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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180,000 downloads worldwide! Organize texts and photos with folders. FOLDERS - You can use folders to organize notes - Support subfolders NOTES - Attach photos to the note - Letter count - Auto save in editing - Internal browser that can easily link with notes DIARY - Diary that set date - Read monthly diaries at once OTHERS - Widget - Password lock (Passcode, Touch ID and Face ID) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Share texts and images from other apps - Theme color - Text size change - iPad support - Backup by Dropbox - Backup by PC or Mac URL Scheme notesandfolders:// About Backup by PC or Mac There is a backup support using PC or Mac. Please read FAQ "About backup" section in preferences screen. Full screen advertisement will come out only once a day (24 hours). (It will not come out if you charge for remove ad)
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 300). 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 300, 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. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes and Folders | Slideshow Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (300 ratings) | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 | 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 | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 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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