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.

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Animaker vs FlipaClip at a glance

AnimakerFlipaClipsmooth.video
PriceFree plan, 1080p from the Starter plan at US$19 a month billed yearlyFree with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove themFree, no paid plan
AccountRequiredNot neededNot needed
WatermarkOn free plan exportsOn the free versionNever

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.video

FlipaClip

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.video

When 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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Questions

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.