[iPadOS] [Palang Book: Kids Animation] [Lifetime Pass $9.99 → FREE with code OCTO, until Oct 31] I built a flipbook drawing app my 2-year-old can use on her own
Hi, solo dev here. Likes and reviews mean a lot to me.
**The deal**
The Lifetime Pass ($9.99, one-time, not a subscription) is free until October 31 with code OCTO:
[https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6789852144&code=OCTO](https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6789852144&code=OCTO)
Download the app first, then open the link. It works with Family Sharing.
**What it is**
I built this for my daughter. She's two. Your kid picks a tracing set, like a bouncing ball, a hopping bunny or a flying bird, and traces about 20 soft outline pages one at a time. Then they tap play, the outlines disappear, and only their drawing moves. It's a real flipbook animation made of their own wobbly lines.
**Built for a toddler**
Most of the work went into cutting things until a two-year-old could use it without me sitting next to her.
No words. Every button is a picture. No menus and no scrolling. The whole toolbar is two fixed rows that are always on screen. Ten clearly different colors and three brush sizes. Nothing more. The previous page shows through faintly, so lining up the next drawing just works. Tracing your own video only asks for about 8 drawings per second, so a small kid can finish it. Hit the trash button by accident? One undo brings the page back. Purchases and settings only open after an adult answers a quick question.
**Also included**
Trace over your own videos from the camera, Photos or a video link. Blank flipbooks, stamps, and voice recording while the animation loops. Saves to Photos as a video. Finger or Apple Pencil.
**Free vs Lifetime Pass**
Free: 3 tracing sets, 3 saved artworks, 1 video import, blank flipbooks up to 10 pages and 15 seconds of voice. Lifetime Pass: every tracing set (including future ones), unlimited artworks, videos, pages and recording time, and no Palang Book card at the end of saved videos.
If your kid is around 2 to 4, I'd love to hear what they got stuck on. Happy to answer anything in the comments.