OKIOCAM Stop-Motion vs Piximakey Studio
OKIOCAM Stop-Motion
okiolabs.com
Piximakey Studio
piximakey.comSide by side
| Figure | OKIOCAM Stop-Motion | Piximakey Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Stop Motion Software | 8.1 (#10) | 7.3 (#23) |
| Headquarters | Hazlet, New Jersey, USA | Brno, Czechia |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says app use does not require users to submit personal information directly and that user-created content is not stored on OKIOLABS servers. | Google Play reports that the developer declares no data collected or shared with third parties, data encrypted in transit, and compliance with Play Families Policy. |
| Purpose | OKIOCAM Stop Motion lets users turn snapshots taken with an OKIOCAM into stop-motion videos. | Piximakey Studio is a child-friendly app for making stop-motion and greenscreen movies, recommended from age 3. |
| Support | The maker directs users with questions or feature requests to its support team. | The app’s Google Play listing gives [email protected] as its support email. |
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In their own words
OKIOCAM Stop-Motion
OKIOCAM Stop-Motion turns snapshots captured with an OKIOCAM into stop-motion videos. OKIOLABS presents it as a classroom creativity tool for teachers and students, and the software is intended for use with an OKIOCAM. It is available free on Windows, Mac OS, and as a Chrome extension. The desktop app provides mirror, onion skinning, rotate, reset, zoom, and project import and export. Onion skinning displays the previous snapshot’s object positions to help adjust the next frame. Projects can use a chosen frame rate, with 10 fps as the default. Unfinished work can be saved as a ZIP file and imported later. Exported videos and images cannot be reopened as editable projects. Users can add royalty-free music or local MP3, WAV, OGG, or FLAC audio. The Chrome extension can connect to a Google Account to save videos and snapshots in Google Drive, and the downloads page lists Google Classroom integration. OKIOLABS says its apps do not require personal information to be submitted directly to the company; Google handles sign-in details and uploaded content. The free plan costs nothing and has no free trial.
Piximakey Studio
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.