# Stop Animator vs Stop motion Easy!

The clearest difference is rating: Stop Animator at 4.4 against Stop motion Easy!'s 3.0. Stop Animator also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 29%) and ratings volume (924 vs 35). Stop motion Easy!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Stop Animator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Stop motion Easy! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Stop Animator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Animator has 924 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Stop Animator's written reviews are positive against 29% of Stop motion Easy!'s.

Stop Animator ships an update every 2 months, Stop motion Easy! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stop Animator | Stop motion Easy! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (924 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-animator/id494803047/reviews)** | [3.0 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-motion-easy/id662800038/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **924** | 35 |
| Positive reviews | **47.6% of reviews** | 28.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Independent Developers, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/492598196) | [志勇 马](https://appshunter.io/developer/587289361) |

## 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


### Stop motion Easy!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-motion-easy/id662800038)

Create stop-motion and special effects videos from your photos. This app offers powerful editing tools, including drawing, filters, and text, with a user-friendly interface for on-the-go creation. Easily manage your projects with albums and add music to your final videos.

**Highlights:** Voice-controlled photo capture, Advanced photo editing tools, Drag-and-drop photo sequencing, Add music and voiceovers, Special effects and filters, Adjustable photo timing for video

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| unlock for full version | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use for basic animation
- 👍 Powerful basic animation capabilities
- 👍 Good for stop-motion
- 👍 Works for simple animations
- 👍 Free to take more than 10 pics

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Pay to save/create video
- 💸 Charged for unwanted subscription
- 💸 Have to pay to download/save stuff
- 💸 Pay to create movie
- 💸 Pay to show/save

**Reported bugs**

- Can't save unless you pay
- Charged for two subscriptions
- Won't let me get full version
- Screen turned gray
- Not clear about what to do

**Requested features**

- Auto-save feature
- Add music from camera roll
- Select more than one photo at a time
- Option to select multiple photos at once
- Add music


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stop Animator free?

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

### Is Stop motion Easy! free?

Stop motion Easy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Stop Animator or Stop motion Easy!?

Stop Animator is rated higher. Stop Animator averages 4.4 out of 5 from 924 ratings, while Stop motion Easy! averages 3.0 from 35 ratings.

### Do Stop Animator or Stop motion Easy! have ads?

Stop Animator shows ads; Stop motion Easy! does not.

### Which is updated more often, Stop Animator or Stop motion Easy!?

Stop Animator ships an update every 2 months, and Stop motion Easy! every 4 months. Most recently, Stop Animator was updated on September 30, 2026 and Stop motion Easy! on October 15, 2026.

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