Comparison

StopRewind vs AC Matrix

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

Head to head
About

StopRewind

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Stop: Rewind β€” Time rewinds right before their eyes. Imagine stopping your iPhone's Stopwatch... and watching it rewind by itself, back to 00:00, as if the elapsed time never happened. Stop: Rewind faithfully recreates the look of the iPhone Stopwatch β€” same design, same buttons, same layout. Your friends won't notice a thing... until you tap Stop. How it works β€’ Start the stopwatch and stop it whenever you like, just like you normally would β€’ Choose how the magic triggers: Automatic (it rewinds by itself a few seconds after stopping) or Manual (you decide the exact moment by tapping "Reset") β€’ The rewind is fast and natural β€” it looks completely real Why you'll love it β€’ Pixel-matched to the real iPhone Stopwatch app, for maximum believability β€’ No complicated setup: pick your preferred timing and you're ready to go β€’ Perfect for surprising friends, coworkers, and family anytime Includes a 3-day free trial. After the trial, the annual subscription unlocks unlimited use of the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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AC Matrix

Features
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AC Matrix turns your phone into a magic instrument. Everything an audience sees looks like an ordinary phone doing ordinary things. Everything you do to control it is invisible. SLIDE EFFECTS Flash through your own screenshots and clips, full-screen. Because the media is yours, the effect can be anything a phone screen can show β€” a home screen where the icons gather into one corner, a photo that changes when you turn the phone around, a lock screen that shouldn't exist yet. β€’ Cut instantly, or cross-dissolve over a length you choose β€’ Hold a slide for a set delay before it changes β€’ Let a slide advance itself, so a beat lands on time and not a moment late β€’ Name your slides so a long routine stays readable while you build it TRIGGER IT HOWEVER YOU LIKE Every slide chooses its own way in: a tap anywhere on the screen, a shake of the phone, or a hand gesture seen by the camera. Mix them inside one routine β€” tap, tap, shake, pinch β€” so no single tell repeats. AI CLEANUP, ON DEVICE Box out a clock, a notification, a status bar, anything that gives the game away. An inpainting model rebuilds the area from its surroundings, on your phone, and stores the cleaned copy alongside the original. One toggle switches between them. Works on stills and on video, either as a single patch or frame by frame. Cleanup runs in the background with a Live Activity, so you can watch a long job finish from the Lock Screen instead of holding the app open. BUILT FOR PERFORMING β€’ Two-finger swipe down to leave β€” there is no visible quit button, and that is the point β€’ Swipe right to step back a slide if you need to β€’ The screen stays awake and the status bar stays hidden β€’ Open the app straight into a performance, so nothing is ever seen but the effect LEARN IT BY WATCHING IT Every setting that describes a behaviour over time is shown as a small looping animation, not a paragraph. A "?" next to any control opens the tutorial already scrolled to the right topic. There is a filmed clip of one routine being performed, start to finish, if you would rather just watch one first. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION AC Matrix has no network code functionality. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is analysed, no account is required. Camera frames are read for hand detection and discarded β€” never recorded, never saved, never sent. The AI cleanup model runs entirely on your device. Requires iOS 17 or later. Camera gesture triggers need a physical iPhone.

Screenshots

StopRewind3 screens
AC Matrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

StopRewind and AC Matrix are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. StopRewind sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and AC Matrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StopRewind versus AC Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopRewindAC Matrix
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB261 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluigi StrazzoFeiyu Chang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StopRewind

Subscriptions1
  • Stop: Rewind3 Days trial$4.991 Year
1 purchases

AC Matrix

One-time1
  • AC Matrix Pro$4.99

Questions

Is StopRewind free?
StopRewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AC Matrix free?
AC Matrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StopRewind or AC Matrix have ads?
Neither StopRewind nor AC Matrix shows ads.

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