MotionBook - Draw & Animate
What is MotionBook?
MotionBook is a free graphics and design app for creating frame-by-frame flipbook animations on iPad or iPhone. It includes pen and eraser tools with Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity, a timeline with adjustable FPS, and an onion skin option for viewing neighboring pages. Animations can be exported as MP4 video or GIF.
Pricing. MotionBook - Draw & Animate is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Drawing frame-by-frame flipbook animations on iPad or iPhone
- Posing or sketching over a video clip used as background reference
- Making animated GIFs or MP4 videos to share or as stickers
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Why this app is in A tier
MotionBook scores 89 out of 100: rating 80, rating count 77, App Store search rank 98, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
MotionBook is built for creative people like you, to discover the fun of making flipbook animations. The MotionBook app provides a set of well designed digital tools for you to create the traditional frame-by-frame animations, on your iPad or iPhone: - A natural feel pen and eraser tool set, which provide various artistic effects include Pencil, Inking Pen, Marker, Paint Brush, Hard & Soft Erasers. And fully support pressure sensitivity of Apple Pencil. - Convenient Undo/Redo. - Use predefined color palette, or customize your own palette. - A "Timeline" to easily manage all your pages. And you can also customize FPS (Frames Per Second). - The "Onion Skin" option allows you to see previous and next pages as reference. - The advanced editing tools help you to quick tweak drawing details, copy drawings and paste to another page, or even paste images from other apps. - Export your animation to video (mp4) or GIF, share to your friends, or even make your own stickers. - Integrated with the iOS Files system, where you can easily manage all your flipbook files. You can also store your files to iCloud, and make them sync'd across your iPhones and iPads. - Various sample templates to help
Compare in Animation Creation
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | A | A |
| Score | 89 / 100 | 90 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.4 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 3.6K | 28.6K | 3.0K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 3.5 ★ · 20 reviews | — |
| Last update | 21d ago | 56d ago | 56d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free + IAP | $7.99 |
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Questions about MotionBook
Does it support Apple Pencil?
Yes. The pen and eraser tools fully support pressure sensitivity of Apple Pencil, with pen types including Pencil, Inking Pen, Marker, and Paint Brush.
Is the app free?
It is free to download and shows no in-app purchases.
How can I export or sync my animations?
Animations can be exported as MP4 video or GIF. Files are integrated with the iOS Files system, and can be stored in iCloud to sync across iPhones and iPads.
Is MotionBook free?
MotionBook is free to download.
What is MotionBook good for?
MotionBook is built for drawing frame-by-frame flipbook animations on iPad or iPhone, posing or sketching over a video clip used as background reference, making animated GIFs or MP4 videos to share or as stickers. It sits in the animation creation list on AppTierList.
Is MotionBook worth it?
MotionBook is A tier, ranked #5 of 13 animation creation apps with a score of 89 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 3,585 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.
How does MotionBook compare to FlipArtify?
MotionBook is A tier at 89; FlipArtify is A tier at 90. FlipArtify ranks higher. MotionBook is free to download, FlipArtify is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is MotionBook updated?
MotionBook was updated 21 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Animation Creation
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 89 / 100
- Rank in list
- #5 of 13
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 3,585
- Current version
- (21 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Graphics & Design
- Good for
- Drawing frame-by-frame flipbook animations on iPad or iPhone, Posing or sketching over a video clip used as background reference, Making animated GIFs or MP4 videos to share or as stickers
- Requires
- iOS 26.6 or later
- Size
- 7 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 4
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
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