Comparison

Cinemagraph Pro vs Disflow

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

Disflow

Easily animate photos by painting motion directly onto images. Combine and blend unlimited layers with adjustable effects. Export creations as videos or live wallpapers, with templates for social media.

Highlights
  • Animation and stop brush
  • Layer-based editing
  • Image blending and masking
  • Adjustable layer effects
  • Video and live wallpaper export
  • Social media templates
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The easiest way to bring photos to life by animating, combining and blending unlimited layers. ————————————— IMAGINATION IS THE LIMIT ————————————— То create motion in an image just paint the area you want in the direction you want it to move. To stop an animation just paint over it with the stop brush. It’s that simple. No anchors, no points, no arrows. Add layers from your photos or use the integrated Unsplash and Pixabay browsers. Turn every layer into an animated special effect with blending and masking. To tune the appearance to your liking you can adjust contrast, saturation, brightness and hue for each layer. Export your animation as a seamless loop up to 20 seconds video or as a live wallpaper. At your disposal are predefined templates for Facebook and Instagram stories and posts. The app contains premium features. You can test all of them for free as much as you want, but you won't be able to export your creation. -------------------------- FEATURES -------------------------- Projects * Auto-save all animations in editable projects Animate * Animation and stop brush * Brush size, strength and feather * Animation speed Mix (p) * Erase or fill brush * Brush size, opacity and feather Adjust (p) * Blending * Hue * Opacity * Contrast * Brightness * Saturation Layers (p) * Layers limit depends on the device * Transparent PNG support * Hide/show * Rearrange * Lock * Duplicate * Import from Photos, Unsplash or Pixabay Undo/Redo * Unlimited undo and redo operations Export * 5, 10, 15, 20 seconds video * Live wallpaper (p) Templates * Instagram post and story * Facebook cover, profile video and story * Snapchat story * Twitter * iPhone wallpaper (p) - Premium features part of Disflow Pro. You can test all premium features as much as you want but you won't be able to export your creation. Video overlay effects coming soon to Disflow Pro! Have any questions? Contact us! nixes.io/disflow/ instagram: @disflowapp Terms of use: https://nixes.io/disflow/termsofuse/ Privacy policy: https://nixes.io/disflow/privacy/ UNLEASH YOUR INNER ARTIST – DOWNLOAD DISFLOW!

Screenshots

Cinemagraph Pro4 screens
Disflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disflow at 50% against Cinemagraph Pro's 22%. Disflow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Cinemagraph Pro's advantage is ratings volume (6.3K vs 108). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Disflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinemagraph Pro has 6.3K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Cinemagraph Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Disflow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, Disflow every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cinemagraph Pro versus Disflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinemagraph ProDisflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings)4.8 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better108
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB45 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperFlixel Software LtdNixes

Customer experience

Cinemagraph Pro

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

Disflow

All ratings108 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

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

Disflow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
3 purchases

Disflow

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro annually3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro one-time$39.99

Questions

Is Cinemagraph Pro free?
Cinemagraph Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disflow free?
Disflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cinemagraph Pro or Disflow?
Disflow is rated higher. Cinemagraph Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Disflow averages 4.8 from 108 ratings.
Do Cinemagraph Pro or Disflow have ads?
Neither Cinemagraph Pro nor Disflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinemagraph Pro or Disflow?
Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Disflow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cinemagraph Pro was updated on October 18, 2026 and Disflow on October 18, 2026.

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