Comparison

Solvue vs Canvas Slideshow

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

Head to head
About

Solvue

Easily create dynamic slide shows from your photo and video albums. Select specific albums, choose the number of media items, and filter by images or videos. Adjust the slide show speed for a personalized viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Select media from any album
  • Choose number of images/videos
  • Filter by images, videos, or both
  • Adjust slide show speed
Features
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Solvue is the perfect app for creating slide shows from your favorite photo and video albums! You may do all of the following: - Choose from any album to display - Toggle how many images/videos to include in your slide show - Toggle between all images and videos or just images or just videos - Toggle the speed of your slide show Enjoy!

About

Canvas Slideshow

Features
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Canvas Slideshow turns iPhone and iPad into a beautiful, hands-free photo display. Choose albums from Apple Photos or optionally add selections from Google Photos, then let your memories unfold in a flexible slideshow. Use Fill or Fit framing, natural single-photo and grouped layouts, smooth transitions, and optional clock, date, overlays, and audio. Live Photos can play inside their own tile. Customize timing, colors, and presentation, then save presets for different rooms or moods. Canvas reads only the photo sources and albums you authorize. Your settings and selections stay on your device. There is no Canvas account, advertising, or tracking.

Screenshots

Solvue3 screens
Canvas Slideshow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Solvue at 15.0 against Canvas Slideshow's 18.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solvue ships an update every 2 weeks, Canvas Slideshow weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Solvue versus Canvas Slideshow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolvueCanvas Slideshow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitBite LLCJohn Helmuth

In-app purchases

None

Solvue

No in-app purchases

None

Canvas Slideshow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solvue free?
Solvue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canvas Slideshow free?
Canvas Slideshow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solvue or Canvas Slideshow have ads?
Neither Solvue nor Canvas Slideshow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solvue or Canvas Slideshow?
Solvue ships an update every 2 weeks, and Canvas Slideshow weekly. Most recently, Solvue was updated on November 3, 2026 and Canvas Slideshow on November 5, 2026.

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