Comparison

Stop Motion Studio vs Procreate Dreams

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

Head to head
About

Stop Motion Studio

Create stunning stop motion films with powerful tools and no ads. Animate with LEGOs, clay, or everyday objects. Features include frame-by-frame editing, manual camera controls, and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame editing
  • Manual camera controls
  • Onion skinning
  • Voiceover recording
  • Green screen effects
  • 4K export
Features
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Join 25 million creators making stop motion animation with ease. Stop Motion Studio is the Apple-featured app for creating stunning stop motion films. Enjoy powerful creative tools with no ads, no tracking, and no subscriptions. Stop Motion Studio is the easiest and most powerful stop motion animation maker for iPhone and iPad. Create beautiful animated films with LEGO, clay, drawings, or everyday objects — no experience required. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned animator, Stop Motion Studio gives you everything you need to turn your ideas into motion. Loved by Millions Worldwide * Over 25 million creators and counting * Rated 4.7 stars with more than 65,000 reviews * Featured in Apple’s “Life on iPad” TV commercial “Stop Motion Studio makes it easy to create your own stop-motion movies.” – The Washington Post “Brings out the LEGO moviemaking geek in all of us.” – TechNewsWorld Create and Edit with Precision * Onion skinning and animation guides for perfect alignment * Interactive timeline and frame-by-frame editing * Copy, paste, cut, and insert frames with ease * Rotoscoping: draw over videos for unique effects * Built-in drawing tools, text cards, and speech bubbles * Erase unwanted objects and add facial expressions or layers * Merge frames to simulate motion blur or speed effects Capture Every Frame * Full manual camera controls: focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance * Timelapse capture mode for automatic shooting * Use your Apple Watch or another device as a remote camera Add Sound and Style * Record voiceovers and narration directly in the app * Add sound effects, background music, or import from your library * Use filters, fades, and transitions for cinematic results * Green screen effects let you place characters anywhere Share Your Masterpiece * Export your films in 4K or 1080p HD * Share directly to YouTube, TikTok, or save as a GIF or iMessage sticker * Transfer projects via AirDrop, iCloud, or Dropbox * Start on iPhone and finish on Mac — your work stays in sync Learn and Improve * Step-by-step tutorials and creative tips included * Built-in manual for quick guidance and inspiration Yours to Create No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. Your data stays private and your creativity stays yours. Download Stop Motion Studio today. Join millions of creators and bring your imagination to life — one frame at a time. * Some features require in-app purchases. All features are already included in the Pro version.

About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful, user-friendly tools. This app offers a rich brush library, multi-track timeline, and keyframe animation for dynamic motion and effects. Seamlessly integrate video, audio, and text to bring your creative visions to life.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframes for motion and effects
  • Over 300 textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio import/editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
  • Customizable onion skins
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Procreate Dreams is an award-winning animation app, packed with powerful tools that anyone can use. Create rich 2D animations, expressive videos, and breathtaking stories on iPad. With over 300 beautifully textured Procreate brushes, Procreate Dreams is perfect for creating gorgeous hand drawn, frame-by-frame animations. Highlights: - Powerful frame-by-frame animation tools. - Responsive Multi-track timeline. - Keyframes for motion and cinematic animations. - Record motion or effects effortlessly through touch. - Handcrafted animation brush library. - Next generation, realtime rendering engine. Create frame-by-frame animations: - Explore over 300 beautifully textured brushes to bring artistic soul to your work. - Compatible with all Procreate brushes - Up to 16K resolution for drawings. - Paint outside your stage. - Customizable onion skins. - Automatic, freehand/lasso, and shape selections. - Permanently transform, warp and distort your drawings. - Blend modes and clipping, luminance, and layer masking - Apply permanent filters & adjustments. Compose video, photos, audio, and type: - Import, edit and trim video. - Draw-over your content. - Add voice-overs and music. - Craft titles, type and credits with typography styling, and design attributes. Add animated motion and effects: - Add keyframes to your content for precise transitions of motion and effects. - Modify easing to refine your timing. - Move, scale, rotate, warp & distort animations. - HSB, opacity, gaussian blur, lens blur, noise, and sharpen effects. - Group content to unlock the power of layered animations. Import existing assets and content: - Import video & photos in JPG, PNG, TGA, Procreate, MP4, GIF, and ProRes format. - Import audio in MP3, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, AAC, CAFF, M4A, AC3, and MP2 format. - Import custom and purchased Procreate brushes. - Import layered Procreate files. - Import Procreate Animation Assist as a Flipbook. Share your work with the world: - Export MP4s and MOVs in H264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs. - Export transparent video. - Export PNG sequences with transparency for professional pipelines. - Export your current frame as a transparent image. - Share your .drm files with your audio and video included. Next generation technology - Seamlessly mix drawing, frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing. - Real-time rendering makes waiting a thing of the past. - Never lose artwork again with continuous auto-save and undo history.

Screenshots

Stop Motion Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stop Motion Studio at Free against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Stop Motion Studio also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (79% vs 41%). Procreate Dreams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Stop Motion Studio is free to download; Procreate Dreams costs $12.99 up front. Stop Motion Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Procreate Dreams asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Motion Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Studio has 83K ratings behind it against 599, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Stop Motion Studio's written reviews are positive against 41% of Procreate Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Motion Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Procreate Dreams every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 15, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Stop Motion Studio versus Procreate Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop Motion StudioProcreate Dreams
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating4.6 (83K ratings) — better3.9 (599 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better41.0% of reviews
Number of ratings83K — better599
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.616.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCATEATER, LLCSavage Interactive Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Stop Motion Studio

All ratings82,406 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,540 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.6%

Procreate Dreams

All ratings595 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews2,226 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral24.4%
Negative34.6%

User reviews

Stop Motion Studio

From 83K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for stop motion
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Allows for creative expression
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Battery draining
  • 🔍 Limited free features
  • 🔍 Restricted editing options without premium

Procreate Dreams

From 599 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth animation experience
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Potential for great app
  • 🚀 Powerful animation tools
  • 👍 Clean and simple UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Missing key features like lasso tool and layer management
  • 🔍 Lack of brush customization and import options
  • 🔍 Clunky timeline and onion skin functionality
  • 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and hidden features

Bugs and requests

Stop Motion Studio

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera shaking/blurry issues
  • Sound not working properly
  • Frames skipping or lagging
  • Inability to restore deleted projects
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free features and effects
  • Improved erasing and editing tools
  • Ability to import photos and videos
  • More sound effects and audio options
  • Easier way to add text and titles

Procreate Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
  • Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
  • Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
  • Custom brush creation and import options
  • Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
  • More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features
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  • Ability to set custom canvas size and frame rate

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stop Motion Studio

One-time1
  • All Features Forever$5.99
None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop Motion Studio free?
Stop Motion Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stop Motion Studio or Procreate Dreams?
Stop Motion Studio is rated higher. Stop Motion Studio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 83K ratings, while Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 from 599 ratings.
Do Stop Motion Studio or Procreate Dreams have ads?
Neither Stop Motion Studio nor Procreate Dreams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stop Motion Studio or Procreate Dreams?
Stop Motion Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, and Procreate Dreams every 5 weeks. Most recently, Stop Motion Studio was updated on November 15, 2026 and Procreate Dreams on November 15, 2026.

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