Comparison

Stop motion Easy! vs Onion Cam2

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

Head to head
About

Stop motion Easy!

Create stop-motion and special effects videos from your photos. This app offers powerful editing tools, including drawing, filters, and text, with a user-friendly interface for on-the-go creation. Easily manage your projects with albums and add music to your final videos.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled photo capture
  • Advanced photo editing tools
  • Drag-and-drop photo sequencing
  • Add music and voiceovers
  • Special effects and filters
  • Adjustable photo timing for video
Features
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This is a powerful photo editor and powerful stop-motion tools which we created because we wanted a quick and easy way to edit our photos and stop-motion on the go with no fuss. Capture some photographs(or load some picture) to create a magic special effects video. Every photo can modify by powerful editor, It's best way to build photo to FX video, stop-motion and time-lapse.however, It's easily and more amazing than all. We’ve included all the tools you need, in a super intuitive interface so you can get right to editing. sample and Help video: http://youtu.be/noUG-ywTB-U Features: Camera function: Support voice-controller capture, take pictures with voice commands. Front and back camera support. Support the focus and exposure adjustment by touch. Support the focus and exposure lock. Support the silent and sound capture. Support for time-lapse, Automatic capture with adjustable time interval. Support mask skin. Album function. Support 100 albums to contain more video in working. Support drag and drop to change the photo sequence at any position. Support delete photo. Support Import picture from camera roll. Support photo copy. Support fun photo import.(speech balloons...) Support mask photo import. Support combine two different photo to create a new photo. paint function. ---powerful Support for photo modification. Support Draw any color. Support Line thickness adjustable. Support Color and transparency adjustable Support cut a part of photo. Support Zoom in out,move,rotate. Support Filter,Adjust color value,Adjust alpha transparency value,Adjust brightness. Support Editor by selection region. Support Text input (zoom,move,rotate). Support grid for paint work. Support modify picture alpha transparency.(use for combine). Support FX---Special effect,Sharpen and blur,mosaic,black and white,photosphere,flips,exchange color... Video function. Support review video that created by yourself. Support the working progress. Support Add music from your own song library to your movie Support recored vioce with video preview. Support direct to share video to camera roll, Email. Support adjustable time for each photo . (0.04S---2.0S)||(25frame/S---0.5frame/S) IAP to get full version --- support video export.

About

Onion Cam2

Create stop-motion and time-lapse movies with ease. This app allows you to capture images sequentially, using an onion-skin feature to guide your next shot. You can then arrange your photos, export them as a movie, and save multiple projects.

Highlights
  • Onion-skinning for guided capture
  • Guideline display
  • Change picture order
  • Export movies
  • Save multiple projects
  • Adjust movie export settings
Features
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‘Onion Cam2’ is a simple and useful app, which can take a time-lapse photography and create a movie by one-stop. You can make interesting and great movies using your creativity! Please check this out, also for the people who have not tried creating a time-lapse photography! 'Onion Cam2' is the successor to 'Onion Cam'. The main difference is that 'Onion Cam2' now stores captured images in the app. Also, I was able to export it sideways. Other than basic camera functions, the functions below are implemented. ・Onion-skin function You can take a picture with checking the translucently displayed picture you took last time. By this function, you can take gradually changing time-lapse photography easily. You can adjust transparency and choose display and non-display mode by one tapping. ・Guideline display You can set displaying guidelines. You can choose display and non-display mode by one tapping. ・Changing order function You can change the order of the pictures. ・Exporting movie function You can export movies by this app. You can set the time of switching pictures and the size of exporting file. ・Saving several projects You can save several(32 projects for this version) projects. 【Supported OS】 iOS 17.6 or later 【Disclaimer】 While we try our best, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of this application such as bugs or errors.

Screenshots

Stop motion Easy!3 screens
Onion Cam24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Onion Cam2 at 4.5 against Stop motion Easy!'s 3.0. Onion Cam2 also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 29%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 35). Stop motion Easy!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Stop motion Easy! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Onion Cam2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onion Cam2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onion Cam2 has 5.6K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Stop motion Easy!'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Onion Cam2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop motion Easy! ships an update every 4 months, Onion Cam2 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stop motion Easy! versus Onion Cam2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop motion Easy!Onion Cam2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (35 ratings)4.5 (5.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志勇 马Yosuke Seki

Customer experience

Stop motion Easy!

All ratings35 ratings
Positive48.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative61.2%

Onion Cam2

All ratings5,520 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative24.2%

User reviews

Stop motion Easy!

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use for basic animation
  • 👍 Powerful basic animation capabilities
  • 👍 Good for stop-motion
  • 👍 Works for simple animations
  • 👍 Free to take more than 10 pics

Room to improve

  • 💸 Pay to save/create video
  • 💸 Charged for unwanted subscription
  • 💸 Have to pay to download/save stuff
  • 💸 Pay to create movie
  • 💸 Pay to show/save

Onion Cam2

From 5.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Onion skin feature helpful
  • 🚀 Great quality exports
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🚀 Good for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Camera shakes even when stationary
  • 🐛 Crashes when switching camera
  • 🐛 Inability to watch/preview videos
  • 🐛 Inability to export videos

Bugs and requests

Stop motion Easy!

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Can't save unless you pay
  • Charged for two subscriptions
  • Won't let me get full version
  • Screen turned gray
  • Not clear about what to do
Show 23 more
  • App crashes all the time
  • Can't record full songs (only 98 seconds)
  • Doesn't record full songs
  • Blue font menu buttons hard to see on blue background
  • No more editing after recording
  • Can't add sound after recording
  • App crashes
  • Screen just turned gray
  • It is hard to figure how to use it
  • Cannot add audio and voice to a movie
  • It is hard to use
  • Can't figure out how to use the app
  • It crashes all the time
  • Can barely see the blue font menu buttons on the blue background
  • Once you recorded it, no more may be done
  • If you forgot to input a sound into a frame, forget it
  • It is also not so clear about what to do
  • The screen just turned gray
  • It is hard to figure how to use it too
  • It doesn't record the full songs
  • The colors are awful
  • No lo he podido manejar bien
  • No puedo añadir audio y voz a una película

Requested features

8 requests
  • Auto-save feature
  • Add music from camera roll
  • Select more than one photo at a time
  • Option to select multiple photos at once
  • Add music
Show 3 more
  • Add sound
  • Add audio and voice to a movie
  • Dark mode option

Onion Cam2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frames snap back when moved
  • App crashes when trying to create new video
  • Brightness/zoom settings don't save

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add sound effects and audio
  • Ability to adjust frame rate
  • Add multi-select and batch editing tools
  • Increase maximum number of frames
  • Add timer/remote shutter function
Show 1 more
  • Improve video playback and export

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stop motion Easy!

One-time1
  • unlock for full version$2.99
1 purchases

Onion Cam2

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Stop motion Easy! free?
Stop motion Easy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onion Cam2 free?
Onion Cam2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stop motion Easy! or Onion Cam2?
Onion Cam2 is rated higher. Stop motion Easy! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Onion Cam2 averages 4.5 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Stop motion Easy! or Onion Cam2 have ads?
Onion Cam2 shows ads; Stop motion Easy! does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop motion Easy! or Onion Cam2?
Stop motion Easy! ships an update every 4 months, and Onion Cam2 every 6 months. Most recently, Stop motion Easy! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Onion Cam2 on October 26, 2026.

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