Comparison

SlideShow Maker vs Vimeo Create

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SlideShow Maker

Easily create engaging slideshows from your photos, enhanced with music and custom themes. Arrange your images, add captions, and adjust playback speed for a personalized video experience to share on social media.

Highlights
  • Select themes
  • Re-order photos
  • Add captions
  • Crop photos
  • Add custom music
  • Adjust slideshow speed
  • Select output ratio
Features
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Create beautiful musical slideshow from photos & share on social media with just few taps. There are lots of music and theme to choose from. A brief about the Tools are given below Theme - select a theme of your choice Media - hold and drag to re-order photos - add caption to your slides - crop and adjust photo frame - delete a photo or add more photos Music - add your own music - add music from our premium sound tracks - use record to add voice over - hold and drag the wave to adjust the starting position of your music Speed - adjust speed of your slideshow from four presets - total duration of your slideshow will be adjusted with the speed preset Ratio - select a ratio for your slideshow output Thanks for downloading Slideshow Maker Disclaimer: you might be required to sign up for an auto-renewable in-app purchase in order to access all features and functionalities of this app Subscription information - Benefits: get access to all premium themes, premium music, use voice over, create longer slideshow with up to 100 photos, remove ads & watermark. - Subscription plans: weekly, monthly and yearly. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account 24 hours before the end of current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will be not refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/slideshowmakerapp/privacy Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/slideshowmakerapp/terms For support, reporting bugs or improvement suggestions, contact us at info.slideshowmaker@gmail.com

About

Vimeo Create

Easily create professional-looking videos on the go with a user-friendly interface. Offers flexible subscription options with auto-renewal, and provides direct contact for feedback and support.

Highlights
  • Easy video creation
  • Mobile editing
  • Subscription management
  • Direct user support
  • Flexible pricing
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Start creating with our easy video maker — anytime, anywhere. Depending on your subscription, Vimeo Plus will renew monthly or annually, and pricing will vary by the subscription type and by country. Once your free trial ends (if any), you will be charged a subscription fee (plus any tax) per subscription period until you cancel. To avoid renewal, you must disable auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Have feedback for us? Vimeo is full of actual humans who’d love to listen. Go to vimeo.com/help/contact to get in touch. Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Screenshots

SlideShow Maker4 screens
Vimeo Create4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vimeo Create at none against SlideShow Maker's shown. Vimeo Create also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (47% vs 29%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SlideShow Maker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Vimeo Create sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vimeo Create holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40K and 49K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SlideShow Maker's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vimeo Create's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SlideShow Maker ships an update every 2 months, Vimeo Create fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SlideShow Maker versus Vimeo Create: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideShow MakerVimeo Create
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40K ratings)4.8 (49K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.0% of reviews47.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40K49K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.313.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd. Mahmudur RahmanVimeo.com, Inc.

Customer experience

SlideShow Maker

All ratings39,502 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews542 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative64.2%

Vimeo Create

All ratings48,884 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

SlideShow Maker

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Effective slideshow creation
  • 💡 Good music selection

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Deceptive free trial
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🚫 Limited features in free version
  • 🚫 Unable to use own music

Vimeo Create

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for creating simple videos
  • 👍 Intuitive and great end results
  • 👍 Helpful for video creation
  • 👍 Sophisticated and polished videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Issues with saving and exporting videos
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data usage
  • 🔒 Unauthorized charges and billing issues

Bugs and requests

SlideShow Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slideshow videos have missing/blacked out images
  • Unable to save or share created slideshows

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow more than 20 photos in free version
  • Add ability to adjust photo size and placement
  • Improve music integration and selection

Vimeo Create

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved videos not showing up
  • Media not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape
  • Exporting issues leading to data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add landscape mode for iPad
  • Improve audio editing and syncing capabilities
  • Allow uploading of custom fonts and logos
  • Provide more advanced video editing tools
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

11 purchases

SlideShow Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Slideshow Premium Story Maker3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Slideshow, Reel & Shorts Maker$4.997 Days
  • Subscription Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Slideshow Premium Story Maker3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Subscription Annually Premium$49.991 Year
  • Subscription Annually$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Unlock Record$1.99
  • Unlimited Photos$2.99
  • Unlock All Tracks$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads & Watermark$3.99
  • Unlock All$99.99
10 purchases

Vimeo Create

Subscriptions10
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools$6.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools7 Days trial$11.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly3 Months trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Business7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SlideShow Maker free?
SlideShow Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vimeo Create free?
Vimeo Create is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SlideShow Maker or Vimeo Create?
Vimeo Create is rated higher. SlideShow Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40K ratings, while Vimeo Create averages 4.8 from 49K ratings.
Do SlideShow Maker or Vimeo Create have ads?
SlideShow Maker shows ads; Vimeo Create does not.
Which is updated more often, SlideShow Maker or Vimeo Create?
SlideShow Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Vimeo Create fortnightly. Most recently, SlideShow Maker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vimeo Create on October 31, 2026.

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