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Best Gif Creation Apps for iPhone (2026)

18 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

ImgPlay: GIF Maker & Meme is the top-ranked of 18 gif creation apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 45,502 ratings.

  1. 1
    ImgPlay: GIF Maker & MemeS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 45,502 ratings · score 96
  2. 2
    GIF Maker - Memes & GIFsS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 87,952 ratings · score 96
  3. 3
    Boomerang Video MakerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,363 ratings · score 93
  4. 4
    GIF Maker ◐S
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,001 ratings · score 92
  5. 5
    Meme Maker Pro: Make MemesA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 39,017 ratings · score 83

What belongs in this list

Make animated GIFs from photos or video clips and save or share them.

Not here: a GIF search or sharing keyboard alone; a video editor alone; an animation drawing app alone; a sticker pack alone; a comic maker alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
ImgPlayGIF Maker - Memes & GIFsBoomerangGIF Maker ◐
A
Meme Maker ProGIF MakerLumyer
B
None at B yet
C
Loop VideosFunny FacePixaMotionGIF Maker - GIFs for TextingWerbleLivelyGifJifConvertFunnyCut
D
Dopameme
F
Video

Compare every app

  1. 1
    ImgPlay: GIF Maker & MemeS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 45,502 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  2. 2
    GIF Maker - Memes & GIFsS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 87,952 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  3. 3
    Boomerang Video MakerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,363 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  4. 4
    GIF Maker ◐S
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,001 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  5. 5
    Meme Maker Pro: Make MemesA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 39,017 ratings · score 83 · excellent
  6. 6
    GIF Maker by MomentoA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 25,226 ratings · score 83 · excellent
  7. 7
    Lumyer: Animated Photo EffectsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 24,176 ratings · score 83 · excellent
  8. 8
    Loop Videos & GIF MakerC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,667 ratings · score 70 · situational
  9. 9
    Funny Face Swap Me - GifYouC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 7,246 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  10. 10
    PixaMotion 3d Photo Video LoopC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,090 ratings · score 67 · situational
  11. 11
    GIF Maker - GIFs for TextingC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,381 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  12. 12
    Werble: Photo & Video AnimatorC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,712 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  13. 13
    Lively - Photos to GIFC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,372 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  14. 14
    GifJif - Custom Gif CreatorC
    $0.99 · ★ 4.9 · 12,935 ratings · score 65 · situational
  15. 15
    Convert: GIF Maker & WallpaperC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,801 ratings · score 65 · situational
  16. 16
    FunnyCut - Video BG RemoverC
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional
  17. 17
    Dopameme: Meme Maker MemesD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 8,229 ratings · score 55 · weak
  18. 18
    Video to Live ◦F
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 4,339 ratings · score 40 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best gif creation app for iPhone?
ImgPlay: GIF Maker & Meme, S tier, ranked #1 of 18, rated 4.8 by 45,502 people.
Which gif creation apps are free?
17 of 18 are free to download: ImgPlay: GIF Maker & Meme (S), GIF Maker - Memes & GIFs (S), Boomerang Video Maker (S), GIF Maker ◐ (S) and more. 4 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which gif creation app has the best App Store rating?
GifJif - Custom Gif Creator at 4.9 from 12,935 ratings.
How many gif creation apps reach S or A tier?
7 of 18. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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