# Live GIF — user reviews > 239 indexed App Store user reviews of Live GIF by Caffeinated Apps, rated 4.20/5 from 404 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-gif/id1044506498/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-gif/id1044506498.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 289 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of Live GIF? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Converts Live Photos to GIFs/videos - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 💡 Allows sharing Live Photos outside iOS ecosystem - 🚀 Fast and efficient **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes on launch - 🔍 Limited editing options - 🔍 Poor GIF/video quality - 🔍 Incompatible with older devices - 🔍 Sharing to some platforms doesn't work as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on launch - Fails to create GIFs/videos from some Live Photos - Sharing to certain platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook) not working **Most requested features** - Add editing tools (trim, crop, filters, etc.) - Improve GIF/video quality and resolution options - Expand platform sharing support (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) - Provide more customization settings ## Newest reviews (16 of 239) ### 2/5 — Unable to access library *2026-06-21, version 3.7* The updated app now tells me that I don’t have any live photos and won’t let me bypass the message to access my photo library in the app, but I know for certain that I have live photos. 😣 ### 3/5 — Makes gifs, but not high quality *2024-01-19, version 3.6* It makes gifs so it’s fun. They are NOT high quality though. I’d pay $5 if they had a high def option. ### 3/5 — It works, very simply; however… *2023-04-08, version 3.6* Result is extremely low-resolution and choppy. ### 3/5 — App malfunction? *2021-07-14, version 3.4* Sometimes the app automatically close when I try to convert certain Live Photos. It sure why ### 2/5 — Great App *2021-05-09, version 3.4* Needs an update. doesn’t work with new HEIF file format. ### 2/5 — Crash su iPhone 12pro *2021-01-14, version 3.4* Crasha su iPhone 12pro aggiornate per piacere. ### 1/5 — Non funziona *2020-12-23, version 3.4* Descritta come facile intuitiva so blocca appena caricata la foto pagata più di 4 euro è una bufala ### 1/5 — IOS14 *2020-12-12, version 3.4* App funktioniert unter iOS 14 überhaupt nicht mehr. Es muss schnellstens ein Update her ### 1/5 — Does not work! *2020-12-01, version 3.4* This app doesn’t work! Starts loading image then closes to Home Screen. Wish I could get a refund. ### 1/5 — Wann kommt ein Update für iOS 14? *2020-11-30, version 3.4* Die App funktioniert unter iOS 14.2 nicht. Eine App die 3,99€ kostet sollte auch regelmäßig Updates bekommen. ☹️ ### 1/5 — App *2020-11-13, version 3.4* Well just downloaded this app it won’t even open I would like a refund ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-11-06, version 3.4* I haven’t been able to try out this app as it won’t even open. I get a white screen flash up and then nothing. ### 1/5 — Wasted money *2020-10-10, version 3.4* WILL NOT WORK ON IPAD PRO. DOES WORK ON IPHONE 6S ### 2/5 — Вылетает *2020-10-09, version 3.4* После обновления перестала делать гифки, сразу вылетает ### 1/5 — Cost money *2020-09-30, version 3.4* Won’t open at all ### 1/5 — Not a gif maker... *2020-09-14, version 3.4* This doesn’t allow you splice video and make a gif. It only makes gifs from ‘live’ pics and not sections of videos. Disappointing. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 一直不能使用 *2023-01-30, version 3.6* 不能使用 ### 1/5 — Does not work at all *2021-08-29, version 3.4* Creating process crashes, total rip-off. Do not pay for it! ### 1/5 — Program not working on my iPhone *2021-07-13, version 3.4* I downloaded the app, and was eager to try it out, but it keeps saying “creating gif.” Nothing is happening though, and the program is frozen. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-05-16, version 3.4* Just bought app and it doesn't even work ### 1/5 — In iPhone SE 2020 ti doesn’t work *2021-04-23, version 3.4* Selecting the live foto from library starts an upload that does not advance. I Pain for nothig :( ### 1/5 — Not good *2021-03-16, version 3.4* It constantly crashes ### 1/5 — Unusable *2021-03-04, version 3.4* Crashes as soon as you try to save anything ### 1/5 — No editing features *2021-02-16, version 3.4* No adding or editing to pictures. Not sure why it exists ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work! *2021-02-05, version 3.4* This doesn’t even work!!! What the heck? Does nothing! I want my money back! It just sits under creating gif. For hours! Total waste of four bucks! ### 1/5 — Force Crashing on IOS 14.2.1 *2021-01-08, version 3.4* iPhone 12 Pro - no worky, please fix ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hello world *2021-05-16, version 3.4* Hello world ### 5/5 — Love *2021-01-05, version 3.4* Awesome ### 5/5 — Ottima *2020-12-28, version 3.4* Purtroppo ogni tanto va in crash per il resto ortima ottima ottima per live photi ### 5/5 — Giv *2020-06-08, version 3.4* Very hard to do ### 5/5 — GREAT APP *2019-10-06, version 3.3* Easy to use fast converter simple and very nice. Kudos! ### 5/5 — Bajka! *2018-11-11, version 3.2* Super proste i użyteczne narzędzie do dzielenia się Live Photo poza ekosystemem Apple w formie gifa lub filmiku. Polecam! ### 5/5 — Does what it says *2018-10-26, version 3.1* Perfect for changing ‘live’ photos into shareable videos ### 5/5 — Love it! *2018-09-17, version 3.1* Turns my iPhone photos into videos! Love it! ### 5/5 — Хорошее приложение. Мне понравилось. *2018-01-07, version 2.0.10* Все норм работает. ### 5/5 — Très bien *2017-12-14, version 2.0.10* Facile à maîtriser Les vidéos en .mov sont facilement utilisables dans iMovie --- *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 2026-09-11.*