Comparison

Cinemagraph Pro vs Microsoft Selfie

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

Head to head
About

Cinemagraph Pro

Create professional-quality cinemagraphs, a unique blend of still images and subtle motion, with this powerful mobile editing tool. Easily capture or import footage, use magical live masking, and refine your creations with advanced editing options for stunning visual storytelling.

Highlights
  • Magical Live Masking
  • In-app capture or video import
  • Trim and loop editing
  • Overlay images and text
  • Advanced color and tone adjustments
  • 4K export
  • iCloud Drive support
Features
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Cinemagraph Pro, the most powerful tool to create visual imagery that gets noticed — in a class of its own. Cinemagraphs made easy. The only professional editing tool on-the-go with all the features of Apple Design Award winner Cinemagraph Pro for macOS, available on your iPhone and iPad. Cinemagraph Pro is the app that defined a new medium for visual storytelling — the hybrid of natural motion and still imagery. Without being an expert in photo or video editing tools, you, too, can create professional high quality cinemagraphs that stand out and get noticed. What used to take hours or days to create is now possible in seconds. Discover • Be inspired by the amazingly creative work posted to Flixel • Browse the latest and many curated collections • Upload your cinemagraphs to be featured Learn • Video tutorials to walk you through the steps of how to create a great cinemagraph • Start with the beginner tutorial and work your way to advanced • Download the tutorial documents to follow along and practice • Case studies and more to learn the best ways to use cinemagraphs to get noticed Create • Capture in-app or import any video shot on a tripod (up to 4K on supported devices) • Magical Live Masking using our patented method that reveals motion as you paint over the still image • Easily trim to achieve a perfect loop • Quickly select the best still image • Set the loop to bounce or repeat with a crossfade • It’s that easy Advanced Editing • Overlay layer for adding images and text on top of your cinemagraph • Crop, rotate, and straighten to frame the image just right • Export, modify, and import a still image • Adjust the speed or add a delay • Start with preset filters and then customize the color, light, and tone curve Made for Professionals • Shoot and edit high quality 4K imagery • Document-based so you can edit later, duplicate, and share • iCloud Drive support so it doesn’t matter where the document was created — you can keep editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Sharing • Export as H.264, HEVC, Live Photo, or GIF • Upload to Flixel for easy sharing and embedding • Custom crop and export settings designed to make social posts or ads as easy as possible • One tap upload to Facebook Ad Manager Flixel Plans Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the purchase price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions are one month or year in length. For Terms of Service see https://flixel.com/terms/

About

Microsoft Selfie

Enhance your selfies and portraits with intelligent, one-click adjustments. This application uses computer vision to automatically optimize photos based on various factors like lighting and skin tone, transforming average shots into ideal portraits quickly.

Highlights
  • Intelligent portrait enhancement
  • Automatic noise reduction
  • Auto exposure correction
  • Photo clarifying
  • One-click adjustments
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Microsoft Selfie is a selfie and photo enhancement application available on iOS, web and WeChat. Backed by computer vision technology, Microsoft Selfie intelligently considers age, gender, skin tone, lighting, and many other variables all with one click. Users can transform average photos into enhanced, ideal portraits in seconds. [Key Features] - Intelligent Portrait Enhancement: The app intelligently considers age, gender, skin tone and lighting when enhancing the portraits, and it will make the result much more natural. - Noise reduction: In dim light condition, the app would automatically enable “Denoise” mode, and effectively reduce noise by using burst shots. When “Denoise” mode is enabled, you can see “Denoise” on the screen. - Auto exposure: It can do automatic exposure correction and photo clarifying, especially for backlit photos. This function can be achieved when user chooses the “Boost” filter mode.

Screenshots

Cinemagraph Pro4 screens
Microsoft Selfie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cinemagraph Pro at 4.6 against Microsoft Selfie's 3.2. Cinemagraph Pro also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 381). Microsoft Selfie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (54% vs 22%). On price, update cadence, 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. Cinemagraph Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Microsoft Selfie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cinemagraph Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinemagraph Pro has 6.3K ratings behind it against 381, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Cinemagraph Pro's written reviews are positive against 54% of Microsoft Selfie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, Microsoft Selfie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cinemagraph Pro versus Microsoft Selfie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinemagraph ProMicrosoft Selfie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better3.2 (381 ratings)
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews53.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better381
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB76 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFlixel Software LtdMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Cinemagraph Pro

All ratings6,349 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative70.0%

Microsoft Selfie

All ratings381 ratings
Positive50.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative39.1%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative37.2%

User reviews

Cinemagraph Pro

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Unique app
  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for creating cinemagraphs
  • 👍 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 💰 Overpriced for casual users
  • 🔒 Requires account creation
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate

Microsoft Selfie

From 381 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Impressive automatic photo enhancement
  • 🤩 Surprisingly effective and free
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🌟 Fantastic for selfies

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🤖 Doesn't work with recent iOS updates
  • 🔒 Unable to access photo library
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent performance

Bugs and requests

Cinemagraph Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Update not installing properly
  • Importing and exporting issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to purchase individual exports without subscription
  • Improve watermark placement and visibility
  • Implement more user-friendly pricing structure
  • Enhance stability and reduce crashes

Microsoft Selfie

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when selecting photos
  • Unable to save edited photos
  • Permissions issues with iOS 11 and later
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone models

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update app for latest iOS versions
  • Add option to edit existing photos
  • Improve photo saving and sharing functionality
  • Introduce more advanced editing tools

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Cinemagraph Pro

Subscriptions10
  • Flixel Cloud Web$9.991 Month
  • Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Mobile$14.991 Month
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  • Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$19.991 Month
  • Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$29.991 Month
  • Professional$29.991 Month
  • Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • Mobile$99.991 Year
  • Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$199.991 Year
  • Professional$199.991 Year
One-time1
  • License$299.99
None

Microsoft Selfie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinemagraph Pro free?
Cinemagraph Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Microsoft Selfie free?
Microsoft Selfie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cinemagraph Pro or Microsoft Selfie?
Cinemagraph Pro is rated higher. Cinemagraph Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Microsoft Selfie averages 3.2 from 381 ratings.
Do Cinemagraph Pro or Microsoft Selfie have ads?
Neither Cinemagraph Pro nor Microsoft Selfie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinemagraph Pro or Microsoft Selfie?
Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Microsoft Selfie every 2 months. Most recently, Cinemagraph Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Microsoft Selfie on October 17, 2026.

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