Comparison

Animated Picture Camera vs PicMov

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

Head to head
About

Animated Picture Camera

Transform your photo shoots into dynamic videos. Capture a series of images and easily convert them into a single video, perfect for creating flip animations and sharing your creations.

Highlights
  • Create videos from photo shoots
  • Generate flip animations
  • Convert captured images to video
  • Share videos easily
Features
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Rather than take a video, you can create a video from the photo shoot more than one. A feeling to make the flip animation, let's take a picture. The captured image convert to one shot video. Let's share videos.

About

PicMov

Easily create captivating movies from your photos and videos. Add music, subtitles, and animations to personalize your creations for any occasion. Offers flexible export sizes and batch editing for a streamlined workflow.

Highlights
  • Create movies from photos and videos
  • Add music and adjust volume
  • Add subtitles and text with customization
  • Apply animations and transitions
  • Adjustable export movie sizes
  • Batch editing for multiple elements
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PicMov is an app that allows you to create captivating movies with ease by connecting together with your images and videos. Incredibly easy to use; just select images and videos from your camera roll, then simply select what music you like. Movies will look even more amazing by adding subtitles or selecting animations. Unlimited possibilities for its use, from weddings to recording your child’s growth to creating a cartoon flip book! It is also great for when you want to record birthday videos or even just everyday events. [Main Features] ■Export Movie Size - Change the size of exported movie to your liking. - The size can by changed to your liking at any time during editing. - Selectable sizes are listed below. - Square: 1:1 - Landscape: 16:9, 4:3 - Portrait: 9:16, 3:4 ■Image Import - Select your favorite images and load them as video. - The same image can be added multiple times. ■Burst Photo Import - Burst photos can be imported as video by selecting the start and end photo and playback speed. ■Video Import - You can select your preferred span of the video. - The same video can be loaded multiple times. - The volume can be adjusted. ■ Color Panel - Select your favorite color and load as video. - Perfect to add titles and between each video. ■Video Rearrange Function - Long press on the video cell to and simply drag it to the location you want it to go to rearrange the videos. ■Animation - You can change the video location and size and add your favorite animations. ■Transitions - Three transitions effects are available. - The duration of the effect can be selected, from 0.5 to 2.0 seconds. - A convenient editing function allows all transitions to be modified at once. ■Add Subtitles & Text - You can add text to video for whichever period of time you like. - You can set the text position where you like, top, middle, bottom, left, right, or center justified. - The font, text color, shadows, and background color can all be adjusted. - You can select from fade in and fade out animations. ■Batch Editing - A convenient editing function allows you to change transitions, movie animations, subtitle fonts, and font sizes all at once. ■Music - Your favorite music can be used as background music by selecting it from your iPod or iTunes. - The audio from your videos can be used as background music. - Multiple songs can be arranged in the order you prefer. - The volume can be adjusted. - Music can be cut to use your favorite parts before being added.

Screenshots

Animated Picture Camera4 screens
PicMov4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Animated Picture Camera at 60% against PicMov's 11%. Animated Picture Camera also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). PicMov's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Animated Picture Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PicMov sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animated Picture Camera ships an update every 3 months, PicMov fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Animated Picture Camera versus PicMov: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimated Picture CameraPicMov
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better10.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQualia Systems Inc.REAFO CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Animated Picture Camera

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

PicMov

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Animated Picture Camera

One-time2
  • SimpleEditing$0.99
  • AdRemove$2.99
2 purchases

PicMov

One-time2
  • Remove watermark$3.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Animated Picture Camera free?
Animated Picture Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PicMov free?
PicMov is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animated Picture Camera or PicMov have ads?
Both Animated Picture Camera and PicMov show ads.
Which is updated more often, Animated Picture Camera or PicMov?
Animated Picture Camera ships an update every 3 months, and PicMov fortnightly. Most recently, Animated Picture Camera was updated on October 9, 2026 and PicMov on October 14, 2026.

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