Comparison

Stop Animator vs Pathcut

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Pathcut

Features
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Your run, ride, or hike deserves more than a screenshot. Pathcut turns your GPS activities into beautiful videos worth sharing. Drop in your own photos and clips, pick a template, and watch your route, pace, distance, and heart rate come to life right over your footage. HOW IT WORKS • Bring in your activity - import a GPX/TCX file, or pull a workout from Apple Health or Strava • Add the photos and videos from your day • Pick a style - clean, athletic templates with animated maps, elevation profiles, and live stats • Export and share a polished video or image, ready for Instagram, TikTok, or the group chat MADE FOR YOUR SPORT Running, cycling, hiking, trail, skiing and more - each with the stats that matter: distance, pace, speed, time, heart rate, elevation, and power. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account needed. Your routes, health data, and media stay on your device. PATHCUT PRO Unlock premium templates, extra map and chart styles, 4K export, and watermark-free videos. Prices shown in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.pathcut.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stop Animator4 screens
Pathcut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pathcut at none against Stop Animator's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stop Animator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pathcut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Animator ships an update every 2 months, Pathcut monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stop Animator versus Pathcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop AnimatorPathcut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (924 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings924 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndependent Developers, LLCValerio Zamboni

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

Pathcut

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Stop Animator

One-time5
  • Variable Frames Per Second$1.99
  • Time Lapse$1.99
  • Onion Skinning$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Ad Removal$3.99
  • Feature Pack$4.99
2 purchases

Pathcut

Subscriptions2
  • Pathcut Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pathcut Pro - Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Stop Animator free?
Stop Animator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathcut free?
Pathcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stop Animator or Pathcut have ads?
Stop Animator shows ads; Pathcut does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop Animator or Pathcut?
Stop Animator ships an update every 2 months, and Pathcut monthly. Most recently, Stop Animator was updated on September 4, 2026 and Pathcut on September 15, 2026.

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