What's New

- Bug fixes

App Description

Anyone can be an animator. Any idea matters.
#Animation Desk was recommended by the US & Canadian ‪‎AppStore‬ “Kickstart Your School Year” Art & Creativity Category.
# Animation Desk was featured as the best entertainment app in the annual App Store Rewind 2011!
# Animation Desk for iPhone scored 4 out of 5 in The iPhone App Review: “The app makes creating simple animations a breeze, and is genuinely a load of fun to play around with.”
# Animation Desk for iPhone reviewed by Smoking App: “Animation Desk is a great tool for those interested in creating sketch animations quickly.”
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Animation Desk for iPhone allows users to create hand-drawn animations on iPhone. The drawing interface provided by the app resembles the real working environment of a professional animator who completes each frame of an animation on a specially-designed desk, the animation desk.

Animation Desk for iPhone provides an easy, friendly, and intuitive drawing environment so that everyone can enjoy creating their own animated works. Come join us to appreciate the beauty of traditional animations!

+ Share your works with friends on Facebook
+ Upload animations to YouTube
+ Transfer animations between different iDevices and enjoy animating anytime, anywhere.
+ Rotoscoping: Record live-action films using the built-in camera and trace over the movements frame by frame for use in animation pieces.

THE STAGE IS YOURS! Simply sketch on the iPhone screen with your fingers and turn the drawings into animations in just a few steps. You will soon find yourself become the creator of your own fantasy land.
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Main Features:
*USER-FRIENDLY AND GORGEOUS INTERFACE
Realistic scene for creating animation

*SHARE YOUR MASTERPIECE WITH THE WORLD
Upload your animations directly to YouTube and Facebook

*SEND ANIMATED E-CARDS
Send your animated work as email attachment to wow your friends

*ROTOSCOPING
Record live-action films using the built-in camera and trace over the movements frame by frame for use in animation pieces

*LAYERS
Foreground and Middle Ground supported

*DYNAMIC AND STATIC BACKGROUND IMAGES
Animate your ideas with ease by applying a dynamic background, or insert your favorite picture as the static background

*AUDIO SUPPORT
Bring your animated creation to life by adding background music or sound effects

*STAMP TOOL
Use our patented stamp features to add shapes, insert pictures, or copy and paste selected area on a frame

*X-SHEET
Ability to repeat target frames and take control of your animations

*SAVE TO PDF AND GIF
Export your animations to PDFs or GIF images

*VARIOUS PAINTING TOOLS WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVITY
Bucket fill tool, pencil, crayon, fountain pen, three types of brush and eraser

*ADJUSTABLE SIZE AND OPACITY FOR THE BRUSHES AND ERASER
Manage every stroke to your liking

*BLENDING TOOLS
Enable users to tone down different color blocks to make the frame mild

*ONION SKINNING
See an overlay of adjacent frames

*COLOR SELECTION PALETTES
Decorate your creative ideas with unlimited colors

*ANIZONE
An Exclusive YouTube Platform for Animation Desk Users to watch, share, and give feedback on animation works created by other Animation Desk users

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • April 24, 2012 Initial release
  • May 04, 2012 New version 1.5
  • August 15, 2012 New version 2.0
  • August 30, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> FREE!
  • September 07, 2012 Price increase: FREE! -> $1.99
  • October 04, 2012 New version 2.0.1
  • November 19, 2012 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • November 23, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • November 28, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
  • December 01, 2012 New version 2.1
  • December 24, 2012 New version 2.2
  • March 15, 2013 New version 2.2.1
  • May 15, 2013 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • May 20, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
  • August 19, 2013 New version 3.0
  • May 29, 2014 Price decrease: $2.99 -> FREE!
  • June 01, 2014 Price increase: FREE! -> $2.99
  • August 26, 2014 Price decrease: $2.99 -> FREE!
  • August 29, 2014 Price increase: FREE! -> $1.99
  • August 30, 2014 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • June 23, 2015 New version 3.1
  • August 13, 2015 New version 3.1.1
  • October 10, 2015 Price decrease: $2.99 -> FREE!