Comparison

Capture Studio vs Ask My Elf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Capture Studio

Create frame-by-frame animations using your device's camera. This tool allows you to capture individual frames, edit them separately, and export your creations as video, GIF, or PDF. It's a functional program for bringing your animated ideas to life.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Camera capture (manual/automatic)
  • Individual frame editing
  • Image import
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Video, GIF, PDF export
Features
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Capture Studio is the stop-motion tool from AMontage by Ant3Dstudio — our animation suite, broken out into one app that does a single job properly. Stand your iPhone or iPad on a tripod. Move your subject a little. Take a frame. Repeat. That is an animation, and this app is built around making those few seconds feel effortless. WHAT YOU GET WITHOUT PAYING • Unlimited projects and unlimited frames. No counters, no frame packs. • Onion skin — the previous frames glow under the live camera, so nothing ever jumps. • Auto shutter that waits for the scene to go still and then fires by itself. • Shoot with the volume buttons or a Bluetooth remote, so you never nudge the tripod. • Clip templates: title cards, a 3-2-1 countdown, "The End", fades and flashes. • Import a video and turn it straight into frames. • Grid overlay with centre and thirds guides. • Frame editor: scale, position, brightness, contrast, saturation. • Chroma key with an adjustable threshold and soft edge. • Draw right on a frame — pen, marker, pencil, eraser — plus stickers. • Hold any frame longer without duplicating it. • Clips: group your frames, name and colour them, repeat, reorder, edit in bulk. • Light levelling to even out flicker between shots. • Smooth motion: add in-between frames for a softer transition. • Loops: a single pass, a boomerang, or a seamless cycle with crossfade. • 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9, at whatever frame rate you set. • Export to video and GIF. Save to Photos or to Files. Templates and video import are free here. So is everything above. We would rather you finish your animation than hit a wall halfway through it. CAPTURE STUDIO PRO One payment, once, forever. No subscription. • Exports without the watermark • Full 1080p instead of 720p • ProRes 422 for editing elsewhere • GIF up to 1080 px instead of 480 px That is the whole difference. Pro raises the quality of the file you export — it never takes a tool away from you. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU SHOOT On iPad the tools sit in a side rail, so the viewfinder keeps the whole screen. On iPhone everything falls to the bottom, within thumb reach. Projects are ordinary documents: open them in Files, copy them to a folder, back them up however you like. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No analytics and no tracking. Nothing you shoot leaves your device. Have questions? Ask them on our official Facebook: * facebook.com/amontageapp or visit our website: * amontage.ant3dstudio.com Also we have an animated Instagram * instagram.com/amontageaaps Subscribe and use our hashtag #AMontage Be creative - use AMontage! Made in Ukraine by Ant3Dstudio.

About

Ask My Elf

Features
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Ask My Elf is a holiday voice experience that lets children talk naturally with a friendly holiday elf and hear real-time responses back. Parents create the account, approve access, and manage basic settings, but conversations are not scripted. Once approved, children can speak freely, and the elf responds in a warm, age-appropriate way during each interaction. Conversations do not persist between sessions. Each interaction happens in the moment using limited details parents provide, such as a name. Ask My Elf is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any third-party holiday brands or characters.

Screenshots

Capture Studio4 screens
Ask My Elf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ask My Elf at none against Capture Studio's 9. Ask My Elf also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 96 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Capture Studio sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Ask My Elf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capture Studio ships an update every 96 months, Ask My Elf every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Capture Studio versus Ask My Elf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapture StudioAsk My Elf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 96 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton KhusnutdinovCody Farris

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Capture Studio

One-time9
  • +15 frames$0.99
  • +25 imported photos$0.99
  • +25 Frames$1.99
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  • Export GIF$1.99
  • Export PDF Book$1.99
  • +45 imported photo$2.99
  • +40 Frames$3.99
  • Remove watermark$3.99
  • +80 imported photo$4.99
None

Ask My Elf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capture Studio free?
Capture Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask My Elf free?
Ask My Elf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Capture Studio or Ask My Elf have ads?
Neither Capture Studio nor Ask My Elf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capture Studio or Ask My Elf?
Capture Studio ships an update every 96 months, and Ask My Elf every 3 months. Most recently, Capture Studio was updated on September 29, 2026 and Ask My Elf on September 18, 2026.

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