iMotion Pro vs Timelapse Maestro
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
Timelapse Maestro
Control your Dynamic Perception NMX camera motion rig with live joystick and programmed timelapse moves. Offers per-axis motion ramping and real-world units for precise control. Includes a demo mode for simulated rig testing.
- Live joystick and slider control
- Program timelapse and video moves
- Per-axis motion ramping
- Real-world units (mm, inches, degrees)
- Live run screen with velocity graph
- Built-in demo mode
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Timelapse Maestro is a modern controller for the Dynamic Perception NMX 3-axis camera motion rig (slide, pan, tilt). The original NMX app is no longer maintained. Timelapse Maestro is a from-scratch replacement, rebuilt for today's iPhones and iPads, that puts your rig back in motion. Connect over Bluetooth and drive your rig directly. FEATURES • Live joystick and slider control of all three motors • Program timelapse and continuous (video) moves with start and end keyframes • Per-axis motion ramping with linear, parabolic, and inverse easing • Real-world units: set your gear and rig ratios and work in millimeters, inches, and degrees • Live run screen with progress, velocity graph, and motor feel tuning • Built-in Demo Mode: try every feature on a simulated rig, no hardware required • Light and dark themes PROGRAM MODE Joystick control, keyframe capture, timing setup, the ramp editor, and Demo Mode runs are all free. A one-time Program Mode purchase unlocks running planned moves on real hardware. Timelapse Maestro is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dynamic Perception. NMX is a trademark of its respective owner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Timelapse Maestro at Free against iMotion Pro's $5.99. Timelapse Maestro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). iMotion Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (84 vs 2). 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
Timelapse Maestro is free to download; iMotion Pro costs $5.99 up front. Timelapse Maestro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iMotion Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timelapse Maestro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iMotion Pro has 84 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | iMotion Pro | Timelapse Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKETCHES SRL | Kenneth Brandon |
Customer experience
iMotion Pro
Timelapse Maestro
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
Timelapse Maestro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iMotion Pro
No in-app purchases
Timelapse Maestro
- Program Mode$19.99
Questions
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