Comparison

Over 40 vs GIF Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Over 40

This app combines a powerful magnifying glass with a bright flashlight and a handy tip calculator. Easily read menus in dim lighting, find lost items in your car, or use the vanity mirror feature. Magnification ranges from 1x to 20x.

Highlights
  • Magnifying glass (1x-20x)
  • Flashlight
  • Tip calculator
  • Freeze Frame feature
  • Vanity mirror
Features
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Flashlight and Magnifier in One App PLUS a Tip Calculator √ Featured by Apple in iTunes throughout the world! √ Easily see menus and receipts in dark restaurants √ Use the FLASHLIGHT to find stuff under the seat in your car √ Use the NEW Freeze Frame feature to inspect your stuff. √ VANITY MIRROR to check yourself out! √ MAGNIFY from 1x to 20x √ This version includes unobtrusive ads that you can disable through a nominal In App Purchase ***** Recent Rave Reviews From Around the World ***** √ Excellent * Very very good * Brilliant * Best (USA) √ One great app! - This app is amazing and I use it more than my reading glasses! I give it a five out of five and recommend it to everyone! Even those under 40! (USA) √ Magic - Very helpful app and no bugs found yet (UK) √ Good - Good program (Saudia Arabia) √ Feine App - Gefällt (Germany) √ Over forties - Brilliant for my old eyes...!!! (UK) √ J'adore - Trop génial très pratique pour moi (Canada) √ Ottima - Funziona molto bene, utile, fa quel che dice (Italy) √ THE BEST - I was looking for flashlight apps and came across this one FREE I couldn't believe my eyes downloaded right away and works perfect THANK YOU (USA) √ Five stars - This app is not only for over 40, it's for everyone. Makes me feel safe when I need light too !!! (USA) √ Hit of the party - Whenever I show the app everyone loves it and thanks me (USA) √ Works great and it can be used full screen, just go to settings and select contact lens mode. (USA) √ Now I don't have to read the whole menu out loud to my husband when we go out to dinner. I just open this app and hand him my phone. Not that I ever need to use it! Yeah, right. I love it! (USA) √ I have recommended this app to a number of people. I like the magnifier but use the flashlight most every day. (USA) The flash is used to light up the image when you touch the 'flashlight' icon on screen. It is only on when you want it on. With that said, continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life. This app is primarily financed through the use of Apple's iAd feature. If you like this app and see something of interest in the ad area, please check it out. By doing so, you help us keep our lights on!

About

GIF Keyboard

Enhance your messages with animated GIFs and videos directly from your keyboard. Discover, create, and share the perfect visual to express your emotions, jokes, or clever responses in any conversation. Personalize your content with stickers and custom packs.

Highlights
  • Search millions of GIFs and videos
  • Create custom stickers from GIFs
  • Capture and personalize your own GIFs
  • Organize favorite GIFs into packs
  • Browse by category and trending topics
  • Direct sharing to messaging apps
Features
Currently charting
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Say more with GIF Keyboard by Tenor. Add tone to your conversation. With Tenor’s GIF Keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iMessage discover or create the right GIF or video to visually sum up exactly what you’re trying to say, directly from your keyboard. Express the emotion, inside joke, or clever response you want to share. iMessage App Features: - Get the same great browse and search experience as GIF Keyboard, including access to your favorites and uploads. Create Stickers - Press and hold on any GIF to create a sticker that you can drag and drop onto any text, image or GIF in iMessage. Capture GIFs - Create your own GIFs with your front or back camera and personalize them with text, a handwritten note or drawings. Share instantly or save to a Pack. Packs - Create packs of your favorite stickers and GIFs that you can easily share with friends and family. Syncs with GIF Keyboard - Everything syncs to your Tenor GIF Keyboard so you can take your stickers and GIFs everywhere GIFs are supported. GIF Keyboard Features: - Send the right GIF or video to express exactly what’s on your mind, directly from your keyboard! - Search Tenor’s millions of GIFs and videos to find the one that perfectly fits the moment. You can also search by emoji to see the GIFs related to that emoji.. - Need inspiration? Browse by category like reactions, trending topics, and more. - Once you find the right GIF or video, simply tap it to automatically copy it to your clipboard, tap the iMessage text box to paste it and watch as it plays inline in your conversation. - See a GIF you like while browsing on your phone? Save it directly to your GIF Keyboard from Safari with the share button and our share extension. No need to save it to your camera roll because it’s instantly available from your GIF Keyboard! - Keep the GIFs you love handy -- double tap a GIF to favorite it and customize your GIF Keyboard. - Works with your favorite messengers and social networks including iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook and email. Just long-press on a GIF to pull up options to share the GIF, video, link, or save to camera roll. Tenor’s GIF Keyboard needs “full access” in your iPhone settings. This gives the GIF Keyboard full access to the internet so we’re able to give you the GIF you are searching for and ensure that our library is always updated with the latest and greatest GIFs and videos. Note: We do not log keystrokes or send them to our servers other than to search by key terms for the perfect GIF. If you have any other questions about full access please email us at privacy@tenor.co. Tenor was formerly known as Riffsy.

Screenshots

Over 402 screens
GIF Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GIF Keyboard at Free against Over 40's $1.99. GIF Keyboard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Over 40's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, monetization model 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

GIF Keyboard is free to download; Over 40 costs $1.99 up front. Over 40 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GIF Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Over 40 against 4.7 for GIF Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Keyboard has 1.4M ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Over 40's written reviews are positive against 80% of GIF Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Over 40 ships an update every 3 months, GIF Keyboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Over 40 versus GIF Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOver 40GIF Keyboard
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (27 ratings)4.7 (1.4M ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews79.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings271.4M — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#132 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB240 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTLA Investments LLCTenor

Customer experience

Over 40

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative26.6%

GIF Keyboard

All ratings1,405,100 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews4,047 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.2%

User reviews

Over 40

From 27 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful magnifier and flashlight
  • 🚀 Works great for reading small print
  • 💡 Convenient to have on phone
  • 👍 Adjustable magnification
  • 👍 Helpful for over 40 users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 💰 Ads even after paying for app
  • 🔍 Grainy or blurry magnification
  • 📱 Limited functionality on older devices

GIF Keyboard

From 1.4M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Lots of choices
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 🤍 Helpful in times of need
  • 👍 Great selection of GIFs
  • 😊 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires full keyboard access
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Poor search and organization
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data access
  • 🙄 Aggressive prompting for reviews

Bugs and requests

Over 40

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Settings page causes app to freeze
  • Flashlight turns off after 1 minute

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add photo capture option
  • Improve magnification quality
  • Provide better settings controls
  • Extend flashlight duration

GIF Keyboard

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Saved GIFs/packs disappearing
  • Captions not working or causing crashes
  • Keyboard randomly crashing or disappearing
  • Issues with GIF copying and pasting functionality
  • Incompatibility with recent iOS/device updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recent/frequently used GIFs section
  • Ability to filter GIFs by size/quality
  • Option to disable trending/suggested searches
  • Easier way to access and manage saved GIFs
  • Support for third-party keyboard compatibility

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Over 40

One-time1
  • "Disable Ads Forever" feature$0.99
None

GIF Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Over 40 free?
Over 40 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GIF Keyboard free?
GIF Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Over 40 or GIF Keyboard?
GIF Keyboard is rated higher. Over 40 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while GIF Keyboard averages 4.7 from 1.4M ratings.
Do Over 40 or GIF Keyboard have ads?
GIF Keyboard shows ads; Over 40 does not.
Which is updated more often, Over 40 or GIF Keyboard?
Over 40 ships an update every 3 months, and GIF Keyboard fortnightly. Most recently, Over 40 was updated on October 27, 2026 and GIF Keyboard on October 28, 2026.

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