Comparison

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator 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

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator

Easily convert videos into animated GIFs or extract images from existing GIFs. Customize your creations with filters, stickers, and adjustable speed. Save and share your animated content as video or GIF files.

Highlights
  • Convert video to GIF
  • Extract images from GIF
  • Set trimming position
  • Add photo stickers
  • Adjust GIF replay speed
  • Share as video or GIF
Features
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Turn scattered photos and short clips into a polished GIF or video without wrestling with complicated editors. Make a slideshow, convert video to GIF, and save or share the result in just a few taps. WHAT IT DOES Build a photo slideshow with per-slide captions, choose a duration for each slide, reorder shots, swipe to delete, and pick a transition for every slide. Use cut or crossfade for free, preview your result, then create a GIF or create a video and share it or save it to Photos. You can also choose canvas templates for Square, Twitter, Stories, Reels, TikTok, and Pinterest layouts, with a safe-zone overlay to help place text. Make a video to GIF or video from your clips with the same editing controls, then check the GIF preview before you save. If you want smoother-looking animated GIF results with smaller files, turn on Smart palette & dithering. For single-photo motion, Loop Animator turns one picture into a looping GIF with zoom-in, pan-left, parallax, sparkle, or rain presets. Add the finishing touches with a built-in music library, color controls like brightness, contrast, and saturation, and per-slide voiceover in Pro. You can also place stickers, remove a background and swap in a solid or gradient backdrop, and choose custom transitions like cross zoom, glitch, push, ripple, or polaroid flip. GREAT FOR Make a birthday slideshow from your photo library, turn a product clip into a GIF for messages or social posts, create a looping profile animation from one selfie with the parallax or sparkle preset, fit travel photos into a Stories or Reels canvas, add captions to each slide for a recap, or save a quick highlight video with music for sharing later. WHY IT WORKS Slideshow Maker GIF Creator helps people turn photos and clips into shareable GIF and video projects on iPhone. Your recent slideshow, video to GIF, and loop animation projects are autosaved on the Projects home screen, so you can come back and keep editing instead of starting over. It also keeps GIF and video creation separate and clear, with dedicated Create GIF and Create MP4 actions, plus preview, Share, and Save options after export. PRO FEATURES Free exports include a small app watermark, while Pro removes it. Pro also adds unlimited saved projects, premium canvas templates, more music tracks, custom transitions, more stickers, per-slide voiceover, background removal, cloud sync for projects, and higher export quality options including 4K on supported devices. Pricing: $4.99/week (3-day free trial) · $24.99/year (SAVE 90% vs weekly) · $49.99 lifetime. Photos access is used to pick media and save GIFs or videos to Photos. Microphone access is only for recording per-slide voiceover, and recordings stay on your device until export. Start a new project, make your first GIF or slideshow, and keep your favorite moments moving. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

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

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator4 screens
GIF Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GIF Maker Studio at 59% against Slideshow Maker GIF Creator's 0%. GIF Maker Studio also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Slideshow Maker GIF Creator's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slideshow Maker GIF Creator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Maker Studio has 316 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Slideshow Maker GIF Creator's written reviews are positive against 59% of GIF Maker Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator ships an update every 2 months, GIF Maker Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slideshow Maker GIF Creator versus GIF Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow Maker GIF CreatorGIF Maker Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (316 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandeep BhandariNET Sigma

Customer experience

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GIF Maker Studio

All ratings316 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and requests

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator

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

9 purchases

Slideshow Maker GIF Creator

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Forever Pro Discount$79.99
  • Slideshow Maker Pro$99.99
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 Slideshow Maker GIF Creator free?
Slideshow Maker GIF Creator 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, Slideshow Maker GIF Creator or GIF Maker Studio?
GIF Maker Studio is rated higher. Slideshow Maker GIF Creator averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GIF Maker Studio averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.
Do Slideshow Maker GIF Creator or GIF Maker Studio have ads?
Slideshow Maker GIF Creator shows ads; GIF Maker Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker GIF Creator or GIF Maker Studio?
Slideshow Maker GIF Creator ships an update every 2 months, and GIF Maker Studio monthly. Most recently, Slideshow Maker GIF Creator was updated on September 24, 2026 and GIF Maker Studio on October 15, 2026.

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