Comparison

Spool vs Wigglegrams Maker

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

Head to head
About

Spool

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Spool finds the videos hiding in your Live Photos. Here's what I mean. If you've ever taken a bunch of Live Photos in a row (your kid blowing out birthday candles, the dog doing something weird, whatever), each one has about 3 seconds of video baked into it. When you take them close enough together, those clips overlap. Spool scans your whole photo library, finds those sequences, and stitches them into actual, playable videos. I built this because there's no good way to know which Live Photos in your library are actually longer videos worth watching. They're in there, but nothing tells you. Spool finds them for you. Open the app, let it scan, and you've got every hidden video in your library laid out in a grid. The first time I tested it on my own phone, I ended up scrolling for a solid hour. I wasn't expecting that. I found clips of my wife and me from before we got married; just normal stuff, us being us. And then videos of both our boys when they were still babies, doing all the things babies do that you forget about a year later. All of it was sitting right there in Live Photos we'd taken without thinking about it and never watched back. That's the whole reason this app exists. Your first 3 exports are completely free, no watermark. One purchase, not a subscription, unlocks the full app forever. No ads either. Everything runs on your device. Spool reads your photo library, but your photos and videos never leave your phone. Place names come from Apple Maps, so looking up where a video was taken (or searching for a place) sends that location to Apple. No analytics, no tracking, no account to create. You can search your videos by location and filter by date. The stitching handles overlap trimming automatically. Consecutive Live Photos blend into smooth, continuous playback instead of stuttering or repeating frames. Made by one person. If you have questions or feedback, I'd love to hear from you.

About

Wigglegrams Maker

Features
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Make a photo that moves. Wigglegram guides you through five quick viewpoints of a person, pet, object, or small scene, then turns them into a playful looping animation. Move your iPhone in any direction or change its angleβ€”the app captures each distinct view for you. Shape the result: - Use the rear or selfie camera - Light the scene with the optional rear-camera flashlight - Crop every frame individually - Play the loop forward, in reverse, or with a bounce - Tune the playback speed - Choose Original, Classic 400, Flash 800, Sunfade, or Mono 400 film looks - Adjust the strength of the film treatment - Name, revisit, and re-edit projects stored on your iPhone Share it anywhere: - Export as an animated GIF or MP4 video - Save directly to Photos or open the system share sheet - Preview the small Wigglegram mark included on free exports before exporting Capture, editing, rendering, and project storage stay on your device. No account is required. Wigglegram does not upload your camera frames or projects to a cloud service. The free version includes a weekly allowance for new projects. A Wigglegram Pro subscription or one-time Lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited new projects and clean exports without the Wigglegram mark. Existing projects remain editable. Camera capture requires an ARKit-compatible iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Selfie capture depends on device support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://www.wigglegram.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.wigglegram.app/privacy

Screenshots

Spool4 screens
Wigglegrams Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Spool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wigglegrams Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spool ships an update every 4 weeks, Wigglegrams Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spool versus Wigglegrams Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpoolWigglegrams Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin StaussAleksandr Popov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spool

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
3 purchases

Wigglegrams Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Spool free?
Spool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wigglegrams Maker free?
Wigglegrams Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spool or Wigglegrams Maker have ads?
Neither Spool nor Wigglegrams Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spool or Wigglegrams Maker?
Spool ships an update every 4 weeks, and Wigglegrams Maker fortnightly. Most recently, Spool was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wigglegrams Maker on October 25, 2026.

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