Comparison

iMotion Pro vs Zotro

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

Zotro

This app helps you capture aligned photo sequences using custom shape guides and real-time alignment assistance. It's designed for photographers and content creators to easily tell stories or showcase processes with precision.

Highlights
  • Sequence photography
  • Custom shape guides
  • Real-time alignment assistance
  • Auto-zoom
  • Auto-capture
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Zotro isn’t just another camera app; it’s a powerful tool designed to elevate your photography. With its unique shape guide feature, you can create sequences of photos that tell a story, capture a process, or simply showcase your creativity in a new and aligned way. It’s perfect for professional photographers, content creators, and anyone passionate about photography. Features: Sequence Photography Made Simple: Zotro simplifies the process of taking multiple photos in a sequence, making it easy to achieve professional results without the hassle. Custom Shape Guides: Customize your shape guide to ensure your photo sequences are aligned with precision. Real-Time Alignment Assistance: Get real-time feedback on the alignment of your shots with our intuitive interface. This feature helps you adjust your position and angle to match the custom guide perfectly. Auto-Zoom & Auto-Capture: Utilize Zotro's auto-zoom feature to align your subject perfectly within the custom shape guide. Plus, with auto-capture, Zotro automatically takes the photo when it detects the subject, ensuring effortless precision and timing in your sequences. Privacy Policy: http://paool.com/zotro-privacypolicy Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

iMotion Pro4 screens
Zotro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zotro at Free against iMotion Pro's $5.99. Zotro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). iMotion Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (85 vs 1). On ads and monetization model 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

Zotro is free to download; iMotion Pro costs $5.99 up front. Zotro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. iMotion Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zotro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iMotion Pro has 85 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, Zotro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iMotion Pro versus Zotro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMotion ProZotro
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (85 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLPaul Dippold

Customer experience

iMotion Pro

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

Zotro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Zotro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iMotion Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Zotro

Subscriptions1
  • Zotro Pro Yearly$1.991 Year

Questions

Is iMotion Pro free?
iMotion Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zotro free?
Zotro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iMotion Pro or Zotro?
Zotro is rated higher. iMotion Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Zotro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iMotion Pro or Zotro have ads?
Neither iMotion Pro nor Zotro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMotion Pro or Zotro?
iMotion Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Zotro every 3 weeks. Most recently, iMotion Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and Zotro on October 12, 2026.

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