Comparison

GifBee 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

GifBee

Easily create and edit animated GIFs and emoticons from your videos, photos, or Live Photos. Customize playback speed, add text and stickers, crop, and edit existing GIFs. Share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Convert videos to GIFs
  • Create GIFs from photos
  • Convert Live Photos to GIFs
  • Adjust GIF playback speed
  • Crop GIFs
  • Add text and stickers to GIFs
  • Edit existing GIFs
Features
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Turn your videos and photos into custom GIFs and memes. Whether you're turning a hilarious video clip into a reaction GIF or stitching burst photos into a looping animation, this GIF maker & editor gets it done in seconds. Trim, speed up, slow down, add text, slap on stickers — zero learning curve, ready to share in 30 seconds. Video to GIF — One Tap Pick the best moment from any video on your phone and convert it to a high-quality GIF in one tap. Set precise start and end points so you capture only the good part. Photo to GIF Turn a series of photos into a single looping animation. Burst shots, screenshots, meme素材 — arrange them in order and watch them come to life automatically. Reverse Playback Flip your GIF's playback direction with one tap. Reverse motion is inherently funny — perfect for mind-bending memes and viral reactions. Crop & Resize Crop your GIF to any aspect ratio with precision. Free-form cropping means your GIF is ready for any platform — Instagram Stories, TikTok, X, Discord, you name it. Style Filters Vintage, black & white, warm tone, cool tone — pick a filter and instantly elevate the look of your GIF. Custom Text Add text directly onto your animation. Choose your font, color, and size. One well-placed caption can take a GIF from okay to unforgettable. Fun Stickers A massive built-in sticker library — funny, cute, artsy, weird. Browse, pick, and drop them onto any frame. Speed Control Adjust playback speed from 0.25× to 2×. Slow it down to catch every detail, or speed it up for maximum chaos. You're in control. When you're done, share instantly to iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, X, and more — your creation lands in your friends' feeds in seconds. No account needed. No sign-up, no friction. Open the app and start creating. Make a GIF worth sharing today.

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

GifBee1 screens
GIF Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GIF Maker Studio at 59% against GifBee's 0%. GIF Maker Studio also leads on ratings volume (316 vs 11). GifBee's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GifBee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

GifBee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Maker Studio has 316 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of GifBee's written reviews are positive against 59% of GIF Maker Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GifBee ships an update every 5 weeks, GIF Maker Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GifBee versus GIF Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGifBeeGIF Maker Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better4.6 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Yuanlai Infomation Technology Co., Ltd.NET Sigma

Customer experience

GifBee

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

GifBee

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

1 purchases

GifBee

One-time1
  • 升级为会员$1.99
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 GifBee free?
GifBee 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, GifBee or GIF Maker Studio?
GifBee is rated higher. GifBee averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while GIF Maker Studio averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.
Do GifBee or GIF Maker Studio have ads?
Neither GifBee nor GIF Maker Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GifBee or GIF Maker Studio?
GifBee ships an update every 5 weeks, and GIF Maker Studio monthly. Most recently, GifBee was updated on October 4, 2026 and GIF Maker Studio on October 15, 2026.

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