iMotion vs Stop Motion Animation Maker
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 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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Stop Motion Animation Maker at free with in-app purchases against iMotion's subscription. Stop Motion Animation Maker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). iMotion's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 864) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Animation Maker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for iMotion against 4.5 for Stop Motion Animation Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 864 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of iMotion's written reviews are positive against 62% of Stop Motion Animation Maker's.
iMotion ships an update every 2 months, Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMotion | Stop Motion Animation Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) | 4.5 (864 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 62.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 864 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKETCHES SRL | Whisper Arts |
Customer experience
iMotion
Stop Motion Animation Maker
User reviews
iMotion
From 2.8K 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 Animation Maker
From 864 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and fun to use
- 🚀 Very good app
- 🚀 Awesome and inspiring
- 👍 Great for stop motion animations
- 👍 Intuitive and simple navigation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Limited free features, paywall for more
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Ads can be intrusive
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 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
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 Animation Maker
- 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
- PRO version forever$3.99
- PRO version$3.99
- PRO version$9.99
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- PRO version forever$9.99
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