Gif Maker vs GIF Maker Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Convert videos & photos to GIFs
- Add stickers, text, and effects
- Change speed and loop direction
- Edit individual frames
- Trim and crop videos
- Reverse playback
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Gif Maker ships an update fortnightly, GIF Maker Studio monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Gif Maker | GIF Maker Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (322 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 322 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grassapper LLC | NET Sigma |
Customer experience
Gif Maker
GIF Maker Studio
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
Gif Maker
- Text And Speed Enabled$1.99
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Remove Ads Enabled$1.99
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- Everything Enabled$3.99
GIF Maker Studio
- GIF Maker Studio PRO$6.991 Month
- GIF Maker Studio PRO3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- GIF Maker Studio - PRO$49.99
Questions
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