Comparison

Meme Maker vs GIF Maker ◐

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

Head to head
About

Meme Maker

Easily add captions to popular images and GIFs to create custom memes. Customize text size, color, location, and font before sharing your creations with friends and family via social media, email, or text. Includes a large library of GIFs and stock photos to get you started.

Highlights
  • Add captions to images and GIFs
  • Customize text size, color, location, and font
  • Access 10,000+ GIFs
  • Use 1,000+ stock photos
  • Share directly to social media, email, and text
  • Save memes to gallery
Features
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Quickly and easily add funny captions to your favorite popular images or GIFs and share with your family and friends! It's super fast and simple: With just a few taps you can add captions to any picture and customize their text size, color, location, and font style. When you're all done, just share them with your friends! We have 10,000+ Gifs and have included 1000+ stock photos from 9 different categories to help get you started. Some popular images included are: - "Bad Luck Brian" - "Aint nobody got time for that" - History Channels "Aliens" guy - And many many new meme's just added! Share all your new creations with your family and friends right from the app. Just upload to Facebook or Twitter within seconds - it's super easy! Memes can also be saved to your gallery and shared on email and text as well. Enjoy! :) ------ There is an option to upgrade to a Pro Monthly Subscription which will give you access to all features of the app. Additional details: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable – https://www.grassapper.com/terms-and-conditions – https://www.grassapper.com/application-privacy-policy

About

GIF Maker ◐

Easily create animated GIFs from your videos or live photos. Trim segments, apply filters and effects, and share your creations instantly. This app offers unlimited GIF creation without ads.

Highlights
  • Create GIFs from videos
  • Create GIFs from live photos
  • Trim video segments
  • Add custom filters and effects
  • Save and share GIFs
  • Unlimited GIF creation
  • No ads
Features
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Create GIFs from your videos or live photos in seconds with GIF Maker! 1. Select your video or live photo from your gallery 2. "Trim" to the exact segment you want 3. Add custom filters and effects! 4. Save and Share! Unlike other apps you might find, GIF Maker has NO ads and allows you to create unlimited GIFs for free! It takes just a few seconds to create your own custom GIFs! No complicated options or settings. It could not be simpler! Create memes to share on social media, make awesome "reaction GIFs" to use in your text messages, the possibilities are endless! This app includes an optional auto-renewable subscription (Premium Pass): Premium Pass beings with a free trial period, then an auto-renewable monthly subscription when trial ends. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free one week initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://float.support/gif-maker/privacy Terms of Use: https://float.support/gif-maker/terms

Screenshots

Meme Maker4 screens
GIF Maker ◐4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GIF Maker ◐ at none against Meme Maker's shown. GIF Maker ◐ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). Meme Maker's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and ratings volume (11K vs 3K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Meme Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and GIF Maker ◐ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Meme Maker against 4.7 for GIF Maker ◐. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Meme Maker's written reviews are positive against 29% of GIF Maker ◐'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meme Maker ships an update every 14 months, GIF Maker ◐ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meme Maker versus GIF Maker ◐: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeme MakerGIF Maker ◐
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings)4.7 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews — better29.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better3K
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrassapper LLCFloat Tech, LLC

Customer experience

Meme Maker

All ratings11,430 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative45.0%

GIF Maker ◐

All ratings2,975 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative59.9%

User reviews

Meme Maker

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Good quality
  • 💡 Customizable options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 📢 Excessive ads
  • 🤔 Unclear subscription model

GIF Maker ◐

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast gif generation
  • 💡 Good frame rate
  • 🤑 Lifetime subscription worth the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🚫 Removed key features like text editing
  • 🔒 Watermark on free version
  • 🔍 Lacking advanced editing options
  • 🔥 Declining quality and functionality over time

Bugs and requests

Meme Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Memes and photos disappearing
  • Subscription not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More font options
  • Ability to move and resize text
  • Better image quality for saved memes
  • Improved sharing options

GIF Maker ◐

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Gif files turn black when trying to trim or crop
  • App crashes when trying to save gifs
  • Inability to share or copy generated gifs
  • Inconsistent performance across iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back text editing
  • Add more filters and customization options
  • Improve video to gif conversion quality
  • Implement landscape mode for iPad
  • Restore previous app functionality

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Meme Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Unlock Font$1.99
  • Unlock Size$1.99
  • Unlock color$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Categories$3.99
  • Get Everything$14.99
6 purchases

GIF Maker ◐

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Pass$1.991 Month
  • Premium Pass7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Lifetime Pass$4.99
  • Lifetime Pass$7.99
  • Premium Forever Promo$29.99

Questions

Is Meme Maker free?
Meme Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GIF Maker ◐ free?
GIF Maker ◐ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meme Maker or GIF Maker ◐?
GIF Maker ◐ is rated higher. Meme Maker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while GIF Maker ◐ averages 4.7 from 3K ratings.
Do Meme Maker or GIF Maker ◐ have ads?
Meme Maker shows ads; GIF Maker ◐ does not.
Which is updated more often, Meme Maker or GIF Maker ◐?
Meme Maker ships an update every 14 months, and GIF Maker ◐ every 2 months. Most recently, Meme Maker was updated on September 29, 2026 and GIF Maker ◐ on September 26, 2026.

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