mult.dev alternative

One makes videos. One remembers your trips.

These two get compared because both animate a route on a map. They are not actually the same product, and picking wrong wastes your time — so here is the difference before the feature table.

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Which one you actually want

Use mult.dev if

You need a finished video file to publish — high resolution, no watermark, ready for Instagram or YouTube.
Your route already exists as a GPX, KML or GeoJSON file, or in Google Maps.
You are making a one-off video for a trip you never intend to log anywhere.
You want control over the output: colours, music, resolution, frame rate.

Use Stadu if

You want the trip recorded, not just rendered — stops, dates, photos and transport modes kept as a memory.
You do not want to produce a file at all, just watch the journey play back.
You want it free and unlimited, with no per-video pack and no watermark.
You want the trip to sit on a timeline alongside the rest of your year.

Stadu vs mult.dev

	Stadu	mult.dev
What it is	A life tracker whose trips can replay on a map	A dedicated map-animation tool
Exports a video file	No — in-app playback only; controls fade so it screen-records cleanly	Yes — that is the product
Where the route comes from	The trip stops you logged; routed automatically	You supply it — built by hand, imported from GPX/KML/GeoJSON or Google Maps
Keeps a record of the trip	Yes — dates, stops, photos, transport modes, on your Lifeline	No — it is a video tool, not a travel journal
Transport modes	Car, train, plane, ferry as 3D models, per leg	2D and 3D transport icons, land and sea routes
Editable routes	Yes — ferry legs in particular can be corrected by hand	Yes — full manual route control
Price	Free, unlimited, no watermark	Limited watermarked free tier; paid video packs and a subscription option
Platforms	Android (iOS planned)	Web, iOS and Android

Competitor details checked against their own sites in September 2026. Prices and limits change — follow the links before deciding.

The difference in one sentence

mult.dev turns a route into a video. Stadu turns a trip you logged into something you can watch.

That sounds like a distinction without a difference until you notice what each one asks of you. mult.dev needs a route — you draw it, or you export a GPX from somewhere and import it. Stadu needs a trip, which you entered because you wanted to remember it; the animation is a thing the record can do, not the reason the record exists.

Where mult.dev is simply better

If the goal is a video, use the video tool. mult.dev exports an actual file at high resolution without a watermark on its paid tiers, imports GPX, KML, GeoJSON and Google Maps routes, and gives you control over colours, music and frame rate.

Stadu does not export video at all. The replay is a full-screen animated playback inside the app. It is built so a screen recording comes out clean — one tap and every control fades away — but a screen recording is not a rendered export, and pretending otherwise would waste your afternoon.

Two things worth correcting, since both get repeated: mult.dev is not web-only (it ships iOS and Android apps too), and it is not purely a one-time purchase (there is a subscription option alongside the video packs).

Where Stadu is better

Everything around the animation. A trip in Stadu is a real record: multi-stop, with dates, a transport mode per leg, photos, and a cover the app generates from your own pictures or a map of the route. It sits on your Lifeline in the year it happened, next to the films and gigs from that same summer.

Come back in three years and the trip is still there. A video you exported once is a file in a folder; a logged trip is part of a timeline you can scroll.

It is also free and unlimited. No video packs, no watermark, no cap on how many trips you replay.

Can you use both?

Sensibly, yes. Log trips in Stadu because that is where the memory lives, and reach for a dedicated animator on the rare occasion you need a polished, publishable video of one particular journey.

For most people the honest answer is that the screen recording is enough — but if you are making something for an audience, use the tool built for that.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free alternative to mult.dev for animated route videos?

Stadu replays routes on a 3D map for free with no watermark and no limit on how many trips you replay. The important difference is that Stadu plays the animation inside the app rather than exporting a video file.

Does Stadu export a route animation as a video?

No. The replay is an in-app animated playback. Every control fades out during playback so a screen recording comes out clean, but there is no rendered video export. If you need a finished video file, mult.dev is the right tool.

Is mult.dev web-only?

No. mult.dev has a web version and also ships iOS and Android apps.

Does mult.dev use a subscription or a one-time purchase?

Both. It sells one-time packs of videos and also offers a subscription option, alongside a limited free tier that watermarks output.

Do I need a GPX file to use Stadu’s replay?

No. The route is built from the stops you entered for the trip and routed automatically along roads, rails and flight paths, so there is nothing to import.

Can I correct a route that is drawn wrong?

Yes. Ferry legs can be edited by hand, which matters because there is no marine directions service and an automatically drawn sea crossing is often not the one you took.

Log the trip. Watch it back.

Free, unlimited replays of journeys you actually took.