Comparison

Snapthread vs Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

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

Head to head
About

Snapthread

Easily create and share video slideshows from your photos and videos. Merge different media types, add titles and music, and customize your edits. Export in various aspect ratios for seamless sharing on any platform.

Highlights
  • Merge Live Photos, stills, and videos
  • Add titles and music
  • Suggested projects based on recent photos
  • Customize 'On This Day' videos
  • Export in multiple aspect ratios
  • Trim, crop, and adjust clips
Features
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Snapthread is a casual video editor and slideshow maker that makes discovering, compiling and sharing your favorite memories effortless. Merge Live Photos, stills, and videos, add titles and music, and share in one of five aspect ratios so your video looks great on any platform. - Get started quickly with suggested projects based on recent photos - View and customize pre-made "On This Day" videos with memories from past years - Automatically imports Live Photos and panoramas as videos - Add titles and music - Add filters and text overlays - Trim, crop, mute, rotate, loop, adjust speed, and rearrange clips - Export in landscape, portrait, and square formats (1080p) - Share your creations or save them to your photo library You may export videos up to 30 seconds long for free, with a watermark. Snapthread Premium is a one-time purchase that removes these limitations.

About

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

Create engaging slideshows from your photos and videos, enhanced with music and voiceovers. Easily manage your media, add transitions, and share your creations across social platforms to celebrate special moments.

Highlights
  • Photo management and reordering
  • Customizable transitions
  • Add music and voiceovers
  • Audio editing (trim, volume)
  • Adjust photo duration
  • Save and share slideshows
Features
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Turn baby's first year, a wedding day or a life well loved into a movie your family will watch again and again. Pick your photos and video clips, add music, and Slideshow Maker does the rest: gentle motion, cuts on the beat, captions and dates. No editing skills needed. Made for the moments that matter most: newborn milestones, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and loving memorial tributes. Share them with family on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, iMessage and more. NEW IN 1.7: • Video Clips: Mix up to 10 videos with your photos (the first 60 s of each). Trim each clip, keep or mute its sound and set its volume. Your music softens while a clip plays. • Baby Monthly: Add a birth date and every photo shows your baby's age ("3 months"). Get a gentle monthly reminder, then turn the first year into one video in a tap. • Motion: Photos slowly zoom and pan for a cinematic feel. • Sync to Beat: Cuts land on the rhythm of your music, from the built-in library or your own songs. • New Templates: Save the Date, In Loving Memory in 16:9 for projectors and TVs, and a Then & Now transition. • Smart Photo Pick: Skips screenshots and near-duplicates, with one-tap Undo. FEATURES: • Templates: 48 handcrafted themes for baby milestones, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and memorial tributes. • Transitions: A huge collection of cinematic transitions and styles. • Edit Photos: Crop, filters, brightness, contrast and saturation, drawing, text and emoji stickers. Drag to reorder. • Captions & Titles: Add a caption to any photo, an opening title card or automatic date stamps. • Offline Music: 48 royalty-free recordings in 12 family and baby themes. Free, no internet needed. • Your Music: Use songs from your own music library. • Edit Audio: Fade-in, fade-out and volume, carried into your exported video. • Voice-over (Premium at export): Tell the story in your own voice. Your music dips gently under it. • Canvas & Ratios: 1:1 for Instagram, 9:16 for Reels & TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube, plus 4:5 and 4:3, with custom background colours. • Duration: Set how long each photo stays on screen. • Share: Save to Photos or share anywhere. Free exports are HD 720p with a small watermark, after a short ad. • Light and Dark themes, in 10 languages. SLIDESHOW MAKER PREMIUM: Try every template, transition and voice-over marked with a crown for free. Premium is needed only when you export. Premium includes: * Full HD 1080p exports with no watermark * All premium templates and cinematic transitions * Voice-over narration on top of your music * Extra caption styles and fonts, plus custom colours * Music import from iCloud Drive and Dropbox * Your own watermark text or logo * No ads Subscription options: * Monthly: $9.99 / month, starting with a 3-day free trial * Yearly: $29.99 / year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you, and auto-renew may be turned off, in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://yellowbeeapps.com/Privacy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you: yellowbee20192024@gmail.com Thank you for letting us help you keep your memories alive.

Screenshots

Snapthread4 screens
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Snapthread at none against Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music's shown. Snapthread also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 40%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Snapthread sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Snapthread against 4.4 for Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 252 and 100 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Snapthread's written reviews are positive against 40% of Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snapthread ships an update monthly, Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snapthread versus Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapthreadSlideshow Video Maker w/ Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (252 ratings)4.4 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings252 — better100
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca HansmeyerThai An

Customer experience

Snapthread

All ratings249 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative23.8%

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

All ratings100 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Snapthread

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes frequently during editing
  • App closes immediately upon opening
  • Projects lost after crashes with no recovery
  • Trim slider resets when moved near beginning of track
  • Crashes when working with large numbers of images (30+)
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  • Crashes when adding multiple video clips
  • iCloud photo download causes crashes
  • Music import from phone library not showing all songs
  • Video export fails for longer videos (16+ minutes)
  • Playback header interference with trim controls
  • App won't load after updates

Requested features

14 requests
  • Auto-save and robust project recovery system
  • Ability to select specific portions of audio tracks
  • Vertical panorama video support
  • Apple Watch screen ratio framing option
  • Per-photo display time settings for slideshows
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  • Lower quality/dimension export options
  • Audio fade-in/fade-out transitions
  • Volume level controls for music and voice
  • Live preview while trimming videos
  • Seamless video flow between clips without overlap
  • More robust trim feature with better UI
  • Batch processing for automatic conversion
  • Panorama video creation with speed control
  • Ability to control panorama orientation (vertical/horizontal)

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Snapthread

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Snapthread Premium$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Snapthread free?
Snapthread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music free?
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snapthread or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music?
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music is rated higher. Snapthread averages 4.4 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music averages 4.4 from 100 ratings.
Do Snapthread or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music have ads?
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music shows ads; Snapthread does not.
Which is updated more often, Snapthread or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music?
Snapthread ships an update monthly, and Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music every 3 months. Most recently, Snapthread was updated on October 24, 2026 and Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music on October 25, 2026.

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