Comparison

Pepper Movie Maker 3D vs Grouped

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

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About

Pepper Movie Maker 3D

Create animated 3D movies, videos, and reels using customizable templates, 3D models, and avatars. Animate characters and objects with built-in clips or your own voice and face via AR. Share your creations across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Customizable 3D scene templates
  • Animated 3D models and avatars
  • AR face and voice animation
  • Automatic shot recording
  • Social media sharing
  • Ready Player Me avatar integration
Features
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Create fun, animated 3D movies, videos & reels with customizable templates, 3D models, built-in and custom avatars and more. All 3D models can be animated and many have built-in animation clips. Every avatar includes 58 animation clips. Pepper Movie Maker 3D is a free app and includes 29 free scene templates and 420 free 3D models for you to try. Upgrade to Pepper Movie Maker 3D Plus to get unlimited use of ALL 79 scene templates and ALL 742 3D models! * Customize a scene design with color, ground features, a different sky, background sounds and more. * Add and animate any of the hundreds of 3D models, many with built-in animations. * Add your own voice clips and face animations via AR. * Tap the Make Movie button to automatically record all the shots in the shots list. * AR provides an exciting way to see your scenes and shoot 3D movies with super realistic backgrounds and lighting. * Share your animated movies, videos, reels and still images via Mail, Messages, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media. * Tap the ? icon in the app for Help, 3D Help and Tutorials or Contact Developer to send us questions anytime. Pepper Movie Maker 3D is for everyone who wants to make 3D animated movies, videos & reels for fun, work or school with one app, no programming and the gear they already own. No signups, passwords, tracking or ads. TEMPLATES Choose project templates with designs containing 1-8 scenes for example: Blank - 1 scene, Camping Cartoon - 2 scenes + 37 models, Circus - 2 scenes + 62 models, Dinosaurs - 5 scenes + 58 models, Garage Band - 1 scene + 29 models, Jungle Cartoon 3 scenes + 17 models, Loft Apartment 2 scenes + 16 models , Restaurant - 2 scenes + 36 models, Sailing - 4 scenes + 20 models, Underwater 1 scene + 13 models, Wedding - 2 scenes + 26 models, Winter Holiday - 3 scenes + 40 models. SCENES, 3D MODELS AND AVATARS Pepper Movie Maker 3D scenes are created with templates that can include:  * Customizable 3D scene designs  * Animated 3D models * Built-in and custom avatars * Sound effects - examples Dog Bark, Cat Meow, Dance Music and your own MP3/WAV/etc audio files. * Backgrounds and background sounds  * Colors, lighting, materials and more * Easily created action sequences using built-in animation clips. The 742 3D models are organized into searchable categories. All models can be animated and many have built-in animation clips. For example: Cheetah 19 clips, Horse 48 clips, Labrador Puppy 112 clips, Velociraptor 26 clips and Wolf 19 clips. All built-in avatars have 53 animation clips including dancing, clapping and waving. Pepper Movie Maker 3D directly integrates the Avatar creator to enable making multiple avatars and customizing them with body shapes, facial features, hair, clothing, eyewear, hats and more. Add dozens of body animation clips from Pepper Movie Maker 3D and import them from other sources. Choose from different voices and accents, then use Text to Speech to have your avatar model speak in another voice. MAKE 3D MOVIES Easily make sharable movies with your Pepper Movie Maker 3D scenes. Every 3D scene has a shots list where you can setup and Record a shot. To make a movie of all the shots in the shots list simply tap Make Movie. You can choose your Movie Settings: Titles, Dates, Locations, Captions, Text Blocks including professional-looking scrolling end credits, Live Photo videos, Seconds per photo and Movie Music. Choose your format SD, HD, Full HD or 4K. Just for fun tap the AR button to Record a super realistic movie or photo in AR. COLLABORATION Invite anyone to collaborate with you. All of your Pepper Movie Maker 3D projects can be shared privately and securely with your friends via iCloud. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC/ICLOUD For longevity, privacy and security Pepper Movie Maker 3D syncs and shares across iPhone, iPad and Mac and is designed for both online and offline use. License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grouped

This app allows you to create private photo groups for events and share them with attendees. Everyone can contribute their pictures to a single, organized album, eliminating the need to collect photos individually afterward. It's designed for real-life moments where multiple people capture memories.

Highlights
  • Create private photo groups
  • Share group codes for access
  • Collaboratively add photos
  • View all shared memories in one place
  • Organized event albums
  • No public feed or followers
Features
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The group chat moves on. Your photos deserve a place to stay. Photo sharing and shared albums for your friends, your crew, your everyday life. Everyone’s photos. Every angle. Together in Grouped. STOP ASKING “WHO HAS THE PHOTOS?” You took a few. Your friends took the rest. Now they’re scattered across phones, buried in messages, or still waiting to be sent. Grouped brings your group photos together in one shared gallery. Create a group, invite your people, and let everyone add their shots. See what you missed. Save your favorites. Keep the photos that would otherwise disappear in the chat. YOUR LIFE DOESN’T NEED A SPECIAL OCCASION The fits before heading out. Food runs after midnight. Gym progress. Campus life. Creative projects. Your usual spot with your favorite people. Start an album for your roommates, your team, your close friends, or whatever you’re building together. Keep adding to it as life happens. When the concert, trip, birthday, or big night comes around, your people already know where the photos go. LESS CHASING. MORE SHARING. • Create a private group and invite your friends • Share an invitation so your people can join • Add everyone’s photos to one shared album • Discover the moments captured from another angle • Select and save the shots you want to keep • Turn your Grouped memories into a movie • Manage membership in the groups you create MAKE YOUR A-LIST PROFILE YOURS A-List members can add a bio and up to three links. Tell people who you are and connect them with what you’re creating. START WITH YOUR PEOPLE Create a group. Drop the invite in your chat. Get everyone’s photos together. Download Grouped and give your everyday life a shared album.

Screenshots

Pepper Movie Maker 3D4 screens
Grouped3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grouped at 100% against Pepper Movie Maker 3D's 50%. Grouped also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 25). Pepper Movie Maker 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (910 vs 4). On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Pepper Movie Maker 3D sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Grouped asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grouped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pepper Movie Maker 3D has 910 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pepper Movie Maker 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grouped's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pepper Movie Maker 3D ships an update every 2 months, Grouped every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pepper Movie Maker 3D versus Grouped: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPepper Movie Maker 3DGrouped
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (910 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings910 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size338 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPepper Networks, LLCBrian Taylor

Customer experience

Pepper Movie Maker 3D

All ratings910 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative40.8%

Grouped

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pepper Movie Maker 3D

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera doesn't move properly
  • Can't delete movies
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Glitches and bugs make it unusable

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow importing custom models
  • Add ability to manually animate characters
  • Improve character interactions (e.g. eye contact)
  • Add more free content and reduce paywall
  • Improve animation tools and workflow
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  • Add more camera control and flexibility
  • Improve syncing and stability

Grouped

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Pepper Movie Maker 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plus Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Yearly Plus Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time23
  • Black Cat$0.99
  • Human Skeleton$0.99
  • Desktop Computer$0.99
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  • Flat Screen TV$0.99
  • Concert Template$1.99
  • Hiking Trip Template$1.99
  • Camping Trip Template$1.99
  • Thanksgiving Template$1.99
  • Winter Holiday Template$1.99
  • Valentine Cafe Template$1.99
  • Forest Template$1.99
  • Movie Theater Template$1.99
  • Loft Apartment Template$1.99
  • Bedroom Template$1.99
  • Dinosaurs Template$1.99
  • Christmas Template$1.99
  • New Years Template$1.99
  • Farm Template$2.99
  • Road Trip Template$2.99
  • City Street Template$2.99
  • Hotel Template$2.99
  • Western Movie Template$2.99
  • Haunted House Template$2.99
None

Grouped

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pepper Movie Maker 3D free?
Pepper Movie Maker 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grouped free?
Grouped is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pepper Movie Maker 3D or Grouped?
Grouped is rated higher. Pepper Movie Maker 3D averages 4.1 out of 5 from 910 ratings, while Grouped averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pepper Movie Maker 3D or Grouped have ads?
Grouped shows ads; Pepper Movie Maker 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Pepper Movie Maker 3D or Grouped?
Pepper Movie Maker 3D ships an update every 2 months, and Grouped every 3 days. Most recently, Pepper Movie Maker 3D was updated on October 23, 2026 and Grouped on October 6, 2026.

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