Animaker vs FlipaClip
Animaker and FlipaClip side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
Animaker vs FlipaClip at a glance
| Animaker | FlipaClip | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, 1080p from the Starter plan at US$19 a month billed yearly | Free with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove them | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Not needed | Not needed |
| Watermark | On free plan exports | On the free version | Never |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Animaker and FlipaClip before you decide.
Animaker
- Export resolution
- 1080p on Starter, 2K on Pro, 4K on Enterprise
- Exports
- Counted each month: 10 on Starter, 30 on Pro
- Where your files live
- In your Animaker account
- Characters and lip-synced voiceover
- Yes
- AI video from a prompt
- Yes
When Animaker fits better
Your video tells a story with characters that walk, talk and react to a voiceover, or you want an AI to draft the whole video from a prompt. smooth.video has no characters and no voiceover.
Animaker vs smooth.videoFlipaClip
- Platform
- iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Apple silicon Macs
- How you animate
- Frame by frame: draw every frame, with onion skin
- Drawing
- Brushes, layers and stylus support
- Export size
- Up to 1920×1920 with Plus
- Transparent export
- GIF and PNG sequence
When FlipaClip fits better
You want to draw: a character that walks, a flipbook, a rotoscoped clip, frame after frame with a stylus and onion skin. smooth.video has no frame-by-frame drawing.
FlipaClip vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
Your video is made of text, logos, photos, shapes and numbers, you'd rather not count exports, and you want 4K or a transparent overlay without paying for a plan.
You're on a computer, and your animation is things that move rather than drawings that change: a title, a logo, a sticker, a photo, a character cut into pieces that slide and turn.
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- Does smooth.video have characters?
- No. It animates text, images, video, shapes and drawings. To animate a character, bring it in as an image, or as a layered PSD to move its parts separately.
- Can I add a voiceover?
- Yes, recorded elsewhere: add the audio file to the scene and line it up with the animation on the timeline.
- Is there a limit on exports?
- No. Export as many times as you want, at any size.
- Is there a FlipaClip for PC?
- FlipaClip is made for phones, tablets, Chromebooks and Apple silicon Macs, with no official web or Windows version. smooth.video runs in a recent browser, on Windows too.
- Can I draw in smooth.video?
- Yes, with a simple brush: the drawing becomes an image you can move, scale, rotate and fade. You can't draw a different picture on every frame.
- Is there a watermark?
- No, and there are no ads.