Stop Animator vs PhotoMotion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
PhotoMotion
Easily create captivating stop-motion videos from your photos. Transform memories into short films perfect for social media with intuitive editing tools and adjustable frame rates. Save and share your creations in high definition.
- Import multiple photos
- Intuitive drag-and-drop editing
- Adjustable frames per second (FPS)
- High-definition save
- Direct social media sharing
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"Photo Motion" is the ultimate app for breathing life into your photos, allowing you to easily create stunning stop-motion videos. Transform your everyday moments and cherished memories into eye-catching, creative short films perfect for social media, all with just a few taps. 【Key Features】 Simple Import: Just select multiple photos you love from your camera roll. Intuitive Editing: Freely reorder your photos with a simple drag-and-drop interface. FPS Control: Easily adjust the frames per second (FPS) with a slider. Create anything from smooth motion to classic, jerky stop-motion animations. High-Quality Save & Share: Save your finished videos in high definition directly to your camera roll and instantly share them with friends, family, or on social media. 【Perfect For】 Creating growth diaries for your kids or funny videos of your pets. Recording the creation process of your hobbies (cooking, crafts, illustrations, etc.). Turning travel memories into a unique short film. Making original, attention-grabbing posts for your social media feed. No special skills required. Become a creator with "Photo Motion" and start bringing your unique stories to life today. code
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stop Animator at 48% against PhotoMotion's 2%. Stop Animator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and PhotoMotion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stop Animator ships an update every 2 months, PhotoMotion every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop Animator | PhotoMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (936 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better | 2.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 936 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Independent Developers, LLC | hirokazu murabe |
Customer experience
Stop Animator
PhotoMotion
User reviews
Stop Animator
From 936 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
PhotoMotion
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 App works well initially
- 👍 Good functionality within the app
Room to improve
- 💰 Hidden costs for saving
- 💰 Rip-off and scam
- 💰 Paid for nothing
- 💰 Waste of money
- 💰 Unusable garbage
Bugs and requests
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
PhotoMotion
Reported bugs
11 issues- Does not save correctly
- Video is squashed and distorted
- App freezes
- Video saves only partially
- Export option creates 0:00 file
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- App crashes frequently
- Video saves in terrible quality
- Video saves only a few frames
- Exported video is blurry
- Video saves only 1 second
- App is broken
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back free export
- Fix crashes and lags
- Add duplicate button for photos
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
PhotoMotion
- Export MP4 Movie File$2.99
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Stop Animator or PhotoMotion?
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