Comparison

iMotion Pro vs StopMotionCraft

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

StopMotionCraft

Create stop motion movies and animated GIFs with ease. This app offers a user-friendly interface, powerful editing tools, and the ability to add custom backgrounds and sound effects. Seamlessly sync projects across devices and share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Stop motion movie and GIF creation
  • Green screen backgrounds
  • User-friendly interface
  • Audio recording and import
  • Voice command photo capture
  • Frame-by-frame editing
  • Cross-device project sync
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Create stunning Stop Motion animations, videos, and animated GIFs with StopMotionCraft — the powerful animation maker designed for creators of all levels. Whether you're making LEGO animations, clay animation, toy animations, or frame-by-frame storytelling, StopMotionCraft gives you the tools to bring your ideas to life and share them instantly on your favorite social platforms. * Flexible Creation Workflow: • Create a stop motion project from scratch by capturing photos frame-by-frame for maximum control over your animation. • Or import a video and convert it into a stop motion project in seconds for a faster and more convenient workflow. * Work Anywhere: Start a project on your iPhone and continue editing on your Mac. Your stop motion projects stay synced and ready wherever you work. * Continuous Workflow: With seamless real-time synchronization, your animation projects are always up-to-date across devices. * Tailored Experience: StopMotionCraft is optimized for every device, delivering a powerful and intuitive animation studio experience on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. * Green Screen Backgrounds: Add custom backgrounds to your green screen slides and place your characters anywhere — from fantasy worlds to real locations. * User-Friendly Animation Tools: • Intuitive interface designed for beginners and professional animators • Powerful filters and image processing tools to enhance your animation frames • Easily edit your timeline by moving, duplicating, or deleting frames * Sound Effects and Audio: • Record audio clips directly in your stop motion videos • Import music and sounds from Apple Music • Add audio clips from your library to create richer animations * Steady Shots: • Use voice commands to capture photos hands-free — just say “Action!” • Set an interval timer to automatically capture frames for smoother animation * Effortless Frame-by-Frame Animation: • Onion skin overlays show your previous frame to guide the next shot * Seamless Sharing: Export your stop motion movies or animated GIFs and share them instantly on social media. * 1-Week Free Trial • Enjoy full access to StopMotionCraft for one week completely free • Cancel anytime during the trial with no commitment Privacy Policy: https://canvatechstudio.com/stopmotioncraft/privacy-policy.html Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iMotion Pro4 screens
StopMotionCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StopMotionCraft at Free against iMotion Pro's $5.99. StopMotionCraft also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). iMotion Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

StopMotionCraft is free to download; iMotion Pro costs $5.99 up front. StopMotionCraft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. iMotion Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StopMotionCraft holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 249 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of iMotion Pro's written reviews are positive against 36% of StopMotionCraft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, StopMotionCraft monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iMotion Pro versus StopMotionCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotion ProStopMotionCraft
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (84 ratings)4.5 (249 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84249 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLMohamed Eldoheiri

Customer experience

iMotion Pro

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

StopMotionCraft

All ratings249 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%

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

StopMotionCraft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iMotion Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StopMotionCraft

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is iMotion Pro free?
iMotion Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StopMotionCraft free?
StopMotionCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iMotion Pro or StopMotionCraft?
StopMotionCraft is rated higher. iMotion Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while StopMotionCraft averages 4.5 from 249 ratings.
Do iMotion Pro or StopMotionCraft have ads?
StopMotionCraft shows ads; iMotion Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, iMotion Pro or StopMotionCraft?
iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, and StopMotionCraft monthly. Most recently, iMotion Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and StopMotionCraft on September 21, 2026.

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