Phodeo vs Animate Photo Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phodeo
Transform your photos and videos with dynamic animated effects. Go beyond basic filters and stickers to add exciting visuals like tornadoes or explosions to your content. Easily create and share unique animated creations with friends and family.
- Animated live effects
- Customizable filters
- Add text and sketches
- Live video recording effects
- Photo enhancement
- GIF conversion
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Pick your favorite effects and start adding to your live video with Phodeo! Phodeo is NOT just another app that adds basic text, stickers, or filters... instead it's a new way to add animated live effects to your photos and videos. Get creative with your selfies or any other picture you'd like. Create a Phodeo in just a couple of seconds and easily share with family and friends with text, Facebook, instagram sharing and more! Selfies- No more boring selfies!! Make them fun and exciting with dozens of animated effects to pick from. Photos- Take any ordinary scenic photo and add a tornado, explosion, or rock avalanche! Videos- Interact with awesome animation effects during a live recording! Filters- Choose from dozens of filters to get that right look! Text and Paint- Add your own text and sketches for your own personal touch! Easily share on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Text, and more! Also, convert your Phodeo to a GIF if you'd like!
Animate Photo Effects
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This app help you apply stunning animation effects to your photo. FEATURES: - Many beautiful animated effects for online preview and download - Different categories: love heart, natural weather, bokeh lighting... - Support 3 photo aspect ratios: square, portrait, landscape - Export high quality video (HD 720) with looping effect We hope you will like these photo animation effects. Thank you for using our apps!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Animate Photo Effects at none against Phodeo's 6. Phodeo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Phodeo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Animate Photo Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phodeo ships an update every 2 weeks, Animate Photo Effects every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phodeo | Animate Photo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (181 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grassapper LLC | An Bui |
Bugs and requests
Phodeo
Reported bugs
8 issues- Watermark not removed after purchase
- Payment failed but money taken
- Upgrade not unlocking features
- Ads still present after purchase
- Cannot restore purchases after reinstall
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- Freezes when trying to restore purchases
- Unable to use in-app purchases with video
- Crashes when trying to save
Requested features
4 requests- Add more effects
- Make effects longer for pictures and videos
- Allow adding more than two effects
- Fix inability to save with in-app purchased options for video
Animate Photo Effects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phodeo
- Remove all Ads$1.99
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Unlock All Filters$1.99
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- Unlock All Fonts & Font colors$1.99
- Unlock All Fx$3.99
- Unlock everything$5.99
Animate Photo Effects
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phodeo free?
Is Animate Photo Effects free?
Do Phodeo or Animate Photo Effects have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phodeo or Animate Photo Effects?
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