Comparison

GIF Maker Studio vs Photo LookBack

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

Head to head
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

About

Photo LookBack

Features
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Easily view all the photos and videos from this day in history from your Photo Library. Free and easy -- no ads, tracking, or signup required. The app obviously needs access to your Photo Library, but the photos do not leave your phone or your iCloud. What does it do? * When you open Photo LookBack, it will automatically show all photos & videos in your Photo Library from this day in history, based on the metadata embedded in each photo or video. * Photos & videos are sorted descending by year and then by location. Other neat features? * If the location shows as "No Location Specified", then there was no geographical information included in the photo metadata. If that photo was taken in the same location as another photo in that year and you'd like to update it with the same location coordinates, you can use the GPS pin button to copy & assign the coordinates. New alternative: As of v1.1, you can also choose to select the correct coordinates from a map. * If you want to go back to see a missed day or even skip ahead to another day, time travel with the calendar icon from the main screen.

Screenshots

GIF Maker Studio4 screens
Photo LookBack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo LookBack at none against GIF Maker Studio's 3. Photo LookBack also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). GIF Maker Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GIF Maker Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Photo LookBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GIF Maker Studio ships an update monthly, Photo LookBack every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GIF Maker Studio versus Photo LookBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGIF Maker StudioPhoto LookBack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (322 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings322 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNET SigmaJeremy Mooney

Bugs and 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

Photo LookBack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Photo LookBack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GIF Maker Studio free?
GIF Maker Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo LookBack free?
Photo LookBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GIF Maker Studio or Photo LookBack have ads?
Neither GIF Maker Studio nor Photo LookBack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GIF Maker Studio or Photo LookBack?
GIF Maker Studio ships an update monthly, and Photo LookBack every 9 days. Most recently, GIF Maker Studio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photo LookBack on October 31, 2026.

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