Animation Desk vs Tumult Hype
Animation Desk
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| Figure | Animation Desk | Tumult Hype |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.49/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 4 |
| Spec score · Animation Software | 9.1 (#10) | 8.3 (#38) |
| Company | KDAN says it was founded in 2009; the About page does not state a headquarters location. | Tumult says it was founded by two Apple veterans and its team is based in San Francisco. |
| Export formats | Supported exports listed by the maker include video, images, GIF, Photoshop PSD, PDF and ad.package. | HTML5,MP4,Apple ProRes 422,animated GIF,animated PNG,PNG sequence,iBooks Author widgets,OAM widgets |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Tainan City, Taiwan | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Integrations | GetApp records iMovie as a user-mentioned integration, rated 5.0 from one integration review. | OAM export embeds Hype content in desktop publishing tools, while its JavaScript API can manipulate scenes inside or outside embedded content. |
| Purpose | Animation Desk is software for creating animations, cartoons, and animatics. | Tumult Hype creates interactive HTML5 web content and animations without requiring coding. |
| Support | KDAN lists Animation Desk support for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows and gives [email protected] as a contact address. | Support is available through email, in-app issue reporting and feedback, documentation, tutorials, and public forums where Tumult team members help answer questions. |
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
Tumult Hype
- Hype 4.1 Professional Upgrade$49.99, paid once
- Hype 4.1 Professional (from 4.1 Standard)$49.99, paid once
- Hype 4.1 Standard$49.99, paid once
- Hype 4.1 Professional (Full)$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.
Tumult Hype
Tumult Hype has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.