# Sticker Maker vs GIF Maker Studio

The clearest difference is ads: GIF Maker Studio at none against Sticker Maker's shown. GIF Maker Studio also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 45%). Sticker Maker's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 316). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Sticker Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days 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.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sticker Maker against 4.6 for GIF Maker Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticker Maker has 11K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Sticker Maker's written reviews are positive against 59% of GIF Maker Studio's.

Sticker Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, GIF Maker Studio monthly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Sticker Maker | GIF Maker Studio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (11K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sticker-maker-besticky/id1457046754/reviews)** | [4.6 (316 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gif-maker-studio-create-fun/id1644970290/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **11K** | 316 |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | **59.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 250 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [IRONTECH LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1680167958) | [NET Sigma](https://appshunter.io/developer/980884109) |

## What reviewers say

### Sticker Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sticker-maker-besticky/id1457046754)

Create personalized stickers and memes from your photos for messaging apps. Easily crop images, apply templates, add text, and send them to friends. Make your chats more hilarious and expressive with custom creations.

**Highlights:** Create custom stickers from photos, Apply templates and add text, Magic AI crop tool, Animated stickers, 300+ ready-to-use stickers, Add stickers to WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Signal

**Features:** iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Sticker Templates | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| BeSticky All-in-One Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| BeSticky Premium Collection | $5.99 | per month |
| BeSticky Creator | $7.99 | per month |
| Premium sticker maker | $7.99 | per month |
| BeSticky Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| BeSticky Yearly Premium | $14.99 | per year |
| Animated & static stickers | $29.99 | per year |
| Chat sticker creator & editor | $29.99 | per year |
| Sticker Maker Content Pack | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Cool app
- 👍 Easy to make stickers
- 💡 Fun and enjoy
- 👍 Customizable
- 👍 Excellent sticker app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Doesn't work properly
- 🐛 Freezes and crashes
- 🐛 Doesn't load photos
- 🐛 Glitchy
- 🐛 Doesn't work as advertised

**Reported bugs**

- Stickers not working in messengers
- Repeated stickers
- Incompatible with iOS Messages
- Unable to login consistently
- Unable to remove exported sticker packs

**Requested features**

- Improve face detection
- Support GIF stickers
- Add extension for sticker search
- Ability to edit stickers
- Recognize more characters


### GIF Maker Studio

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gif-maker-studio-create-fun/id1644970290)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GIF Maker Studio PRO | $6.99 | per month |
| GIF Maker Studio PRO | $29.99 | per year |
| GIF Maker Studio - PRO | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great for creating GIFs
- 👍 Very useful app
- 👍 Top app for memes
- 👍 Good quality GIFs
- 👍 Easy to use

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Infinite loading issue
- 🐛 Cannot convert video to GIF
- 🐛 No customer support
- 🐛 Complicated and doesn't work
- 🐛 Requires payment for basic editing

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sticker Maker free?

Sticker Maker 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, Sticker Maker or GIF Maker Studio?

Sticker Maker is rated higher. Sticker Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while GIF Maker Studio averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.

### Do Sticker Maker or GIF Maker Studio have ads?

Sticker Maker shows ads; GIF Maker Studio does not.

### Which is updated more often, Sticker Maker or GIF Maker Studio?

Sticker Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and GIF Maker Studio monthly. Most recently, Sticker Maker was updated on October 1, 2026 and GIF Maker Studio on October 1, 2026.

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