Comparison

GifLoop vs Booma

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

Head to head
About

GifLoop

Create animated GIFs with professional controls. Import from photos, videos, or existing GIFs, then fine-tune with powerful editing tools. Offers various loop modes, effects, and export options.

Highlights
  • Import from photos, videos, or GIFs
  • Drag-and-drop timeline editing
  • Multiple loop modes
  • Various export formats (GIF, MP4, MOV, Live Photo)
  • GIF optimization controls
  • Text overlays and effects
  • Onion skinning for frame alignment
Features
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Create stunning animated GIFs with professional-grade controls. GifLoop is a GIF creation tool for iPhone and iPad. Import photos from your library, extract frames from videos, or import existing GIFs. Then fine-tune every detail with powerful editing tools. GifLoop is free to download and includes 3 free Pro-quality exports on first install. After that, the free tier offers 15-frame projects with forward and reverse loop modes. Unlock the full Pro feature set at any time with a one-time in-app purchase. KEY FEATURES: • Import up to 50 frames from photos, videos, or existing GIFs (Pro) • Drag-and-drop timeline for easy frame reordering • Universal or per-frame timing controls with speed presets • 7 loop modes: forward, reverse, ping-pong, ping-pong hold, random, fade loop, play-once • Crop with preset dimensions (Square, Portrait, Story, Landscape) • Export as GIF, MP4, MOV, Live Photo, or frame strip • GIF optimization: custom color palette (32-256 colors), 4 dithering modes • Dark UI designed for content creation • Universal app, optimized for both iPhone and iPad CREATIVE TOOLS: • 7 jitter and glitch effects with seed control • Text overlays with curved text, fonts, colors, gestures • Onion skinning for precise frame alignment • Non-destructive editing — all changes are reversible • Apple Pencil support for drawing overlays (iPad) EXPORT OPTIONS: • GIF with fine-grained quality controls • MP4 and MOV video with audio support • Live Photo for iOS Lock Screen • Frame strip for sprite sheets • Share directly to any app via Share Sheet Download GifLoop and start creating professional animated GIFs today.

About

Booma

Features
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Loop any video — repeat it up to 10 times, or turn it into a boomerang that plays forward then backward. Pick a clip, choose how it loops, and save it to Photos or share it anywhere. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and loop forever. Other loop apps charge $5.49 a month — and then charge you again to remove the ads. Booma doesn't: one small payment unlocks unlimited loops, forever. • REPEAT 2–10× — loop any clip back-to-back, as many times as you like. • BOOMERANG — play it forward, then reversed, for that classic bouncing loop. • FULL QUALITY — export at the original resolution, with no watermark. • SAVE & SHARE — straight to Photos, to Files, or to any app. • 100% PRIVATE — everything happens on your iPhone. Your videos are never uploaded. • NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION — pay once. No weekly fee, no ad before every export. Perfect for jumps and mid-air moments, confetti bursts, pets shaking off water, dance moves, product shots, and anything worth watching again and again. Note: boomerangs are exported without sound, so the bounce stays smooth. The app tells you whenever this happens. Repeat loops keep the original audio. Pick a video, choose Repeat or Boomerang, save. Done.

Screenshots

GifLoop1 screens
Booma4 screens

Verdict

The call

GifLoop and Booma are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. GifLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Booma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GifLoop ships an update fortnightly, Booma every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GifLoop versus Booma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGifLoopBooma
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAriel AgorJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GifLoop

One-time1
  • GifLoop Pro$1.99
1 purchases

Booma

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is GifLoop free?
GifLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booma free?
Booma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GifLoop or Booma have ads?
Neither GifLoop nor Booma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GifLoop or Booma?
GifLoop ships an update fortnightly, and Booma every 3 weeks. Most recently, GifLoop was updated on October 3, 2026 and Booma on October 7, 2026.

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