Comparison

ARC Pilot vs Stop Motion Animation Maker

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

Head to head
About

ARC Pilot

Control your motion control rig using your iPad and a GameVice controller. This app connects to Dragonframe 4 to provide intuitive control over your animation setup.

Highlights
  • Connects to Dragonframe 4
  • Drives motion control rigs
  • Uses iPad with GameVice
  • Intuitive animation control
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Connect to Dragonframe 4 and drive your motion control rig via the iPad + GameVice. After connecting to Dragonframe, you can use your iPad + GameVice to drive your motion control system. Requires Dragonframe 4.2 or newer.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Stop Motion Animation Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ARC Pilot at 5.0 against Stop Motion Animation Maker's 4.5. ARC Pilot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). Stop Motion Animation Maker's advantage is ratings volume (875 vs 1). On price 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. Stop Motion Animation Maker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. ARC Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ARC Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Animation Maker has 875 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ARC Pilot versus Stop Motion Animation Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARC PilotStop Motion Animation Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (875 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1875 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDZED Systems LLCWhisper Arts

Customer experience

ARC Pilot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stop Motion Animation Maker

All ratings875 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

ARC Pilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

ARC Pilot

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Subscriptions14
  • 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
One-time4
  • PRO version forever$3.99
  • PRO version$3.99
  • PRO version$9.99
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  • PRO version forever$9.99

Questions

Is ARC Pilot free?
ARC Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Motion Animation Maker free?
Stop Motion Animation Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARC Pilot or Stop Motion Animation Maker?
ARC Pilot is rated higher. ARC Pilot averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stop Motion Animation Maker averages 4.5 from 875 ratings.
Do ARC Pilot or Stop Motion Animation Maker have ads?
Stop Motion Animation Maker shows ads; ARC Pilot does not.

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