The web is full of funny pictures. One could waste entire days on sites that serve up nothing but amusing images. If you’ve ever encountered a picture that is animated, there’s a good chance that it’s a gif file. Creating these animated gifs normally requires you to stitch together a series of images using special software on your computer. However, these days all it takes is a smartphone and a free app.

If you install GifBoom on your iPhone, you can make and share gifs in just a matter of minutes. Open the app, point your camera, and either start snapping shots, or setup the auto timer. Once you have the raw photos, you can doctor them up with a variety of special effects, or just assemble them together as an animation. You can even use existing images from your phone, if you already have the right ones. If you’re satisfied with the end result, you can click to share it on a variety of social networks, or send it to friends via email or MMS.