FlipaClip vs Live2D Cubism
FlipaClip
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Live2D Cubism
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| Figure | FlipaClip | Live2D Cubism |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | $5.65/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 | 5 | 20 |
| Spec score · 2D Character Animation Software | 9.0 (#5) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Spec score · Cartoon Maker Software | 9.0 (#5) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spec score · Animation Software | 8.8 (#18) | 9.0 (#11) |
| Export formats | MP4,GIF,PNG sequence | PNG,JPEG,GIF,MP4,WebM,MOV,MOC3,model3.json,motion3.json |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Projects can be manually backed up to third-party storage such as Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive; FlipaClip says it has no project backup cloud service of its own. | Editor files are supported by nizima LIVE and various third-party applications, and Live2D provides an After Effects plug-in and Photoshop scripts. |
| Platforms | 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. | Windows,macOS |
| Purpose | FlipaClip is an app for creating frame-by-frame animations. | Cubism Editor models and animates drawn illustrations to create dynamic 2D expressions. |
Plans
FlipaClip
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- FlipaClip Plus monthly$5.99 a month
- FlipaClip Plus annual$29.99 a year
- FlipaClip PlusPrice not published
Live2D Cubism
- Cubism PRO for indie — Monthly$13.26 a month
- Cubism PRO for indie — Annual, year one$91.02 a year
- Cubism PRO for indie — Annual, year two$74.96 a year
- Cubism PRO for indie — Annual, year three and later$68.07 a year
- Cubism PRO for indie — 3-year plan$234.05 a month
- Cubism PRO for business — Monthly$61.32 a month
- Cubism PRO for business — Annual, year one$420.68 a year
- Cubism PRO for business — Annual, year two$380.91 a year
- Cubism PRO for business — Annual, year three and later$350.32 a year
- Cubism PRO for indie Monthly Plan$13.21 a month
In their own words
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.
Live2D Cubism
Live2D Cubism Editor turns drawn illustrations into animated 2D models, with tools for shaping expressions through mesh deformation, physics, and lip sync. Live2D says its technology is used in mobile apps, console games, VTuber streaming, and animation. The editor runs on Windows and macOS, including Apple Silicon and Intel Mac versions, and exports PNG, JPEG, GIF, MP4, WebM, MOV, MOC3, model3.json, and motion3.json files. Editor files are supported by nizima LIVE and other third-party applications; Live2D also provides an After Effects plug-in and Photoshop scripts. The PRO trial lasts 42 days, after which the Editor continues as the FREE version. FREE is limited to one 2048 px texture file, 100 ArtMesh, 30 motion parameters, 50 deformers, and 30 parts; exceeding those limits prevents saving. FREE commercial use is restricted to General Users and Small-Scale Enterprises with annual sales under 10 million yen. Cubism PRO for indie is listed at $13.26 a month.