Comparison

Virtual Mutations vs Stop Motion MT

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Mutations

Experience augmented reality art installations by Camila Magrane. This app bridges the gap between physical artwork and digital enhancements, requiring users to be present with the art to unlock its virtual features.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality art viewing
  • Interactive digital enhancements
  • Companion to physical installations
  • Multimedia artist showcase
Features
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"Virtual Mutations" is a companion app created to allow viewers to experience the augmented reality work of multimedia artist Camila Magrane. The app acts as a mediator between the physical artwork and the virtual features. Viewers must be in the physical presence of the work to experience the augmented reality aspects.

About

Stop Motion MT

Features
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Full control stop motion: manual camera, external Bluetooth/USB keyboard, onion skin, reference video, and frame-by-frame synced audio. Stop Motion MT (from "Mágicas e Truques," or Magic Tricks) is an app dedicated to animating objects by capturing sequential photos, which can be previewed and edited within the app and exported as an MP4 video or as a ZIP-compressed sequence of JPG images. The interface is simple and intuitive, bringing together everything you need for full-control animation. The goal is to democratize access to stop motion, both for beginners and for those who want to create professional-level animations. The app's main differentiator is external keyboard control. Stop Motion MT works with Bluetooth and USB keyboards, so every function can be operated without touching the camera: not only capturing frames, but also stepping forward and back frame by frame, playing clips or the entire scene, onion skin, flip, FPS, and much more. The camera offers full control, from automatic to 100% manual mode, and even photographic settings — focus, zoom, white balance, shutter speed, and ISO — can be controlled remotely and changed frame by frame, and even animated. All settings are saved per scene, ensuring far finer control and a smoother animation workflow. On the timeline, you can delete, duplicate, and repeat frames or entire sections (with undo), and easily change playback speed in frames per second — all without touching the original photos. The app also lets you import a reference video to animate over, with adjustable opacity, scale, and position, and add an audio track synced frame by frame, with a waveform on the timeline and frame-by-frame listening for checking sync. Complete your workflow with adjustable onion skin, composition grids, time-lapse mode, and a final export with reference and audio already included in the video — all within the app, with no internet required. In the free version, scenes are created in 720p with every feature unlocked; the Pro version adds Full HD and 4K resolutions for professional delivery. Stop Motion MT is an independent app, created by an animator with over 28 years of stop motion experience. By supporting the Pro version, you directly support the app's development and help bring new features and continuous improvements.

Screenshots

Virtual Mutations4 screens
Stop Motion MT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual Mutations at every 9 days against Stop Motion MT's monthly. Virtual Mutations also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Mutations ships an update every 9 days, Stop Motion MT monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Virtual Mutations versus Stop Motion MT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual MutationsStop Motion MT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developercamila magranePEDRO IUA CORTINHAS FONTES

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Mutations

No in-app purchases

None

Stop Motion MT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Mutations free?
Virtual Mutations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Motion MT free?
Stop Motion MT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtual Mutations or Stop Motion MT have ads?
Neither Virtual Mutations nor Stop Motion MT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Mutations or Stop Motion MT?
Virtual Mutations ships an update every 9 days, and Stop Motion MT monthly. Most recently, Virtual Mutations was updated on November 2, 2026 and Stop Motion MT on October 31, 2026.

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