Comparison

iStopMotion vs Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

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

Head to head
About

iStopMotion

Create stop motion animations and time-lapse recordings with ease. This app allows users of all ages to tell stories frame by frame, making it a fun creative experience for families and an educational tool for classrooms. Features include camera overlays, instant playback, and audio import.

Highlights
  • Camera Overlay
  • Instant Playback
  • Timeline and Navigator
  • Import or Record Audio
  • Remote Camera Support
  • Flip Book Printing
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Join many thousands of iStopMotion fans and enjoy the excitement of creating stop motion animations (AKA claymation or stop action movies) and time lapse recordings with the highly-rated iStopMotion. You can be a master filmmaker, directing your own blockbuster animation movie. It's fun and easy for everybody from kids to grandparents to tell your story frame by frame, featuring your favorite toys. Turn the time spent with your children into a great creative experience and wow friends and family at your opening night. iStopMotion is also used in hundreds of classrooms all over the world in all disciplines, honing creativity, problem-solving and communication skills in students of all ages. KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS Camera Overlay – Overlay the current live camera image with the previous one and see the changes unfold before your eyes. Animate more quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy. Instant Playback – Being able to play back your work at any time without a long wait leads to instant gratification. Beautiful Timeline and Navigator – Never get lost and quickly navigate through your movie, even if there are hundreds of frames. Import or Record Audio – Easily animate to a prerecorded sound track like the pros or dub your movie after shooting. A waveform view helps you recognize significant events in the sound track making it easy to match sound with the animation. Remote Camera – Position your camera more conveniently and avoid touching the camera device for capturing a frame with iStopMotion Remote Camera (download separately from the app store) - a free complementary app to iStopMotion! Theater – Be inspired by what other people create with iStopMotion or share your own masterpiece with the world. Flip Book Printing – Create a PDF that contains the key frames of your animation to print out and assemble into a nice flip book to show off to your friends and family. For more information, great examples, a forum and tech support go to boinx.com/istopmotion/ HIGH RATINGS FOR ISTOPMOTION "Once again, Boinx has done an excellent job…" – Steve Sande, TUAW.com "I was truly impressed with the quality of movies I could make with this software." – Derrick Story, TheDigitalStory.com *** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2013 *** *** Winner Macworld Best of Show 2012 and Mac Observer Editors Choice Awards ***

About

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

Create stop motion and timelapse videos easily with this intuitive tool. Animate photos and bring your stories to life for social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. No special skills are required to make unique and engaging content.

Highlights
  • Stop motion animation creation
  • Timelapse video creation
  • Easy photo animation
  • Video editing tools
  • Customizable frame rate and speed
  • Social media export formats
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STOP MOTION & TIMELAPSE MADE SIMPLE EASY ANIMATION – NO SPECIAL SKILLS NEEDED PERFECT FOR INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK & YOUTUBE AnyMotion is a simple and clear tool for creation of stop motion animation & timelapse videos. Each of your story can be unique in a few clicks with AnyMotion app. What is the secret of cute story creation? How to breath life in your stories and animate photos? Be inspired by everything you see around. Every story can be special now and it doesn’t matter whether it is Instagram story, selfie, nature, clothes, food or your favorite toy photo. Each frame of your video is under control. There are one million of scenarios for bright and unique stories creation. For example: • Keep a daily diary or run a 30 day challenge by making only one selfie per day • Shoot step-by-step cooking and beverage manuals • Arrange fashion shows of your wardrobe • Shoot make-up, dance videos or shopping and style tutorials • Travel around the world just in few seconds or Create bright travel blog • Track your weight loss progress • Promote your instagram, facebook, TikTok accounts or any e-store and e-commerce platform. • After all, all your toys may also have their own “Toys story” And of course there are many more scripts which can be limited only by your imagination With AnyMotion You can create or edit your videos quick and easy, choose format for Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok or Twitter, choose speed and number of frames per second. AnyMotion Unlimited: • Limitless amount of frames for creation of stop motion animation and time lapse videos • Wide selection of creative video tutorials • High quality video export • No watermark • No ads Weekly access $3.99 Yearly access $39.99 Yearly access with 1st Month for $0.99 and then $39.99 per year Terms of service: https://pixeldealer.co/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://pixeldealer.co/privacy-policy.html Have questions? Contact Us: anymotionapp@gmail.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion at Free against iStopMotion's $9.99. Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 23). iStopMotion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) 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

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion is free to download; iStopMotion costs $9.99 up front. Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. iStopMotion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion has 2.1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of iStopMotion's written reviews are positive against 47% of Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iStopMotion ships an update every 2 months, Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iStopMotion versus Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriStopMotionStop Motion Maker by AnyMotion
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (23 ratings)4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings232.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoinx Software International GmbHPixel Dealer LLC

Customer experience

iStopMotion

All ratings23 ratings
Positive65.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative32.0%

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

All ratings1,742 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative46.2%

User reviews

iStopMotion

From 23 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for stop motion animation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔍 Useful onion skinning feature
  • 📱 Ability to use iPhone as remote camera

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔒 Doesn't work on iPad 1
  • 🔒 Remote camera feature not reliable
  • 🔒 Inability to reorganize frames

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth animation
  • 💡 Good for small projects
  • 👍 Helpful for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🔍 Limited options and customization
  • 🔋 Overheating issues

Bugs and requests

iStopMotion

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frames disappearing or showing as black screens
  • Exported videos not saving properly
  • Remote camera connection issues
  • App crashing on launch or during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to import images from camera roll
  • Implement voice recording and audio editing
  • Add option to loop animations
  • Improve focus and exposure controls
  • Implement frame reordering and editing

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent frame saving
  • Exported videos have watermark
  • Freezing and crashing on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add voice recording and sound effects
  • Improve video export quality
  • Allow importing from photo library
  • Increase frame limit for free users

In-app purchases

None

iStopMotion

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion

Subscriptions10
  • AnyMotion Unlimited3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • AnyMotion Unlimited$2.997 Days
  • AnyMotion Unlimited3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • AnyMotion Unlimited$3.997 Days
  • AnyMotion Unlimited3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • AnyMotion Unlimited3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • AnyMotion Unlimited1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • AnyMotion Unlimited3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • AnyMotion Unlimited1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • AnyMotion Unlimited$39.991 Year

Questions

Is iStopMotion free?
iStopMotion costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion free?
Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iStopMotion or Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion?
Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion is rated higher. iStopMotion averages 3.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion averages 4.4 from 2.1K ratings.
Do iStopMotion or Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion have ads?
Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion shows ads; iStopMotion does not.
Which is updated more often, iStopMotion or Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion?
iStopMotion ships an update every 2 months, and Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion every 5 weeks. Most recently, iStopMotion was updated on October 16, 2026 and Stop Motion Maker by AnyMotion on October 19, 2026.

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