# Competitve GIF Games GIFs Against Friends Challenges You to Make the Quickest and Best Reference By Michael Hines | Published 2017-04-22 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gifs-against-friends References: [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/gifs-against-friends) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1219048008?app=messages&ref=producthunt) GIFs Against Friends is exactly what it sounds like. OK, that description is a bit vague if you are unfamiliar with the uber-popular Cards Against Humanity. In short: GIFs Against Friends has you [competing against pals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/challenge-friends1) to submit the funniest GIF for a given prompt. Like Cards Against Humanity the entries are anonymous and a single judge picks the winner. Players can select from a list of prompts or write their own. GIFs Against Friends is designed to be simple to play yet requires a quick wit and thumbs in order to beat out the competition. Those who aren't hip to the best memes and GIFs may find this game a bit tough to understand. For those who live to make references GIFs Against Friends is out now as a free download for iOS. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Social Gaming:** Develop social games that leverage popular cultural references and encourage spontaneous reactions. - **Meme Sharing:** Create interactive platforms that enable sharing of memes as part of a competitive gameplay experience. - **Crowdsourced Judging:** Integrate crowdsourced judging mechanisms to increase engagement and provide a more objective winner selection process. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile Gaming:** Develop mobile gaming applications with short play times and simple instructions, designed for quick, social gameplay. - **Social Media:** Build social media platforms with integrated gaming functionalities that capitalize on user-generated content. - **Online Entertainment:** Create online entertainment platforms that leverage pop-culture references and encourage user engagement through competitive gameplay and participatory judging mechanisms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Friendship-Focused Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catch-the-vibe.md) - [Phone-Inspired Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-of-phones-1.md) - [Emoji Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedmoji.md) - [Comedic Gameshow Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-vibe-is-right.md) - [Audio-Focused Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-audio-game.md) - [Competitive Trivia Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trivia-tiles.md) - [AI-Fuelled GIF Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-gif.md) - [Custom AI Charades](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-ai-charades.md) - [AI Drawing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pictionary-vs-ai.md)