Comparison

iMotion vs Comic Life 3

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Comic Life 3

Create dynamic photo comics with a powerful and easy-to-use app. Add photos, customize text and graphics, and share your creations. Features include a script editor, image filters, and numerous templates.

Highlights
  • Integrated Script Editor
  • Next-generation image filters
  • Instant Alpha tool
  • Customizable templates
  • Speech balloons and lettering
  • Multi-page comic support
Features
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The Most Powerful Photo Comic Creation App Available. "Of the comic book apps I’ve used, Comic Life, [...], has the most features and works best on an iPad because of the bigger screen... I love the way the app allows you to edit tiny details, from the shape and style of word bubbles to the size and placement of each story cell." - Kit Eaton, The New York Times - Introducing an integrated Script Editor*, next generation image filters and built in Instant Alpha tool. - New graphics features include speedlines, halftones, updated stroke options and more! - Dozens of fully customizable templates. - Everything you need at your fingertips: speech balloons, photo filters, comic lettering, templates, shapes, shadows and effects. Download Comic Life 3 to create dynamic comics with your photos. Packed with fonts, templates, balloons, captions, and lettering art, Comic Life is a fun, powerful and easy-to-use app that makes creating comics easier than ever. And now you can build your comics anywhere you like! Easily go from taking photos to creating full comics all on one device with full page templates and panel layouts. Create original stories with the integrated Script Editor then drag and drop your words to the comic page when you're done. Bring in photos from your photo library or access web photos via Flickr integration, and the app’s powerful editing and design tools to get exactly the look you want. When your work of art is complete, use the integrated reader to review pages on your device. Or share with your friends and family. Choose from Facebook, Twitter, email or open your comic in another app as a PDF. New Tools and Features in Comic Life 3 Script Editor* that recognizes elements as you type 17 Advanced parametric image filters Dozens of full templates with hundreds of panel layout options. Instant Alpha tool built in so you can knock out image backgrounds Speedlines, halftones, and textures Fully customizable fill and borders for balloons, lettering, captions, panels and shapes New balloon variety slider for even more customization Customizable gradient builder Draw shapes Over 60 font options Load photos directly from photo library Integrated camera feature to instantly add photos to your comic Supports multi-page comics Using Comic Life you can: - Read your comics with the integrated e-reader. - Create photo comics in the full featured comic editor. - Share your comics on Facebook, Twitter, via Mail, AirDrop and iTunes File Share. - Transfer your comics to Mac or Windows and keep working with Comic Life 3 on your desktop or laptop. - Send your comics to a printer on your wireless network. - Choose from full page layouts including panels, titles and captions along with complimentary styles for a high end look. - Drag and Drop elements anywhere in your comic page. - Easily add photos from your library with the Place Photo button in panels. - Curve and place balloon tails precisely with advanced tail controls. - Resize and rotate images, clip them in panels along with balloons, captions, and lettering. - Create multilayered color gradients to design the perfect style for lettering, captions or background. - Use smart shapes to add common shapes and the free form shape drawing tool to create any line or shape you can imagine. - Work without worry of losing your creation as documents are automatically saved whenever a change is made. * This feature is available on iPad only

Screenshots

iMotion4 screens
Comic Life 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iMotion at Free against Comic Life 3's $4.99. iMotion also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 239). Comic Life 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

iMotion is free to download; Comic Life 3 costs $4.99 up front. iMotion sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Comic Life 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iMotion holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iMotion has 2.8K ratings behind it against 239, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of iMotion's written reviews are positive against 64% of Comic Life 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iMotion versus Comic Life 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotionComic Life 3
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better4.3 (239 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better239
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLplasq LLC

Customer experience

iMotion

All ratings2,819 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1,195 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative18.7%

Comic Life 3

All ratings239 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral12.3%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

iMotion

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What 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

Comic Life 3

From 239 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Versatile for various purposes
  • 🎨 Helpful for creating comics and graphics
  • 👍 Great for students and educators

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find features
  • 🔍 Unintuitive controls and menus
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features compared to desktop 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

Comic Life 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Issues with placing and resizing elements
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding or editing content
  • Problems with syncing and opening projects across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • More customization options for text, layouts, and templates
  • Ability to import and use custom fonts
  • Better integration with cloud storage (e.g., iCloud, Dropbox)
  • Streamlined export and sharing options

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iMotion

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • iMotion Full Version$5.99
None

Comic Life 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMotion free?
iMotion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comic Life 3 free?
Comic Life 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iMotion or Comic Life 3?
iMotion is rated higher. iMotion averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Comic Life 3 averages 4.3 from 239 ratings.
Do iMotion or Comic Life 3 have ads?
iMotion shows ads; Comic Life 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, iMotion or Comic Life 3?
iMotion ships an update every 2 months, and Comic Life 3 every 2 months. Most recently, iMotion was updated on October 15, 2026 and Comic Life 3 on October 15, 2026.

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