iStopMotion Remote Camera vs Stop Animator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iStopMotion Remote Camera
This app allows your iPhone or iPad to function as a remote camera for iStopMotion, connecting wirelessly via Wi-Fi. It enables you to capture stop motion and time lapse movies using your device's camera.
- Use iPhone/iPad as remote camera
- Connects via Wi-Fi
- Capture stop motion movies
- Capture time lapse movies
- Inspiration from user creations
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iStopMotion Remote Camera is a free companion app to iStopMotion. KEY FEATURES - Be inspired by watching stop motion and time lapse movies created by users of iStopMotion. - If you have iStopMotion, you can use your iPhone or iPad as a remote camera connected via Wi-Fi. NOTE: iStopMotion - available as a separate purchase - is required for this app to create stop motion or time lapse movies. WHAT IS A REMOTE CAMERA? iStopMotion Remote Camera allows the use of the camera of an iPhone (4 or newer) or iPad (2 or newer) as a remote camera for iStopMotion running on iOS. The remote camera is connected via a Wi-Fi connection. iStopMotion is a stop motion (aka stop action or claymation) animation and time lapse app. For more information on iStopMotion see http://boinx.com/istopmotion/ For more information about how to set up the iStopMotion Remote Camera refer to the help menu.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stop Animator at 4.4 against iStopMotion Remote Camera's 2.2. Stop Animator also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 28%) and ratings volume (924 vs 28). iStopMotion Remote Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Stop Animator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iStopMotion Remote Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stop Animator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Animator has 924 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of iStopMotion Remote Camera's written reviews are positive against 48% of Stop Animator's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iStopMotion Remote Camera | Stop Animator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (28 ratings) | 4.4 (924 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 924 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boinx Software International GmbH | Independent Developers, LLC |
Customer experience
iStopMotion Remote Camera
Stop Animator
User reviews
iStopMotion Remote Camera
From 28 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Flawless
- 👍 Great companion app
- 🚀 Awesome
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unstable connection
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Laggy image transfer
Stop Animator
From 924 App Store ratingsWhat 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
iStopMotion Remote Camera
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constantly loses connection
- Doesn't recognize devices
- Crashes on launch
- Stuck on 'waiting for connection' screen
Requested features
5 requests- Manual focus option
- Exposure lock
- Shutter speed and ISO controls
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Use iPad camera instead of iPhone
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
iStopMotion Remote Camera
No in-app purchases
Stop Animator
- Variable Frames Per Second$1.99
- Time Lapse$1.99
- Onion Skinning$1.99
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- Ad Removal$3.99
- Feature Pack$4.99
Questions
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