This is an overview of which apps will work on each operating system.
- The name of the app will lead you to a description of the app, examples, and help on getting started. (This is a work in progress).
- The names of the operating systems (across the top of the table) will take you to a list of compatible apps.
- The headings (eg. Animation) will take you to an overview of tools & other resources that can help with that task. (This is a work in progress too).
- The blue ticks link to the app store or web page where you can download or sign-in to the app.
| App | Easy? | Off-line | Kindle Fire | Android | iOS | OS X (Mac) | Windows (PC) | |
| Animation | ||||||||
| Toontastic | easy | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Animation Studio | hard | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Sock Puppets | easy | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Stop Motion | med | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| i, animator | easy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Comic strips | ||||||||
| Toondoo | easy | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pixton | easy | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Comic & Meme Creator | easy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Video-editing | ||||||||
| Adobe Spark | easy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| iMovie | med | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| Windows Movie Maker* | med | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Making apps | ||||||||
| App Inventor** | ? | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Subtitles | ||||||||
| Aegisub | med | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Youtube | easy | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Amara | easy | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Elan | hard | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Dubbing | ||||||||
| Audacity | ? | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
You can also download a PDF of this table.
*Windows Movie Maker is no longer supported by Microsoft, but if you already have it, it should still work.
**You need a computer to run App Inventor. Ideally you’ll also have an Android phone to test the apps on.