Merge review
A focused iOS motion-transfer tool for turning photos into social-ready videos.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Merge is an iOS AI video-generation app for turning a still photo into a motion video. It is aimed at creators who want to animate portraits, selfies, fictional characters, or other images using a selected reference clip. The workflow combines a character photo, a motion reference such as a dance or walk, and an optional text prompt for style direction. It also supports cinematic motion, private saving to the device, and publishing to a community feed.
Its clearest strength is motion transfer rather than broad video editing. Merge can preserve the reference clip’s original audio while generating Full HD AI motion videos, giving social-video creators a direct way to reuse movement ideas with new subjects. The Starter plan includes 300 credits per month and community feed access. Creator raises the allowance to 1,000 credits and adds a priority generation queue, while Studio provides 3,000 credits and a top-priority queue. One-time packs of 1,200, 3,000, 6,000, and 10,000 credits do not expire. The free plan makes the product accessible before committing to recurring or one-time credits.
Merge fits users who want a focused iPhone workflow for dance, walking, and stylized image-to-video clips. Its documented ecosystem includes Apple Sign-In, Supabase, RevenueCat, Mixpanel, Meta, Google Cloud Run, and fal.ai, supporting a connected app experience. The trade-off is a narrow creative scope: it is not positioned as a full animation suite, and its feature set does not include facial animation, depth or 3D motion, camera motion, or lip-sync. Choose Merge for reference-driven social clips and simple private or community sharing; choose another tool if those advanced animation controls or broader platform coverage are central to the project.
Merge pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Transfers movement from dance and walking reference videos
- Supports prompts, cinematic motion, and original reference audio
- Offers private device saving and community publishing
- Where it doesn't
- Available only on iOS
- Does not include facial, depth/3D, camera, or lip-sync animation
- Community publishing may not suit private-only workflows
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