. All that said there are a few things that I think can make this app even better.
First I think it would be helpful if the app had a text tool. This would be helpful for many reasons. It might also be cool if you can download fonts onto the app to use with the text tool.
Next it would be very helpful if there were a ruler tool that can help
jse animations2020-09-20
★★★★★
Pretty good but there’s still some things to fix
I believe that this is the best frame by frame animation software for the iPad right now that is affordable. But there are still some nitpick that I have with it. Like how there is no stabilizer like it says that there’s a stabilizer but it’s very lag he doesn’t like work out like a normal art program like MediBang or clip studio paint works. Another thing that I have a small nitpick about are the transformation tools and how limited they are. If there was like a mess transformation I believe that will be more better so the artist won’t have to redraw the whole entire frame as it is but that’s
Sketchezgroup2020-09-20
★★★★★
Fantastic app with one distracting problem
First of all, I absolutely love this app to death- it's extremely user friendly and to my knowledge it's the only one that actually allows audio scrubbing on the ipad.
That being said, there's a bit of a problem with the audio settings, which can be intrusive at best and downright startling/painful at worst, if you have very sensitive hearing (as I do). For some reason, if you select a frame or chunk of frames in your animation while you have audio enabled, it will play a preview of the audio wherever you are on the timeline. While I understand that this feature is there to remind the user w
IntrovertReviewer2020-08-22
★★★★★
Help!
I’ve been using RoughAnimator for about a year now, and I love it. It’s easy to use, lets me change the length of frames for individual layers (which I couldn’t find on any other app) and overall makes animating simple and fun. But recently I haven’t been able to import audio files? I can import songs, but if I choose the “browse” option and click the mp3 file it doesn’t do anything. This goes for audio files that I’ve used in the past, which have always worked up until now. I don’t know what’s causing this or if anyone else has the same problem, but this has been going on for a few months at
imaginary lines2020-07-27
★★★★★
Good for animation, but there’s an issue.
The app overall is good, however, the audio system is very inconvenient and bad. Especially if you’re having errors with importing audio files into apps. I end up having to do really inconvenient swaps between stuff like iMovie, if the audio made more sense I’d actually bump this review 1 or 2 stars up. Please fix this. Also, the frame duplication here is so slow. You literally have to go frame by frame on each layer just to make a 4 second animation.
Actually, never mind, I’ve found ways to work around all of these problems. For the audio, just download another animation app that all
loganschuylerdavis2020-07-21
★★★★★
Great little app that speaks to animators with potential...
So much potential here! It has a bit of a desktop flavor with traditional landscapes sprinkled in here and there.
PROS:
The price point is fair, the user interface is professional and friendly.
The app does it what it does smoothly and does not lag behind. It’s light on system resources and responsive.
It comes with an array of tools to help ease the day to day processes of hand drawn animation...
CONS/suggestions:
Not enough in the realm of brush choices, the brush mechanics and control are on a basic level. Would love to see a more dynamic and more brush options such as spacing, flow,
Spidamation2020-03-07
★★★★★
It’s fine, but has quite a few problems
Okay, I’m not gonna try to go on an all-out rant, but I really need to talk about some problems this app has-
Okay, so firstly, the cycle option?? What the heck does it even do?? I haven’t found one single person on the entire internet that knows how to work it. If you’re going to have an option, tell people how to work it, or check if it’s even functional. Secondly, you can’t copy and paste multiply frames onto the layer they’re already on. That may be a nit-pick, but it’s extremely frustrating to have to click the copy and paste button SO. MANY. TIMES. Not to mention making animations that a
Mother of 2 beauties2019-12-27
★★★★★
Is it just me?
This app is incredible! It’s easy and very fun to use. I use this app on a lot of my school projects, but I do have a problem that is VERY frustrating. I don’t know if it is because there is a frame limit, but at a certain point I can no longer play my animation inside the app. It’s is not that big of deal, but still annoying and not the only problem. I am currently doing an animation project for school. Of course I was not able to watch my animation in the app, but I could still work on it. That was until earlier today when I went back. I clicked on my animation project and... my screen black
Marycerice2019-09-12
★★★★★
I love it but it needs work
This is the only animation app on the App Store that has a timeline, You can rotoscope, you can add audio and images and that’s amazing, but for whatever reason where this app falls short is the brush selection. I don’t not see any option or anywhere online to download brushes or have any real knowledge to make brushes myself. This is a big problem because I noticed that my line art in this app looks kind of ugly. The standard brush looks like a bunch of tiny dots it should be a straight line, like a vector line even. And there is a severe lack brushes on this app and it needs to be fixed. I c
Perceptivisiontv2019-08-10
Change log 29 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
- Optional linear interpolation for camera movement
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description updated
A fully featured hand drawn animation application for iPad. Made by an animator, for animators. Powerful enough for professionals, simple enough for beginners.
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subtitle updated
Draw frame-by-frame animation
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name updated
RoughAnimator - animation app
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Version 4.23 released
- Optional linear interpolation for camera movement
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Version 4.22 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.21 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.20 released
- iPadOS 26 compatibility fixes
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Version 4.19 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.15 released
- Customize keyboard shortcuts
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.14 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.10 released
- Color palette is scrollable to allow more saved colors
- Bug fix: camera moves would start a frame late in exported video
- Bug fix: black outline around a layer with a clipping mask applied
- Bug fix: shift + down arrow keyboard shortcut
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Version 4.09 released
- Bug fix: degraded image quality on some devices
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Version 4.08 released
- Lasso fill tool
- Option to show brush cursor when hovering, if supported by your Apple Pencil
- Apple Pencil Pro squeeze gesture support
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.07 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.06 released
- Option for "desktop mode" adds tools to zoom/rotate/move the canvas with keyboard & stylus rather than with fingers
- Bug fixes: some lag and crashing on older devices
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Version 4.05 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 4.04 released
4.04
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Us
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Version 4.03 released
4.03
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Us
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Version 4.02 released
4.02
- Bug fixes
4.0
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Us
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Version 4.0 released
- Layer blending modes & clipping masks
- Lock layers
- Option to turn off antialiasing, for pixel art
- Option to flip canvas horizontally
- More accurate preview of final line when using shape tools or smoothing
- Uses Apple Pencil's buil
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Version 3.25 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 3.23 released
- Color picker is now a panel that can stay open on the side instead of a popup window
- Can undo changing background color
- Bug fix: crashed on deleting a layer while the layer name textbox was focused
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Version 3.21 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 3.20 released
- Bug fixes
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Version 3.19 released
- Bug fix (hopefully): occasional random loss of work when hiding the app. Not sure if I actually fixed it, please report if it happens again
- Bug fix: redo deleting a selection didn't work
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Version 3.17 released
- Bug fix: couldn't delete a selection in "edit multiple" mode
- Bug fix: dragging multiple selected drawings glitchy sometimes
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Version 3.16 released
- Can move multiple selected drawings across the timeline together
- Option to feather lasso selection
- Dropdowns with choices for standard framerates & resolutions when creating a project
- Prevents screen turning off while playing video
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Version 3.15 released
- Transform onion skin (aka shift and trace)
- Faster exporting
- Improved GIF quality
- Onion skin works in "edit multiple" mode
- Bug fixes