Comparison

Bitmoji vs GIF Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Bitmoji

Create a cartoon avatar of yourself and use it in a vast library of stickers. These personalized emojis can be used in messaging apps, including Snapchat, to express yourself in unique ways.

Highlights
  • Create cartoon avatar
  • Huge library of stickers
  • Use in messaging apps
  • Snapchat integration
  • Friendmoji feature
Features
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Bitmoji is your own personal emoji. • Create an expressive cartoon avatar • Choose from a huge library of stickers – all featuring YOU • Use Bitmoji in Snapchat and wherever else you chat Using Bitmoji in Snapchat unlocks Friendmoji – 2-person Bitmojis featuring you and your friends!

About

GIF Keyboard

Enhance your messages with animated GIFs and videos directly from your keyboard. Discover, create, and share the perfect visual to express your emotions, jokes, or clever responses in any conversation. Personalize your content with stickers and custom packs.

Highlights
  • Search millions of GIFs and videos
  • Create custom stickers from GIFs
  • Capture and personalize your own GIFs
  • Organize favorite GIFs into packs
  • Browse by category and trending topics
  • Direct sharing to messaging apps
Features
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Say more with GIF Keyboard by Tenor. Add tone to your conversation. With Tenor’s GIF Keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iMessage discover or create the right GIF or video to visually sum up exactly what you’re trying to say, directly from your keyboard. Express the emotion, inside joke, or clever response you want to share. iMessage App Features: - Get the same great browse and search experience as GIF Keyboard, including access to your favorites and uploads. Create Stickers - Press and hold on any GIF to create a sticker that you can drag and drop onto any text, image or GIF in iMessage. Capture GIFs - Create your own GIFs with your front or back camera and personalize them with text, a handwritten note or drawings. Share instantly or save to a Pack. Packs - Create packs of your favorite stickers and GIFs that you can easily share with friends and family. Syncs with GIF Keyboard - Everything syncs to your Tenor GIF Keyboard so you can take your stickers and GIFs everywhere GIFs are supported. GIF Keyboard Features: - Send the right GIF or video to express exactly what’s on your mind, directly from your keyboard! - Search Tenor’s millions of GIFs and videos to find the one that perfectly fits the moment. You can also search by emoji to see the GIFs related to that emoji.. - Need inspiration? Browse by category like reactions, trending topics, and more. - Once you find the right GIF or video, simply tap it to automatically copy it to your clipboard, tap the iMessage text box to paste it and watch as it plays inline in your conversation. - See a GIF you like while browsing on your phone? Save it directly to your GIF Keyboard from Safari with the share button and our share extension. No need to save it to your camera roll because it’s instantly available from your GIF Keyboard! - Keep the GIFs you love handy -- double tap a GIF to favorite it and customize your GIF Keyboard. - Works with your favorite messengers and social networks including iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook and email. Just long-press on a GIF to pull up options to share the GIF, video, link, or save to camera roll. Tenor’s GIF Keyboard needs “full access” in your iPhone settings. This gives the GIF Keyboard full access to the internet so we’re able to give you the GIF you are searching for and ensure that our library is always updated with the latest and greatest GIFs and videos. Note: We do not log keystrokes or send them to our servers other than to search by key terms for the perfect GIF. If you have any other questions about full access please email us at privacy@tenor.co. Tenor was formerly known as Riffsy.

Screenshots

Bitmoji4 screens
GIF Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GIF Keyboard at 80% against Bitmoji's 21%. GIF Keyboard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.4M vs 108K). Bitmoji's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GIF Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIF Keyboard has 1.4M ratings behind it against 108K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Bitmoji's written reviews are positive against 80% of GIF Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bitmoji versus GIF Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitmojiGIF Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (108K ratings)4.7 (1.4M ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings108K1.4M — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB240 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBitstripsTenor

Customer experience

Bitmoji

All ratings107,759 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews1,551 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative67.4%

GIF Keyboard

All ratings1,405,100 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews3,930 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.1%

User reviews

Bitmoji

From 108K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Amazing app
  • 🙌 Awesome customization
  • 🤩 Funny and expressive stickers
  • 🎨 Diverse clothing and accessory options
  • 🤳 Great integration with Snapchat

Room to improve

  • 🤷‍♀️ Limited hairstyle options
  • 🧠 Lack of customization for facial features
  • 👕 Boring and repetitive clothing choices
  • 🙅‍♀️ Inappropriate content in some stickers
  • 🐛 Glitches and login issues

GIF Keyboard

From 1.4M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Lots of choices
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 🤍 Helpful in times of need
  • 👍 Great selection of GIFs
  • 😊 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires full keyboard access
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Poor search and organization
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data access
  • 🙄 Aggressive prompting for reviews

Bugs and requests

Bitmoji

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Inability to log in or access accounts
  • Saved outfits not loading properly
  • Camera feature not working as expected

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more hairstyle options, especially for curly/wavy hair
  • Allow customizing individual clothing items (tops, bottoms, accessories)
  • Introduce a color wheel for hair, skin, and clothing customization
  • Add piercings, tattoos, and other accessories
  • Provide more diverse body type options
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  • Implement a parental control or content filter
  • Enable creating and sharing custom stickers/emojis
  • Introduce Bitmoji games and mini-apps

GIF Keyboard

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Saved GIFs/packs disappearing
  • Captions not working or causing crashes
  • Keyboard randomly crashing or disappearing
  • Issues with GIF copying and pasting functionality
  • Incompatibility with recent iOS/device updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recent/frequently used GIFs section
  • Ability to filter GIFs by size/quality
  • Option to disable trending/suggested searches
  • Easier way to access and manage saved GIFs
  • Support for third-party keyboard compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Bitmoji

No in-app purchases

None

GIF Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bitmoji free?
Bitmoji is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GIF Keyboard free?
GIF Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bitmoji or GIF Keyboard?
GIF Keyboard is rated higher. Bitmoji averages 4.0 out of 5 from 108K ratings, while GIF Keyboard averages 4.7 from 1.4M ratings.
Do Bitmoji or GIF Keyboard have ads?
GIF Keyboard shows ads; Bitmoji does not.
Which is updated more often, Bitmoji or GIF Keyboard?
Bitmoji ships an update fortnightly, and GIF Keyboard fortnightly. Most recently, Bitmoji was updated on September 24, 2026 and GIF Keyboard on September 24, 2026.

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