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Smoovie
What Smoovie is
Smoovie is an iPad stop-motion animation app organized around scenes and frames. It is designed for children and for creative projects at home or in classrooms. Captured animation plays immediately without rendering. Scenes have separate playback speeds and support adding, cutting, copying, pasting, and undo. A filmstrip provides similar editing for frames, including moving frames between scenes. Onion skinning overlays live video from either iPad camera on the previous frame to help with positioning. Users can select an image as a movie background, record audio, or choose a song from the iPad Music library. Animations export in HD to the iPad Photos library and can play on Apple TV through AirPlay Mirroring. Content can be copied from apps such as Photos and Keynote, with exports for GarageBand and iMovie. Printable classroom resources, lesson plans, and stop-motion techniques are built into the app. Smoovie costs $4.99, paid once and requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
Who it suits
It suits children, families, and classrooms making stop-motion projects on an iPad. Teachers can use the included printable resources and lesson materials.
What it does well
- Instant playback without rendering
- Scene and frame editing with undo
- Onion skinning from either iPad camera
- Audio recording and Music library support
- HD export to Photos and AirPlay Mirroring
What to know first
- iPad app requires iPadOS 15.6 or later
- No free plan
- Costs $4.99, paid once
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Smoovie | iPad app · Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later | $4.99, paid once |
As openplanetsoftware.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Smoovie focuses on accessible stop-motion creation with scene and frame editing, camera overlays, audio, and classroom materials. Its single purchase supports iPad animation projects, subject to the stated operating-system requirement.
Facts from Smoovie's own pages
- Audience
- The maker describes it as designed for children and suitable for creative projects at home or classroom use. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Audio
- Users can record audio in the app or choose a song from the iPad Music library. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Company location
- The maker’s website says Open Planet Software is made in Scotland. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The App Store listing requires iPadOS 15.6 or later and also lists Apple Vision compatibility requiring visionOS 1.0 or later. · apps.apple.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Education pricing
- The maker says Apple’s Volume Purchase Program offers a 50% discount for purchases of 20 or more licenses in listed countries. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Education resources
- The maker provides printable classroom resources, example lesson plans, and stop motion techniques, and says these are built into the iPad app. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Export
- Animations can be exported in HD to the iPad Photos library, and played on Apple TV using AirPlay Mirroring. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007 · openplanetsoftware.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Frame editing
- The filmstrip lets users cut, copy, paste, and move frames between scenes, with undo support. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Green screen
- Users can choose an image as the background for a movie. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says users can copy and paste content from apps such as Photos and Keynote and export animations for apps such as GarageBand and iMovie. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Onion skinning
- The live video from either iPad camera can be overlaid semi-transparently on the previous frame. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Playback
- The app plays captured animation instantly without rendering. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Apple’s listing says the developer does not collect data from the app. · apps.apple.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Smoovie is a stop motion animation app organized around scenes and frames. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Scene editing
- Scenes have independently adjustable playback speed, and users can add, cut, copy, and paste scenes with undo support. · openplanetsoftware.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs customers to its Zendesk support platform to submit requests. · openplanet.zendesk.com, 9 Oct 2026
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