PicShow vs Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicShow
Create stunning music slideshow videos from your photos with a variety of templates, effects, and music. Easily generate videos for social media sharing, from birthdays to travel.
- Slideshow templates
- Vlog music integration
- Multiple video sizes
- Slide show video effects
- 60+ color filters
- Photo animation styles
- High frame rate export (60fps)
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PicShow is a professional slideshow video maker app,you can use it to make beautiful music slideshow videos and share them on social media. We also provide a variety of slideshow style templates for you to use From birthday photos to wedding photos to travel photos, you can automatically generate slideshow videos directly from the beautiful templates Specific function: · Slideshow template · vlog musics · Multiple slideshow video sizes · Wonderful slide show video effect · 60+ Color filters · Multiple Photo animation style · Photo color adjustment tool ·Photo size crop · Multiple transitions · High frame rate video export(60fps) SUBSCRIPTION INFO: - USD $2.99/week - USD $26.99/year Cancel anytime. You can cancel your subscription or trial anytime by canceling your subscription through your iTunes account settings, or it will automatically renew. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the trial or any subscription period to avoid being charged. Subscription with a trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. Please note: any unused portion of a trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Terms of Services: https://picslideshow.com/r2.php?bucket=app-picshow&file=terms_of_service.pdf Privacy Policy: https://picslideshow.com/r2.php?bucket=app-picshow&file=privacy_policy.pdf Connect us: picshow_app_help@outlook.com
Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker
Easily create music-enhanced slideshow videos from your photos. Add special effects to transform your images into dynamic video blockbusters and record important moments to tell your story.
- Create slideshow videos from photos
- Add music and special effects
- Transform photos into video blockbusters
- Record and tell stories with video
- Easy to use video production software
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Slideshow maker video editor is a practical video production software. It is powerful and easy to use. It can help you create music special effects videos with photos in the simplest way, and make your photos become powerful special effects like video movies. Turn your photos into an amazing video! Record important moments and tell your story. Many cool video effects for you to choose. Turn your photos into video blockbusters. Premium Subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews 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 may be 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 that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/2ab8eaab-69b7-410e-a1cd-85011d8c1677 Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/601f0df3-5088-4800-9c83-6578e21befbd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PicShow at fortnightly against Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker's every 3 months. Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PicShow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PicShow against 4.6 for Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 46 respectively.
PicShow ships an update fortnightly, Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicShow | Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pic Slideshow Maker Limited | 茂龙 黄 |
Customer experience
PicShow
Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker
Bugs and requests
PicShow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker
Reported bugs
7 issues- Black screen appears during second recording
- App crashes and becomes unresponsive
- Stickers load very slowly
- Export/guide out function fails
- Unintended GIF elements appear in final video
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- Font copyright issues
- Performance degradation in recent versions
Requested features
12 requests- Text stroke/outline effect option
- Keyframe animation support for slow-motion effects
- Direct shooting and sharing to Douyin integration
- Improved picture quality preservation after saving
- Draft box for saving incomplete projects
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- Customizable video size/resolution options
- Search function for easier navigation
- More music options and longer tracks
- iPad version availability
- Automatic checkpoint/save function
- GIF video editing after initial creation
- Finished GIF video editing capabilities
In-app purchases
PicShow
- Week subscription.7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Year Subscription.3 Days trial$26.991 Year
Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker
- Monthly Gif VIP3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- yearly gif VIP$9.991 Year
- Permanent GIF VIP$19.99
Questions
Is PicShow free?
Is Are you Dead? Slideshow Maker free?
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