Stop Motion Studio
76
Quality Score
Strong
Stop Motion Studio
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Stop Motion Studio is an iOS app from CATEATER, LLC in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.6★ across 73,852 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 76: Strong (healthy traction). For a Photo & Video app, that means healthy traction. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tierFREE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
🤖Also on Android
$2.4K/mo · 125K ratings · 4.1★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$140K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $105K – $190K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.3y at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (179 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$49K |
Total estimate
$140K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$150K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $100K – $175K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~1.1× build cost (break-even+)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
10.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.8M
Daily active
540K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 51/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Product Quality
8.8
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
8.8
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.63★ across 73,852 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($53K/mo combined) commands premium.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (73,852 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (14y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (17 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v25.12
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.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Stop Motion Studio
- Developer
- CATEATER, LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.cateater.funapps.stopmotion
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- CS, DA, NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES, SV, TR, UK
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Stop Motion Studio
- Description
- Stop Motion Studio is a unique app to create stop-motion animations. Powerful, easy to use, and lots of fun. Available on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $8.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Photo & Video
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/cateaterllc · instagram instagram.com/stopmotionstudioapp · twitter x.com/cateaterllc
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- stopmotionstudio.com/contact
- About page
- stopmotionstudio.com/team
📈Ratings growth73,852 ratings+5% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (30 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
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… View full description on the official store →
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… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 179 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.6+🔖 v25.12🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 CS, DA, NL, EN, FR +12📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.15 → 4.63 (improved 0.48★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.15 → 4.50 (improved 0.35★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-06
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-05
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.67 → 4.14 (dropped 0.53★)
2025-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.60 (dropped 0.40★)
2025-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #5Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
slow motion·#5🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
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Voice of Customer
Based on 800 reviews across 7 markets● 65% positive · ● 21% neutral · ● 14% negative · Rating drift: -0.21★ (declining — recent 50: 4.42★ vs lifetime: 4.63★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇬🇧 GB
+0.59
🇺🇸 US
+0.56
🇦🇺 AU
+0.45
🇫🇷 FR
+0.16
🇧🇷 BR
+0.04
🇯🇵 JP
+0.02
🇩🇪 DE
-0.12
Top praise themes
goody goody ×96 yes yes ×24 sound effects ×17 pro version ×13 highly recommend ×13 green screen ×9 sehr gut ×8 très bien ×8
Top complaint themes
worst worst ×66 pro version ×8 tudo pago ×6 please fix ×5 money add ×5 green screen ×4 charge money ×4 tem que ×4
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.5004★ | 7,456 | 4.5004★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.29739★ | 1,113 | 4.29739★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.49484★ | 8,247 | 4.49484★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.47537★ | 10,678 | 4.47537★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.42206★ | 3,291 | 4.42206★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.56778★ | 14,599 | 4.56778★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.44259★ | 662 | 4.44259★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.34212★ | 2,581 | 4.34212★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.62741★ | 74,685 | 4.62741★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Stop Motion Studio: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 84% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 73,852 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Stop Motion Studio make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Stop Motion Studio earns approximately $8.5K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
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Who makes Stop Motion Studio?▴
Stop Motion Studio is published by CATEATER, LLC on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Stop Motion Studio's BU Score?▴
Stop Motion Studio has a BU Score of 76/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.