Cartoon Apps Comparison Table (all prices, features and comments subject to change)

App Cost Built-in Assets

Import Photos

Shoot Photos

Platform Export/Share to Notes

BitStrips ***

Free Yes No No iOS, Android

Message, Email, Facebook, Bitstrips or selected BitStrip colleagues

Comic images selected from captionless cartoons

Bubble

*

Free, $2.99 full

upgrade or $1.99 unlimited bubbles

No No Yes iOS Save, Print, AirDrop,

Message, email, Facebook

Free version: pop-up ads, can re-edit images. Paid version:

unlimited bubbles, unlocks additional fonts, colors, bubble styles, eliminates ads

Captions (Perfect Captions)

****

Free, $1.99 upgrade to full version

No Yes Yes iOS Email, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Photos, Clipboard, Print

Can create albums to group your captioned images, includes quick reference, can re-edit images. Import from DropBox.

ChatterPix ****

Free No Yes Yes iOS Facebook, Email, YouTube or Photos

Can record sound on iPad or iPhone; app automatically animates mouth (you draw straight l ine for mouth) to match audio recording

Comic Life ****

$4.99 (iOS), $29.99 (Mac,

Windows, $10 discount for education)

Yes Yes Yes iOS, Mac, Windows

Email, Facebook, DropBox, iTunes and using “In Tray”

system.

Templates, fi lters, iPad version slightly different from Windows and Mac versions.

PicStrip *

Free, $.99 to unlock all fi lters

Yes Yes iOS Clipboard, Email, Photos, Facebook, Instagram

With free version, every time you want to use a locked fi lter, you must first watch an ad. Even with paid version,

you’ll have pop-up ads throughout app. Only supports vertical rectangular panels. Doesn’t save within app for future editing. No help or tutorial.

PowToon

****

Free to SIDLIT

2014 attendees

Yes Yes No Mac,

Windows

MP4, YouTube Outputs video or slides, typically not used for single

cartoon, but rather for animation. Strip Designer

(POW!) ****

$2.99 Art

Tools

Yes Yes iOS Clipboard, Email, Photos,

Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, WebDav, Air Print, iTunes or any photo capable

app

Can also include drawings, maps, photos from Facebook or

Dropbox. Online tutorials.

Toon ToolKit ****

$2.99, character packs $0.99 each

Yes No No iOS Clipboard, Photos, iTunes for fi le sharing, Twitter

Has characters and props . 5 additional character packs include Home & garden, Office Props, Bedroom Props, The Princess Room and Restaurant. can only work with character packs included.

ToonCamera

****

No No Yes iOS Photos, Email, Twitter,

Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram, Text, Print, Copy, Postcard (printing)

Cannot add balloons. Applies fi lters to photos or video you

shoot.