ToonSquid

Name: ToonSquid
Rating: 4.53282 (259 reviews)

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ToonSquid

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Keiwan Donyagard

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User Reviews for ToonSquid

Outstanding app but one question

I love how well this app is! There are no ads after purchase, the tweens key frames and other things work very well, and everything is great! One question though, is there any way to import .svg files into a project? I see that the projects can have vector drawings in it, however when I try to import a .svg file it says it’s corrupted. Other than that, great app!

bfdiblocky0904, Dec 29, 2022

Finally a good animation app! A few notes.

As an animator who primarily uses Procreate and FlipaClip to produce are in animations, this app is a lifesaver. it has all the basics and more! although this app is amazing, it’s not perfect. And there are a few things that would, in my opinion, make navigation in the app a lot faster and easier. And also make general user-interface a lot better. -The ability to adjust an entire layer’s opacity. -When playing an animation from a specific point on the timeline, returning to that point on the timeline when you pause. -An easier time selecting and moving and then unselecting specific areas. -Being able to copy and paste selected areas. -The ability to turn on brush outline. So I can see how big my brush is on the canvas. Those are all the suggestions I have currently. But again this program is leagues above anything else we have on mobile devices. Thank you.

CandyRibbon, Oct 11, 2022

Tons of Potential

I bought this app when I heard it can do basic 2D animation rigging in addition to hand drawn animation. I haven’t been able to learn 2D rigging because Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Animate are expensive, and OpenToonz is not so comfortable for certain things. So, I bought this app because it could teach me some basic rigging on my own time, without being glued to the computer. It doesn’t have Inverse Kinematics, the ability to reuse assets in other projects, or rigged deformations yet, but I see this as a possible future addition to the animation industry.The more I’ve used the app, the more stuff I was able to find in it, such as vector tweening for using the curves for 2 similar drawings and creating a morph with it, various little things that can help me with the timing and arcs of the motion graphic animations, and other things that you could find in Premier Pro, such as masking to create animatable shadows. Seeing that we’re currently on the 1.8 updates, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the 1.9 and 2.0 updates.

DMcWayne, Apr 05, 2023

Great but some issues

First off, this app is one of the best I have tried on IPad. Although I wouldn't say its better then most of the computer softwares I have, it certainly is the best on the Ipad that ive experienced! The interface is easy to navigate and if your have experience with procreate, its easy to get used to how the rest works. However when it comes to the timeline, I notice it constantly glitches and sometimes random frames will become dragged out or combine even if I don’t remember merging them. About the copy paste feature: if your copying from a drawing layer into a new frame is extremely glitchy. If you copy it onto a new frame and dont de-select the area, it moves the paste onto the next frame you click on instead of the one your pasted on. Also, when you use the lasso to grab an area and then click the arrow to move it around it selects the entire frame instead of my selected area. And in general the interface seems very sensitive. But besides those few things I think this app has great potential!Some things your could add unless they arnt all ready added:-rigging-way to add audio from video files not just audio files-setting to make every frame blank UNLESS you drag out the frame (I had to cut every frame if I wanted it blank and not the previous frame)-possibly a way to import brushes?Thank you :)

dragala824, May 05, 2023

Hands down the most fully featured app yet.

This app is incredible. I haven't seen any other app that goes as far as including Symbols, and frame pickers! I have only seen Adobe Animate do that and not even on the iPad.The brush engine is great. I was able to recreate my favorite Procreate brush pretty easily. Also Vector brushes which are great for zooming into any drawing without losing quality.And on top of being excellent for traditional frame by frame animation, there are a whole bunch of motion graphics features as well. Such as Transforms, Keyframes, Easing types for interpolation, and even transform hierarcys for making simple rigs.If I have one or two requests, it is being able to flip the entire canvas for drawing, although it isn't a huge deal, since you can flip using the transform tool. And I understand if its tricky to implement. And the ability to either have folders for projects or "stacks" like Procreate for sorting projects would also be handy.But all in all, this app is as good as Adobe Animate and even exceeds it in my opinion, and has the drawing capabilities as Procreate, and it's on the iPad! Which makes it feel like you are creating professional animation all in your portable "sketchbook". And all for just $9.99! Bravo!

JDawgtor, Jan 15, 2023

Love this app

Procreate and flip a clip always feels like it’s missing something. This app gives me both a sense of control and has all the features I need to make animation on the go or at home. As apps go there is a tiny learning curve as there is starting with a new app but once you use the app it’s very easy to get what you need out of it. Very satisfied with this new app and I hope the developer keeps developing such greatness.

Kingyoshi52, Nov 01, 2022

Best iPad animation app so far

I use other programs on my laptop to create school videos for my grandson. As I hear about one for iPad I try them out. ToonSquid is by far the easiest app to use. I also like that it’s layout resembles Procreate’s a bit since I use that app to draw my designs. I’m often sitting in waiting rooms for hours during the week for grandson’s appts and this app allows me to be productive during that time. Thank you!

KristiCorbett, Oct 02, 2022

The most robust animation app on iPad

This is currently the best animation app on the market (for my workflow). Not many animation apps offer such a large suite of animation tools while also incorporating great features from painting apps just as Procreate (excellent brush creation, support for tilt controls, etc.). It’s allows for traditional, tweening, and multiple styles of animation (such as pixel art, watercolor, vector, etc.). It even has symbols, which I haven’t come across in any other similar app. Don’t overthink this. This app is worth the money, and you should give it a shot. I hope to see this app grow and receive further development funding. Some nice-to-have features that I would love to see: 1. Left hand interface option 2. Ability to very quickly switch between brush/eraser for faster drawing. I believe this functionality is already available if you can connect a keyboard to your iPad. It would be great to have this similar to Fresco, Proceate, and Callipeg, which allow the user to either tap and hold a button, or to tap anywhere with your off hand in order to swap tools quickly. If any of these features already exist and I’m unaware of them, I will edit this review accordingly. Again, these are nice-to-haves. I have no idea how feasible/difficult it would be to implement these, and the tool is already fantastic without them.Edit: I found out that some of the requests I mentioned already exist in the app, so they’ve been removed from the review

Men led, Jun 08, 2023

Almost perfect…

This app is incredible. This is EXACTLY what I’ve been waiting for to have on my iPad. I bought this for my girlfriend who needs this more than I do but I love it so much that I’m getting into it as well. I’m sure this app will improve more and more over time but my main gripe with it is that the app keeps crashing on me in certain projects and it almost kills the experience for me but I understand that this app is new and I’m willing to wait it out for updates. Thank you for bringing this app to us and please keep updating it!

Morgan Germani, Nov 04, 2022

Please just add this one thing and then this app will be perfect!

Toonsquid is pretty much everything I've ever wanted in an animation app for ipad, however it still has not become my main yet for one reason: there is no way to flip the interface for left handed people. Or maybe there is and I haven't figured it out? Either way, I do mainly frame-by-frame animation and it makes it very annoying to frequently stop drawing, just to use the same hand to flip through the drawings or select a tool in the far left corner. I did try the swipe gesture method, but it's somewhat tricky to use, even with adjustable settings. I know it's ultimately a minor detail, but it seems like such a strange oversight considering you can do it in pretty much every other app, how fully featured Toonsquid is otherwise, and how accessibility should always be paramount when it comes to software design. Until then, I will continue to use RoughAnimator for my keys and breakdowns at least. I really hope to see this feature added soon; otherwise the app is amazing!

nubbs88, May 04, 2023

Description

ToonSquid is a powerful 2D art and animation studio for your iPad. Its flexible layer system allows you to combine the charm of hand-drawn traditional animation with keyframes that automatically animate layer properties over time. With a library full of beautiful, blazing-fast and fully customizable pixel and vector brushes, a smudge tool, animated text and vector shapes, video and audio layers, camera movements, symbols and many more features, ToonSquid makes it easy to bring your vision to life. * Traditional animation: - Create hand-drawn frame-by-frame animations - Control how long you want to show each drawing in the timeline - Draw in resolutions of up to 4k * Keyframe animation: - Add keyframes to automatically animate layer properties over time - Choose from an extensive list of customizable easing curve presets to create organic motion between keyframes * Powerful layer system: - Define the order and length of each element in your animation using layers and drawings and a flexible timeline - Organize your layers into groups for a clean workflow or to use them for pre-compositing - Use the camera layer to quickly define the visible portion of your animation in the export - Mask layers to other layers, even when their contents are animated - Choose from 27 industry-standard layer blend modes for beautiful compositing effects * Fully-customizable brushes: - Draw gorgeous brush strokes with ToonSquid's state-of-the-art digital brush engine - Take full advantage of Apple Pencil's pressure and tilt sensitivity and the iPad Pro's 120Hz display for lag-free drawing - Use vector brushes to create brush strokes that are sharp at every zoom level - Edit any of the 60+ brush settings and import custom textures to create a brush library that is perfectly tailored to your art style - Blend your strokes together using the smudge tool - Draw in a variety of styles such as sketching, inking, wet mixing, pixel art, and more - Export and share your custom brushes with others - Import your existing library of Adobe® Photoshop® brushes * Efficient symbol workflow: - Split your animation into separate clips that you can then reuse multiple times using symbols - Make edits to an animation clip and immediately see the changes in all of its symbols - Use frame markers to quickly add keyframes showing different parts of a symbol, e.g.

for an easy lip-syncing workflow * Text: - Add text layers and animate their appearance - Import and use your favorite fonts - Type bidirectional text and use IMEs for non-Latin-based languages * Vector shapes: - Quickly add common vector shapes from the shape library - Create custom shapes using the path tool by placing and editing each curve control point - Fill and stroke your shapes with beautiful gradients and edit them directly on the canvas - Animate the visible length of a path using its trim properties * Color: - Use ToonSquid's powerful color picker with plenty of different interfaces to choose the exact colors you want to work with - Create custom color palettes to speed up your workflow and even share them outside of the application - Pick colors straight from the canvas using the pipette tool - Fill connected regions quickly with the fill tool * Audio and video - Add audio clips to your timeline and perform lip-syncing animations - Hear the exact audio that matches each frame of your animation while you scrub through the timeline - Import videos, GIFs and images into your project and work with them through symbols * Transform - Animate every layer's position, rotation and scale properties using keyframes - Customize the position of the layer pivot - Add transform layers and build transform hierarchies to quickly achieve more advanced movements - See and edit your layer's entire motion path directly on the canvas * Numerous export formats - Share your work by exporting it in one of many common export formats such as MP4, MOV, GIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and more.