Some warnings 14 users report the basics being behind a paywall. Nothing confirmed. Checked: 617 reviews and the store listing.
From our automated analysis, 26 Oct 2026. Every label links to its evidence in the full report below.
This analysis describes version 25.12 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-26 .
The store currently lists version 25.12, updated 2025-12-10.
Store screenshots supplied by the developer.
Join 25 million creators making stop motion animation with ease.
Stop Motion Studio is the Apple-featured app for creating stunning stop motion films.
Enjoy powerful creative tools with no ads, no tracking, and no subscriptions.
Stop Motion Studio is the easiest and most powerful stop motion animation maker for iPhone and iPad. Create beautiful animated films with LEGO, clay, drawings, or everyday objects — no experience required.
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned animator, Stop Motion Studio gives you everything you need to turn your ideas into motion.
Loved by Millions Worldwide
* Over 25 million creators and counting
* Rated 4.7 stars with more than 65,000 reviews
* Featured in Apple’s “Life on iPad” TV commercial…
From the developer’s store description.
For developers and the curious
The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.
Open observations that have not cleared the evidence bar.
Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 14 distinct reviewers (about 1 in 44 reviews we read)
This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
Reviewers report clear pricing: raised by 9 distinct reviewers (about 1 in 69 reviews we read)
This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.
The app's own text offers a one-time or lifetime purchase, or reviewers report that the price is stated clearly.
Nothing was published as a thing to watch for in this assessment. That is not a finding that nothing is wrong with the app.
617 reviews read for this analysis. Each observation keeps the sample and store it was based on.
Good, but… — This is overall good but almost all the features are locked behind a paywall but that’s fine because it’s a one time purchase so it’s not a supscription
Shame — They locked it behind a Paywall but it’s good app
Alright for free — The free version is ok, I like it, but I just can’t do a lot with it. Stop motion studio is just pretty much advertising the pro version the whole time
Good, but… — This is overall good but almost all the features are locked behind a paywall but that’s fine because it’s a one time purchase so it’s not a supscription
😍 — Get it you have to get this app if you are into animated videos and need somewhere to start to get this the membership is worth it. It’s a one time purchase. I am 100%. I love this. I’ve made so many movies and I love sharing them…
Best stop motion app ever!!!!! — My friend said it was the best app for stop motion and he was right! Pay the $6.00 dollars for the upgrade, it is a one time purchase and it is so worth it! You will get the green screen ability, theme…
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“Not assessed” means we could not measure it. It is never a zero and never a pass.
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence, not a finding.
Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured
This analysis describes version 25.12 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-26 .
The store currently lists version 25.12, updated 2025-12-10.
Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.
Thank you for using Stop Motion Studio! We’re constantly working to make the app even better, so keep creating and enjoy the next version.
Appworthy
stop-motion-studio-apple-441651297Assessed 2026-10-26 from 617 user reviews and the store listing. We have not scanned the app's package, so nothing on this page was read from inside the app itself.
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There is no overall score, on purpose. A 0–99 number was published here until 2026-09-15. It was withdrawn because it discriminated too weakly to be the instrument — 44.7% of every pair of apps tied — and because a single number is a verdict where a count is an observation. What publishes instead is a row of measurements, each of which says what was counted and, where we could not look, says that instead.
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