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title: "RoughAnimator - animation app - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "A fully featured hand drawn animation application for iPad. Made by an animator, for animators. Powerful enough for professionals, simple enough for beginners. Everything you need to create traditiona"
---

# RoughAnimator - animation app — United States
> Draw frame-by-frame animation

![RoughAnimator App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/25/cf/95/25cf956f-3356-df1e-aaf2-22f7adf07de1/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Jacob KAFKA](https://apptail.io/developer/jacob-kafka-nwic)
**Category:** Graphics Design
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (2,850 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.weirdhat.roughanimator
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 4.23 (released 2026-03-14)
**Original Release:** 2015-01-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id954718244)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/united-states)

## RoughAnimator Description
A fully featured hand drawn animation application for iPad. Made by an animator, for animators. Powerful enough for professionals, simple enough for beginners. Everything you need to create traditional hand drawn frame-by-frame animation, anywhere you go!

Features:
- Timeline with unlimited layers and easily adjustable exposure length of individual drawings, for pose-to-pose or straight-ahead animating
- Onion skinning
- Preview playback
- Scrub along timeline
- Import audio for lip syncing
- Import video for rotoscoping animation
- Custom brushes
- Supports Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon
- Control framerate and resolution
- Export animation to Quicktime video, GIF, or image sequence
- RoughAnimator projects can be imported to Adobe Flash/Animate, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony
- Also available on desktop

See a short film animated with RoughAnimator:


## RoughAnimator Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/7b/35/6a/7b356a04-ad19-b26a-a841-9b1a05d7805d/46fd2255-5ee8-4675-84cc-dc76c2c9c5f1_231129-screenshot6.png/2688x1242.png)

## RoughAnimator Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 2,228 (78%)
- 4 stars: 405 (14%)
- 3 stars: 96 (3%)
- 2 stars: 36 (1%)
- 1 stars: 85 (3%)

## RoughAnimator Reviews in United States

### ***** "Perfect"
Simple and everything I need for simple animation s with an iPad Pro and pencil
-- Mikaere_NZ, 2024-12-20

### *---- "I can’t navigate it"
I have used many animating apps as well as video editing tools, and I’m finding this incredibly frustrating. it’s not intuitive in anyway, and when I try to find something to help me navigate it, Im met with more frustration. I wish I hadn’t spent the eight dollars. If I can somehow figure out how to do what im trying to do, I’ll reevaluate my rating and review
-- topDJinSeattle, 2024-12-09

### ****- "I’m confused"
Maybe I’m just dumb. But for the life of me, I cannot figure out how the heck to animate things on here can somebody like tell me?😭👋🏼
-- I gotcha club!, 2024-11-29

### ***** "Great app but it missing more useful tools"
Downloading a new bushes didn’t turn out soft what I wanted, it need clipping layers for shading so I don’t jade to erase every single of the outline it would help me finish my animation bit faster. I would also like if it have pixel brush it would be fun as the old days
-- Queen Darkselis19, 2024-11-10

### ***** "Best Animation App For IPad"
I’ve used rough animator for years. It’s the closest thing to industry standard for an iPad I can find. It also works on Mac. Easy to learn! If you have flipaclip, delete that trash app and buy rough animator immediately. The creator also updates the app! What it’s missing is probably a gradient tool or a blur tool to to give some different texture. Other than that it’s perfect and so much fun to use!
-- CottonCake (youtube), 2024-10-17

### *---- "Pretty much unusable"
First of all, there’s no tutorial, which is definitely needed cause the functions are confusing and features hidden away so you have to go look for them. Second, it lets you import videos and audios but it’s super laggy when you do that and ends up just crashing. A total waste of money. It also says IPhone friendly but that clearly is a lie and the developers don’t care about iPhone users.
-- HushedCalli, 2024-10-12

### ***** "Thanks"
Because of your app 10 + hours worth of work is now deleted . 
Glad your movie’s working out 
 too bad the rest are just sacrificial ‘users’
-- Tsumioji, 2024-08-31

### ****- "???"
I used the Apple Pencil once and now I cannot use my fingers. Any answers?
-- Qwertthemert, 2024-08-25

### ****- "Perfect, a little buggy."
This is by far the best animation app I’ve tried! Thoughtful settings and a professional clean design. However, it is very laggy. Let’s say I draw a circle. The lines will jitter and zig zag across the circle, so the inside looks like a spiderweb almost. This happens with anything I draw. The little wheel to scrub back and forth is very laggy and freezes.
-- Meestermartz, 2024-08-12

### ***** "New favorite"
As a intermediate/professional animator this animation app makes me feel like I can animate again, because of how other apps are tedious to work around and not very budget friendly. The interface is a bit complicated but manageable the only feature that I would like is blending modes for layers. Like Multiply, Add, Overlay, and so on. 5 stars from me.
-- KHdragons, 2024-08-11

### ***** "It’s good but one nitpick"
Everything is perfect but I wish you could zoom in more just bit
-- Victorious Vic525, 2024-07-28

### ***** "Get this app immediately"
So when I saw the pictures and videos of this app, I was so excited to get it. It was the animation style that I really liked. I didn’t really like flip clip  when I looked it. The only problem with this app is I need to spend money, but the money was so worth it. It was a little complicated by understanding without any learning video they will write. It’s for professional, but simple. It’s so simple and this is the best quality app that I could find on the App Store on my iPad because I love animating so much so if you really don’t care about my money, I, I would like you to get this app. It’s really good quality better than flip clip even though it got 5000 downloads and this one only has 1000 downloads but still recommend this app.
-- best Reading app for your kid, 2024-07-17

### ***** "THE BEST ANIMATION APP"
what the title says,!!!
-- Rainey-Estelle, 2024-07-14

### ***** "Pretty cool"
I’m so glad the canvas can expand to be the full screen! You should show this in a video for the app, like some apps have that 30 second preview video. That is the honest reason I slept on buying this for a while lol the screenshot looked so cramped lol now that I know this and discovered that there is actually a moveable anchor with lasso, I had to drop a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  thanks for being a boss and making this just a one time purchase. It’s so sad that I feel that is thank worthy honestly lol stupid society… but yep, this has every tool i used in a different subscription app except a microphone function to record audio directly. If that is possible to add, please consider doing so. That would complete me
-- Potatomanman, 2024-05-11

### ***** "Umm"
I love the app I LOVE IT and the new movie but i cant draw anymore. When i try to draw it dose not. I nont know how it just happend.
-- rydRoblox15, 2024-05-05

### ***** "Procreate dreams not focused on hand drawn workflow"
Dreams works like a video editor while rough animator can edit and draw effortlessly the struggle for the most basic tasks like adding image sequences or extending the timeline is non-existent in dreams. You CAN do these tasks in dreams but the work around is so unintuitive its quite frustrating, well done Jacob. The UI looks nicer in dreams but the functionality is terrible.
-- LEoxenfree, 2024-04-28

### ****- "The $5 is worth it!"
I’ve used RoughAnimator for alot of my animations and i’ve got to say, it’s like a better FlipaClip! There’s no problems i have with it so far, you just need to get the hang of it and then you’ll be a natural! Definitely buy this app if you’re looking for a better FlipaClip!
-- homeSucks, 2024-04-07

### ***** "Don’t ever leave it behind! I love this app!!!!"
I’ve been using this app for a loooong time. It’s my all time favorite animation app to use. I refer it over any other. It’s easy to use, very simple and very very useful for my animations on YouTube! Look, Flipaclip could never be this good! I appreciate the developers and all they do for this amazing gift of an app!!! Keep up the great work!!!!
-- 🍰Ellie🍰, 2024-04-04

### **--- "Corrupt File after update"
Rough animator has been my program of choice for years, however the recent updates have been corrupting a lot of my recent files losing weeks of work.
-- Boxing master, 2024-02-08

### **--- "Great but can’t draw currently"
I love this app but I come back after a year of not using and now I can’t draw anything. The app is updated, buttons work, the layer says there is data on it.. but there is visibly nothing on screen.. Ultimately forcing me to give this feedback and use another app. Please look into a fix, I would love to continue using.
-- schmellieshell, 2024-02-05

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## RoughAnimator Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Graphics Design | #4 |
| Top Paid | Kazakhstan | Graphics Design | #4 |
| Top Paid | United States | Graphics Design | #4 |
| Top Paid | Algeria | Graphics Design | #5 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | Graphics Design | #5 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | Graphics Design | #5 |
| Top Paid | Belarus | Graphics Design | #6 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | Graphics Design | #6 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | Graphics Design | #7 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | Graphics Design | #8 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | France | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Peru | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Dominican Republic | Graphics Design | #9 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | Graphics Design | #10 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Graphics Design | #10 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | Graphics Design | #10 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Romania | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Chile | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | India | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Israel | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Graphics Design | #11 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | Graphics Design | #12 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | Graphics Design | #12 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Graphics Design | #12 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Graphics Design | #12 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Graphics Design | #13 |
| Top Paid | Austria | Graphics Design | #13 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | Graphics Design | #13 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | Graphics Design | #14 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Graphics Design | #15 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | Graphics Design | #15 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Graphics Design | #15 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | Graphics Design | #15 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Graphics Design | #16 |
| Top Paid | Russia | Graphics Design | #17 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Graphics Design | #20 |
| Top Paid | Germany | Graphics Design | #20 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Graphics Design | #21 |
| Top Paid | Japan | Graphics Design | #25 |
| Top Paid | China | Graphics Design | #37 |
| Top Paid | United States | Overall | #282 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Overall | #354 |

## RoughAnimator Discovered Keywords
- drawing gif
- animation app
- rough animator
- paint draw anime cartoon
- roughly
- flipbook pro

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## RoughAnimator Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/united-states)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/china)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/united-kingdom)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/thailand)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/russia)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/germany)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/australia)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/south-korea)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/mexico)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/japan)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/india)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/spain)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/italy)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/brazil)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/philippines)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/sweden)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/netherlands)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/indonesia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/turkey)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/ukraine)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/colombia)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/chile)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/israel)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/taiwan)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/switzerland)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/argentina)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/poland)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/singapore)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/malaysia)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/ireland)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/belgium)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/new-zealand)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/hong-kong)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/portugal)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/denmark)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/united-arab-emirates)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/saudi-arabia)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/czechia)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/norway)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/hungary)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/austria)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/vietnam)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/finland)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/peru)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/romania)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/south-africa)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/dominican-republic)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/kazakhstan)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/greece)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/egypt)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/croatia)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/belarus)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/uruguay)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/pakistan)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/bulgaria)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/slovakia)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/panama)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/estonia)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/nigeria)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/latvia)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/ecuador)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/iceland)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/azerbaijan)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/slovenia)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/bahrain)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/cyprus)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/armenia)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/kuwait)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/oman)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/jordan)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/qatar)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/sri-lanka)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/brunei)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/bermuda)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/luxembourg)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/lebanon)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/kenya)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/lithuania)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/macau)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/mali)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/tunisia)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/north-macedonia)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/uganda)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/madagascar)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/uzbekistan)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/nepal)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/cayman-islands)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/namibia)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/algeria)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/mauritius)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/roughanimator-animation-app-kwR/malta)

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