About
Turn any Live Photo, video, or burst into a GIF, sticker, or animated WebP — sized exactly for the chat you are sending it to. No more failed uploads, and no more stills that refuse to animate.
Pick where it is going first. Pick a Live Photo, a short video, or a burst of stills. LoopSnap exports the artifact that destination actually accepts — a compact animated WebP for sticker trays, a tight square GIF where the size cap is strict, a generously sized GIF where there is room to spare. No guessing, no "why won't this upload".
WHAT MAKES LOOPSNAP DIFFERENT
- DESTINATION-AWARE EXPORT
Ten ready-made chips — nine tuned to a specific chat, sticker or emoji destination, plus a Universal export — each pre-set to that destination's real format, dimensions and byte budget. Not "export as GIF" and hope.
- LIVE PHOTOS, VIDEOS, BURSTS
Start from anything the system photo picker offers: Live Photos from the camera roll, short MP4, MOV or HEVC clips, bursts and multi-photo selections.
- THE RIGHT FORMAT, NOT JUST GIF
GIF, MP4 and animated WebP encoders all run on-device, so a sticker destination gets the animated WebP it needs instead of a GIF it would reject.
- TRIM, SPEED, AND LOOP DIRECTION
Trim the source on a frame strip, slow it down or speed it up, crop the aspect ratio, and play it forward, in reverse, or as a boomerang.
- A PREVIEW THAT MATCHES THE FILE
The editor preview is frame-accurate against the exported result. If it loops cleanly on screen, it loops cleanly in the chat.
- EVERYTHING STAYS ON THE DEVICE
No account, no upload, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your photos and clips never leave the device — verifiable in the App Store privacy nutrition label.
WHO IS LOOPSNAP FOR?
- People who have sent a Live Photo to a chat app and watched it arrive as a still
- Anyone whose sticker upload failed because the file was over the limit
- Folks who bought a looping-video app that exports the wrong format
- Anyone who has looked up a chat app's sticker size limit more than once
PRICING
Included: every destination chip, every export format, the frame-strip trimmer, speed and crop, forward and reverse loops, and a library of everything you have made — with no daily limits. LoopSnap Pro is a one-time in-app purchase — not a subscription — and removes the small export watermark, raises the source-clip cap from three seconds to ten, unlocks boomerang loops, and opens custom export width, frame rate and quality.
FEEDBACK
Made by a small indie team. Email obeliskclubclub@gmail.com with feature requests, bug reports, or a chat app whose rules we should add to the matrix.
Learn more: obelisk.club/loopsnap-motion-lab
Privacy Policy: https://obelisk.club/loopsnap-motion-lab/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/loopsnap-motion-lab/terms
Core Capabilities
One chip per destination
Ten ready-made destination chips — nine tuned to a specific chat, sticker or emoji destination, plus a Universal export — each pre-configured with the format, dimensions and byte budget that destination will actually accept.
Live Photos, video, or bursts
Start from a Live Photo, a short MP4/MOV/HEVC clip, or a multi-photo selection. LoopSnap stitches the loop and shows a frame-accurate preview before you export.
GIF, MP4, animated WebP
All three encoders run on-device. Animated WebP for sticker-style destinations and a tight byte-budget GIF for destinations with strict size caps both produce files that play correctly on the first try.
Trim, speed, and loop direction
Trim the source on a frame strip, slow it down or speed it up, crop the aspect ratio, and play the result forward, in reverse, or as a boomerang.
One-time Pro unlock
A one-time in-app purchase removes the export watermark, raises the source-clip cap from three seconds to ten, unlocks boomerang loops, and opens custom export width, frame rate and quality. No subscription, restore-purchase supported.
Privacy by construction
Zero accounts, zero network calls, zero third-party SDKs. The only file access is your photo library and the share sheet you invoke yourself. Verify it in the privacy nutrition label.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I turn a Live Photo into a GIF?
- Open LoopSnap, tap New Loop, pick a Live Photo from the system photo picker, choose a destination chip, and tap Save or Share. LoopSnap exports a GIF (or animated WebP) sized to the chat app you're sending to — entirely on-device.
- Why does my GIF fail to upload to chat apps?
- Most chat apps enforce a size, dimension, or format limit, and generic GIF tools ignore them. LoopSnap targets each destination's exact spec, so the file uploads on the first try instead of arriving as a still or being rejected.
- What's the difference between an animated WebP sticker and a GIF?
- Some messaging apps require animated WebP for stickers and reject GIF, while others only accept a GIF under a tight size cap. LoopSnap picks the right format for the destination you choose.
- Can I make a sticker from a video?
- Yes. Start from a short video (MP4, MOV, or HEVC), a Live Photo, or a photo burst. LoopSnap stitches the loop and exports a sticker or GIF in the format your destination needs.
- Does LoopSnap upload my photos to a server?
- No. Every step runs on-device — no accounts, no uploads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your photos and clips never leave your iPhone.
- Is LoopSnap free?
- Yes. Every destination and format works on the free tier with no daily limits. A one-time Pro unlock removes the small watermark and extends source clips from 3 to 10 seconds. It is never a subscription.
- What file formats can LoopSnap export?
- Animated GIF, animated WebP, and MP4 — each tuned to the size and dimension limits of the destination you pick.
- Can I convert a photo burst into an animated GIF?
- Yes. Select a burst or multiple photos from the picker and LoopSnap turns them into a smooth animated loop, sized for the chat app you're sending it to.
Interface
High Fidelity UI
High Fidelity UI
High Fidelity UI
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How LoopSnap Motion Lab compares
Honest, dimension-by-dimension comparisons — including where the other tool wins.
Live Photo and video to GIF conversion
LoopSnap Motion Lab vs ImgPlay
ImgPlay is the veteran GIF studio on iOS: filters, animated text, frame-level editing, meme captions, and every export knob you could want. LoopSnap does deliberately less — it asks where the GIF is going first, then exports a file that platform will actually accept. One is an editor; the other is a delivery tool.
GIF creation on iPhone
LoopSnap Motion Lab vs GIPHY
GIPHY is the world's biggest GIF platform — a free app with an enormous search library, a camera with filters and animated text, stickers, and keyboards wired into every messaging app. LoopSnap is a small on-device converter that turns your own Live Photos, videos, and bursts into GIFs, MP4s, or animated WebP files sized exactly for the chat app you're sending to. One is a social network for GIFs; the other is a precision export tool for yours.