Cartoon Animator vs FlipaClip
Cartoon Animator
reallusion.com
FlipaClip
flipaclip.comSide by side
| Figure | Cartoon Animator | FlipaClip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $149/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · 2D Character Animation Software | 8.4 (#9) | 9.0 (#5) |
| Spec score · Animation Software | 8.4 (#26) | 8.8 (#18) |
| Spec score · Cartoon Maker Software | 8.4 (#11) | 9.0 (#5) |
| Export | It supports transparent MOV video and PNG image-sequence export, including export of selected items for compositing. | Animations can be exported as MP4 or GIF, with PNG image-sequence export available through Plus. |
| Export formats | MOV,WMV,AVI,MP4,MPG,MPEG,popVideo,JPG,PNG,BMP,TGA,GIF,SWF,ProRes 4444 | MP4,GIF,PNG sequence |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Supported platforms | windows | The app is listed for Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and Huawei AppGallery; Mac computers with an M chip are supported but not fully optimized. |
| Privacy | Reallusion's privacy policy says it collects information provided by users and information gathered through its website, including anonymous site statistics, domain names, and IP addresses. | The privacy policy says Visual Blasters may collect personal information, usage and device details, and rough geographic location. |
| Purpose | Cartoon Animator creates animatable 2D characters from images, photos, paintings, layered Photoshop PSD files, and vector graphics. | FlipaClip is an app for creating frame-by-frame animations. |
| Support | The online manual directs users to product FAQs and further assistance, and the FAQ page says users can submit a Reallusion support ticket under the Cartoon Animator 5 category. | The FlipaClip Knowledge Base offers troubleshooting, feature and subscription help articles, with a contact option for further help. |
| System requirements | The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 SP1 and requires a 64-bit operating system. | The current Apple listing requires iOS/iPadOS 15 or later and macOS 12 or later on an Apple M1-or-newer Mac. |
Plans
Cartoon Animator
- TrialPrice not published
- Full$149 a month
- Cartoon Animator 5 Full$149, paid once
FlipaClip
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- FlipaClip Plus monthly$5.99 a month
- FlipaClip Plus annual$29.99 a year
- FlipaClip PlusPrice not published
In their own words
Cartoon Animator
Cartoon Animator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FlipaClip
FlipaClip is a frame-by-frame animation app for aspiring and emerging artists. Its timeline offers Classic and Studio layouts, with Studio showing frames, layers, and audio together. Users can draw beyond the canvas, though that extra content is left out of the final video. Audio support allows up to six separate tracks on Android and eight on iOS. Projects can be exported as MP4, GIF, or PNG sequences. The Free plan is free and includes three layers and ads. FlipaClip Plus adds unlimited layers, audio and video import, watermark and ad removal, PNG image sequence export, and custom canvases up to 1920×1920; the price appears in the app before purchase, with monthly or yearly billing. Magic Cut uses AI to separate images into elements and is a Plus feature. Voice maker generates dialogue audio, includes 15,000 monthly credits, and limits each text input to 150 characters. Projects stay on the device where they were created and do not sync through sign-in, but creation, editing, and rendering work offline. Users can back up projects manually to third-party storage. FlipaClip also offers an Education option for educational institutions.