Onion Cam2 vs Stop Motion Animation Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onion Cam2
Create stop-motion and time-lapse movies with ease. This app allows you to capture images sequentially, using an onion-skin feature to guide your next shot. You can then arrange your photos, export them as a movie, and save multiple projects.
- Onion-skinning for guided capture
- Guideline display
- Change picture order
- Export movies
- Save multiple projects
- Adjust movie export settings
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‘Onion Cam2’ is a simple and useful app, which can take a time-lapse photography and create a movie by one-stop. You can make interesting and great movies using your creativity! Please check this out, also for the people who have not tried creating a time-lapse photography! 'Onion Cam2' is the successor to 'Onion Cam'. The main difference is that 'Onion Cam2' now stores captured images in the app. Also, I was able to export it sideways. Other than basic camera functions, the functions below are implemented. ・Onion-skin function You can take a picture with checking the translucently displayed picture you took last time. By this function, you can take gradually changing time-lapse photography easily. You can adjust transparency and choose display and non-display mode by one tapping. ・Guideline display You can set displaying guidelines. You can choose display and non-display mode by one tapping. ・Changing order function You can change the order of the pictures. ・Exporting movie function You can export movies by this app. You can set the time of switching pictures and the size of exporting file. ・Saving several projects You can save several(32 projects for this version) projects. 【Supported OS】 iOS 17.6 or later 【Disclaimer】 While we try our best, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of this application such as bugs or errors.
Stop Motion Animation Maker
Create your own cartoons, animations, or time-lapse videos by taking a series of photos. This app offers easy shooting, editing, and frame-by-frame control, making animation accessible for all ages. Save and share your creations directly from your device.
- Frame-by-frame photo shooting
- Combine photos into video
- Translucent overlay for alignment
- Adjustable frame rate
- Image zoom and transparency
- Export to video format
- Save and share creations
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The app creates a series of photographs that can be combined into a video and get finished cartoon, animation, or time-lapse at the output. With the Stop Motion app, You can easily create your cartoon or stop-motion animation just like the pros do! Easy shooting and editing even for beginner animators. Creating cartoons Take photos of your plasticine, Lego, drawings, and create your cartoons. Time-lapse photography can be done with anything: Lego, plasticine crafts, drawings, sketches, objects etc. The application provides a special mode of translucent overlay on the current frame in the camera: you can align objects and determine exactly how to position objects to get the right movement in the frame. We tried to make intuitive navigation in the app so even 5-years old child could create his cartoon. Stop motion videos Easily turn your photos into amazing videos. Use a photo gallery or take photos frame by frame to create movement. Then simply select the photos you want to include in your animation, set the speed, and create your video! You can save the finished video to your smartphone or share it on social networks directly from the Stop Motion app. The main functionality of the application: - frame-by-frame photo shooting with further combining the captured photos into a video; - horizontal and vertical screen orientation; - image zoom and transparency setting of the previous frame; - choice of vocalization during the scheme: manual or auto - viewing the footage; - the ability to set the frame rate; - stream export to video format; The app is ideal for creating cartoons and spending time together between parents and children, as well as creating interesting content on a personal blog! Time Lapse is a photography technique that allows you to accelerate a video and watch slowly changing events much faster. We offer subscription plans in the app that unlock premium functions of the app: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Price can depend on location For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://doc.whisperarts.com/policy/stopmotion/ios/ Terms of Use: https://doc.whisperarts.com/terms/stopmotion/ios/ Want to receive the latest news about the application? Subscribe to the newsgroup https://www.facebook.com/WhisperArts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stop Motion Animation Maker at fortnightly against Onion Cam2's every 6 months. Onion Cam2's advantage is ratings volume (5.5K vs 864). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Onion Cam2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stop Motion Animation Maker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Onion Cam2 against 4.5 for Stop Motion Animation Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onion Cam2 has 5.5K ratings behind it against 864, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 62% positive.
Onion Cam2 ships an update every 6 months, Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onion Cam2 | Stop Motion Animation Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.5K ratings) | 4.5 (864 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews — better | 62.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 864 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosuke Seki | Whisper Arts |
Customer experience
Onion Cam2
Stop Motion Animation Maker
User reviews
Onion Cam2
From 5.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Onion skin feature helpful
- 🚀 Great quality exports
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 🚀 Good for beginners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Camera shakes even when stationary
- 🐛 Crashes when switching camera
- 🐛 Inability to watch/preview videos
- 🐛 Inability to export videos
Stop Motion Animation Maker
From 864 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and fun to use
- 🚀 Very good app
- 🚀 Awesome and inspiring
- 👍 Great for stop motion animations
- 👍 Intuitive and simple navigation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Limited free features, paywall for more
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
Onion Cam2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frames snap back when moved
- App crashes when trying to create new video
- Brightness/zoom settings don't save
Requested features
6 requests- Add sound effects and audio
- Ability to adjust frame rate
- Add multi-select and batch editing tools
- Increase maximum number of frames
- Add timer/remote shutter function
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- Improve video playback and export
Stop Motion Animation Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera not working for some users
- Frames getting rearranged during editing
- Rendering/exporting issues causing crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Add more free sound effects and music
- Improve video export quality
- Allow importing custom audio
- Implement a camera mode instead of just photos
In-app purchases
Onion Cam2
- Remove ads$3.99
Stop Motion Animation Maker
- Create your cartoon$1.997 Days
- Create your film$2.497 Days
- Create your video$3.491 Month
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- 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
- premium subscription$3.991 Year
- Create your cartoon$4.997 Days
- premium subscription$5.991 Year
- Create your animation$6.991 Month
- Create an animation$9.991 Year
- Stop motion$9.991 Year
- premium subscription$9.991 Year
- 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
- premium subscription$19.991 Year
- Premium subscription$39.991 Year
- PRO version forever$3.99
- PRO version$3.99
- PRO version$9.99
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- PRO version forever$9.99
Questions
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