Comparison

iMotion Pro vs Stop Motion Animation Maker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Create your own cartoons, animations, or time-lapse videos by taking a series of photos. This app offers easy shooting, editing, and frame-by-frame control, making animation accessible for all ages. Save and share your creations directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame photo shooting
  • Combine photos into video
  • Translucent overlay for alignment
  • Adjustable frame rate
  • Image zoom and transparency
  • Export to video format
  • Save and share creations
Features
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The app creates a series of photographs that can be combined into a video and get finished cartoon, animation, or time-lapse at the output. With the Stop Motion app, You can easily create your cartoon or stop-motion animation just like the pros do! Easy shooting and editing even for beginner animators. Creating cartoons Take photos of your plasticine, Lego, drawings, and create your cartoons. Time-lapse photography can be done with anything: Lego, plasticine crafts, drawings, sketches, objects etc. The application provides a special mode of translucent overlay on the current frame in the camera: you can align objects and determine exactly how to position objects to get the right movement in the frame. We tried to make intuitive navigation in the app so even 5-years old child could create his cartoon. Stop motion videos Easily turn your photos into amazing videos. Use a photo gallery or take photos frame by frame to create movement. Then simply select the photos you want to include in your animation, set the speed, and create your video! You can save the finished video to your smartphone or share it on social networks directly from the Stop Motion app. The main functionality of the application: - frame-by-frame photo shooting with further combining the captured photos into a video; - horizontal and vertical screen orientation; - image zoom and transparency setting of the previous frame; - choice of vocalization during the scheme: manual or auto - viewing the footage; - the ability to set the frame rate; - stream export to video format; The app is ideal for creating cartoons and spending time together between parents and children, as well as creating interesting content on a personal blog! Time Lapse is a photography technique that allows you to accelerate a video and watch slowly changing events much faster. We offer subscription plans in the app that unlock premium functions of the app: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Price can depend on location For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://doc.whisperarts.com/policy/stopmotion/ios/ Terms of Use: https://doc.whisperarts.com/terms/stopmotion/ios/ Want to receive the latest news about the application? Subscribe to the newsgroup https://www.facebook.com/WhisperArts

Screenshots

iMotion Pro4 screens
Stop Motion Animation Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stop Motion Animation Maker at Free against iMotion Pro's $5.99. Stop Motion Animation Maker also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 32%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). iMotion Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stop Motion Animation Maker is free to download; iMotion Pro costs $5.99 up front. Stop Motion Animation Maker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. iMotion Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Motion Animation Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Animation Maker has 864 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 62% of Stop Motion Animation Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iMotion Pro versus Stop Motion Animation Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotion ProStop Motion Animation Maker
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (84 ratings)4.5 (864 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84864 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLWhisper Arts

Customer experience

iMotion Pro

All ratings84 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative57.3%

Stop Motion Animation Maker

All ratings864 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.9%
Negative27.8%

User reviews

iMotion Pro

From 84 App Store ratings

What 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

Stop Motion Animation Maker

From 864 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and fun to use
  • 🚀 Very good app
  • 🚀 Awesome and inspiring
  • 👍 Great for stop motion animations
  • 👍 Intuitive and simple navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited free features, paywall for more
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Ads can be intrusive

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
Show 6 more
  • Selfie camera support
  • Duplicate frames
  • Dark mode support
  • Manual focus
  • Auto-exposure/auto-focus lock
  • Keep taking pictures during low battery notification

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working for some users
  • Frames getting rearranged during editing
  • Rendering/exporting issues causing crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free sound effects and music
  • Improve video export quality
  • Allow importing custom audio
  • Implement a camera mode instead of just photos

In-app purchases

None

iMotion Pro

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Subscriptions14
  • Create your cartoon$1.997 Days
  • Create your film$2.497 Days
  • Create your video$3.491 Month
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  • 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
  • premium subscription$3.991 Year
  • Create your cartoon$4.997 Days
  • premium subscription$5.991 Year
  • Create your animation$6.991 Month
  • Create an animation$9.991 Year
  • Stop motion$9.991 Year
  • premium subscription$9.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
  • premium subscription$19.991 Year
  • Premium subscription$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • PRO version forever$3.99
  • PRO version$3.99
  • PRO version$9.99
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  • PRO version forever$9.99

Questions

Is iMotion Pro free?
iMotion Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Motion Animation Maker free?
Stop Motion Animation Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iMotion Pro or Stop Motion Animation Maker?
Stop Motion Animation Maker is rated higher. iMotion Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Stop Motion Animation Maker averages 4.5 from 864 ratings.
Do iMotion Pro or Stop Motion Animation Maker have ads?
Stop Motion Animation Maker shows ads; iMotion Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, iMotion Pro or Stop Motion Animation Maker?
iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. Most recently, iMotion Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Stop Motion Animation Maker on September 24, 2026.

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