# Stop Animator vs Thumbnail Creator

The clearest difference is price: Stop Animator at Free against Thumbnail Creator's $1.99. Thumbnail Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Stop Animator is free to download; Thumbnail Creator costs $1.99 up front. Stop Animator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Thumbnail Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stop Animator | Thumbnail Creator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[4.4 (924 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-animator/id494803047/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **924** | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 3 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Independent Developers, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/492598196) | [Senad Bajramovic](https://appshunter.io/developer/1489049967) |

## What reviewers say

### Stop Animator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-animator/id494803047)

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

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Variable Frames Per Second | $1.99 | one-time |
| Time Lapse | $1.99 | one-time |
| Onion Skinning | $1.99 | one-time |
| Ad Removal | $3.99 | one-time |
| Feature Pack | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

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


### Thumbnail Creator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thumbnail-creator/id6504262081)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stop Animator free?

Stop Animator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Thumbnail Creator free?

Thumbnail Creator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Stop Animator or Thumbnail Creator have ads?

Stop Animator shows ads; Thumbnail Creator does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*