Toontastic
Description
Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show – simply press the record button, move your characters onscreen, and tell your stories through play! Once you're done, Toontastic will play back your animation and voice as a cartoon for you to share with friends and family around the world.
Toontastic teaches key storytelling principles that help to promote Creativity at a young age. Its drawing tools bring kids' wildest ideas to life alongside virtual playsets chock full of pirates, princesses, far away galaxies, and many other characters and settings to spark the imagination. Cartoons can be shared online via ToonTube, Toontastic's Global Storytelling Network, to help children connect to friends and family and learn about other cultures, customs, and lifestyles through stories created by their peers around the world.
Creating a Cartoon with Toontastic is as Easy as…
- Select a scene on the Story Arc: A Setup, Conflict, Challenge, Climax, or Resolution.
- Draw your own Setting and Characters, or custom color a Character from our collection of pirates, princesses, swashbucklers, and more.
- Press the Start Animation button and move your characters around onscreen, telling your story through play. Toontastic will record and play back your animations and your voice as an animated cartoon.
- Choose the music for your scene by adjusting the scene's Emotional Energy level and plotting out the perfect Story Arc.
- Title your cartoon and upload it to ToonTube for friends and family to see all around the world!
Launchpad Toys is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Toontastic | Free | Compatible with iPad. |
| Toontastic: All Access | $19.99 | Compatible with iPad. |
| All Access Pass | $19.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Midtown Madness | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Supertastic Shinjuku Smackdown | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Bay City Roboquake | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Dr. Crankenstein's Lab | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Savanna Sunset | $0.99 | In-app purchase. |
| The Pawspital | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| North Pole | $0.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Gnarly Ramp | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
| Skeleton Yard | $1.99 | In-app purchase. |
Reviews
Toontastic is a one of a kind ingenious app available for free in the App Store! From the moment the download is complete you will want to immediately begin playing. The catchy background music and advanced graphics are what truly leave this app pioneering the way of future apps to come. The apps homepage is well organized providing practical navigation throughout the entire app. The app begins teaching and explaining what is going to happen from the moment you click “New Cartoon.” From a therapist’s perspective this is brilliant because the app explains the Story Arc…
The first time I used Toontastic, I fell in love with it. It is a great tool/app that helps you create your own cartoons, and tell your stories through it. It is a great way to unleash the creative talent hidden in the young minds. You can easily create your own character or use any of the custom-made characters available on Toontastic. Once you have created your own animation, you can also upload it on ToonTube, and share it with your peers. I conduct story-reading classes for the lower grade students. I and my students had such fun when I shared the animated story of Snowhite and The Seven Dwarfs with them. Now, they happily create their own stories, and I love watching them. I would recommend it to all teachers teaching up to grade 5th, and also parents, as with this tool they can make education so much fun for their students and children.