This vs Loop GIF Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This
Enhance your photos by adding labels, descriptions, and commentary. This app offers a clean interface with customizable pointers and automatic text optimization for clarity. Share your annotated images easily across various social media platforms and messaging apps.
- Add pointers, labels, and descriptions
- 7 expressive pointer designs
- Adjustable pointer size and position
- Automatic text legibility optimization
- Save and share to social media
- Clean, minimal design
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Tell the whole story by adding pointers, labels, descriptions, and commentary to your photos. FEATURES: • Awarded “App Store Best of 2016” by Apple • From Tinrocket, creator of Waterlogue (App Store Best of 2014) and Olli (App Store Best of 2017) • Clean, minimal design • Simple, interactive, and fun to use • 7 expressive pointer designs to suit your mood • Easily add, delete, re-size, or re-position pointers • Automatically optimizes text legibility • Save to your phone or share via Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, Message, Email, and more WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BY TINROCKET: “App Store Best of 2016" —Apple “App Store Pick of the Week” —Starbucks “This for iOS makes adding simple annotations to photos dead simple”—Lifehacker “This is an absurdly easy way to add information to photos and send them away.”—MacStories KEEP UP WITH TINROCKET: • Follow @Tinrocket on Instagram for the latest! • We’re here to help: If you have a question or need assistance, you can always email us at support@tinrocket.com • If you like “This,” please consider leaving an App Store review or rating. Every review counts and helps indie developers like ourselves.
Loop GIF Camera
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It is a camera app that can quickly create a looping animated GIF. Super easy! Simple design that records simply by touching the screen. When recording scene A-> scene B, a loop GIF movie that repeats scene A-> scene B-> scene A indefinitely is automatically generated. Let's make a funny looping animated GIF that will surprise everyone with your amazing ideas. Animated GIFs you create can be emailed or file shared. (AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, etc.) - Make 3D animation By swinging the camera during shooting and moving the viewpoint to the subject, you can create a 3D video with a pseudo three-dimensional effect. Please use the guide mesh function well. - How to use animated GIF When pasted on a web page, the content will be noticeable. If you send it by email, the recipient can enjoy the animation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: This at every 5 weeks against Loop GIF Camera's every 7 months. This also leads on chart position (#88 vs unranked). Loop GIF Camera's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
This costs $2.99 and Loop GIF Camera $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
This ships an update every 5 weeks, Loop GIF Camera every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This | Loop GIF Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (531 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 531 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tinrocket, LLC | Masanori Katsuta |
Bugs and requests
This
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing when saving to Photos
- Annotations not aligning properly on certain backgrounds
Requested features
4 requests- Additional color options for annotations
- Ability to add multiple lines or brackets from a single point
- Option to save original and annotated images separately
- Support for larger screen sizes and newer devices
Loop GIF Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
This
No in-app purchases
Loop GIF Camera
No in-app purchases









