Comparison

DuckLog vs Loop Studio

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

Head to head
About

DuckLog

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Capture a tiny moment every day with DuckLog, your cozy personal video diary. Record short 3, 5, or 12-second clips, add a simple caption, and keep your memories organized in a calendar made for everyday moments. CAPTURE QUICKLY • Record short daily clips with sound, flash, camera flip, and zoom controls. • Add a caption with text styles before saving. RELIVE YOUR LOGS • Browse your memories in a calendar. • Open videos from any day and revisit the moments you saved. MAKE A DUCK MOVIE • Select clips in the order you want. • Create recap videos in 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 formats. • Save or share your finished movie. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recorded clips are stored locally on your device. Save important videos to Photos before deleting the app or clearing storage. DUCKLOG PRO Upgrade once to join up to 10 clips in one movie, unlock all caption colors and fonts, and remove interstitial ads.

About

Loop Studio

Easily transform videos, photos, Live Photos, and text into animated GIFs. Edit with precision using trimming, speed adjustments, and effects. Save and share your creations without ads, subscriptions, or watermarks.

Highlights
  • Create GIFs from videos, photos, Live Photos, and text
  • Trim, adjust speed, and reverse clips
  • Add captions and apply photo effects
  • Animate text with custom colors and backgrounds
  • Crop to various aspect ratios
  • Export as GIF or silent MP4
  • No ads, subscriptions, or watermarks
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Make something worth repeating. Loop Studio turns your videos, photos, Live Photos, and words into animated GIFs. Create and edit on your iPhone, with no ads, subscriptions, accounts, or watermarks. CHOOSE THE MOMENT Drag either timeline handle to trim your clip. Move the entire selection with the center grip, zoom in for precision, and scrub the ruler to inspect individual frames. Adjust speed, reverse the action, or make a back-and-forth ping-pong loop. START WITH YOUR MEDIA Import videos and photos from Photos or Files, record a clip, animate a Live Photo, or turn a burst into a sequence. Send media straight from the Photos Share sheet to the Loop Studio inbox, then open the app to edit it. MAKE IT YOURS Crop for square, portrait, story, or widescreen formats. Rotate, flip, add captions, and apply photo effects. Create animated text with your own words, colors, and backgrounds. Choose export resolution, frame rate, and repeat settings. SAVE AND SHARE Export an animated GIF or a silent MP4. Keep your creations in a local library, rename them, reopen them to edit, join GIFs, save to Photos, or share through the iOS share sheet. MADE ON YOUR DEVICE GIF creation and editing happen on your device. Loop Studio includes no advertising or analytics SDKs and does not upload your media to a developer server. Photos and iCloud imports use Apple's services. Optional online imports download a direct HTTPS video-file link you provide; watch-page downloads and public GIF hosting are not included. Requires iOS 17 or later. GIF and MP4 exports are silent.

Screenshots

Loop Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Studio at none against DuckLog's 1. On price and iOS requirement 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. DuckLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loop Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
DuckLog versus Loop Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuckLogLoop Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKien NguyenFranco RUGGERI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DuckLog

One-time1
  • DuckLog Pro Lifetime$2.99
None

Loop Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DuckLog free?
DuckLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Studio free?
Loop Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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