# Photo Slideshow - Video Maker — user reviews > 108 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Slideshow by TOWER OF HANOI SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED, rated 4.30/5 from 1,017 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-slideshow-video-maker/id1448969333/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-slideshow-video-maker/id1448969333.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 691 · 4★ 137 · 3★ 67 · 2★ 33 · 1★ 89 ## What do users think of Photo Slideshow? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Quick video creation - 💡 Allows photo/video slideshows - 🎨 Good selection of transitions - 🎵 Includes free music options **Cons** - 🔇 Unable to use own music - 🕰️ Difficulty syncing music to slides - 🔒 Limited editing options - 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes - 💾 Issues with saving/exporting videos **Commonly reported bugs** - Photos not saving properly - Music not playing or cutting off - Slideshow timing issues - Compatibility problems on older devices **Most requested features** - Allow use of own music library - Add more music/sound effect options - Improve video editing capabilities - Provide progress indicators during processing - Enable saving videos to device storage ## Newest reviews (15 of 108) ### 2/5 — Music options *2024-04-01, version 1.2* I cannot unselect option for music as what I am trying to create I don't want music. Also, if I want music but I want to use my own, I do not find option to be able to select that as it says in the description. ### 2/5 — Photo slides movie *2024-02-07, version 1.2* In short useless ### 3/5 — Music *2023-03-22, version 1.2* I can’t figure out how to download music to my video ### 3/5 — A little praise and a little criticism *2023-03-03, version 1.2* Great app for beginners like me who want to make slideshows. But, the music part is ridiculous. Why can’t I use my own music? I have Amazon music and would really like to pick my own songs. And, why can I make a long slideshow, but the music is less than a minute it shuts off. That’s why I gave only 3 stars. Hopefully there is a way to fix this, and maybe I just haven’t figured it out yet. If I do, I will come back and update. Or maybe the developers will respond to one of us who have been critical about this issue, and explain how to do it. ### 3/5 — The app *2023-02-27, version 1.2* Everything is great but the music won’t link to the music I have on Apple Music ### 4/5 — Nice and easy *2022-12-28, version 1.2* It’s nice and easy free app, but wish if there is feature of adding title in it! Overall great app. Thanks. ### 4/5 — This app is great, but please read!!! *2022-10-12, version 1.2* I LOVE this app! It’s perfect and easy to use! HOWEVER!!! The music is not great. There are only 5 music choices, all in which seem to be in piano. Can you add some other music? Maybe put it in sections-pop, rock, new hits, country, hip-hop. Stuff like that!! Thank you so much for reading!! I would like a response, if you can do one. THANK YOU!!! ### 2/5 — How do you edit?!? *2022-09-26, version 1.2* Is there a way to edit or add to a video that you have made? I started a video, but once it was saved there’s no way to go back and edit or add to the movie. ### 2/5 — Unsure *2022-09-25, version 1.2* I’d like to be able to use a full song, save to my phone and be able to share. But I’ve found none of those options. I realize it’s a free app but what’s the point of making a video you can’t save and share? ### 4/5 — Edit music *2022-09-05, version 1.2* Would have been a 5 if we could edit the music or use our music library. ### 3/5 — Not allowed to have no music *2022-08-20, version 1.2* I chose this app for business purposes and because I didn’t have to spend a fortune on subscriptions and it has so many positive reviews - however although I am very pleased that I can add as many slides as I like and has a good selection of transitions, it won’t let me save the slideshow without adding music. While it is a good option to have for those who do want it and for if/when I do, at the moment, I do not want music! Please make the music an option and not a necessity when making slideshows in this app. ### 3/5 — Pretty basic, but all right. *2022-03-23, version 1.2* Not too impressed with this, doesn’t do much more than iMovie. ### 2/5 — Can’t get music to upload, not user friendly *2022-02-22, version 1.2* I cannot get my own song to upload whatever I try! ### 4/5 — Amazing but they could add a few things *2022-02-01, version 1.2* Ok so it’s AMAZING finally I found one that does the job and FREE! I do have 1-2 recommendations 1 you guys should add more music options the music is not the worst but kinda boring 2 you could add short vids pls like 1-5 seconds long but other than that great app! I love it so much and I making many Youtube vids with it too! Youtube name froggy friends or Catalina crafts Thanks so much for this amazing app! ### 4/5 — It takes forever *2022-01-08, version 1.2* It won’t let me save it to my pictures ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Forces music *2023-04-22, version 1.2* Can’t create a slideshow without music … forces you to select a music track. ### 1/5 — Disaster *2022-11-28, version 1.2* Worst app ### 1/5 — Don’t work *2022-10-27, version 1.2* Cancel ### 1/5 — Not impressed *2022-03-27, version 1.2* It plays stupid music and throws your song into the end of the video. Can’t edit the video or change music settings. Not good quality at all. I’m discouraged by the lack of editing for this and the pictures allowed Way too many others that are better ### 1/5 — Frozen *2021-12-30, version 1.2* I tried to load a video and it just froze up and did nothing. Why bother downloading it ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2021-10-11, version 1.2* Cannot add any music from Apple library ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-10-07, version 1.2* I load photos, then can’t do anything else! No instructions, no options, NOTHING! ### 1/5 — Applications is very unfriendly. And Very deffercult to use. *2021-07-23, version 1.2* Applications is very unfriendly. And Very deffercult to use. ### 1/5 — Thumbs down *2021-06-22, version 1.2* when you save video mix audio is too long to process that’s why 1 star only ### 1/5 — Impossible to add your own music 👎🏻 *2021-06-20, version 1.2* Impossible to add your own music ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App for Slide Show *2023-05-16, version 1.2* I have tried many apps to do a photo presentation for my son’s memorial. They all hung up, were very hard to use or required a subscription. This is easy to use and as long as you don't need a fancy app this is great for getting the job done. ### 5/5 — Nice app! *2022-12-10, version 1.2* Very nice app, especially with music for free. ### 5/5 — Just What I Needed *2022-05-04, version 1.2* I looked through at least 10 apps trying to find one to make a memorial collage with. All of them required some sort of major purchase or subscription just to use it in the simplest ways. This one was absolutely perfect and did exactly what I needed it to! ### 5/5 — 100 % free video maker *2022-04-09, version 1.2* Is it free hell yeah Can you make your photo In to video hell yeah Is it good it’s great HELL Yeah ### 5/5 — The Perfect APP out there 👍🏼 *2022-02-10, version 1.2* This app is the best one out there I have looked for over a year and I came across this one. There’s a lot out there that is costly and this one’s FREE. I’m so so happy. I just got married so I’ve been using this app. And now valentines is coming up so now I can use it again. Thank you the developer for this app. Great performance, Keep up the good work. 49ersGaL ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-12-21, version 1.2* Great App! I don’t leave reviews but I had to share how satisfied I am. ### 5/5 — Free awesome app *2021-11-30, version 1.2* Easiest app Friendliest app Freeist app Besteist app ### 5/5 — Best video app *2021-11-17, version 1.2* If you want to create a slideshow with your favourite music then look no further. This app is the best app and it’s free. ### 5/5 — GET IT NOW!!!! *2021-05-18, version 1.2* This app is amazing 🤩 I love it. It is soooo ez to make a slideshow ### 5/5 — Good *2020-12-22, version 1.0* 👍🏼 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*