Crowbox vs SlideStream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crowbox
Easily share your photos directly to friends' iPhones without uploading to the cloud. Control the slideshow experience while others view on their own devices, perfect for sharing moments without cluttering their phones or requiring internet access.
- Show photos on others' iPhones
- Direct device-to-device sharing
- No internet or cloud required
- User controls the slideshow
- No account or login needed
- Safe and secure photo sharing
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You have some photos to show. You're all together - appropriately distanced of course. Crowbox lets you show YOUR photos on THEIR iPhones. You control the show - but they see it on their devices. So obvious, and easy, and smooth. Like an old-fashioned slideshow, except everyone has their own personal screen. You show your pics, they watch. Crow your photos with Crowbox! That was an amazing meal/hike/moose/sunset! Now you’re socializing with a few of your friend and you want to show them! You could hand them your phone (Yuck, nooooo!) and tell them to swipe left, hoping they don’t swipe right. You could send them all the photos, but they don’t really want to clutter up their device with your pics. You could send them all to social media, but Morgan doesn’t have an account, and you don't really want Pat to see them. Nothing else works like Crowbox! Did we mention that Crowbox is completely safe and secure! YOUR photos play directly on THEIR screens - there is no server, or cloud. And that means it works anywhere you have a group of iOS devices together - a driveway, a park, a mountaintop, a restaurant. No internet required. No account required. No wifi router required. No username and password required. Start Crowing!
SlideStream
Easily display your latest photo albums and streams, allowing family members to contribute. Assign photos to specific photographers and even print your favorite memories. The app offers guided access to restrict settings changes.
- Stream selected albums
- Family sharing of moments
- Assign photos to photographers
- Print memories
- Guided access for restricted settings
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SlideStreams allows you to show your album and streams in a very easy way, which just displays the latest moments. You can just put your devices somewhere and let the show begin. Features: • Moments Select your albums to stream, for example the stream you share with your family. This app allows everybody in a family to join the slides. • Photographers Assign your pictures to avatars of the photographer. In this way it is always possible to know who took the picture. • Printing Print your memories, some pictures are even better printed out, and last longer than some slides. • Guided Access The app is able to limit the ability to change settings. It is possible to use the app and only be allowed to print without messing up the settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crowbox at 5.0 against SlideStream's 4.0. Crowbox also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1). SlideStream's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Crowbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SlideStream asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crowbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crowbox has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Crowbox ships an update every 22 months, SlideStream every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crowbox | SlideStream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyan, Inc | ritterfeld.com |
Customer experience
Crowbox
SlideStream
In-app purchases
Crowbox
- Album option$1.99
SlideStream
No in-app purchases









