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Apps to animate a photo
Animating a photo means different things. MyHeritage makes the faces in old family photos move and turns photos into short video clips. Motionleap animates what is in the picture, like water, clouds or one element you choose, and keeps the rest still. Revive animates a face for fun, with lip sync, dances and meme templates. Only MyHeritage is in Ukrainian.
How we chose: apps that animate still photos, sold by their own developer on the App Store, with features taken from each app’s store description. No prices, ratings or user counts.
MyHeritage: faces in family photos
MyHeritage is a family tree app with AI photo tools. Its Deep Nostalgia feature makes the faces of ancestors in historical photos move, and LiveMemory turns photos into short video clips, including whole family photos. You can scan prints straight from the app and keep the results next to your family tree. To repair a damaged print first, see apps to restore old photos.
Motionleap: make part of the picture move
Motionleap from Lightricks animates one element or several. You draw arrows to show the direction of motion, place anchor points to hold parts of the image in place and freeze sections with a brush. One tap animates water, skies can be replaced with animated clouds or sunsets, and camera effects like tilt, zoom and dolly add movement. The result plays like a looping video or a GIF.
Revive: a face that sings
Revive is a face app that animates portraits. With lip sync a photo can sing or talk, face dance templates make it move to music, and festive and mood collections cover holidays and memes. It also animates a pet’s face and makes avatars from your photo.
Which one to use
For a grandparent’s portrait, start with MyHeritage. For a landscape or a travel shot where only the water or sky should move, use Motionleap. For a quick funny clip to share, Revive is the fastest. Prefer the original photo in the best quality you have, since every app works from what it gets.
| App | Best for | Highlights | Ukrainian UI |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyHeritageApp StoreGoogle Play | old family photos | Deep Nostalgia face animation, LiveMemory photo to video clips, scanning, photo tools | yes |
| MotionleapApp StoreGoogle Play | moving landscapes and details | motion arrows, anchor points, freeze brush, water animation, animated skies, camera effects | no |
| ReviveApp Store | funny face animation | lip sync, face dance, meme templates, pet animation, avatars | no |
Frequently asked questions
How can I animate an old photo?
In MyHeritage, Deep Nostalgia makes the faces in a historical family photo move, and LiveMemory turns photos into short video clips.
Can I make only part of a photo move?
Yes, in Motionleap. You set the direction with arrows, hold areas still with anchor points or a freeze brush, and animate water or sky.
Which app makes a photo sing?
Revive animates a face with lip sync so it can sing or talk, and has face dance templates.