Speech Caption vs GIF Maker ◐
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech Caption
Easily add speech bubbles and hilarious captions to your photos to create comic-style memes. Customize bubble styles and fonts, then share your creations with friends.
- Add speech bubbles to photos
- Create comic-style pictures
- Add hilarious captions
- Pinch, drag, and rotate bubbles
- Choose from many fonts
- Variety of speech bubble styles
- Add multiple speech bubbles
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Add speech bubbles to your photos with Speech Caption! Create your own comic style picture in seconds. Put in hilarious captions to bring your pictures to life. Pinch, drag and rotate your speech bubbles to place them in the perfect spot. Choose from lots of fonts and tons of speech bubble styles and add multiple speech bubbles with Speech Caption Pro. Make your photos talk and laugh at the hilarious results! Share with your friends on Instagram. Download Speech Caption today!
GIF Maker ◐
Easily transform videos and Live Photos into animated GIFs. Add captions, filters, and stickers to personalize your creations. Share them instantly across your favorite platforms or save them for later.
- Create GIFs from videos
- Create GIFs from Live Photos
- Add captions and text
- Apply filters and stickers
- Adjust speed and crop
- Save and share GIFs
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Turn any video or Live Photo into a GIF in seconds. No ads, no account, no learning curve. Pick a clip, trim it to the best moment, add a caption, and share it. GIF Maker is the quickest way to make reaction GIFs, memes and loops of your pets, friends and favorite moments. MAKE GIFS FROM • Videos in your library • Live Photos • New videos you record in the app • Videos shared from other apps: tap Share, then GIF Maker EDIT IN A FEW TAPS • Trim: keep just the moment you want • Crop: frame it the way you like • Speed: slow motion down to 0.2× or fast-forward up to 5× • Text: add captions in 10 fonts and any color, then drag them into place • Filters: 18 looks, from Noir and Vintage to Thermal, Glitch and Cartoon • Stickers: 90 stickers and emoji to set the mood SAVE AND SHARE ANYWHERE • Save GIFs to Photos • Send them in Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord and any other app • Download your edit as an MP4 video too • All your GIFs stay in one place in the app FREE, WITH NO ADS Make as many GIFs as you like for free. There are no ads, ever. GIFs made with the free version include a small watermark. PREMIUM PASS Remove the watermark from every GIF. Choose the Monthly Pass, which starts with a 1-week free trial, or the Lifetime Pass, a one-time purchase. The Monthly Pass is an auto-renewable subscription. After the free trial, payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically each month unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of the free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Made for iPhone and iPad. Privacy Policy: https://float.support/gif-maker/privacy Terms of Use: https://float.support/gif-maker/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GIF Maker ◐ at 4.7 against Speech Caption's 3.7. GIF Maker ◐ also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 111). Speech Caption's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Speech Caption sells 6 one-off in-app purchases 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.
GIF Maker ◐ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Maker ◐ has 3K ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Speech Caption's written reviews are positive against 32% of GIF Maker ◐'s.
| Parameter | Speech Caption | GIF Maker ◐ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (111 ratings) | 4.7 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Owen Schick | Float Tech, LLC |
Customer experience
Speech Caption
GIF Maker ◐
User reviews
Speech Caption
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for quick ideas
- 👍 Good font selection for captions
- 👍 Useful for creating memes/comics
- 👍 App layout is appreciated
- 👍 Good for making fun of friends
Room to improve
- 😠 Overwhelming and intrusive ads
- 😠 Frequent app crashes
- 😠 Limited free options
- 😠 Speech bubbles too large and unadjustable
- 😠 Speech bubble points only left
GIF Maker ◐
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Speech Caption
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes after playing commercials
- Ads prevent app functionality
- Speech bubbles are too large and unadjustable
- Speech bubble only points left
- App freezes and doesn't work
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- Ads pop up constantly, making it unusable
- Cannot share due to ads popping up on share tap
- Ads are too long and intrusive
- Cannot get out of options screen, x button not responsive
Requested features
3 requests- Adjustable speech bubble size
- More free options
- Ability to place thought bubbles anywhere
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
Speech Caption
- Remove All Ads$0.99
- Unlock Fonts$1.99
- Unlock Colors$1.99
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- Unlock Styles$1.99
- Unlimited Bubbles$2.99
- Unlock Everything$5.99
GIF Maker ◐
- Premium Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Pass$1.991 Month
- Premium Pass7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Lifetime Pass$4.99
- Lifetime Pass$7.99
- Premium Forever Promo$29.99
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