Stop Motion Maker vs GIF Maker by Momento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop Motion Maker
Easily create your own stop-motion videos by capturing a sequence of images. The app guides you through the process, from taking photos to previewing and exporting your final animation to your device's photo album.
- Capture image sequences
- Preview animations
- Export videos
- Camera access
- Photo library access
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Take a sequence of images and make your own stop-motion video. How to use. - Choose "create" button. - Your camera will start, Click "photo" button to take an image. - If you have enough image sequence, Click "done" button. - At preview screen. You can touch on "Play" button to see preview and Click on "Export" button to save video into photo album. Troubleshooting: - Camera doesn't work. Please make sure that allow the application to acess "Camera. - Export doesn't work. Please make sure that allow the application to access "Photo library". If you have any feedback, feature requests, bugs. Please send me an email. I will fix it as soon as possible. Thanks for your support :) im.oab.ps@gmail.com
GIF Maker by Momento
Easily transform photos, live photos, and videos into animated GIFs. Enhance your creations with a wide range of stickers, filters, effects, and music. Share your animated creations instantly across popular social media platforms and messaging apps.
- Video to GIF conversion
- Live Photo to GIF
- Stickers and text overlays
- Filters and effects
- Music integration
- Adjustable speed and direction
- Direct sharing to social media
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Momento is the easiest way to turn your photos, live photos and videos into GIFs! Get creative with stickers, filters, effects and more! You can supercharge you GIFs with: • Stickers • Text • Frames • AR • Music • Filters • Adjust • Speed • Direction • Trim • Zoom • GIPHY • Effects And share them directly in: • TikTok • iMessage • WhatsApp • WeChat • LINE • Messenger • Instagram Stories • Instagram • Snapchat • And More Momento Premium: • Create moments from your library. • Unlimited access to all filters. • Unlimited access to all frames. • Unlimited access to all music. • Unlimited access to all effects. • Unlimited access to all stickers. • Remove watermark or use your own logo. Momento Premium offers two subscription options: $39.99 Yearly $9.99 Monthly Prices may vary by location. Should you choose to upgrade to a Premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may cancel automatic renewal and manage your subscription by selecting Manage App Subscriptions in your iTunes Account settings and selecting the subscription you want to modify. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a Premium subscription, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.momentogifs.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.momentogifs.com/terms-of-use Get ready to have some fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GIF Maker by Momento at 4.6 against Stop Motion Maker's 3.8. GIF Maker by Momento also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 49%) and ratings volume (25K vs 51). Stop Motion Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Stop Motion Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GIF Maker by Momento sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GIF Maker by Momento holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Maker by Momento has 25K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Stop Motion Maker's written reviews are positive against 80% of GIF Maker by Momento's.
Stop Motion Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, GIF Maker by Momento every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop Motion Maker | GIF Maker by Momento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (51 ratings) | 4.6 (25K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 25K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pollapee Sroysuwan | Popixels Ltd. |
Customer experience
Stop Motion Maker
GIF Maker by Momento
User reviews
Stop Motion Maker
From 51 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to understand and use
- 💰 Free to use
- 🎥 Ghost effect for frame comparison
- 🎥 Switch between front and back cameras
- 🎥 Good for beginners and casual use
Room to improve
- 📉 Low resolution quality
- 📱 Vertical format only
- 🐛 Lag during stop motion
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Videos not playing or exporting
GIF Maker by Momento
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easiest and most creative GIF app
- 🚀 Best video editing app
- 👍 Solid GIF making app
- 👍 Ridiculously high-quality and superbly simple
- 👍 Reliable
Room to improve
- 🔒 Useless on free version
- 🔒 Demands payment to make and save a GIF
- 🔒 Expensive, with a huge watermark if you try to record
- 🔒 Needs to pay for everything, keeps reloading and not working right
- 🔒 Virtually useless unless you pay
Bugs and requests
Stop Motion Maker
Reported bugs
15 issues- Lag during stop motion
- Videos not playing
- Cannot export videos
- App crashes
- Frames in wrong order
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- Back button erases work
- Picture goes like a ghost
- Results are blurry
- Cannot download the app
- Erases work when back button is pressed
- Video positioning different from preview
- Exporting issues
- Frames not in order
- Doesn't play video
- App crashes when opening videos
Requested features
14 requests- Add effects
- Add audio/sound effects
- Upload photos from photo library
- Support portrait and landscape mode
- Upload digital stop motion
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- Watch videos within the app
- Upgrade resolution quality
- Edit stop motion videos after creation
- Add voice/narration
- Make hand invisible in camera
- Add music in the background
- Change time between frames
- Front camera support
- Focus adjustment
GIF Maker by Momento
Reported bugs
3 issues- Couldn't find videos in the app, it only picks what it thinks should be GIFs
- Couldn't save GIF, MP4 or Live Photo without paying
- Couldn't return to previous screen after saving a GIF
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to edit photos individually (trim, add effects, text)
- Smoother transitions and more control over GIF frames
- Add captions over GIFs
- Ability to use own music
In-app purchases
Stop Motion Maker
- Remove Ads$0.99
GIF Maker by Momento
- Momento Premium3 variants$2.997 Days
- Momento Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
- Momento Premium3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
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- Momento Premium1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Momento Premium1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Momento Premium3 Days trial$47.991 Year
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