iMotion Pro vs Life Lapse Stop Motion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMotion Pro
Create captivating time-lapse and stop-motion videos with an intuitive yet powerful tool. Enhance your stories, animate objects, and capture life's moments with professional rendering and easy sharing options.
- Time-lapse and stop-motion creation
- Professional rendering
- Easy video sharing
- 4K UHD, 1080p & 720p exports
- Multiple capture modes
- Unlimited movie length
- Add audio soundtracks
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Create your own time-lapse and stop-motion stories OR Your time-lapses and stop-motions (almost) like magic! OR Enhance your stories in minutes with time-lapse and stop-motion • Enhance your stories and make your photos real! • An intuitive app for professional rendering • A complete, fast, powerful and universal tool • To share your videos easily iMotion Pro is iMotion with "Full Version" In-App purchase included. # Where will iMotion take you? Time-lapse and stop-motion are everywhere: in the cinema, on television, on social networks… We cannot miss the charm of these fast and efficient stop-motion and time-lapse videos. They are now at your fingertips thanks to the iMotion app. Amaze your family by bringing precious memories to life, surprise your students with clear demonstrations, impress your customers by telling them a story, amaze your friends by bringing photos, landscapes and slices of life to life… only in a few minutes! With iMotion, the only limit is your imagination! # Is the iMotion app made for you? You are looking for a stop-motion / time-lapse app: • Simple and intuitive, • Powerful, offering a professional result, • With an unlimited number of photos and videos: never stop creating! • Offering the export of your videos directly to your photo library, your iTunes sharing folder, your email, your iOS apps and social networks, • Making you forget all the technical aspects: download, edit and publish, it's ready! • Without watermark or advertising, If you find yourself in one or more of this information, then iMotion is for you! # Inspiration: the only limit is your imagination! • Make your own animated films to entertain the whole family, • Simplify learning with a smooth, step-by-step tutorial, • Capture a landscape, a sunset, the colors of the sky or a memorable city, • Animate your favorite objects, your OOTD, your best recipes, • Freeze memories of your child growing up, • Immortalize the evolution of your pregnancy or your weight loss, • Compile your selfies for a fun effect… # Features: unleash your creativity, iMotion has thought of everything else! • 4K UHD, 1080p & 720p HD capture & exports • Universal binaries iPhone / iPad / iPodTouch • 5 capture modes (time-lapse, manual, microphone, wifi remote, photo library import) • Portrait (for Instagram and Tiktok) and landscape (for Youtube) orientations supported • Rear and front cameras supported • Flash light & camera zoom support • Onion skin support • Change camera settings (Manual Focus, Exposure & White balance) • Export: videos, photos and animated GIF to your Photo Library, iTunes Sharing Folder, Mail and iOS apps and social networks (Instagram, TikTok, Youtube…) • Unlimited movie length, even with the free version • Add audio soundtrack to your movie with iPod import, microphone and Files • Import multiple frames from your Photo Library • Export frames to your Documents folder while capturing • Export & import your movie project Download “iMotion Remote” app for free to preview and remote your capture from an other device iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch. # Watch movies made with iMotion Browse the iMotion gallery to see examples of videos made by iMotion users: http://www.youtube.com/imotionhdgallery # Who is behind Fingerlab? • Fingerlab is an independant mobile & desktop app publishing studio, based in Paris, France, founded in 2010. • We are indie developers and our goal is to create the greatest user experience for mobile devices. We are driven by our passions: music, photography and apps. • Fingerlab won the Apple Design Award in 2012 for its app "DM1-The Drum Machine", and all Fingerlab apps have been featured on the AppStore in multiple categories. Watch us : vimeo.com/fingerlab Follow us : twitter.com/fingerlab Powered by Fingerlab http://www.fingerlab.net
Life Lapse Stop Motion
Create captivating stop motion animations with ease using this intuitive app. Features include a 4K camera with ghost overlay, powerful editing tools, and built-in social media sharing. Perfect for beginners and professionals alike.
- 4K UHD stop motion camera with ghost overlay
- Auto-stitching stop motion editor
- Beginner-friendly interface
- Stop motion tutorials
- Blend stop motion with live action
- 20+ one-click editing tools
- Add music and sound effects
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Stop Motion by Life Lapse lets you create your own stop motion movies and animations at home. - Create stunning stop motion animations with ease. - Download, share, and post to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other social media. - 4.8/5 from 35,000+ ratings in the App Store, App of the Day in 2024 and 2021. Unleash your creativity with Life Lapse: the ultimate EASY stop motion maker. Craft captivating animations, from mesmerizing stop motion to engaging social media content that will stop the scroll. Download Life Lapse now and experience stop-motion animation like never before. Our Features: ~ Stop Motion Camera: Shoot and film in 4K UHD resolution with our ghost overlay and hands-free tools like an interval timer ~ Stop Motion Editor: Life Lapse auto-stitches everything for you, making the stop motion process quick and easy ~ Easy to use + beginning friendly: Intuitive interface for all animators, even a beginner! ~ Stop Motion tutorials: dozens of tutorials to learn different stop motion techniques ~ Blend stop motion with live action from a single shot! Select "Life Lapse" project to shoot truly magical videos by using layers & masking. ~ Edit stop motion videos in seconds! 20+ Pro editing on-click stop motion tools (freeze, boomerang, reverse, filters and re-align after you've shot & more) ~ Easy to animate perfectly with our ghost/onion skin layer in camera. See your previous photo so you know how to move your animation next. ~ Add music and sound effects: Add and change the music soundtrack and sounds in your video. ~ Filters to make your video look amazing: Add video filters to control how your video looks and feels. ~ Easy to share on Social Media: Easily prepare your videos for Instagram or TikTok using our built-in guidelines. ~ Make your animations looks smooth and professional: Speed controls help make your animations smooth and silky! ~ Download to your phone: Save videos to your phone so you can send them to friends and family. Try PRO for Free: If you want to make more professional animations, experience the best stop-motion tool that is made for video content creators for FREE with a 7-day trial. After the 7 days is up, unless canceled before the 7 days, you will get access to Life Lapse with the annual subscription rate. Find us on Instagram/TikTok and share your work! See how others are using Life Lapse on Instagram at @LifeLapse_App or by searching #LifeLapse. We also feature Life Lapse video creators on our Instagram. For a chance to have YOUR stop motion videos featured share your Life Lapse video on Instagram & tag #LifeLapse or @LifeLapse_App. Send us your Feedback - support@lifelapseapp.com Have some feedback for us? Suggestions for new features? Or maybe just some questions on how to use the app? We’d love to hear from you! E-mail us at support@lifelapseapp.com with any questions and feedback you have and we’ll answer within 48 hours. Privacy Policy & Terms & Conditions: https://www.lifelapseapp.com/legal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Life Lapse Stop Motion at Free against iMotion Pro's $5.99. Life Lapse Stop Motion also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 32%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). iMotion Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On ads, monetization model 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
Life Lapse Stop Motion is free to download; iMotion Pro costs $5.99 up front. Life Lapse Stop Motion sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. iMotion Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Life Lapse Stop Motion holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Life Lapse Stop Motion has 9.5K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of iMotion Pro's written reviews are positive against 69% of Life Lapse Stop Motion's.
iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, Life Lapse Stop Motion every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | iMotion Pro | Life Lapse Stop Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (84 ratings) | 4.8 (9.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 9.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKETCHES SRL | Bolandia Creative Inc. |
Customer experience
iMotion Pro
Life Lapse Stop Motion
User reviews
iMotion Pro
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for beginners
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Good for spontaneous stop motion
- 👍 Works well for small projects
- 👍 High quality video output
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashing
- 🐛 Shaky and unprofessional videos
- 🐛 Fuzzy picture quality
- 🐛 Onion skin distorted
- 🐛 Slow trigger time
Life Lapse Stop Motion
From 9.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🎨 Allows for creative videos
- 🤖 Helpful tutorials
- 💡 Unique features like merging video and stop motion
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔒 Restricted free version
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult to find certain features
- 🎵 Music/audio features locked behind paywall
Bugs and requests
iMotion Pro
Reported bugs
50 issues- Crashing all the time
- Picture quality looks bad
- Camera weirdly zoomed in
- Sensitive to slight movements
- Videos come out shaky
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- Fuzzy thanks to weird zoom
- Onion skin feature appears incorrectly distorted
- Trigger time takes 5+ seconds
- Bug on the first frame
- First shot is reinterpreted
- Onion skin stays on first frame
- Edit menu does not work
- Cannot playback video
- Imported photos appear as a black screen
- No way to save video in progress
- No microphone option
- Cannot see previous movies from iMotion
- Drains battery rapidly
- Phone overheats
- App crashes every time it's opened
- Cannot export pictures without restarting iPhone
- Cannot use selfie camera
- Description is misleading regarding HD quality with iMotion remote
- Cannot access camera roll
- Cannot resume a video
- Resume button not present
- App doesn't recognize camera
- Capture button never shows
- Controls aren't showing up
- Controls missing after iOS 8 update
- App freezes when device is turned landscape
- App crashes every few hours
- Low res uploads to Facebook
- Resume feature gone
- Tools missing after update
- No music added
- iMotion Remote app no longer working
- Sound input is crippled
- Gallery rejection emails are long and wordy
- Blurs camera and zooms in
- Pro version does a close-up and takes pictures off to the right
- Audio screwed up on export
- Kicks off app during filming
- Super hard to resume filming
- Restarts animation mid-way for like 4 seconds
- Freezes in landscape
- 1080p is not supported on iPad mini Retina display
- No control buttons visible
- Crashes since iOS 8 update
- App doesn't open due to compatibility or bug
Requested features
11 requests- Import from files
- Masking feature
- Zoom feature
- Manual exposure control
- Expand photo import limit
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- Selfie camera support
- Duplicate frames
- Dark mode support
- Manual focus
- Auto-exposure/auto-focus lock
- Keep taking pictures during low battery notification
Life Lapse Stop Motion
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to preview/download videos
- Issues with importing external photos/videos
- Freezing and performance problems
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free music/audio options
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow more customization in free version
- Add support for external photo/video import
- Improve iPad optimization
In-app purchases
iMotion Pro
No in-app purchases
Life Lapse Stop Motion
- Stop Motion Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- Stop Motion Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Stop Motion Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Life Lapse Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime Access2 variants$129.00
Questions
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