Lockimate

iPhone users have static lock screens made from ordinary photos, with no simple way to add motion. Existing options require conversion apps or workarounds to fake a Live Photo, and often demand editing skills or produce files that are not true native Live Photos. Someone who wants a lock screen that comes alive when they wake their phone currently has no easy, effortless path from a still photo to that result.

Lockimate lets a user pick a photo, screenshot, or portrait, and choose how it should move by picking a ready-made movement or describing one in words. In about 2-3 minutes, AI animates the image into a native Live Photo, the same file format the iPhone camera produces, so it plays motion on wake and settles into a still. No editing skills are needed, and the output is a real Live Photo rather than a converted or workaround file. The app offers multiple art styles, including a free Realistic style and Pro styles like Anime, 3D Cartoon, and Painterly, and the site includes guides on setup, which subjects animate well, app comparisons, and a glossary of terms like Live Photo, key frame, and depth effect.