MotionPortrait vs Jellifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MotionPortrait
Transform your portrait photos into animated 3D avatars that mimic your speech. Add fun accessories and record your creations as movies to share with friends. This app processes your photos locally, ensuring your privacy.
- Create moving 3D avatars from photos
- Lip-syncs to your voice
- Record animated movies
- Add hairstyles, glasses, and beards
- Share creations on social media
- Use as Twitter profile icon
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MotionPortrait™ can transform any portrait photo into a moving 3D avatar that repeats your every word. *** How to use the app *** - Take a portrait photo or pick one from your photo library, and the face will automatically start moving in 3D. - Talk to it and it will repeat your every word. - Record your moving 3D avatar as a movie. - Try fun hairstyles, glasses, masks, and beards, and apply them to your animated 3D avatar. - Share your 3D movie with friends via email, Facebook, and Twitter. Upload your new look to Twitter and Facebook, and use it as your Twitter profile icon. (About handling of personal information) MotionPortrait app does not collect any personal data. - Our app creates your avatar without uploading your photo to any web server. - Our app does not save or upload your avatar data without your operation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. mp_apps@motionportrait.com
Jellifier
Create animated GIFs by pulling and releasing photos to make them 'jellify'. Shake your device to extend the swinging animation. Save and share your creations on social media.
- Jellify photos with pull and release action
- Shake device for longer animations
- Save animations as GIFs
- Share to social networks
- Create funny photo effects
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Funny photo swinger. You can enjoy and jellify your favorite photo. What you should do is just pull your photo and release. Also, you can shake your device to keep swing longer. Animation GIF can be saved into your cameraroll, and then you can share to Social network services. Just enjoy your time...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jellifier at 90% against MotionPortrait's 47%. Jellifier also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.2). MotionPortrait's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Jellifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MotionPortrait asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jellifier holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MotionPortrait has 135 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of MotionPortrait's written reviews are positive against 90% of Jellifier's.
MotionPortrait ships an update fortnightly, Jellifier every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MotionPortrait | Jellifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (135 ratings) | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MotionPortrait, Inc. | KANAME OHARA |
Customer experience
MotionPortrait
Jellifier
Bugs and requests
MotionPortrait
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Eyes repositioning randomly after adjustment
- Mouth and eye positions moving together unintentionally
- Audio not recording properly or only capturing partial speech
- Video exports with black bars on edges
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- Glitches appearing in top right corner of images
- Glasses moving during animation
- Hair and eyelashes moving incorrectly with blinks
- Random faces or teeth appearing in animations
- Share button stuck or non-functional
- Sound cancellation on iPad screen recordings
- App freezing when adjusting facial features
- Saving functionality completely broken
- Microphone turning back on automatically
- Exported videos showing still images instead of animations
- Audio lag and sync issues during playback
- Sensitivity issues with touch controls
Requested features
15 requests- Head turning and body movement capabilities
- Multiple facial expressions and mood library
- Longer audio recording duration (currently ~7-15 seconds)
- External microphone support
- HD video export quality
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- Ability to disable or control random blinking
- Face mapping control to prevent background movement
- Scaling controls for eye and mouth position markers
- More realistic 3D animation effects
- Support for multiple faces in single image
- Adjustable countdown timer
- Better eye detection for people wearing glasses
- Audio import functionality
- Better lip-sync accuracy
- Universal app support for iPad
Jellifier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MotionPortrait
No in-app purchases
Jellifier
- Full Feature Option$3.99
Questions
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