Stop Motion Maker vs Animatives
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
Animatives
Create captivating stop-motion and timelapse animations with everyday objects and characters. This app offers precise frame-by-frame control, voiceover capabilities, and easy export options for sharing your animated stories.
- Frame-by-frame animation control
- Animate everyday objects
- Create object libraries
- Add voiceovers and sound effects
- Export as GIF or video
- Intuitive controls for all skill levels
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Welcome to Animatives, where animation unleashes the boundless power of your imagination. It is not just a powerful stop motion / timelapse app. Forget the limitations of traditional techniques. Here, you'll build a personal library of objects, characters, and elements, bringing them to life with frame-by-frame animation. Witness them dance, interact, and tell your unique stories. Features that ignite your creativity: • Transform the Ordinary: Animate everyday objects, turning them into static wonders or dynamic actors in your story. • Frame-by-Frame Magic: Sculpt your animation with precise control. Move, refine, apply curves, or let objects follow your finger's path, perfecting every element until it moves as you envision. • Endless Possibilities: Build a digital world of objects and breathe life into them with animations that perfectly fit your narrative. • Share Your Vision: Export your masterpiece as a GIF or video, ready to captivate your audience on social media, presentations, or for personal enjoyment. • Add Your Voice: Breathe life into your characters with voiceovers, sound effects, background music, and custom fonts. • Simple Yet Powerful: Designed with intuitive controls, Animatives empowers anyone to become an animator, regardless of experience. Who is Animatives for? • Kids and Students: Unleash your creativity and bring your ideas and assignments to life with animation. • Artists: Transform your sketches and concepts into living, breathing animations that showcase your vision. • Content Creators: Elevate your content with dynamic visuals that grab attention and leave a lasting impression. • Educators: Engage students with interactive animations that make learning an exciting and enriching experience. Animatives is where imagination thrives, where the digital becomes tangible, and where anyone can become a master storyteller. It's time to redefine how you express yourself, share your ideas, and capture moments in time with the magic of animation. More information and examples can be found on https://animatives.com Terms of Use: https://animatives.com/terms
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Verdict
Stop Motion Maker and Animatives both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Animatives's written reviews are positive against 49% of Stop Motion Maker's. Animatives also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Stop Motion Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Stop Motion Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Animatives asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Stop Motion Maker against 3.9 for Animatives. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Maker has 51 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Stop Motion Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Animatives's.
Stop Motion Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Animatives every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop Motion Maker | Animatives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (51 ratings) | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pollapee Sroysuwan | Genliang Guan |
Customer experience
Stop Motion Maker
Animatives
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
Animatives
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stop Motion Maker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Animatives
No in-app purchases
Questions
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