Comparison

I Can Animate vs Focus Alpha

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

Head to head
About

I Can Animate

Easily create stop-motion animation movies on your iOS device. Capture frames, adjust settings, and preview your work with intuitive tools. Share your finished animations in various resolutions to social media and cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Capture frames with device camera
  • Onion skinning for frame comparison
  • Scrollable timeline preview
  • Manual and automatic camera controls
  • Duplicate and reorder frames
  • Time lapse capture
  • Export in multiple resolutions
Features
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Create stunning and exciting animation movies quickly and easily. With I Can Animate you can bring the art of creating stop-frame animations to your iOS devices and then share them for all to see. I Can Animate has some really great features: • Capture frames using either camera on your iOS device • Displays onion skinning, so you can easily see the differences between frames you are capturing. • Preview captured frames in the scrollable timeline. • Adjust exposure, white balance and focus automatically or manually lock the settings. • Duplicate & Reorder frames • Review last five frames • Preview whole project • Undo support • Capture automatically using the inbuilt time lapse feature • Standard & Widescreen display • Full 1080p supported (device dependant) • Change playback speed • Rename Projects • Supports a library of multiple projects
 • Connect a bluetooth keyboard and capture frames without returning to or tapping the device (iOS7+). • Help guide included Share your movies • Export your animation in three movie sizes: medium, large 1080p HD. (iPhone 3Gs only supports medium - 360p export) • Exported animations can be added to your camera roll, Facebook, Youtube & Dropbox.
 I Can Animate provides hours of fun for both the serious and amateur animators. Join with the thousands of existing users enjoying I Can Animate and begin filming fantastic animations with your. iOS device. There's also a free iBook download on the website.

About

Focus Alpha

This app revolutionizes photography by offering remote focus bracketing and timelapse sequences for Sony cameras. Achieve stunning depth of field and gain unmatched control over your focus bracketing process directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Remote focus bracketing
  • Timelapse sequences
  • Depth of field control
  • Customizable focus steps
  • Focus rewind and test modes
  • DoF calculator
  • Low power Bluetooth LE
Features
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Struggling with blurry macro or landscape photos? Revolutionize your photography with Focus Alpha. This innovative app offers remote focus bracketing and stunning timelapse sequences, unlocking the full potential of your Sony camera. Unleash the hidden potential of your Sony camera and achieve breathtaking depth of field in every shot. Unmatched Focus Control: • Remote Bracketing: Capture a series of images with precise focus shifts, all from your smartphone. • Depth of Field Magic: Achieve stunning depth of field in every frame of your timelapse, no matter the subject. • Highly Customizable: Fine-tune focus steps, number of images, and timelapse settings for ultimate creative freedom. Professional Features: • Focus Rewind, Pre-Bracketing, Focus Test Mode, Bulb Time, Clapper Board with Auto Review, DoF Calculator, Reverse Direction: Take full control over your focus bracketing process. • Low Power Consumption: Bluetooth LE ensures long battery life for extended shooting. • Flash Compatibility: Internal or external flash with adjustable delay for perfect lighting. Compatible Cameras: ILCE-6100 (A6100), ILCE-6400 (A6400), ILCE-6600 (A6600), ILCE-6700 (A6700), ILCE-7M3 (A7 III), ILCE-7M4 (A7 IV), ILCE-7RM4A (A7R IV), ILCE-7C (A7C), ILCE-7CM2 (A7C II), ILCE-7CR (A7CR), ILCE-7RM3 (A7R III), ILCE-7RM4 (A7R IV), ILCE-7RM5 (A7R V), ILCE-7SM3 (A7S III), ILCE-9 (A9), ILCE-9M2 (A9 II), ILCE-9M3 (A9 III), ILCE-1 (A1), ILCE-1M2 (A1 II), ZV-E10, ZV-E10M2 (ZV-E10 II), ZV-E1, DSX-RX0M2 (RX0 II), DSC-RX100M7 (RX100 VII), DSC-RX1RM3 (RX1R III), ZV-1, ZV-1F, ZV-1A, ZV-1M2 (ZV-1 II), ILX-LR1, ILME-FX30 (FX30), ILME-FX2 (FX2), ILME-FX3 (FX3), ILME-FX3A (FX3A) Download Focus Alpha today and elevate your photography with stunning depth of field in every shot! This app is not endorsed by Sony. SONY is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Captured images can be merged with any stacking software.

Screenshots

I Can Animate4 screens
Focus Alpha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus Alpha at Free against I Can Animate's $2.99. Focus Alpha also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). I Can Animate's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Focus Alpha is free to download; I Can Animate costs $2.99 up front. Focus Alpha sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. I Can Animate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

I Can Animate holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: I Can Animate has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of I Can Animate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Focus Alpha's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Can Animate ships an update every 2 months, Focus Alpha every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
I Can Animate versus Focus Alpha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Can AnimateFocus Alpha
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKudlian SoftwareLEONARDO TAZZINI

Customer experience

I Can Animate

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.1%

Focus Alpha

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

I Can Animate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Alpha

One-time3
  • Focus Alpha Pro Upgrade$9.99
  • Focus Alpha Standard$19.99
  • Focus Alpha Pro$29.99

Questions

Is I Can Animate free?
I Can Animate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Alpha free?
Focus Alpha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, I Can Animate or Focus Alpha?
I Can Animate is rated higher. I Can Animate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Focus Alpha averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do I Can Animate or Focus Alpha have ads?
Neither I Can Animate nor Focus Alpha shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Can Animate or Focus Alpha?
I Can Animate ships an update every 2 months, and Focus Alpha every 3 weeks. Most recently, I Can Animate was updated on October 14, 2026 and Focus Alpha on September 21, 2026.

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