GIPHY GIF Maker vs Mojo

GIPHY GIF Maker and Mojo side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.

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GIPHY GIF Maker vs Mojo at a glance

Price
GIPHY GIF MakerFree, with ads
MojoFree version, Pro at US$17.99 a month or US$69.99 a year on iOS
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As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of GIPHY GIF Maker and Mojo before you decide.

GIPHY GIF Maker

Account
Required to create a GIF
What you get
A GIF uploaded to your GIPHY channel, public unless you set it to private
Starting point
A video under 15 seconds, images, or a YouTube link
Motion
Captions and stickers that appear and disappear
Sticker library
The whole GIPHY sticker library
Other exports
No

When GIPHY fits better

You want your GIFs out in the world: reaction GIFs or brand stickers on a GIPHY channel people can share from, with GIPHY's sticker library at hand while you make them.

GIPHY GIF Maker vs smooth.video

Mojo

Watermark
On the free version
Templates
Pro templates need a subscription
Where you make it
iOS and Android apps
How you animate
Animated templates you fill in
Sizes
Story, portrait, square and landscape
Auto captions, trending audio, AI video
Yes

When Mojo fits better

You make Stories and Reels on your phone in a few taps, with trending audio, auto captions and a large template library at hand. smooth.video has no mobile app.

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When smooth.video fits better

You need a GIF for an email, a website, a README or a slide, built from your own text and images, and you'd rather keep it off a public platform and skip the account.

You work on a computer, want the motion to be your own rather than a template's, or need the same animation in several sizes, for free and without a watermark.

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Free, full stop
No plan, no trial, no credits, no export limit.
No account
Open the page and the editor is already there.
Nothing is uploaded
Your files are read and rendered by your own browser.
No watermark
Every export is clean, at any size, 4K included.

Start from a template

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Open one, change the words, export. Every element stays editable.

Logo reveal

1080×1080

A name that pops into place

Bold statement

1080×1920

Three lines, one point

Count-up stat

1080×1080

A number that climbs

Lower third

1920×1080

Name and title, on cue

Quote card

1200×630

A line worth sharing

Product drop

1080×1350

An announcement that lands

Questions

Can I upload my GIF to GIPHY afterward?

Yes. Export the GIF from smooth.video, then upload it to your GIPHY channel like any other GIF.

Can I make a GIF from a YouTube video?

Not from a link. Add a video file from your computer to the scene and export it as a GIF.

Is my GIF public?

No. Nothing is uploaded: the GIF is made in your browser and saved to your computer.

Can I post the video to Instagram or TikTok?

Yes. Export a 1080×1920 MP4, send it to your phone and post it like any other video.

Can I change the timing of a template?

Yes, all of it: drag any element along the timeline, change its entrance, or move it at any point in time.

Is there a watermark?

No, and no template is locked.

Or skip the decision.

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