Clean interface... Bugs getting fixed... Good app on the right track
I beta tested this app and have seen the improvements it has been through so far. There is still a ways to go to get it to the app that it has potential to be, but the developers are very open to feedback and act on user suggestions. With that said, heres my review:
Cons
- limited stylus support; not sure what drove the decision to build in support for just the Adonit Jot Touch, but currently thats the only stylus supported
- moving around on the canvas is slow and when placing two fingers down to move it around, it almost always creates an unintentional mark that you have to turn around and erase - disruptive to workflow
- login status doesnt seem to stick between sessions, meaning when I close the app after being logged in with my kdan ID, I relaunch the app and 80% of the time when I go to access purchased or subscribed features like the animation kit, it acts like Im not logged in; the annoying fix for this is to log out and then back in
- stylus responsiveness is botchy; for example, Ill be zoomed in to my work on the canvas and when trying to make mark to say extend a line, it doesnt mark as expected; I might get a dot or something; however, when I lay down a stroke elsewhere it tends to work. Frustrating to say the least.
PROS:
-Brush selection with the animation kit is pretty extensive and gives you a lot of expressive options
-Full screen canvas is clean and gives you maximum workspace to get out your vision down
-Toolbar is intuitive and holds the most common tools youll need to work on your animation
-Frame manager interface is clean and works as expected. Thanks for making the suggestion I had of being able to select more than one to delete. I like the fact that you can double tap a frame and it brings you to that frame (a little touchy at times though and doesnt always work)
-Anizone community where you can post your animations and give/get comments on others work. Great source of encouragement to get better.
Overall, this app is shaping up to becoming a great animation app. Keep working on addressing bugs and making improvements and I make come back with a 5 star rating.
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