Comparison

iMotion Remote vs Stop Animator

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

Stop Animator

Create stop motion and time-lapse videos with ease. Features include a full-screen capture window, adjustable frame rates, and helpful tools like onion skinning and grids for precise frame composition. Save your progress in projects and capture automatically at set intervals.

Highlights
  • Full-screen capture window
  • Adjustable frame rate
  • Onion skinning and grid tools
  • Automatic interval capture
  • Project saving and resuming
  • Portrait and landscape support
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Stop Animator is perfect for anyone interested in making stop action or time lapse videos. • Full-screen capture window gets you a close-up view of each frame before it is captured • Support for both portrait and landscape orientations • Saves all your work to projects that can be picked up again later • Adjustable frame rate allows for complete control over the production and style of the video • Onion skinning and grid tools can help you decide how to compose each frame • Option to capture automatically at user-defined intervals, perfect for creating time-lapse videos exactly how you want them

Screenshots

iMotion Remote1 screens
Stop Animator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop Animator at 4.4 against iMotion Remote's 2.8. Stop Animator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 72 months) and ratings volume (924 vs 6). iMotion Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Stop Animator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iMotion Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Animator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Animator has 924 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of iMotion Remote's written reviews are positive against 48% of Stop Animator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMotion Remote ships an update every 72 months, Stop Animator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iMotion Remote versus Stop Animator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotion RemoteStop Animator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.4 (924 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews47.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6924 — better
Update frequencyEvery 72 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLIndependent Developers, LLC

Customer experience

iMotion Remote

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral19.7%
Negative38.2%

Stop Animator

All ratings924 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral12.7%
Negative39.7%

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

Stop Animator

From 924 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Excellent for stop motion animation
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Great for creating cool videos
  • 🙌 Awesome for Lego stop motion
  • 🤩 Fantastic app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🤑 Paywall for basic features
  • 🔍 Difficult to find saved videos
  • 🕰 Slow and laggy performance
  • 📤 Unreliable saving/exporting

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
Show 9 more
  • 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
Show 14 more
  • 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

Stop Animator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera not working
  • Randomly deletes projects
  • Autosave feature causes data loss
  • Upside down camera orientation
  • Freezes and black screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio/music support
  • Implement editing tools
  • Allow importing photos from gallery
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add countdown timer for taking photos

In-app purchases

None

iMotion Remote

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Stop Animator

One-time5
  • Variable Frames Per Second$1.99
  • Time Lapse$1.99
  • Onion Skinning$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Ad Removal$3.99
  • Feature Pack$4.99

Questions

Is iMotion Remote free?
iMotion Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Animator free?
Stop Animator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iMotion Remote or Stop Animator?
Stop Animator is rated higher. iMotion Remote averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Stop Animator averages 4.4 from 924 ratings.
Do iMotion Remote or Stop Animator have ads?
Stop Animator shows ads; iMotion Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, iMotion Remote or Stop Animator?
iMotion Remote ships an update every 72 months, and Stop Animator every 2 months. Most recently, iMotion Remote was updated on October 8, 2026 and Stop Animator on September 30, 2026.

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