iMotion vs Stop Motion Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMotion
Create captivating time-lapse and stop-motion videos with ease. This app offers multiple capture modes, professional rendering quality, and full camera control to help you animate your world and share your creations.
- Time-Lapse & Stop-Motion creation
- Multiple capture modes (time-lapse, manual, mic trigger, library import)
- 4K UHD, 1080p, 720p export options
- Full camera control (focus, exposure, white balance)
- Export videos, photos, and GIFs
- Frame-by-frame animation preview
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Bring Your Photos to Life with iMotion! iMotion makes it easy to create stunning time-lapse and stop-motion videos in just a few minutes. From creative storytelling to learning, memories, and social content, iMotion gives you everything you need to animate the world around you. Key features: - Time-Lapse & Stop-Motion: ****Create smooth, high-quality animations without technical complexity - Multiple Capture Modes: Choose the perfect way to create: time-lapse, manual capture, microphone trigger, library import - Professional Rendering Quality: Capture and export your creations in 4K UHD, 1080p, or 720p HD for high quality results - Full Camera Control: Adjust focus, exposure, and white balance manually to maintain full control over every frame - Easy Sharing: Export videos, photos, and animated GIFs directly to your Photo Library or share on social networks How It Works: 1. Capture photos or import frames using your preferred mode 2. Arrange and preview your animation with frame-by-frame precision 3. Customize settings and refine your result 4. Export and share your story in seconds Download iMotion and bring your time-lapse and stop-motion ideas to life. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stop Motion Factory
Create stop motion animations with ease. Capture individual frames, add text, images, and sound effects, including text-to-speech. Enhance your creations with various filters and utilize voice-activated shooting to prevent camera shake. Share or download each frame to your device.
- Take individual frames
- Add text and images
- Add sound and text-to-speech
- Apply various filters
- Voice-activated shooting
- Share or download frames
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Stop Motion Factory is an application dedicated to making stop motion animations. It allows you to easily take pictures and make stop motion animations. - Special feature - . Add text and images You can easily add text and images to the video to make the video content richer. . Add Sound There are many ways to add sound, you can even convert text to speech. . Various filters A lot of filters can make your video more exciting. . Voice-activated shooting The sound can trigger the camera to avoid shaking caused by touching the phone. . Get every frame Every frame taken can be shared or downloaded to the album. ---------------------- VIP description 1. Price -- 1 Month VIP 6 (CNY) -- 1 Year VIP 30 (CNY) 2. Terms Of Service https://dz1992dz.github.io/tos/stop_motion.html 3. Privacy Policy https://dz1992dz.github.io/pp/stop_motion_policy_en.html ---------------------- email: johndong2019@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Stop Motion Factory at free with in-app purchases against iMotion's subscription. Stop Motion Factory also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). iMotion's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. iMotion sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Stop Motion Factory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stop Motion Factory holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 12K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of iMotion's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stop Motion Factory's.
iMotion ships an update every 2 months, Stop Motion Factory every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | iMotion | Stop Motion Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.9K ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKETCHES SRL | 壮 董 |
Customer experience
iMotion
Stop Motion Factory
User reviews
iMotion
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Great for stop motion and animation
- 🎥 Helpful features like onion skin and remote control
- ⭐️ Useful for school projects and hobbies
Room to improve
- 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Bugs with frame order and black images
- 🔍 Limited camera controls and zooming
- 🔀 Issues with resuming projects and maintaining frame order
- 🔇 No audio/voiceover support
Stop Motion Factory
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Smooth animations
- 💡 Onion skinning feature
- 👍 Great for beginners
- 👍 Lots of customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔒 Limited audio features without paying
- 🔒 Restricted camera orientation
- 🔒 Watermark on free version
Bugs and requests
iMotion
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frames get scrambled when resuming projects
- Frequent app crashes, especially with longer animations
- Imported photos sometimes display as black
- Issues with exporting and saving completed videos
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to import entire photo albums
- Implement portrait mode and aspect ratio options
- Allow adding sound effects and background music
- Improve frame management and reordering capabilities
- Provide more advanced editing tools and effects
Stop Motion Factory
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty transferring projects between devices
- Audio issues when exporting videos
- Camera focus problems
Requested features
5 requests- More sound effects and audio options
- Ability to reorder frames
- Rig removal tool
- Landscape camera mode
- Ability to import photos from camera roll
In-app purchases
iMotion
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Yearly premium$29.991 Year
- iMotion Full Version$5.99
Stop Motion Factory
- 1 Month Vip$0.991 Month
- 1 Year Vip$4.491 Year
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