Comparison

Before vs Simple Photo Slideshow Maker

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

Head to head
About

Before

Easily create side-by-side or stacked composite images to visually compare two photos. Customize titles, fonts, colors, borders, and arrangement for impactful before-and-after visuals.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side or stacked photo arrangement
  • Customizable titles with font, color, and position
  • Adjustable border types and lengths
  • Save to camera roll
  • Share via popular social media and cloud services
  • Adjustable save resolution
Features
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Before photo and after photo are arranged side by side. Create a composite photo that allows you to compare the difference in those photos. You can put a title on each photo. You can also set the title font, color, shadow, size, and position. Composite images can be placed on the left or right or top and bottom. In addition, you can set the border type and border length for Photo 1 and Photo 2. [Source] - Camera - Camera roll 【Settings】 - Select photo 1 - Select photo 2 - Swap photos - Title font (Select font) - Title text (text field: typing) - Title alignment (left / center / right) - Title color (RGB color slider control) - Title shadow (slider control) - Title size (gesture: pinch in / pinch out) - Title position (gesture: pan) - Border type (none / gradation / ray / triangle / zigzag) - Border length (slider control) - Arrangement of composite photos (pile / side by side) - Save resolution: 5-100% of original resolution [Output] - Save to camera roll: Composite photo - Composite photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...

About

Simple Photo Slideshow Maker

Easily create beautiful slideshow videos from your photos. Customize transition animations, duration, and aspect ratio with intuitive controls. Save and share your creations instantly without registration.

Highlights
  • Select and order photos
  • Adjust transition types and duration
  • Apply special effects
  • Choose aspect ratios (9:16, 16:9, etc.)
  • Export high-quality videos
  • One-tap social sharing
  • No registration required
Features
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Connect your photos to create beautiful slideshow videos. Easily tweak display duration, transition animations, and video aspect ratio with intuitive controls, turning your memories into dynamic slideshows in seconds. ●Features / Highlights 【Simple and intuitive workflow】 ・Create slideshows by selecting photos and ordering them. ・Adjust transition types and animation duration ratio with ease. 【Animations】 ・A variety of transitions: fade-in, slide-in, slide-out, etc. ・Control the length (ratio) of transitions for natural flow. ・Special effects like Ken Burns, blur, and pixelation. 【Aspect Ratio】 ・Choose from common ratios such as 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4, and more. 【Save & Share】 ・Export high-quality slideshow videos directly to your device. ・One-tap sharing to social media, email, and more. 【No registration required】 ・No need to create an account — start using immediately after install.

Screenshots

Before4 screens
Simple Photo Slideshow Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Photo Slideshow Maker at Free against Before's $1.99. Simple Photo Slideshow Maker also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 47 months). Before's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Simple Photo Slideshow Maker is free to download; Before costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Before ships an update every 47 months, Simple Photo Slideshow Maker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Before versus Simple Photo Slideshow Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeforeSimple Photo Slideshow Maker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasanori KatsutaMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

Customer experience

Before

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Simple Photo Slideshow Maker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Before

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Photo Slideshow Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Before free?
Before costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Photo Slideshow Maker free?
Simple Photo Slideshow Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Before or Simple Photo Slideshow Maker have ads?
Simple Photo Slideshow Maker shows ads; Before does not.
Which is updated more often, Before or Simple Photo Slideshow Maker?
Before ships an update every 47 months, and Simple Photo Slideshow Maker every 4 months. Most recently, Before was updated on October 27, 2026 and Simple Photo Slideshow Maker on October 20, 2026.

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