Comparison

Animation Booth vs Image Gifts

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

Head to head
About

Animation Booth

Easily create original animated videos using your own photos. Select an image, choose an animation theme, customize with text or audio, and share instantly via text, email, or social media.

Highlights
  • Create animations from photos
  • Dozens of animation themes
  • Customize with text and audio
  • Adjust photo size and position
  • Share via text, email, and social media
  • Built-in image search
Features
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Animation Booth is the FIRST and ONLY APP to let you create fun, original animations incorporating YOUR photos! From the makers of the hugely popular and #1 apps CLIPish Pro 2 and 3D Animations, comes our most innovative app yet--Animation Booth. With just one tap, Animation Booth builds fun animations from photos of you, your friends and family, bringing those photos right INTO the animation, all to be shared with just one tap in Text Messages, Emails, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more. "Animation Booth is the most original app we've seen come along in months…your friends will be amazed when you text message them animations that incorporate photos of yourself or them actually in the animations." ~ AppAdvice, Nov. 2013 See examples of the animations in action at: http://animationbooth.com FUN AND EASY: 1. Select an image from either your photo library, camera, paste from clipboard, or even using the built-in image search of millions of images on any topic. 2. Choose from dozens of animation themes (Greetings, Birthdays, Holidays, Romance, etc.). 3. While previewing the animation, fine-tune the size and position of your photo within the animation. 4. Optionally customize your animation with your own text or even recorded audio and apply built-in sound effects. 5. Tap Share to send via Text Messages, Emails, Facebook, Twitter, and more. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ * A NOTE ABOUT COMPATIBILITY WITH NON-iPHONE USERS: Sharing animations with Facebook, Twitter and Email works with pretty much anyone, but depending on what cell network and type of cell phone the person you're sending to has, some of the images you send via text messaging may not work. This has nothing to do with the app, but is a factor of the compatibility between: 1) the iPhone, 2) your network provider, 3) the other person's network provider, and 4) the other person's cell phone. See http://clipish.net/support-ab for more details. * INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED: Due to the server communication which lets this app have powerful features, this app requires an Internet connection. * ANIMATIONS ON FACEBOOK and TWITTER: Animations posted to Facebook and Twitter use a link to get the animation to "play," since Facebook and Twitter do not allow animations to play directly on their sites. Some images featured are public domain. If you believe your work has been included in err, please let us know so it can be removed immediately. WRITE US! Input and suggestions welcome. We're always here to help: support@animationbooth.com

About

Image Gifts

Send and receive surprise image gifts with anonymous users. Capture a photo or select from your gallery, add a message, and send it to a stranger. You'll get a unique image gift back from someone else, adding an element of mystery and fun to your interactions.

Highlights
  • Send image gifts
  • Receive surprise gifts
  • Use gallery photos
  • Take new photos
  • Add written wishes
  • Anonymous exchange
Features
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Exchange an image gift with some random user! Choose an image from your gallery or take a picture, write some good wishes and send it as a gift to receive one! It's that simple! You will never know who receives your image gift, and you will never know who sent you the gift, that makes the app even more fun! Disclaimer: we can not control the content and we do not take any responsibility of content you will see. All content is user-uploaded. However, we will do our best to keep the content as clean and wholesome as possible.

Screenshots

Animation Booth4 screens
Image Gifts2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Animation Booth at 66% against Image Gifts's 0%. Animation Booth also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). Image Gifts's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.3). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Animation Booth sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Image Gifts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Image Gifts holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Animation Booth's written reviews are positive against 0% of Image Gifts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animation Booth ships an update every 3 weeks, Image Gifts every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Animation Booth versus Image Gifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimation BoothImage Gifts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (12 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB35 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDating DNA, Inc.FOBDEVUS MB

Customer experience

Animation Booth

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative27.9%

Image Gifts

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Animation Booth

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when selecting photos
  • Freezing and unresponsive interface
  • Text sizing controls not working properly
  • Font adjustment limited to enlargement only
  • Animations not loading
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  • Unable to exit text editing screen
  • Animations save as photos instead of videos
  • Small image display quality on receiving end
  • Sharing functionality fails after purchase
  • Incompatibility with iOS 5.1.1 and older devices
  • In-app purchase not granting promised access
  • Animations not importing into iMovie

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for importing existing photos from camera roll
  • Universal file format export (not Apple-only)
  • Video/animation file saving capability
  • Thank you and welcome greeting animations
  • Kudos section for animations
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  • iMovie compatibility
  • Improved graphics and animation quality
  • More frequent content updates
  • Larger font size adjustment options
  • Better Facebook integration

Image Gifts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Animation Booth

One-time15
  • Misc.$0.99
  • Special Occasions$0.99
  • July 4th$0.99
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  • Grandparents Day$0.99
  • Hanukkah$0.99
  • Birthdays$1.99
  • Greetings$1.99
  • Romance$1.99
  • Add Your Own Text$1.99
  • Add Sound to Animations$1.99
  • Flirting$1.99
  • Halloween$1.99
  • Christmas$2.99
  • Intro Bundle (4 Packs)$4.99
  • MEGA Bundle (ALL Packs!)$9.99
1 purchases

Image Gifts

One-time1
  • PRO version$2.99

Questions

Is Animation Booth free?
Animation Booth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Gifts free?
Image Gifts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animation Booth or Image Gifts?
Image Gifts is rated higher. Animation Booth averages 2.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Image Gifts averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Animation Booth or Image Gifts have ads?
Image Gifts shows ads; Animation Booth does not.
Which is updated more often, Animation Booth or Image Gifts?
Animation Booth ships an update every 3 weeks, and Image Gifts every 11 months. Most recently, Animation Booth was updated on October 23, 2026 and Image Gifts on October 24, 2026.

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