Comparison

GIF Maker ◐ vs PicWorks

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

Head to head
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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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

About

PicWorks

Features
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PicWorks puts the six image tools you actually use into one fully offline app: compress, resize, convert, crop & rotate, strip metadata, and watermark. Every tool works in batches, and everything happens on your phone — no network permission, no account, no ads. ■ Six tools • Compress: by quality, or set a target like "under 500 KB / 2 MB" — quality first, then size, with before/after numbers for each picture • Resize: by pixels, percent or longest side; never upscales unless you ask; keep aspect or stretch • Convert: JPEG, PNG and WebP in any direction; reads HEIC; transparent images get a white background when going to JPEG • Crop & Rotate: free, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16 and more (13 presets), 90° rotation and flips; phone photos are put upright before cropping • Strip Metadata: see the device, time, software and GPS coordinates hidden in each picture, then remove all of it (metadata is cut out at the byte level, so this step adds no recompression of its own; HEIC is converted to JPEG first) • Watermark: text marks placed on a 3×3 grid or tiled diagonally across the picture; size, opacity, colour and shadow, with a live preview that matches the export ■ Why PicWorks • Six-in-one: no separate app (and separate subscription) for compressing, stripping EXIF and watermarking • Truly offline: the app requests no network permission, so your pictures never leave your phone • Batch: pick many, watch one progress bar, then compare every result with a draggable before/after slider • Buy once: the free version runs every tool in full on up to 3 pictures per run; Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited batches, WebP export, watermark presets and remembered settings in the compress, resize, convert, crop and watermark tools • Dark mode, English and Chinese ■ Who it's for Anyone squeezing photos under a forum, email or form limit, anyone removing location data before sharing, creators signing their work in bulk, and everyone converting between HEIC, PNG and WebP. Free: all six tools, up to 3 pictures per run. Pro (one-time): unlimited batch size, WebP export, saved watermark presets, and the compress, resize, convert, crop and watermark tools remember your last settings.

Screenshots

GIF Maker ◐4 screens
PicWorks4 screens

Verdict

The call

GIF Maker ◐ and PicWorks are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. GIF Maker ◐ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PicWorks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GIF Maker ◐ versus PicWorks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGIF Maker ◐PicWorks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloat Tech, LLCtao wen

Bugs and requests

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

PicWorks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

PicWorks

One-time1
  • PicWorks Pro$4.99

Questions

Is GIF Maker ◐ free?
GIF Maker ◐ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PicWorks free?
PicWorks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GIF Maker ◐ or PicWorks have ads?
Neither GIF Maker ◐ nor PicWorks shows ads.

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