Reverse video vs Sideshow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reverse video
This app allows you to play videos backward, creating a magical effect without sound. You can easily reverse any video, save it, or share it with friends. Additionally, it offers the ability to add captions with customizable text colors.
- Reverse video playback
- Add text captions
- Customizable text colors
- Save favorite colors
- Quick video processing
- Share videos
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Play your video in backward with this reverse video app! Super quick process. Choose a video, reverse it and save or share it with your friends. The reverse video will not have sound so it will become a magical video when you play it. Instant play reverse video and replay also allowed. More advanced, you can add a caption with any text color to selected video as well. It allows you to save your favorite text color as well for a future video. Any normal user can use this very simple application. You don't need to be smarter to use this. Feel free to contact us for any query on mayihelpu4app@gmail.com
Sideshow
Engage live with events through interactive features like trivia, polls, and Q&A. Submit photos and videos to be featured, earning points for participation. Experience virtual events like never before, whether you're there in person or watching from afar.
- Real-time event interaction
- QR code scanning for event access
- Live polling and Q&A
- Photo and video submission
- Earn participation points
- Virtual experience creation
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Sideshow enables you to interact in real time with your favorite live in person and televised events. Simply scan the on screen QR code, or follow a link provided by the event organizer to begin. You will be instantly transported into the event. Whether near or far you will be a part of the conversation. Your participation will drive the show, allowing us to create virtual experiences like never before. Inside you will find interactions such as Trivia, Polling, Q&A, Reactions, and the ability to submit photos and videos to be featured in the show. Your interactions are displayed in real time to the event hosts, allowing a near instant response. As you participate you will earn points. What are you waiting for? Join the Show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sideshow at 5.0 against Reverse video's 4.3. Sideshow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Reverse video's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sideshow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reverse video has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Reverse video ships an update every 12 months, Sideshow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reverse video | Sideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Softnoesis | Event Center LLC |
Customer experience
Reverse video
Sideshow
In-app purchases
Reverse video
No in-app purchases
Sideshow
No in-app purchases
