# 5SecondsApp - GIF Maker

> Stop Motion, Memes & iMessage

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id555789561](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id555789561)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id555789561`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Eric Marschner
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,400 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2012-09-05
- **Size:** 99 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/5secondsapp-gif-maker/id555789561)
- **Website:** [http://5secondsapp.com](http://5secondsapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://5secondsapp.com/priv.html](http://5secondsapp.com/priv.html)

## Description

**5SecondsApp - GIF Maker** lets you quickly turn photos and videos into animated GIFs on iPhone and iPad. Capture new content, import media from your camera roll, create stop-motion animations frame by frame, or search GIPHY for trending GIFs.

Edit GIFs by trimming, reordering frames, adjusting playback speed, and customizing imported animations. Share GIF files or instant hosted links, send GIFs directly through the built-in iMessage keyboard extension, and display animations on compatible Tuneshine displays. No account or social network is required.

## Rankings

- #46,832 — Overall
- #21 — gif

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the app for being easy to use, feature-rich and offering good value, with positive notes about quality GIF output and responsive support. However, recurring complaints center on stability and performance, including crashes and slow rendering, as well as output orientation issues where GIFs or source videos appear rotated. Users also report saving/export problems, especially with multi-image or camera roll saving, and inconsistent GIF quality (blur/low-res). Several reviews appreciate ongoing updates and new features, but say quality and reliability have fluctuated with newer versions.

### Pros

- Very easy to use / intuitive interface.
- Produces high-quality GIF output.
- Feature-rich with many utilities and tools.
- Excellent value for the price.
- Active, responsive developer with frequent updates.

### Cons

- Crashes and instability.
- Output/videos come out upside down / orientation issues.
- Saving/exporting difficulties, including multi-image saves.
- Slow rendering/startup performance.
- GIFs can be blurry or low-resolution / quality inconsistencies.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id555789561)
