Comparison

Colorfader vs Slideshow Master Pro

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

Head to head
About

Colorfader

Transform your photos by selectively adding color to black and white images. This app allows you to highlight specific objects or color areas, creating a dramatic artistic effect. Easily edit existing pictures or take new ones, with intuitive tools for zooming, painting, and adjusting colors.

Highlights
  • Selective color splash
  • Black and white conversion
  • Adjust hue, contrast, saturation, blur
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Adjustable brush size and hardness
  • Change background color
  • Add vignette effect
Features
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ColorFader is the application that enable you to emphasize some particular objects or color parts of an image that is converted to black and white.The outcome is a very striking effect that helps you to give an artistic touch to your images. It's very easy, in a couple of minutes you'll be able to save fantastic images. Open an existing image or take a new one with the camera. Use two fingers to move around an image or zoom in. Use only one finger to paint upon the image. If color tab is selected you'll paint color strokes, otherwise, if Gray tab is selected, you'll paint in black and white You can also change background image color if black & white is not the effect you want to set for your image. Key features: -Saved images scale 1:1 with original images -Possibility to change hue, contrast, saturation and blur of colored and b/w part of image -Multiple working sessions -Undo/Redo function to delete unwanted strokes above the image -User friendly interface -Brush monitor for easy drawing -Possibility to regulate width and hardness of the strokes -Change background image color with sephia and other 8 colors -Possibility to add vignette to final image -Share and store final images

About

Slideshow Master Pro

Easily create engaging video slideshows from your photos. Select templates, add music from a large library, and apply stunning transitions and animations. Save and share your creations in various resolutions.

Highlights
  • Combine photos into movies
  • 150+ stunning transitions
  • 50+ built-in music tracks
  • Customizable photo cropping
  • Multiple resolution support
  • Moving and particle animations
Features
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Combine multiple photos together into one movie with Slideshow! Only 4 Steps 1. Add photos from your library 2. Select one of the templates and take advantage of the easy editing features 3. Add background music 4. Save or share with friends Key feature - 150+ stunning transitions - 50+ built-in music tracks to choose from - Photos can be kept with or without cropping - Support 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, etc resolution - 20+ moving animation and 30+ particle animation - Edit photo and music freely

Screenshots

Colorfader4 screens
Slideshow Master Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slideshow Master Pro at Free against Colorfader's $0.99. Slideshow Master Pro also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 44%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Colorfader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On ads, 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

Slideshow Master Pro is free to download; Colorfader costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slideshow Master Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Master Pro has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Colorfader's written reviews are positive against 84% of Slideshow Master Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, Slideshow Master Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Colorfader versus Slideshow Master Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorfaderSlideshow Master Pro
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichele barbieri丽譞 牛

Customer experience

Colorfader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Slideshow Master Pro

All ratings1,326 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Colorfader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Slideshow Master Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to add music
  • Slideshow order not maintained
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 10.3.2

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to select photos from albums
  • Implement continuous loop playback
  • Allow mixing of videos and photos
  • Provide more music/audio options

In-app purchases

None

Colorfader

No in-app purchases

None

Slideshow Master Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorfader free?
Colorfader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slideshow Master Pro free?
Slideshow Master Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorfader or Slideshow Master Pro?
Slideshow Master Pro is rated higher. Colorfader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Slideshow Master Pro averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Colorfader or Slideshow Master Pro have ads?
Neither Colorfader nor Slideshow Master Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorfader or Slideshow Master Pro?
Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, and Slideshow Master Pro every 5 months. Most recently, Colorfader was updated on October 12, 2026 and Slideshow Master Pro on October 15, 2026.

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