Comparison

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow vs SilkSlide

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

Head to head
About

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow

Create stunning, animated slideshows from your photos and videos in seconds. Add music, customize transitions, and export as videos. Seamlessly sync across devices and cast to your TV for an enhanced viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Animated slideshow creation
  • Add custom music
  • Seamless transitions
  • Smart photo animations
  • Export as video
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Cast to DLNA-compatible TVs
Features
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Enjoy Your Photos and Videos Like Never Before! With SlideFlow, turn your favorite moments into beautiful, animated slideshows — on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or TV. Create and play slideshows in seconds, customize them if you wish, and share them as videos with family and friends. Instant Slideshow Playback No rendering, no waiting: SlideFlow generates slideshows on the fly, so playback starts almost immediately. A Different Slideshow Every Time Turn on shuffle to vary the order, transitions, filters, and music every time you press play — and again with every loop. Leave a slideshow running on your TV at a family gathering, and it keeps changing. SlideFlow can apply a different filter on every playback, so you enjoy your photos and videos in a new way every time — without creating multiple versions in different styles. Customize Your Slideshow • Add music from a wide selection of built-in tracks across various genres, or add your own. Your tracks join your personal music library, synced via iCloud and ready for any slideshow. Music fades smoothly and steps aside while videos play their own sound. • Choose from 33 transitions — dissolves, wipes, slides, whip pans, glitches, and more — plus an ending transition for a graceful finish. • Bring photos to life with smart animations: zoom in on faces or subjects, or start close and zoom out to reveal the full scene. • Apply stylish filters such as Monochrome, Sepia, Chrome, and Noir. • Add text or image overlays for titles, captions, logos, and more. • Mix photos and videos freely in the same slideshow. • Shuffle, loop, and fine-tune settings for the whole slideshow or individual photos and videos. Set your favorite defaults once, and every new slideshow uses them. Watch on Your TV Cast slideshows or individual photos and videos to your TV. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network — nothing to install on the TV. Works with many DLNA-compatible TVs. Export and Share as Video Export your slideshows in horizontal, vertical, or square format for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more. Choose 720p, 1080p, or 4K resolution, with H.264 or HEVC encoding to balance quality and file size. Create Slideshows Automatically Pick a date range, and SlideFlow groups your photos and videos into Moments — temporary slideshows named after their dates and places, made for exploring your memories. Save the ones worth keeping with a single tap. You can also create saved slideshows directly from a date range, a Photos album, or a smart album, with filters such as favorites only, photos only, and skip screenshots. Photos, Files, and Folders Build slideshows from your Photos library, individual image and video files, or whole folders. Drop in a folder containing photos, videos, and music, and get a finished slideshow. Choose whether files are copied into SlideFlow or referenced in place to save space — ideal for large collections stored on external drives. Sync Across Devices With iCloud sync enabled, your slideshows are synced across your iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Photos and videos from your Photos library must be synced with iCloud Photos. Free to Download Try SlideFlow for as long as you like. In unlimited free trial mode, generated slideshows include app promotions. Full access is available through subscriptions or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your purchase unlocks all features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing. Terms of Use: https://veprit.com/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://veprit.com/VeprIT-PrivacyPolicy.pdf

About

SilkSlide

Transform your device into an elegant digital photo frame. This app creates beautiful, fluid slideshows of your cherished memories, offering a calm and refined visual experience. Share and relive your moments with a natural, silky-smooth animation.

Highlights
  • Digital photo frame functionality
  • Automatic photo slideshow creation
  • Silky-smooth animations
  • Share memories with family and friends
  • Minimalist and refined design
Features
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Photos that touch the heart. Memories, smooth as silk. SilkSlide is an elegant digital photo frame and slideshow app that brings your photos to life in a natural, fluid way. Whether it’s everyday moments or treasured memories, each image is displayed gently and beautifully. With SilkSlide, you can: - Turn your device into a digital photo frame for continuous display - Create photo slideshows that automatically flow through your memories - Enjoy silky-smooth animations for a natural visual experience - Share and enjoy meaningful memories with family and friends SilkSlide is perfect for: - Turning old devices into beautiful digital photo frames - Users who appreciate calm, refined, and minimal design - Photo sharing among families, couples, and close friends - Long-term display on desks, in living rooms, or by the bedside - Let photos be more than just stored — let them become memories you can truly see and feel. Subscription Information: SilkSlide Pro offers auto-renewable subscriptions. • Annual Subscription: 1 year • Monthly Subscription: 1 month • Free trial: 7 days (if eligible) • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://silkslide.top/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://silkslide.top/terms.html

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow4 screens
SilkSlide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow at 4.4 against SilkSlide's 3.0. Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow also leads on ratings volume (210 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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・SlideFlow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and SilkSlide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow has 210 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow ships an update fortnightly, SilkSlide every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow versus SilkSlide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow Maker・SlideFlowSilkSlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (210 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings210 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeprIT梦磊 谢

Customer experience

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow

All ratings210 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral13.8%
Negative50.0%

SilkSlide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Cannot export video
  • Song order is never the same
  • Could not upload photos/videos, received error
  • Cannot load item error
  • Die Reihenfolge lässt sich leider nicht einstellen
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  • Cannot hear background music on iPhone 15 pro
  • No Editing!
  • Video timeline on iPad does not sync with TV
  • No way to save a slideshow
  • Plays slideshow backward
  • Music doesn't work
  • Cannot select music from network or local folder
  • Cannot define or change picture order
  • App doesn't work on Apple TV

Requested features

21 requests
  • AI-guided setup wizard
  • Ability to fade music in and out
  • Ability to select how long each musical segment plays
  • Smooth music transitions
  • Ability to make overlays on selected slides
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  • Export in 4K format
  • Mark duplicate photos
  • Add own music from iTunes
  • Add music from Google Photos library
  • Option to add music from Apple Music
  • Layout for 1 pic per slide
  • Option to add music from iTunes
  • Ability to sync song library with playlists
  • Ability to save slideshows
  • Access to Google Photos library
  • Ability to use own music
  • Control over picture order
  • Apple TV version of the app
  • Ability to fast forward, pause, or rewind on TV
  • Ability to select different slide transitions for each photo
  • Music fade out option

SilkSlide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow

Subscriptions5
  • SlideFlow Weekly$4.997 Days
  • SlideFlow Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • SlideFlow Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • SlideFlow Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • SlideFlow Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SlideFlow Forever$49.99
3 purchases

SilkSlide

Subscriptions2
  • SilkSlide Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • SilkSlide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • SilkSlide Pro Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow free?
Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SilkSlide free?
SilkSlide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow or SilkSlide?
Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow is rated higher. Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow averages 4.4 out of 5 from 210 ratings, while SilkSlide averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow or SilkSlide have ads?
Neither Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow nor SilkSlide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow or SilkSlide?
Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow ships an update fortnightly, and SilkSlide every 5 weeks. Most recently, Slideshow Maker・SlideFlow was updated on November 6, 2026 and SilkSlide on October 31, 2026.

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