intoLive or Tada: start from a video, or from a photo
intoLive makes live wallpapers from your videos and GIFs, and edits short videos for social media. Tada does a different job: it makes a still photo move and saves it to Photos as a Live Photo. Start from a video, use intoLive; start from a photo, use Tada.
What intoLive does
Its maker, ImgBase, describes intoLive as a way to create live wallpapers using your favorite videos or GIFs, and its App Store subtitle is “Video to live wallpaper maker.” Its App Store page also describes a video editor for creators:
- Vertical 9:16 videos for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, shared straight to social media.
- Combine photos, videos, Live Photos and GIFs; trim, split, crop and change speed.
- Effects, text styles and text animations, animated stickers and GIPHY stickers, background music and transitions.
- Save in SD up to 4K, depending on your iPhone, and customize live wallpapers using the Live Photo.
So if you have a clip you love, like a wave, a pet running or a GIF, and want it as a live wallpaper or in a Reel, intoLive is built for that.
What Tada does
Tada never starts from a video. It starts from a still photo and makes it move:
- Open Tada and tap Make it Live, then pick a photo: a person, a pet, a view, even a screenshot.
- Choose how it moves. Breathe and Puff are free and made on your phone in about a second. Natural and Lively use AI: people blink, smile and turn their heads, pets look around and wag.
- Tap Save. It goes to Photos as a Live Photo, about 3 seconds long, like one your camera took.
You can also put stickers on the person with Add effects or doodle with Draw; both keep moving in the Live Photo. To try a Live Photo as your wallpaper, see Live Photo wallpapers.
Natural and Lively use 1 AI tada each (you get 3 free) and send your photo to Tada’s AI partners, OpenAI and xAI; Tada asks first. See the Privacy Policy.
Which one do you need?
| What you have | intoLive | Tada |
|---|---|---|
| A video or GIF you want as a live wallpaper | Yes, per its maker | No, Tada starts from a photo |
| A still photo you want to come alive | Clip Motion (a Ken Burns effect) for slideshows | Yes: people breathe, blink and smile; pets and water move |
| Clips to edit with text, music and transitions | Yes | No text tools or music |
| Stickers | Animated and GIPHY stickers on videos | Stickers placed on the person that keep moving |
They do different jobs, so it’s fine to have both. To turn a video into a Live Photo on its own, see how to turn a video into a Live Photo.
Questions
What is intoLive used for?
Its maker describes it as a way to create live wallpapers from your videos or GIFs. Its App Store page also describes a video editor for vertical social videos.
Can Tada turn a video into a Live Photo?
No. Tada only starts from a photo. It makes the photo move and saves the result as a Live Photo.
How long is a Live Photo from Tada?
About 3 seconds, the same as a Live Photo your iPhone camera takes.
Is Tada on Android?
No. Tada is an iPhone app and needs iOS 26 or later.
Sources: App Store: intoLive - Live Wallpapers · ImgBase (intoLive’s developer) · Apple Support: Take and edit Live Photos