Best Animate Photo Gif Apps

213+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

3.8 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated November 2026

With an average user rating of 3.8★, the animate photo gif category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 213+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Animate Photo Gif Apps (November 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Animated GIF Maker - Best Photo Animation Editor to Create Video ImageAnimated GIF Maker - Best Photo Animation Editor to Create Video ImageFree4.0★ (8)NoNoMay 2026
2Gif Maker: Photo to GIFGif Maker: Photo to GIFFree4.3★ (255)NoYesNov 2026
3AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIFAI GIF Maker : Photo to GIFFree3.6★ (44)YesYesNov 2026
4GIF Maker by MomentoGIF Maker by MomentoFree4.6★ (25K)NoYesNov 2026
5GIF Creator-Free Animate your PhotosGIF Creator-Free Animate your PhotosFree3.6★ (5)YesNoNov 2026
6GIFMob - Animated GIF MakerGIFMob - Animated GIF MakerFree3.9★ (7)NoYesNov 2026
7Picsart Animator - GIF & VideoPicsart Animator - GIF & VideoFree3.2★ (281)NoNoNov 2026
8GIF Maker: Video & PhotoGIF Maker: Video & PhotoFree4.7★ (280)NoYesNov 2026

Top Picks for Animate Photo Gif

4.3😞(255 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
Gif Maker: Photo to GIF screenshot 1
Gif Maker: Photo to GIF screenshot 2
Gif Maker: Photo to GIF screenshot 3

Easily create animated GIFs from your photos, videos, and Live Photos. This app offers a user-friendly interface to transform your media into shareable GIFs with minimal effort.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use UI
  • 👍 Good pricing model
  • 👍 No watermark (premium)
  • 👍 Converts videos to GIFs
  • 👍 Can create GIFs from photos/videos

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 GIFs don't loop
  • 🐛 Useless in apps like Signal/Discord
  • 🐛 Only cycles once
  • 🐛 No option to change looping
  • 🐛 Cannot add more pictures
  • 🐛 GIFs don't play elsewhere
  • 🐛 No editing options
  • 🐛 Photos not from collections
  • 🐛 GIFs become grainy
  • 🐛 Saves as image, not video
  • 🐛 Requires payment for full use
  • 🐛 Broken encoding
  • 🐛 Freeze after one loop
  • 🐛 Photo to GIF doesn't work after payment
  • 🐛 Only first photo shows up
  • 🐛 Limited to speed adjustment
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF#3

AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF by Bhavik Savaliya

Live GIF, GIF Creator
Worth Considering
📷 Photo & Video
3.6😞(44 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 1
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 2
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 3
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 4
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 5
AI GIF Maker : Photo to GIF screenshot 6

Easily create animated GIFs from your photos and selfies. This app allows you to generate motion GIFs, slideshow GIFs, and even clone photos with animated effects. Customize GIF speed and save your creations directly to your device.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Quick gif creation process
  • ✨ Basic gif functionality works

Room to Improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 📉 Poor output quality and pixelation
  • 🔄 GIFs created sideways/upside down
  • ⚠️ GIFs save as static images, not animations
  • 🔒 Cannot share GIFs on social media properly
  • 📸 Limited to 5 images maximum per GIF
  • 🎨 No editing or rotation options available
  • 💾 Cannot delete created GIFs from app
  • ⚙️ No customization or speed control settings
  • 🖼️ Images get stretched and distorted
  • ❌ Incompatible with iOS 10 and newer versions
  • 🔌 Poor export and sharing functionality

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FAQ about Animate Photo Gif

What are the best animate photo gif apps for iPhone?
Animated GIF Maker - Best Photo Animation Editor to Create Video Image tops our animate photo gif apps ranking as of November 2026, with a 4.0-star average from 8 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top animate photo gif apps we rank are free to download, including Animated GIF Maker - Best Photo Animation Editor to Create Video Image and Gif Maker: Photo to GIF.
Animated GIF Maker - Best Photo Animation Editor to Create Video Image has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of November 2026.
We track 213+ animate photo gif apps on the iOS App Store as of November 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.