# Giffer Animated GIF Maker — Animate your life™

> Mobile app for creating and sharing animated GIFs from various media sources. (iPhone/iPad app by Taber Buhl.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giffer-animated-gif-maker/id416952536 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Taber Buhl](https://appshunter.io/developer/317530003)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: $1.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 70 App Store ratings · 198 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-02-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giffer-animated-gif-maker/id416952536/reviews.md

## What is Giffer Animated GIF Maker?

A 'New & Noteworthy' app, Giffer was designed from the ground up for making awesome animated gifs quickly and easily, whenever you want and wherever you go.

The best part about Giffer is its powerful simplicity. Advanced features are there when you need them, yet unobtrusive enough to let you create an animated gif in just a few taps.

Create virtually any kind of animated gif: stop motion animation gifs, cinemagraphs, jitter or wiggle gifs, time lapse gifs, seamless loop gifs, reverse gifs, text overlay gifs, reaction gifs, cat gifs, dog gifs, you name it. Effortlessly share your favorite gifs to Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook or through Messages, Email or Airdrop.

FEATURES:
· Export gifs as Live Photos (New!)
· Export gifs as videos
· Create gifs using existing Live Photos, burst photos, photos, videos, or frames from other gifs
· Crop gifs to any size ratio
· Cinemagraph mode with stabilization
· Adjustable gif animation speed
· Add delays to individual frames
· Over 25 awesome filters
· Precise individual frame positioning
· Frame duplication and start/end trimming
· Add text to your gif with several font choices
· Add images from the web by copy/pasting
· Add borders/frames to your gifs
· Onion skin with adjustable opacity

IN-APP CAMERA MODES:
· Single-frame (great for stop-motion)
· Burst (with adjustable delay)
· Adjustable auto timer single-frame
· Adjustable auto timer burst
· Export single-frame photos to the Camera Roll as you capture them

PLAYBACK MODES:
· Back-and-forth (yo-yo)
· Forward loop
· Reverse loop
· Single play forward
· Single play reverse

SAVING & SHARING:
· Save gifs to the Camera Roll as animated gifs, Live Photos, or videos
· Share to Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, or through iMessage, Email or Airdrop
· Create a tiny, shareable URL by uploading your gif to giffer.co (no account required!)

Animated gifs are great because you don't need any special plugins to view them. You can paste them directly into iMessage/SMS messages or post 'em to your blog just like regular images, without any cross-browser worries or extra effort.

More features are in the works! Got a killer feature you'd like to see? Tap "request a feature" from the settings menu.

If you have any feedback or get stuck, just tap "get help" in the settings menu and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gifferapp/
Tumblr: http://gifferapp.tumblr.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gifferapp


"Giffer" is a registered trademark of Taber Buhl.
"animate your life" is a trademark of Taber Buhl.

## Key features

- Create GIFs from photos, videos, Live Photos, and other GIFs
- Cinemagraph mode with stabilization
- Adjustable animation speed and frame delays
- Over 25 filters and text overlay options
- Export as animated GIF, Live Photo, or video
- Direct sharing to social media and messaging apps

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $1.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Giffer Pro Upgrade | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Giffer Animated GIF Maker?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 💰 Cheap, gets the job done
- 👍 Easy to use with lots of options
- 👍 Simple, easy, fast
- 👍 Great features
- 👍 Awesome, worth it

**Cons**

- 🗑️ Don't bother, hot garbage
- 🔒 Can't save/export anything
- 🔍 Low quality, pixelated
- 🔍 Very low resolution
- 🔍 Imports videos only up to 3 seconds
- 🔍 Gifs disappear, low quality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to import videos
- Buggy, freezes, misses frames
- Importing gifs from camera roll is unreliable

**Most requested features**

- Support for higher quality gifs
- Add ability to edit saved gifs
- Add text overlay/watermark option
- Increase max frame limit
- Add video import/editing support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 198)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/giffer-animated-gif-maker/id416952536/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Don’t bother..

*2020-09-17, version 3.6.7*

Used to be good, but the interface is now hot garbage with a lot more paywalled features... Find something else..

### 5/5 — Cheap, gets the job done

*2020-07-06, version 3.6.7*

Nowadays most photoshop apps need subscriptions or annoying ads. I only use the photoshop once in a while and will NOT pay for it every month. 

For $2 (+$1 for pro features), the app does just about everything I want it to. 

One thing though, I hope the app allows me to make high quality gifs. Otherwise this app is nearly perfect for my need. And higher quality gifs is one of the most requested features, so I look forward to new updates in the near future.

### 1/5 — What is the point if you can't save anything

*2020-03-17, version 3.6.7*

When you exit it asks if you want to save -- but then there's no way to access the saved session or export. What is the point of this app?

### 1/5 — Very low quality

*2020-02-16, version 3.6.7*

The app exports the gifs at such a low and pixelated quality it’s unusable for photos. Poor form... upgraded to the pro version and it’s just as bad

### 1/5 — LOOOOOW resolution

*2020-02-08, version 3.6.7*

The saves are very low res. Garbage app and waste of money with no option to adjust or increase the resolution of the saves.

### 1/5 — Importing Videos isn’t very good

*2020-01-26, version 3.6.7*

Only lets you import videos up to about 3 seconds, not really worth it for me

### 1/5 — All you gif are belong to us

*2019-08-17, version 3.6.7*

My past Gifs disappeared. What the what?

### 1/5 — low quality for a paid app

*2019-08-01, version 3.6.7*

deleted right after. what a waste of money and time 😞

### 2/5 — Image quality went down

*2019-05-05, version 3.6.7*

This app used to be great. Now gifs created save low res/blurry to the camera roll. It’s the biggest request under “feature requests.” Fix it!

### 1/5 — Horrible app

*2019-04-01, version 3.6.7*

Total rip off.  Doesn’t work for crap and not easy to understand.  Don’t waste your money like I just did.

## Frequently asked questions about Giffer Animated GIF Maker

### What can I create with this app?

You can create a wide variety of animated GIFs, including stop motion, cinemagraphs, jitter/wiggle GIFs, time-lapse GIFs, seamless loops, reverse GIFs, and reaction GIFs. The app allows you to animate your life by turning your photos, videos, or Live Photos into dynamic animated content.

### How do I make a GIF?

The app is designed for quick and easy GIF creation. You can use existing Live Photos, burst photos, regular photos, videos, or even frames from other GIFs. The interface offers powerful simplicity, allowing you to create an animated GIF in just a few taps, with advanced features available when needed.

### What are the export options?

You can export your creations as animated GIFs, Live Photos, or standard videos. This flexibility allows you to save your GIFs in a format that best suits your needs and sharing preferences.

### Can I share my GIFs directly?

Yes, you can effortlessly share your favorite GIFs directly to platforms like Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook, or through Messages, Email, or Airdrop. The app also offers the option to create a tiny, shareable URL by uploading your GIF to giffer.co without requiring an account.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. This allows users to enjoy the core GIF creation functionalities without an upfront cost, while offering additional features or content through optional purchases.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6.7 — 2019-01-28

• Fixes crash capturing frames with "save frames to camera roll" enabled
• Fixes potential crash when viewing featured gifs
• Fixes potential issue with restoring Giffer Pro upgrade
• Fixes logging into and out of tumblr
• Some additional bug fixes and optimizations

Version 3.6.6:
• You can finally save your gifs as Live Videos!
• Add frames from an existing gif to your current gif project.
• Improved "save & share" screen including improved share experiences with Twitter, tumblr, and giffer.co.
• Now that we can browse our gifs in the Camera Roll, the Giffer Library is transitioning to Apple's Photos app albums.
• Fixed Facebook sharing.
• A shiny new icon.
• A small handful of bug fixes and improvements.

More updates are on the horizon, for real. Thank you for using Giffer!

### 3.6.6 — 2019-01-21

• You can finally save your gifs as Live Videos!
• Add frames from an existing gif to your current gif project.
• Improved "save & share" screen including improved share experiences with Twitter, tumblr, and giffer.co.
• Now that we can play gifs in the Camera Roll, the Giffer Library is transitioning to Apple's Photos app albums.
• Fixed Facebook sharing.
• A small handful of bug fixes and improvements.

More updates are on the way. Stay tuned!

Thanks for using Giffer.

### 3.6.5 — 2018-01-02

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 3.6.4 — 2017-10-22

This update fixes adding video frames to new gifs for iPad users.

### 3.6.3 — 2017-10-19

Adds support for the latest and greatest iPhone hardware.

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