Stop Animator vs Stop Motion Lab

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

Stop Motion Lab is a powerful, easy-to-use stop motion animation app for iPhone and iPad. Capture frames with your camera, arrange them into animations, add music or voiceovers, and export as MP4 or GIF, all on your device. Whether you're making your first claymation, running a classroom project, or building a polished animation, Stop Motion Lab gives you practical tools without getting in your way. CAPTURE • Tap to capture, use a timer, shoot timelapse, or trigger frames hands-free with clap detection • Set intervals from 1 second to 30 minutes • Use onion skinning to line up each new frame • Lock camera focus and exposure for consistent shots EDIT • Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation • Apply color effects to single frames or entire projects • Rotate, flip, reorder, duplicate, and delete frames • Hold frames for dramatic pauses SOUND • Add background music from the built-in library • Import your own audio files • Record voiceovers directly in the app PLAYBACK & EXPORT • Adjust FPS • Preview with loop, bounce, or reverse playback • Export as MP4 or animated GIF • Choose from multiple resolution options • Save to your device or share directly PRO UPGRADE Stop Motion Lab Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks: • Watermark-free exports • 1080p and 4K resolution • Image sequence export as JPEG or ZIP • Extra music tracks PRIVACY • No account or sign-in required • No ads • No subscriptions • Your projects, photos, and audio stay on your device • Diagnostic crash reports help us fix bugs Made by a small team in Boulder, Colorado.