Comparison

SLIDESHOW vs Story Maker

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

Head to head
About

SLIDESHOW

Transform your photos and music into engaging videos with a wide selection of templates and transitions. Enhance your creations with diverse filters and customize background music for any occasion. Easily create shareable content in various aspect ratios.

Highlights
  • 80+ video templates
  • 80+ transitions
  • 30+ photo filters
  • Customizable music
  • Multiple aspect ratios (16:9, 1:1)
Features
Read full description

SLIDESHOW is a video editor that edits your beautiful memories into videos. You can take pictures of your family during holidays or any special occasion. This app makes it easy to edit your precious moments for those beautiful memories. [Features] ▪ Make pictures and music into one beautiful movie by using 80+ templates. ▪ Provides more than 80 beautiful transitions. ▪ More than 30 photo filters are provided. ▪ You can modify music for any occasion.. ▪ Support 16:9 ratio, 1:1 ratio, and so on. This app offers auto-renewing subscriptions: Monthly Subscription: $1.99/Month Yearly Subscription: $9.99/Year One Time: $14.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew 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 maybe 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 our subscription. Terms of Use: http://topappsbuilds.com/terms_conditions/ Privacy: http://topappsbuilds.com/privacy_policy/

About

Story Maker

Easily create and share captivating slideshows with music. Select photos from your device's library and generate stunning videos in moments. Unlock premium features with a subscription for enhanced video creation.

Highlights
  • Create slideshows with music
  • Select photos from device library
  • Share videos instantly
  • Premium subscription for advanced features
  • Automatic renewal options
Features
Read full description

Story Maker is a popular social video maker app for your iOS device. Create and share stunning slideshows with music using the app. Once you download the app, go to your device’s library and select photos for Story Maker and your slideshow will be ready to go in no time! Enjoy all our premium features with a Story Maker Premium Subscription. Currently Story Maker offers two subscription packages that can be accessed through the Subscription Page inside the app. Monthly Subscription charge is USD $9.99 per month while the Yearly subscription comes at USD 49.99 per year. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscription is renewed automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Your subscription will stay active until the end of the period and Auto-renewal will be disabled when you cancel a subscription. - You can turn off and change your subscription plan any time from the Apple ID settings of your device. Terms of Use: https://www.videoeditorlite.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.videoeditorlite.com/privacy

Screenshots

SLIDESHOW4 screens
Story Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SLIDESHOW at 63% against Story Maker's 0%. SLIDESHOW also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months). Story Maker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). 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. SLIDESHOW sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Story Maker 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

Story Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 101 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of SLIDESHOW's written reviews are positive against 0% of Story Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SLIDESHOW ships an update every 2 weeks, Story Maker every 21 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SLIDESHOW versus Story Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSLIDESHOWStory Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (90 ratings)4.8 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings90101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer江 邱Appnap Technologies Limited

Customer experience

SLIDESHOW

All ratings90 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative25.8%

Story Maker

All ratings101 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SLIDESHOW

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keeps crashing
  • Keeps signing out
  • Kicks users out of the app
  • Glitches when playing video
  • Cannot hear music
Show 1 more
  • Cannot open the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add TikTok sounds
  • Apply to all feature for transitions
  • Add overlays for videos

Story Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SLIDESHOW

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Slide Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$14.99
2 purchases

Story Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Slidegram Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Social Video Maker with Music3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SLIDESHOW free?
SLIDESHOW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Story Maker free?
Story Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SLIDESHOW or Story Maker?
Story Maker is rated higher. SLIDESHOW averages 3.9 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Story Maker averages 4.8 from 101 ratings.
Do SLIDESHOW or Story Maker have ads?
Neither SLIDESHOW nor Story Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SLIDESHOW or Story Maker?
SLIDESHOW ships an update every 2 weeks, and Story Maker every 21 months. Most recently, SLIDESHOW was updated on October 21, 2026 and Story Maker on October 21, 2026.

Other comparisons