Slideshow Maker vs SilkSlide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slideshow Maker
Transform your photos into engaging video slideshows with music. Easily select, arrange, and add transitions to your images. Personalize duration and incorporate your favorite tunes before sharing your creations.
- Create slideshows from photos
- Organize photos with drag-and-drop
- Add photo transitions
- Incorporate music from gallery or device
- Customize slideshow duration
- Share to social media or save to camera roll
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Turn your memories into movies with music. The app helps you to create beautiful SlideShow from your photos. It's completely FREE. Simple steps: • Pick your photos • Organize them in the right order (Long tap a photo and drag to reorder it) • Select a transition to animate between photos • Choose your favorite music from our gallery or your own songs. • Select the slideshow's length to change the duration per photo. • Share it on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube or save it to your camera roll. So, let's make your memories even more amazing
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.
- Digital photo frame functionality
- Automatic photo slideshow creation
- Silky-smooth animations
- Share memories with family and friends
- Minimalist and refined design
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slideshow Maker at 4.7 against SilkSlide's 3.0. Slideshow Maker also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Slideshow Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.
Slideshow Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Maker has 6.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Slideshow Maker ships an update every 2 months, SilkSlide every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slideshow Maker | SilkSlide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 国媚 张 | 梦磊 谢 |
Customer experience
Slideshow Maker
SilkSlide
Bugs and requests
Slideshow Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes when trying to load music
- Inconsistent photo quality when saved
- Ads interfere with app functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Allow longer music tracks
- Add more modern song options
- Implement filters and effects
- Enable adjustable slide durations
- Permit re-editing of saved slideshows
SilkSlide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slideshow Maker
- Remove Ads Now!$2.99
SilkSlide
- SilkSlide Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- SilkSlide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- SilkSlide Pro Lifetime$8.99
Questions
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