Comparison

iMotion Remote vs OSnap! Lapse & Motion

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

Head to head
About

iMotion Remote

Control your iMotion and iMotion Pro camera app remotely over Wi-Fi. Preview your shots and adjust various camera settings like focus, exposure, and white balance directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi remote control
  • Live preview
  • Focus adjustment
  • Exposure control
  • White balance settings
  • Torch and grid overlay
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iMotion Remote is a remote controller for the iMotion and iMotion Pro app using a local wifi network. It allows you to preview and to remote the iMotion and iMotion Pro. iMotion Remote works with all iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch). Features: -Retina display -Universal Binaries iPhone / iPad / iPodTouch -Preview quality settings -Remote capture and settings (Focus, Exposure, White balance, Onion Skin, Torch and Grid) Watch us : vimeo.com/​fingerlab Visit us : fingerlab.net Follow us : twitter.com/​fingerlab Contact us : contact@fingerlab.net Powered by Fingerlab http://www.fingerlab.net

About

OSnap! Lapse & Motion

Create stunning time-lapse and stop-motion videos with this powerful yet intuitive app. It offers professional-grade features like manual controls, custom guides, and flexible editing options for both beginners and experts. Capture and enhance your projects with ease.

Highlights
  • Traditional time-lapse and stop motion
  • Preset projects for beginners
  • Flexible project editing and rendering
  • Multiple resolution and aspect ratio support
  • Real-time playback speed adjustment
  • Hands-free photo capture options
  • Onion skinning and custom guides
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Simple, intuitive, powerful time-lapse and stop motion photography. Try OSnap! and find out why it's the #1 choice among pro time-lapse & stop animation experts! ********* - “best all-round time-lapse app out there, hands down" --epictutorials.com - "Incredibly powerful" --iPad Today - “fricking genius...this app crushes it where every other app fails...INSANE” --@origiful, Professional Filmmaker ********* From our users: - “Awesome….The best stop motion app you can get” - “Feature rich, well thought out...Get this app...Its kickass” - “Simply Perfect….Everyone NEEDS this app” - "My #1 app...incredible, robust....stunning hi res results" - “Excellent! Smart and thoughtful app…..one of the best apps I’ve ever used on iOS” - “There are few apps that I love. This is one!” - ”Best app I’ve ever purchased hands down….ahead of all others in its category” ********* Experience the POWER of OSnap!: 100% legit pro HD time-lapse & stop motion: --FEATURES--- -Traditional time-lapse & stop motion using individual photos (not video) -Preset projects to help get your feet wet -Projects are ongoing; add or delete images & render out videos at any time -Shoot in EVERY res: 1:1, hi, low, HD, 4:3, 16:9 -Support for dual and triple lens cameras -Shoot manual or timed: 1/4 sec to 48 hours -Tweak playback speed IN REAL TIME AS YOU WATCH -Create HD videos from 0.25-200 frames per second -Front & back camera; portrait, landscape & square -SMOOTH, FAST & BEAUTIFUL: Expert shooting & rendering algorithms -Add music or other audio from your device -Edit, duplicate, rearrange, reverse, splice & combine pics from separate projects -Far more power, flexibility and creativity than apps like Hyperlapse -Hands free: trigger photo capture by clapping; or use your headphone volume button -Lock focus, exposure, white balance -Use 'onion skin' and other custom guides to keep your photos perfectly aligned -Unique settings geared for DAILY PORTRAIT lapses: watch yourself change over time -Reminders: Never forget to take a photo. Set hourly, daily, weekly or monthly reminders -Darken screen during long capture sessions to preserve battery -BUG & CRASH FREE: We’ve engineered OSnap! to be near bulletproof -MUCH more! Check out out a full list of features at: osnapphotoapp.com/features.php IN-APP PURCHASE ADD-ONS ◉ PHOTO IMPORT: Import pics of ANY resolution and aspect ratio from iOS Photos and other 3rd party sources such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. ◉ VOICE OVER: Record your voice and make your creations come to life ◉ EXPORT+: Automatically save frames to Camera Roll, even during timed photo shoots, with an added option to bypass saving the frames to OSnap! Use OSnap! WiFi Assistant to conveniently move OSnap! pics & videos over your home WiFi; optionally, capture live photos WHILE you shoot IN-APP PURCHASE UPGRADE ◉ OSnap! vs OSnap! Pro: Want to shoot 1080p/full photo res/4K (supported devices) AND have unlimited projects AND add timestamps AND more? Download OSnap! Pro OR do the one-time upgrade Tutorials: osnapphotoapp.com/tutorials.php Social: instagram.com/osnapphotoapp x.com/osnapphotoapp facebook.com/osnapphotoapp youtube.com/user/osnapphotoapp tiktok.com/@osnapphotoapp

Screenshots

iMotion Remote1 screens
OSnap! Lapse & Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OSnap! Lapse & Motion at 4.6 against iMotion Remote's 2.8. OSnap! Lapse & Motion also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 41%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 72 months). iMotion Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.7). On price, 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

Both are free to download. OSnap! Lapse & Motion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iMotion Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OSnap! Lapse & Motion holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OSnap! Lapse & Motion has 1.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of iMotion Remote's written reviews are positive against 80% of OSnap! Lapse & Motion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMotion Remote ships an update every 72 months, OSnap! Lapse & Motion every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iMotion Remote versus OSnap! Lapse & Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotion RemoteOSnap! Lapse & Motion
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews79.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 72 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLJustin Cegnar

Customer experience

iMotion Remote

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral19.5%
Negative39.0%

OSnap! Lapse & Motion

All ratings1,310 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.9%

User reviews

iMotion Remote

From 6 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great idea for remote control
  • 👍 Useful for stop-motion
  • 👍 Works with iMotion HD
  • 👍 Can see camera view remotely
  • 👍 Simple single photo capture

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connection issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
  • 🐛 Freezes and crashes
  • 🐛 Does not connect
  • 🐛 Black screen issue

OSnap! Lapse & Motion

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ One of a kind
  • 👍 Efficient and reliable
  • 💰 Great value
  • 👍 Solid for manual Timelapse
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limits projects without paying
  • 💰 Paid features required
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Can't import photos from camera roll

Bugs and requests

iMotion Remote

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Remote element stopped working
  • Cannot find iPhone
  • App won't connect
  • Freezes and crashes
  • App won't quit
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  • No connection
  • Black screen
  • Remote drops connection
  • Does not open
  • Only connected once
  • Does not connect to iPad 2
  • Onion skin not reflected
  • Remote doesn't work
  • Apps would not talk

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add ability to set time-lapse functions remotely
  • Add ability to trigger pre-set time-lapse sessions
  • Add ability to remotely change photo capture settings
  • Push notification for low storage/crashes
  • Add onion skin view on remote
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  • Add grid on remote
  • Add editing functions on remote
  • Add remote timer feature
  • Connect via Bluetooth
  • Control start/stop and video in time-lapse mode
  • Add onion skin feature to remote screen
  • Add scrubbing technique for preview
  • Support for iPhone 5 display
  • Remote app for Mac
  • Optimize for iPhone/iPod 5
  • Add voice functionality
  • Add frame number confirmation
  • Add focus adjustment remotely
  • Make it usable without Wi-Fi

OSnap! Lapse & Motion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to import media
  • Saving to camera roll doesn't work
  • Occasional frame drops and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sound effects
  • Add green screen/layering features
  • Increase free project limit
  • Improve video export quality and options
  • Add tutorials and documentation

In-app purchases

None

iMotion Remote

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

OSnap! Lapse & Motion

One-time4
  • Voice Over$2.99
  • Photo Import$3.99
  • Export+$3.99
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  • OSnap! Upgrade$9.99

Questions

Is iMotion Remote free?
iMotion Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OSnap! Lapse & Motion free?
OSnap! Lapse & Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iMotion Remote or OSnap! Lapse & Motion?
OSnap! Lapse & Motion is rated higher. iMotion Remote averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while OSnap! Lapse & Motion averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do iMotion Remote or OSnap! Lapse & Motion have ads?
Neither iMotion Remote nor OSnap! Lapse & Motion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMotion Remote or OSnap! Lapse & Motion?
iMotion Remote ships an update every 72 months, and OSnap! Lapse & Motion every 4 weeks. Most recently, iMotion Remote was updated on November 1, 2026 and OSnap! Lapse & Motion on November 7, 2026.

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