Animation Desk® Draw & Animate
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 19 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperKdan Mobile Software LTD
CategoryEntertainment
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.2 (629)
Version9.4.9
Age rating4+
First seen by us
5 Oct 2026
Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.2 ★
629 ratings
Measured
Animation Desk® Draw & Animate on the App Store
App details
App ID
946346179
Publisher
Kdan Mobile Software LTD
On the store since
Jul 2015
11 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 10.0+
iPhone 5 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
12
EN FR DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES ZH TR
Size
417 MB
Also listed in
Education
Animation Desk® Draw & Animate downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Animation Desk® Draw & Animate makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads · 52 ad networks
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.2 ★
629 ratings
Measured
Ratings
629
Measured
About Animation Desk® Draw & Animate
Have fun exploring the world of animation. Learn how to make cartoons and animations, and share your videos on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram.
Check out the video tutorials in the app, or get animation tips on our website.
AWARDS
- Recommended by EdTech Impact, Edshelf, EducationalAppStore.com, All about apps in YOUR classroom, iPad Educators
- Featured by Apple on iTunes Home Page
- Featured by TechCrunch
- Featured by Yahoo Tech
HOW TO CREATE FRAME-BY-FRAME ANIMATION
Animation Desk works like a digital flipbook. You can start from the first frame or a keyframe. Use the brushes or selection tool to complete their work.
CREATE ANIMATION WITH VIDEOS & PHOTOS
Import video and photo, and add fantastic animation effects.
MANY EDITING TOOLS
• Draw with different brushes or customize your own
• Add captions or subtitles for your animation
• Setup color palettes for characters or scenes
• Other editing tools: rulers, selection tools, and more
PLAY WITH FRAME & LAYERS
• Trace the motion with onion skinning
• Easily manage frames in the frame viewer
• Duplicate or repeat a frame, set up FPS to control the speed
• The basic version includes 3 sketch layers and one background layer
Export
• Export animation as a video, GIF, and PDF sheet!
• Export animation into Photoshop and make advanced editing
• Export individual frames as images
PLEASE NOTE
Animation Desk is free to download and use, and more features are available in the subscription plans. The basic version includes ads. For more information, please refer to the Term of Service below.
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS
• Kdan Cloud 500GB
• Animation Desk Pro with 500G Kdan Cloud storage
• Animation Desk Pro for students and educators
• Creativity 365 with 1 TB Kdan Cloud storage"
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions will be charged through your iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Your subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription price. You may manage your subscriptions in your iTunes
Terms of service: https://kdanmobile.com/en/terms_of_service
Privacy Policy: https://kdanmobile.com/en/privacy_policy
CONTACT US
Email: [email protected]
Helpdesk: http://support.kdanmobile.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animation_desk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/animationdesk
Check out the video tutorials in the app, or get animation tips on our website.
AWARDS
- Recommended by EdTech Impact, Edshelf, EducationalAppStore.com, All about apps in YOUR classroom, iPad Educators
- Featured by Apple on iTunes Home Page
- Featured by TechCrunch
- Featured by Yahoo Tech
HOW TO CREATE FRAME-BY-FRAME ANIMATION
Animation Desk works like a digital flipbook. You can start from the first frame or a keyframe. Use the brushes or selection tool to complete their work.
CREATE ANIMATION WITH VIDEOS & PHOTOS
Import video and photo, and add fantastic animation effects.
MANY EDITING TOOLS
• Draw with different brushes or customize your own
• Add captions or subtitles for your animation
• Setup color palettes for characters or scenes
• Other editing tools: rulers, selection tools, and more
PLAY WITH FRAME & LAYERS
• Trace the motion with onion skinning
• Easily manage frames in the frame viewer
• Duplicate or repeat a frame, set up FPS to control the speed
• The basic version includes 3 sketch layers and one background layer
Export
• Export animation as a video, GIF, and PDF sheet!
• Export animation into Photoshop and make advanced editing
• Export individual frames as images
PLEASE NOTE
Animation Desk is free to download and use, and more features are available in the subscription plans. The basic version includes ads. For more information, please refer to the Term of Service below.
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS
• Kdan Cloud 500GB
• Animation Desk Pro with 500G Kdan Cloud storage
• Animation Desk Pro for students and educators
• Creativity 365 with 1 TB Kdan Cloud storage"
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Subscriptions will be charged through your iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Your subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription price. You may manage your subscriptions in your iTunes
Terms of service: https://kdanmobile.com/en/terms_of_service
Privacy Policy: https://kdanmobile.com/en/privacy_policy
CONTACT US
Email: [email protected]
Helpdesk: http://support.kdanmobile.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animation_desk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/animationdesk
Latest updates
9.4.9
- UI optimization