Koma Koma vs Piximakey Studio

Koma Koma is stop-motion animation software developed to connect animation and education. Its iPad app provides controls for capturing and deleting frames, loop playback, and saving. It supports variable frame rates from 1 fps to 30 fps, 1280×720 images, onion skinning, and automatic capture at intervals from 3 seconds to 10 minutes. A Koma Koma movie can contain up to 999 frames; Koma Koma Lite is limited to 18 frames per work. Movies can be saved to Camera Roll, and work can be emailed as flip-book-format images. The Windows and Mac program includes a reflection function for arranging clips on screen and adding comments, as well as network sharing between multiple terminals, such as in a classroom. That program runs with Adobe AIR, and its maker says distribution is limited to a set number of test users. Listed computer requirements are Windows XP through Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7. The iPad app requires iPad 2 or newer and iOS 5 or later. The maker lists Koma Koma as free.

Piximakey Studio is a child-friendly app for making stop-motion and greenscreen movies, recommended from age 3. Its Ghost Image tool helps users shift figures in small increments to create animation. The greenscreen feature can replace green or another selected color with a digital background. Users can capture frames live, use onion skinning and timeline editing, record voices and sound effects, and add music and sounds. The app page also lists one-click sharing. Piximakey Studio is designed to work with the company’s physical stop-motion studios. One project can be created without an access code; an access code is needed for full use and can be requested and activated in the app. The free plan costs nothing, and a free trial is listed. Piximakey Education is intended for schools and childcare, with an app adapted for school privacy and data-processing requirements. The app is available for iOS and Android. Piximakey says its journey began with a successful Kickstarter in fall 2020.