AnyMotion vs Dragonframe
AnyMotion
stopmotion.app
Dragonframe
dragonframe.comSide by side
| Figure | AnyMotion | Dragonframe |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.08/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 6 |
| Spec score · Stop Motion Software | 9.1 (#3) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Integrations | The listing names Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter as formats users can choose for videos. | Dragonframe supports OSC messaging, command-line script actions, Python API access beginning in Dragonframe 2027, and hardware such as eMotimo, Slidekamera and Arduino-based rigs. |
| Licence | The terms grant a limited personal, non-commercial use licence and prohibit copying, commercial use and reverse engineering. | The EULA grants a limited, nonexclusive proprietary license; it permits activation on two systems but simultaneous use on only one. |
| What it does | AnyMotion combines stop-motion animation and hyperlapse creation in one app. | Dragonframe is stop-motion frame-capture and production software that uses a supported camera’s live view and captures full-resolution stills. |
Plans
AnyMotion
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- AnyMotion Unlimited — introductory yearly access$0.99 a year
- AnyMotion Unlimited introductory yearly$1 a year
- AnyMotion Unlimited monthly$7.99 a month
- AnyMotion Unlimited yearly$39.99 a year
- AnyMotion Unlimited — Yearly access$39.99 a year
Dragonframe
- Dragonframe 2026 Download (Student)Price not published
- Dragonframe 30-day trialFree
- Dragonframe 2026 Upgrade$95, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 Student Download$195, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 Download$295, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 + Bluetooth/USB Controller$305, paid once
In their own words
AnyMotion
AnyMotion is an iOS and macOS tool for creating stop-motion animations, timelapse videos, Hyperlapse projects, and GIFs. Users can capture frames live, select a camera module, use a Bluetooth remote controller, and apply frame optimization. The editor provides a project timeline, effects, aspect-ratio selection, playback direction, speed, and frames-per-second controls, plus photo import from the gallery. Onion skinning helps compare successive frames. Users can choose formats for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter. Export supports 4K video and GIF creation, including infinitely looping GIFs. The app requires iOS 15.0 or later and lists iPad and Mac compatibility, with macOS 12.0 or later for Mac. AnyMotion has a free download with in-app purchases. The Unlimited introductory yearly offer costs $0.99 a year, billed as a first month for $0.99 followed by $39.99 per year. Yearly access costs $39.99 a year. Unlimited plans include limitless frames, creative video tutorials, high-quality export, no watermark, and no ads. The terms grant a temporary license for personal, non-commercial viewing and prohibit commercial use under that license.
Dragonframe
Dragonframe has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.