AnimatedPics vs Phodeo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnimatedPics
Easily transform your photos into engaging animated videos for social media. Add stunning opening animations, smooth panning, and zooming effects to make your pictures stand out before sharing.
- Beautiful opening animations
- Smooth panning & zooming
- Decorative frames
- Watermark customization (Pro Pack)
- Save and share to social media
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Want your photos to stand out before you post them? With AnimatedPics, you can transform any picture into a captivating, animated video in just a few taps. Impress your friends and grow your followers on Instagram, WhatsApp, and beyond! AnimatedPics is a powerful yet simple tool that turns your static photos into dynamic 15-second videos using professional opening animations and smooth cinematic motion. Key Features: Cinematic Pan & Zoom: Just drag your fingers to set a path from Area A to Area B. The app automatically generates a flawless, smooth panning and zooming animation. Stunning Opening Animations: Make an impact from the very first second with unique effects like “Rolling In,” “Bouncing,” and “Mosaic.” Decorative Frames: Add the perfect finishing touch with our collection of beautiful, stylized frames. Watermark Removal: Customize or remove the watermark entirely with the Pro Pack. Quick Share: Save directly to your camera roll or share instantly to your favorite social media platforms.
Phodeo
Transform your photos and videos with dynamic animated effects. Go beyond basic filters and stickers to add exciting visuals like tornadoes or explosions to your content. Easily create and share unique animated creations with friends and family.
- Animated live effects
- Customizable filters
- Add text and sketches
- Live video recording effects
- Photo enhancement
- GIF conversion
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Pick your favorite effects and start adding to your live video with Phodeo! Phodeo is NOT just another app that adds basic text, stickers, or filters... instead it's a new way to add animated live effects to your photos and videos. Get creative with your selfies or any other picture you'd like. Create a Phodeo in just a couple of seconds and easily share with family and friends with text, Facebook, instagram sharing and more! Selfies- No more boring selfies!! Make them fun and exciting with dozens of animated effects to pick from. Photos- Take any ordinary scenic photo and add a tornado, explosion, or rock avalanche! Videos- Interact with awesome animation effects during a live recording! Filters- Choose from dozens of filters to get that right look! Text and Paint- Add your own text and sketches for your own personal touch! Easily share on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Text, and more! Also, convert your Phodeo to a GIF if you'd like!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phodeo at 4.5 against AnimatedPics's 3.9. Phodeo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 60 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. AnimatedPics sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Phodeo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phodeo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 181 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of AnimatedPics's written reviews are positive against 67% of Phodeo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AnimatedPics ships an update every 60 months, Phodeo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnimatedPics | Phodeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (102 ratings) | 4.5 (181 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 | 181 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ki Tat Chung | Grassapper LLC |
Customer experience
AnimatedPics
Phodeo
User reviews
AnimatedPics
From 102 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- ✨ Fun to create
- 🤩 Good effects
- 🚀 Gets things done quick
- 💯 Awesome app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot save work
- ⚠️ Forced to rate
- 💸 Asking to pay again
- ❌ Doesn't work anymore
- 🤔 Confusing to use
Phodeo
From 181 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🤩 Fun animations and effects
- 👍 Great for YouTube channel
- 👍 Tremendous variety of effects
- 👍 Good app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Watermark not removed after purchase
- 🐛 Payment failed but money taken
- 🐛 Upgrade not unlocking features
- 🐛 Ads still present after purchase
- 🐛 Cannot restore purchases after reinstall
Bugs and requests
AnimatedPics
Reported bugs
7 issues- Cannot save any work
- App asks to rate to unlock features
- Upgraded version disappeared after reinstall
- Error when trying to save to camera roll
- App won't save after applying FX
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- Gets stuck in a loop
- Forced to pay again for upgraded version
Requested features
7 requests- Add more features
- More animations and border options without purchase
- Option to not have opening animation
- Add more pictures
- Choice of extending video
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- Use either animation or pan, not both
- Pick where music starts
Phodeo
Reported bugs
8 issues- Watermark not removed after purchase
- Payment failed but money taken
- Upgrade not unlocking features
- Ads still present after purchase
- Cannot restore purchases after reinstall
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- Freezes when trying to restore purchases
- Unable to use in-app purchases with video
- Crashes when trying to save
Requested features
4 requests- Add more effects
- Make effects longer for pictures and videos
- Allow adding more than two effects
- Fix inability to save with in-app purchased options for video
In-app purchases
AnimatedPics
- Deco 2 - Frame Pack$0.99
- Deco 3 - Frame Pack$0.99
- Dividers - Frame Pack$0.99
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- Corners 1 - Frame Pack$0.99
- Corners 2 - Frame Pack$0.99
- Pro Pack$3.99
Phodeo
- Remove all Ads$1.99
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Unlock All Filters$1.99
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- Unlock All Fonts & Font colors$1.99
- Unlock All Fx$3.99
- Unlock everything$5.99
Questions
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