Comparison

imgSlides vs Transition Maker

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

Head to head
About

imgSlides

Easily create engaging video slideshows from your photos and music. Add filters, transitions, and customize playback speed and canvas size. Share your creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Create slideshows with up to 80 photos
  • Apply over 150 filters
  • Adjust video canvas size
  • Add transition animations
  • Incorporate background music
  • Multiple export resolutions
Features
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imgSlides is a powerful photo slideshow maker that lets you combine your photos and favorite music into stunning videos. Effortlessly create beautiful moment videos for friends, family and special occasions in just a few taps. Import up to 100 photos or videos, apply artistic filters, adjust playback speed, customize video canvas size, and much more. Product Features - Create and save your projects effortlessly - Import photos, Live Photos, GIFs and videos; up to 100 media assets per project - Quickly adjust the orientation, position, size and animation effects of each media item - Trim content for Live Photos, GIFs and videos - Multiple canvas aspect ratios available with automatic blurred background - Customize transition animations independently for each media clip - Access to 150+ built-in filter effects - Add background music in one tap from your music library, videos and local files - Enhance your videos with immersive particle atmosphere effects - Export videos in ultra HD quality at 60fps * About Subscriptions The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase, and the subscription will be automatically renewed unless you cancel your subscription at least 24 hours in advance of your current subscription. Your account will be deducted from your package within 24 hours of the end of the current subscription period. After purchase, you can manage or turn off automatic renewal at any time in the Apple ID account settings. Privacy URL : https://note.youdao.com/s/E5AXtqMd Term of Service : https://note.youdao.com/s/b68DbWk0

About

Transition Maker

Easily merge multiple video clips together with a wide selection of beautiful transitions. Tell your story seamlessly with just a few taps, preview your creation, and export in your desired quality. Ideal for creating memorable stories or video tutorials.

Highlights
  • Merge video clips
  • Apply beautiful transitions
  • Preview merged video
  • Export in high, medium, low quality
  • Create video tutorials
  • Share videos
Features
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TRANSITIONMAKER - An easy tool to merge video with so much beautiful transitions. Pretty wonderful moments that you got on your devices, but you want to have more. So why not let this app help you tell the story seamlessly? With just few taps, select your videos and the transition, preview merged video to guarantee you’re satisfied. And final, export video with 3 qualities (high, medium and low). Keep your memorable story for your own or share it to your friend. This app considered a good support tool to make video tutorial. So let download this app when it still free in Appstore. #TRANSITIONMAKER offers auto-renewing subscription options: $4.99 per month $35.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Transition Maker • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.vidanimate.co Privacy Policy https://privacy.vidanimate.co

Screenshots

imgSlides4 screens
Transition Maker2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: imgSlides at 4.7 against Transition Maker's 2.9. imgSlides also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (38% vs 20%). Transition Maker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. imgSlides sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Transition Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

imgSlides holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of imgSlides's written reviews are positive against 20% of Transition Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

imgSlides ships an update every 4 months, Transition Maker every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
imgSlides versus Transition Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterimgSlidesTransition Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (79 ratings) — better2.9 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB217 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓航 郑Polymath Company Limited

Customer experience

imgSlides

All ratings79 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Transition Maker

All ratings138 ratings
Positive42.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative50.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative74.7%

Bugs and requests

imgSlides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Transition Maker

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Black screen on opening
  • Grey screen on opening
  • App freezes
  • App closes when selecting video
Show 8 more
  • Export fails
  • Transitions not showing
  • Videos not importing correctly
  • Ads cannot be dismissed
  • App crashes when exporting
  • App crashes when trying to select a video
  • App crashes when trying to export a video
  • App crashes when adding a video

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to combine more than two videos
  • More transition options
  • Improve functionality
  • Fix bugs and crashes
  • Add ability to insert images and GIFs
Show 2 more
  • Improve video quality
  • Allow combining multiple videos at once

In-app purchases

4 purchases

imgSlides

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week VIP$0.997 Days
  • 1 Month VIP$2.991 Month
  • 1 Year VIP7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited VIP$24.99
2 purchases

Transition Maker

Subscriptions2
  • TransitionMaker PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TransitionMaker Premium Annual3 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is imgSlides free?
imgSlides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transition Maker free?
Transition Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, imgSlides or Transition Maker?
imgSlides is rated higher. imgSlides averages 4.7 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Transition Maker averages 2.9 from 138 ratings.
Do imgSlides or Transition Maker have ads?
Both imgSlides and Transition Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, imgSlides or Transition Maker?
imgSlides ships an update every 4 months, and Transition Maker every 11 months. Most recently, imgSlides was updated on September 28, 2026 and Transition Maker on September 28, 2026.

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