Comparison

Gif Maker vs GIF Maker Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gif Maker

Easily create animated GIFs from your photos or live video. Customize playback speed and add text before sharing instantly on social media and messaging apps. Works on all iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Create GIFs from photos
  • Create GIFs from live video
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Add text to GIFs
  • Share to social media
  • Share via email and messaging
Features
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Create fun and exciting GIFS quickly and easily from your photos or camera with Gif Maker! Once your done, you're just a tap away from sharing with your friends and family. GIF Maker is designed to make quick and easy gifs that you can make and share within seconds. We kept it simple! With Gif Maker you can: • Capture live video to create an instant Gif • Select photos from your photo library to create a quick Gif • Choose from a variety of playback speeds ranging from -4x to +4x • Add text to your gifs • Share your GIF on Facebook, Instagram, Email, YouTube, Whatsapp and many more It's easy and fun and works on all iOS devices, give it a try! Please rate us on the app store. If you have any feedback that you think may improve the app, please send email to grassapper@gmail.com

About

GIF Maker Studio

Easily transform photos and videos into animated GIFs. Enhance your creations with stickers, text, filters, and effects. Control playback speed, looping, and frame-by-frame editing for unique animated content.

Highlights
  • Convert videos & photos to GIFs
  • Add stickers, text, and effects
  • Change speed and loop direction
  • Edit individual frames
  • Trim and crop videos
  • Reverse playback
Features
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Turn your photos & videos into fun GIFs in a super quick and easy way! Add stickers, effects, text, filters and much more :) You can also change the speed of the video/GIF, make it loop, reverse the direction and even edit each individual frame! Features: • Convert videos & photos to GIFs • Make videos from GIFs • Trim • Crop • Change Speed • Loop • Adjust FPS • Reverse • Filters • Effects • Add Animated Stickers • Add Text • Add Backgrounds • Reorganize Frames • Edit Frames • Preserve Transparency ------------------------------- PRO Subscription ------------------------------- Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually depending on the selected subscription plan. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. If you subscribe before a free trial ends, the remainder of the trial period will be forfeited. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your account settings in the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://net-sigma.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://net-sigma.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Gif Maker4 screens
GIF Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GIF Maker Studio at 4.6 against Gif Maker's 4.2. GIF Maker Studio also leads on ratings volume (322 vs 25). Gif Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gif Maker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and GIF Maker Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GIF Maker Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Maker Studio has 322 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 60% and 61% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gif Maker ships an update fortnightly, GIF Maker Studio monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gif Maker versus GIF Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGif MakerGIF Maker Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25 ratings)4.6 (322 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews60.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25322 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrassapper LLCNET Sigma

Customer experience

Gif Maker

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

GIF Maker Studio

All ratings322 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.3%

Bugs and requests

Gif Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GIF Maker Studio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Infinite loading when creating GIFs
  • App crashes when selecting videos for GIF creation
  • Cannot convert videos to GIFs
  • No response from customer support via email

Requested features

5 requests
  • Extend subscription for downtime
  • Allow resizing of GIFs with a slider
  • Explain loop and dithering options
  • Allow sound in GIFs
  • Option to set GIF as wallpaper for free

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gif Maker

One-time4
  • Text And Speed Enabled$1.99
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
  • Remove Ads Enabled$1.99
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  • Everything Enabled$3.99
3 purchases

GIF Maker Studio

Subscriptions2
  • GIF Maker Studio PRO$6.991 Month
  • GIF Maker Studio PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • GIF Maker Studio - PRO$49.99

Questions

Is Gif Maker free?
Gif Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GIF Maker Studio free?
GIF Maker Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gif Maker or GIF Maker Studio?
GIF Maker Studio is rated higher. Gif Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while GIF Maker Studio averages 4.6 from 322 ratings.
Do Gif Maker or GIF Maker Studio have ads?
Neither Gif Maker nor GIF Maker Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gif Maker or GIF Maker Studio?
Gif Maker ships an update fortnightly, and GIF Maker Studio monthly. Most recently, Gif Maker was updated on November 2, 2026 and GIF Maker Studio on November 2, 2026.

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