Motion Graphix Animator vs Tail Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motion Graphix Animator
Create dynamic 2.5D animations with layered photos, videos, and sprites. Animate size, rotation, transparency, and depth using a simple keyframe system. Add text, shapes, particle effects, and even animate hand-drawn elements.
- Layered 2.5D animation system
- Keyframe animation for size, rotation, transparency, and depth
- Animated background effects
- Customizable text and shape elements
- Sprite cutting with AI background removal
- Particle system effects
- Digital tracking for motion matching
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This feature-rich 2.5D animation app lets you create anything from Ken-Burns-style photo montages to animated GIF 'memes', from instructional videos to spatial or stereoscopic film titles. Start by loading a photo or movie background, or create a colored background gradient. You can add animated color correction, zoom, pan or blur to the background at any time. Next add layers using your own media or one of the many included 'sprite' images. Now animate your layers with a powerful but simple keyframe animation system - just set the time and move the layer. You animate the size, rotation, transparency, and everything else the same way. And because Motion Graphix is a 2.5D animation system, you can also change the Z-position, or depth, of a layer, and it will shrink or move behind other layers as if it were moving farther from the 'camera'. Motion Graphix lets you add as many layers as you like, and animate them. Layers can be made not just from still pictures, but also from videos and animated GIFs. You can create your own text elements with outlines and shadows, or define your own basic shapes using standard Bezier curves and color gradient fills. And Motion Graphix includes a built-in sprite cutter, making it easy to cut elements out of your own photos by tracing a Bezier curve around them, or by using Apple’s AI background removal And once you cut an element out, it is added to your library, to reuse in future projects. You can also animate hand-drawn elements. Sketch a line or letter, and Motion Graphix will draw it on as the animation plays. This is really great for making underlines or circles to highlight parts or places in your background picture. You can also add particle-system layers, like snow, fireworks, bubbles, and more. And because advanced keyframe animation controls underlie the quick and intuitive process of simply setting the time and moving the element. You can dig in for precise control of your motion when needed, or let Motion Graphix do the work with built-in motions like spiral, jitter, bounce and more. For matching graphics to a moving background, try the revolutionary 'Digital Tracking' system: use your digit to follow the motion while the video plays, then apply that motion to a layer. When you're done, share a picture or movie to Photos or any app that accepts sharing, including Mail, Messages, YouTube, Dropbox and many more. If you have set depths on your layers, you can even save out stereoscopic renders in standard split-screen formats, red-blue anaglyph 3d format, or VR format suitable for viewing with Google Cardboard type viewers. Features: Easy-to-use keyframe-based animation system, just set the time and adjust the layer Animated filtering on background picture or movie: Color correction, blurring, still photo position and zoom Large built-in sprite library including animated character and visual effects elements Cut out your own sprites from any picture manually or with AI Create and animate text elements with font, fill and outline control Create your own basic shape and Bezier curves with fill and outline controls Animate colored, transparent, soft shadows and glows for any layer Import animated GIF images to use as sprites Dope sheet - View and adjust keyframes for all your elements side-by-side in one place. Particle generator with presets - Snow, Smoke, Fire, Fireworks, Starfield, Bubbles, Sparkler Digital tracking - Use your digit to follow features on moving video, track any sprite to follow the motion Animated drawing - Handwriting, arrows, annotations draw themselves over time 2.5D Animation: elements scale up and down as they move into or out of the screen, above or below other layers Stereoscopic output of 2.5D animation in anaglyph (red/blue), side-by-side, top-and-bottom and spatial formats Export MP4 h264, HDR, ProRes, MV-HEVC and GIF video, HEIC, PNG and JPG stills Export to 4k, Full HD, HD(720), half HD and SD resolutions Unlimited undo, redo.
Tail Cam
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Tail Cam is a real-time camera effect that turns movement into flowing visual trails. The image is delayed row by row down the screen — the top updates instantly, while each line below shows a slightly older moment. The result is a smooth, continuous "tail" that follows anything in motion: a wave of the hand, a passing object, a turn of the head. Everything is processed live on your device, so you see the effect instantly in the viewfinder. FEATURES • Real-time time-displacement effect, rendered live on the camera feed • Smooth, continuous trails with no harsh stepping • Capture photos with the effect applied • Record video with the effect applied • Front and rear camera support • Clean, distraction-free interface HOW IT WORKS Point the camera at anything that moves and watch it stretch into a trail. Move slowly for gentle waves, or quickly for long, dramatic streaks. Tap to take a photo, or start recording to save a video — straight to your photo library. All capture and processing happens on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is shared.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tail Cam at Free against Motion Graphix Animator's $6.99. Tail Cam also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Tail Cam is free to download; Motion Graphix Animator costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Motion Graphix Animator | Tail Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PixelSplincher | Serhii Rymar |
In-app purchases
Motion Graphix Animator
No in-app purchases
Tail Cam
No in-app purchases
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