# Burstio – Animate your burst photos — user reviews > 136 indexed App Store user reviews of Burstio by Michal Kos, rated 3.70/5 from 63 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/burstio-animate-your-burst-photos/id950387755/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/burstio-animate-your-burst-photos/id950387755.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Burstio? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 🎬 Converts burst photos to videos and GIFs effectively - ⚡ Quick and easy to use with minimal steps - 💰 Affordable at 99 cents - 🎨 Multiple export options (video, GIF, different qualities) - 🔄 Playback control options (reverse, yo-yo, speed adjustment) - 📱 Works seamlessly with iPhone burst photos - 💾 Good file size information provided before export **Cons** - 🚫 Only works with iPhone burst photos, not manual photo selections - 🐛 Crashes on export in iOS 9, 14, and 17 - 📦 Exported GIFs are too small/low quality - 🔌 Poor iOS compatibility with newer versions - ⚠️ Export button hidden off-screen in iOS 17 - 🎬 Videos are too short even with looping - ❌ Cannot select individual frames to exclude - 🔗 GIFs don't animate when shared on social media - ⏱️ Limited speed control options - 🚫 Cannot combine multiple bursts into one video - 🔄 Cannot loop back-and-forth (only forward) - 📸 Cannot work with DSLR or non-iPhone burst photos - 🐌 Performance issues on older devices - 📋 No ability to manually select photos from camera roll **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when exporting on iOS 9, 9.1, and later versions - Export buttons hidden beyond screen edge in iOS 17 - Only imports single photo from burst instead of full sequence in iOS 14 - App crashes immediately upon selecting photo burst - Cannot access bursts that were moved to camera roll - Freezes when attempting to share/export - GIF stretches and crops final frame - Fails to export large burst sequences (400+ frames) - Export only saves as JPEG instead of GIF/video - Slow performance on iPhone 6S Plus with 128GB storage - Cannot connect to photos library - App won't install on some devices - iCloud Photo Library compatibility issues - Burst selection limited to only recent bursts **Most requested features** - Ability to select individual photos/frames to include or exclude - Support for non-burst photos and manual photo selection - Combine multiple bursts into a single video - Back-and-forth looping animation (not just forward) - Higher quality GIF export options - More granular speed control - Crop/edit functionality - Add text or filters to animations - Support for Live Photos - Ability to adjust loop count - Extend minimum video length for Instagram compatibility - Auto-save to Dropbox or cloud services - Copy GIF to clipboard for direct pasting - Preserve original burst date in exported files - Support for DSLR and external camera photos - Built-in documentation and user guide ## Newest reviews (10 of 136) ### 4/5 — Great app, but broken, needs update! *2024-02-11* I have been using this app for years, probably 1–5 times per month, and it’s super useful when I need it. However, the app broke when I updated to IOS 17: everything still works, but at the last step (exporting the GIF/movie) is impossible because the buttons are hidden beyond the bottom edge of the screen. I hope the developer will update the app! I would be a shame not to since everything else (besides the final export) is working fine. It’s a great app! ### 3/5 — Broken in iOS 14 *2020-09-20* App was great, but no longer works in iOS 14 — due to the changes that Apple made related to photos permissions. Now, when you select one of your photo bursts, it will instead only import a single one of those photos, so you end up with a single-frame GIF. 🤷🏻‍♂️ App needs to be updated. **Developer response:** Hi Steve, with iOS 14, the app is unable to fetch burst photos when you give permissions only to selected photos. If you allow permissions in Settings - Burstio - Photos - All Photos, the app will be able to search for bursts. You don't have to worry about your privacy. All photos are processed only on your device, we don't collect any data. ### 4/5 — Tohle jsem hledal, ale... *2019-05-13, version 1.3.1* Vážně, tenhle program jsem hledal, protože mám spoustu sekvencí, které mi dělají nepořádek v knihovně, vypadají jako duplikáty, takže matou. Z nich bych chtěl udělat jedno obyčejné video. Možná jsem hledal špatně, ale tohle je přesně, co jsem potřeboval. Jediný co mě mrzí, že si nemůžu sám vybrat, jaké fotky do té výsledné sekvence zahrnout; například z konkrétního, už připraveného alba, nebo "všechny" pomocí Cmd+A, apod. Teď mám právě vytvořené jedno album ve kterém je 275 sekvenčních fotek a potřebuju z nich udělat video, ale v tomhle programu to asi nepůjde; nebo mám počkat na nějaké vylepšení? Jinak gratuluji, opravdu je to jediný program asi na zeměkouli ktery to dokáže. ### 4/5 — Works, just one feature request... *2019-03-30* Needs the ability to add multiple burst photos together into one video clip. ### 1/5 — It didn’t pick up half the photos! *2018-05-20* It didn’t pick out the photo bursts I had wanted to work with and can’t see anyway to add any! ### 4/5 — too small speeds *2018-04-19* add please 1.25x speed or more advanced selection in general ### 2/5 — Important feature missing *2018-01-18* In the app the burst images are showing as a loop but it exports only a single run through, resulting most likely in a very short video. You should be able to determine video length on export ### 1/5 — Gif stretches! Don't use! *2017-08-20, version 1.3.1* This would easily be a 5 star, but every time I export a gif, as soon as it saves it crops one frame of my photo. The gif stretches because of this and it makes my gifs un-usable. This needs to be fixed otherwise this app is pretty much pointless. ### 5/5 — Just what you want *2017-06-22* Simple, fast, function. No frills and no fuss ### 5/5 — Really Useful app *2017-06-19* It's reeally simple but it's easy to understand and for only 99. I wish it could have an option for at least to crop and to choose which pictures will be on the gif, but the app it's ok for what I need it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Only works with actual burst photos *2025-08-26, version 1.3.1* Be advised: Wanted to use this to combine a burst from a DSLR into a video but this only works with actual iPhone bursts ### 1/5 — Totale Enttäuschung *2023-12-30* Die App kann keine Serienfotos auswählen und zu einem Video zusammenfassen. ### 1/5 — Nefunkční *2022-10-27, version 1.3.1* Absolutně nefunkční aplikace. Princip zpracovaní je jednoduchý a intuitivní…blbý je, že to je asi tak všechno… ### 1/5 — Beware *2021-07-24* This app only works with burst photos. It doesn’t recognise your full album or selected photos….complete waste of money and poorly explained. ### 1/5 — App is garbage *2020-12-20, version 1.3.1* Immediately crashes upon selecting a photo burst. Everything up to date and tried rebooting. Waste of money. ### 1/5 — Only showed a few burst choices *2020-01-13, version 1.3.1* I can’t give this app much because it didn’t allow me to select the burst I wanted to animate, just 4 short ones from last year. It wouldn’t allow me to choose the 36-shot burst I wanted to animate. ### 1/5 — Fails to export large burst sequences *2019-01-03* Export to HD video fails when trying to export 400frame burst. Only get a couple frames. Would give 0 stars as app fails to execute advertised function ### 1/5 — Only burst photos work... *2018-11-13* I wanted to use this app to make picture sequences that I took with my camera and uploaded to my phone. I usually have to go through an editing program to make looped picture sequences, looks like I’ll still be doing it the hard way. 99¢ down the drain... ### 1/5 — Not a good app *2018-10-01, version 1.3.1* Only allows you to export Burst Photos. If you already saved your burst photos into individual photos this app will NOT work. Do NOT recommend it. ### 1/5 — Poor functionality *2018-07-09* I saw that this was an app to turn bursts of photos into videos. I assumed that because it was paid for it would be better than the free apps which are similar. I had taken a burst of photos on my camera and uploaded them to my iPhone to turn into a little video clip but this app does not recognise anything but iPhone camera bursts. There is no option, as with the free app I have now used, to go into camera roll and select the photos you want to turn into a video. Super disappointing that this app didn’t work for me and i paid for something I will never use. Maybe something for the developers to look into to make this app better ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-03-27* I was a bit scared downloading this app, given that (as of 2025) it wasn’t updated for 8 years - but it works well and converted my bursts into videos just fine! ### 5/5 — Surprenant *2019-04-11* J’avais peur de payer pour une appli avec si peu de notes, mais elle fait vraiment le taf est super intuitive, je me demande pourquoi elle n’est pas plus connue! ### 5/5 — Мне понравилась. *2019-03-12* Удобное, а главное проста в управлении ### 5/5 — Excellent *2018-10-28* Great app, does exactly what it should and turns your iPhone photo bursts into stop motion films. No problems with it at all. ### 5/5 — Does what it says! *2017-10-01* Quick and easy to use! ### 5/5 — Convenient and cheap *2017-09-22* Exactly what I wanted and very accessible. ### 5/5 — Super fun *2017-08-31, version 1.3.1* Zero complaints. It's not complex, just easy to use and fun to watch! ### 5/5 — Fuciona bien *2017-08-27, version 1.3.1* Hace su trabajo y cumple lo que promete, pasar ráfagas a video a gif, sencilla y fácil de manejar ### 5/5 — Brilliantly simple *2017-08-20* Excellent app. ### 5/5 — It works as advertised! *2017-07-05, version 1.3.1* What else is there to say! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*