Notes and Folders vs Slideshow Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes and Folders
Organize your thoughts and memories with this app. Create folders for notes, attach photos, and even keep a dated diary. Secure your entries with password protection and access them easily with widgets and search functionality.
- Organize notes with folders and subfolders
- Attach photos to notes
- Dated diary entries
- Password lock (Passcode, Touch ID, Face ID)
- Widgets for quick access
- Search notes
- Backup to Dropbox, PC, or Mac
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Over 240,000 downloads worldwide! Notes and Folders is a simple notepad that lets you organize notes and photos with folders. You can also lock your notes with a passcode. FOLDERS - Organize your notes with folders - Create folders inside folders NOTES - Attach multiple photos to a note - Character count - Auto-save while editing - Editing buttons: copy & paste, undo, select, and arrow keys - Built-in web browser to add text and screenshots of web pages to your notes DIARY - Write a diary entry for any date - Read a whole month of entries at once OTHERS - Widget - Passcode lock (Face ID and Touch ID supported) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Save text and images from other apps (Share Extension) - Theme colors - Adjustable text size - iPad support - Backup with Dropbox - Backup with a computer URL SCHEME notesandfolders:// BACKUP You can back up your notes with Dropbox, or with a computer (Finder on Mac, or the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows). For details, see FAQ > "About Backup" in the app's settings. ADS This app shows banner ads, and a full-screen ad only once a day (every 24 hours). Ads are not shown after purchasing ad removal.
Slideshow Master
Easily create engaging video slideshows from your photos. Select templates, add music, and apply various animations and transitions to personalize your movie. Save and share your creations with friends and family.
- Combine multiple photos into a movie
- 150+ stunning transitions
- 50+ built-in music tracks
- 20+ moving animation
- 70+ particle animation
- Support multiple resolutions
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Combine multiple photos together into one movie with Slideshow! Only 4 Steps 1. Add photos from your library 2. Select one of the templates and take advantage of the easy editing features 3. Add background music 4. Save or share with friends Key feature - 150+ stunning transitions - 50+ built-in music tracks to choose from - Photos can be kept with or without cropping - Support 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, etc resolution - 20+ moving animation and 70+ particle animation - Edit photo and music freely
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slideshow Master at none against Notes and Folders's shown. Slideshow Master also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 303) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Notes and Folders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Notes and Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Slideshow Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Notes and Folders against 4.6 for Slideshow Master. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Master has 3.8K ratings behind it against 303, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Notes and Folders's written reviews are positive against 82% of Slideshow Master's.
Notes and Folders ships an update every 3 weeks, Slideshow Master every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Notes and Folders | Slideshow Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (303 ratings) | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 303 | 3.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KinkumaDesign | 丽譞 牛 |
Customer experience
Notes and Folders
Slideshow Master
Bugs and requests
Notes and Folders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Slideshow Master
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos/videos sometimes rearrange themselves
- Inability to add text overlays on slideshows
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Shuffle option for photos
- Ability to adjust individual photo/video durations
- More music options and ability to use own music
- Improved organization and search for media files
In-app purchases
Notes and Folders
- Remove Ads$3.99
Slideshow Master
- Full Version Upgrade$2.99
Questions
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