Comparison

Stop Motion Maker vs Stop Motion Animation Maker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Capture image sequences
  • Preview animations
  • Export videos
  • Camera access
  • Photo library access
Features
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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

About

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Create your own cartoons, animations, or time-lapse videos by taking a series of photos. This app offers easy shooting, editing, and frame-by-frame control, making animation accessible for all ages. Save and share your creations directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame photo shooting
  • Combine photos into video
  • Translucent overlay for alignment
  • Adjustable frame rate
  • Image zoom and transparency
  • Export to video format
  • Save and share creations
Features
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The app creates a series of photographs that can be combined into a video and get finished cartoon, animation, or time-lapse at the output. With the Stop Motion app, You can easily create your cartoon or stop-motion animation just like the pros do! Easy shooting and editing even for beginner animators. Creating cartoons Take photos of your plasticine, Lego, drawings, and create your cartoons. Time-lapse photography can be done with anything: Lego, plasticine crafts, drawings, sketches, objects etc. The application provides a special mode of translucent overlay on the current frame in the camera: you can align objects and determine exactly how to position objects to get the right movement in the frame. We tried to make intuitive navigation in the app so even 5-years old child could create his cartoon. Stop motion videos Easily turn your photos into amazing videos. Use a photo gallery or take photos frame by frame to create movement. Then simply select the photos you want to include in your animation, set the speed, and create your video! You can save the finished video to your smartphone or share it on social networks directly from the Stop Motion app. The main functionality of the application: - frame-by-frame photo shooting with further combining the captured photos into a video; - horizontal and vertical screen orientation; - image zoom and transparency setting of the previous frame; - choice of vocalization during the scheme: manual or auto - viewing the footage; - the ability to set the frame rate; - stream export to video format; The app is ideal for creating cartoons and spending time together between parents and children, as well as creating interesting content on a personal blog! Time Lapse is a photography technique that allows you to accelerate a video and watch slowly changing events much faster. We offer subscription plans in the app that unlock premium functions of the app: - Payment will be charged to 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, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Price can depend on location For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://doc.whisperarts.com/policy/stopmotion/ios/ Terms of Use: https://doc.whisperarts.com/terms/stopmotion/ios/ Want to receive the latest news about the application? Subscribe to the newsgroup https://www.facebook.com/WhisperArts

Screenshots

Stop Motion Maker2 screens
Stop Motion Animation Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop Motion Animation Maker at 4.5 against Stop Motion Maker's 3.8. Stop Motion Animation Maker also leads on ratings volume (879 vs 51) and review sentiment (63% vs 49%). Stop Motion Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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 Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stop Motion Animation Maker sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Motion Animation Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop Motion Animation Maker has 879 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 63% of Stop Motion Animation Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Motion Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stop Motion Maker versus Stop Motion Animation Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop Motion MakerStop Motion Animation Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (51 ratings)4.5 (879 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51879 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPollapee SroysuwanWhisper Arts

Customer experience

Stop Motion Maker

All ratings51 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative35.8%

Stop Motion Animation Maker

All ratings875 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative27.6%

User reviews

Stop Motion Maker

From 51 App Store ratings

What 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

Stop Motion Animation Maker

From 879 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and fun to use
  • 🚀 Very good app
  • 🚀 Awesome and inspiring
  • 👍 Great for stop motion animations
  • 👍 Intuitive and simple navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited free features, paywall for more
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Ads can be intrusive

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

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working for some users
  • Frames getting rearranged during editing
  • Rendering/exporting issues causing crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free sound effects and music
  • Improve video export quality
  • Allow importing custom audio
  • Implement a camera mode instead of just photos

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stop Motion Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
18 purchases

Stop Motion Animation Maker

Subscriptions14
  • Create your cartoon$1.997 Days
  • Create your film$2.497 Days
  • Create your video$3.491 Month
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  • 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
  • premium subscription$3.991 Year
  • Create your cartoon$4.997 Days
  • premium subscription$5.991 Year
  • Create your animation$6.991 Month
  • Create an animation$9.991 Year
  • Stop motion$9.991 Year
  • premium subscription$9.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
  • premium subscription$19.991 Year
  • Premium subscription$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • PRO version forever$3.99
  • PRO version$3.99
  • PRO version$9.99
Show 1 more
  • PRO version forever$9.99

Questions

Is Stop Motion Maker free?
Stop Motion Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop Motion Animation Maker free?
Stop Motion Animation Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stop Motion Maker or Stop Motion Animation Maker?
Stop Motion Animation Maker is rated higher. Stop Motion Maker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Stop Motion Animation Maker averages 4.5 from 879 ratings.
Do Stop Motion Maker or Stop Motion Animation Maker have ads?
Stop Motion Animation Maker shows ads; Stop Motion Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop Motion Maker or Stop Motion Animation Maker?
Stop Motion Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stop Motion Animation Maker fortnightly. Most recently, Stop Motion Maker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stop Motion Animation Maker on October 21, 2026.

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