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24 alternatives to Animoji

Create and share custom animated characters on iPhone X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Animoji launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Animatic▲111

   Make your own animated illustrations on your phone

   2016 · animatic.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Memojis▲29

   A more personal form of Animoji

   2018 · apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tokkingheads by Rosebud▲159

   Instantly animate a portrait photo w/ text, speech, or video

   2020 · app.tokkingheads.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Newmoji▲70

   New animated emoticon keyboard for iOS 8

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Animaticons▲365

   Beautiful, customizable animated GIF icons.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AI Anime Art Generator▲109

   AI Anime character generator for iPhone

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bitmoji▲106

   Turns your avatar into stickers and emoji

   2014 · bitmoji.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Animos App▲134

   Showcase your designs in motion

   Jul 2026 · animos.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   useAnimations▲362

   An animated icon library for your projects

   2019 · useanimations.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Canvas▲140

    Animate in Xcode without knowing how to code

    2014 · canvaspod.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Memoji Keyboard▲109

    Send animated emojis of yourself

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Demoji▲100

    Say less, express more, create animated emojis

    2017 · demoji.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Avatar Maker▲164

    World’s 1st avatar-powered video maker for iOS & iPadOS

    2023 · animaker.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MA
    Make a video of any word forming out of candy▲101

    2019 · customanim.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shuggie▲76

    Animate emoji over your pictures

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    QWANJI▲174

    Hey HN! I've built this bit of cuteware (software not solving a problem but just for fun) inspired from the patterns made by swipe typing on mobile devices. To me it seemed like the closest thing to an English version of Kanji and it would be cool to consistently recreate those patterns. The implementation is vanilla js to keep things simple (and from a bit of framework fatigue) I'm keen to see how people use qwanji. Any and all feedback welcome!

    2024 · byronicalpatrick.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ✶ glyfs▲121

    Unicode characters & text tools for iPhone, iPad and Mac

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Newji▲160

    Make anything an emoji

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MEmoji▲64

    Turn yourself into an animated Emoji in iMessage

    2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AWWWA▲137

    Animated backgrounds for iPhone with stories inside

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Characters for iOS▲81

    Kaomoji library & keyboard for iOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    JazzHands by IFTTT▲107

    A keyframe-based animation framework

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SplitMoji▲72

    Create your own flexible + textable emojis, stickers & GIFs

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wemoji▲93

    Animated emojis for all skin tones 💯

    2018 · getwemoji.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →