Animation Desk vs DigiCel FlipBook
Animation Desk
kdan.comDigiCel FlipBook
digicel.netSide by side
| Figure | Animation Desk | DigiCel FlipBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.49/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · 2D Character Animation Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · Animation Software | 9.1 (#10) | 7.6 (#84) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Intended users | KDAN describes it for beginners, students and learners, and professional animators creating rough animations, animatic sketches, and storyboards. | DigiCel says FlipBook was designed for studios, schools, teachers, and students following the traditional animation process, and that schools, teachers, and students are its main customer base. |
| Purpose | Animation Desk is software for creating animations, cartoons, and animatics. | FlipBook combines computer convenience with traditional animation methods to help users create animation. |
| Support | KDAN lists Animation Desk support for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows and gives [email protected] as a contact address. | DigiCel offers free technical support to FlipBook users. |
Plans
Animation Desk
- Animation Desk Pro iOS$2.49 a month
- Creativity 365 for Individuals$4.99 a month
- Animation Desk iOS BasicFree
- Animation Desk iOS - Basic PlanFree
- Animation Desk Pro iOS$2.49 a month
- Creativity 365 for Individuals$4.99 a month
DigiCel FlipBook
- FlipBook Lite$19.99, paid once
- FlipBook Studio$49.99, paid once
- FlipBook Pro$99.99, paid once
In their own words
Animation Desk
Animation Desk is software for creating animations, cartoons, and animatics on Android, iOS, and Windows. Its tools include paint brushes, layers, onion skinning, sound effects, and frame-rate settings. Work can begin with video clips, photos, or pre-built animation templates, with stock collections, batch frame pasting, and effects for video and images available for editing; some features depend on app version. The product is aimed at beginners, students, learners, and professional animators making rough animation, animatic sketches, or storyboards. Finished work can be exported as video, GIF, PDF, PSD, or image sequences, and editable projects can be exchanged among the Android, iOS, and Windows apps. The iOS listing also describes export to Photoshop for further editing. Animation Desk is free to download, and a free plan is listed. Animation Desk Pro for iOS is $2.49 a month, billed annually at $29.99. Creativity 365 for Individuals is $4.99 a month, billed annually at $59.99. KDAN says the product will remain available under existing paid plans but will not receive proactive new feature development or routine version maintenance updates.
DigiCel FlipBook
DigiCel FlipBook has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.