# Aardman Animator

> Learn to Animate with Aardman!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aardman.animationstudio](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aardman.animationstudio)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.aardman.animationstudio`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Aardman Animations Ltd
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 227,506
- **Rating:** 3.18 / 5 (834 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-11
- **First published:** 2021-05-26
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-06-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aardman.animationstudio)
- **Website:** [http://aardman.com](http://aardman.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aardman.com/animator-privacy-policy/](https://www.aardman.com/animator-privacy-policy/)

## Description

Aardman Animator is a user-friendly stop-motion animation app developed by the renowned Aardman studios, famous for Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Tailored for beginners and enthusiasts, it offers an intuitive interface that simplifies the art of animation, allowing you to bring your stories to life with ease.

Key features include an easy-to-use timeline, helpful hints and tips videos, portrait and landscape shooting modes, onion skinning for frame preview, frame editing (delete, duplicate, move), recording your own dialogue or sound effects, adjustable focus and exposure, automated shooting timer, customizable playback speed, and effortless exporting of animations as MP4 files. You can share your creations with friends or on social media and collect unlockable trophies as you progress. Dive into the world of stop-motion animation with Aardman Animator!

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.aardman.animationstudio.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app as free, beginner-friendly, and easy to use, with helpful tutorials and good results for simple projects. Repeated drawbacks include camera compatibility problems on various devices, audio issues (recording/sync), crashes on longer animations, and general bugs or feature limitations that hinder editing and advanced use.

### Pros

- Easy to use and has a simple interface, especially suitable for kids
- Free app that serves as a good alternative to paid stop-motion tools
- Tutorials help users learn quickly and get started
- Suits quick, basic stop-motion projects and beginners

### Cons

- Camera compatibility issues; camera not working on some devices
- Audio recording and syncing problems; sound options often missing or unreliable
- Crashes or freezes when working with longer animations or during download
- Bugs and limited editing/features; could have more options

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aardman.animationstudio)