Comparison

Splice vs Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

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

Head to head
About

Splice

Create professional-looking videos with a powerful yet simple mobile editor. Easily trim clips, add effects, customize soundtracks with royalty-free music, and share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Trim, cut, and crop video clips
  • Adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation
  • Speed ramping for slow or fast motion
  • Overlay clips and apply masks
  • Chroma Key for background removal
  • Royalty-free music library
  • Voice recorder for narration
Features
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Simple yet powerful, Splice makes it easy to create fully customized, professional-looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. Imagine the performance of a desktop editor, optimized for your mobile device. Just tap to trim clips, add slow motion effects, and overlay multiple clips to create beautiful videos you’ll love to share. It’s never been easier to edit like a pro on the go. POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS MADE SIMPLE + Trim, cut, and crop your photos and video clips. + Refine your clips by adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation, and more. + Adjust playback speed for fast or slow motion, now also with speed ramping. + Overlay photos or videos and apply masks to create incredible effects. + Remove background with Chroma Key. + Animate your clips with the Ken Burns effect. + Apply filters and adjust background colors, orientation, and more. + Add amazing effects: glitch, chroma, vintage, and lots more. + Choose your transition style and control the speed between transitions. + Add title slides, text overlays, and a custom outro. + Bring your photos to life and create slideshows with pan and zoom effects. CUSTOMIZE THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK + Choose songs from 6,000+ royalty-free tracks from Artlist and Shutterstock libraries. + Trim and mix multiple audio tracks with precision. + Use a song from your own iTunes collection (subject to iTunes terms). + Add narration or custom sound effects with the built-in voice recorder. EASILY SHARE + SAVE YOUR VIDEO + Share right to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Mail, Messages, and more. + Save videos to your camera roll. SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

About

Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

Transform your photos and video clips into engaging music videos with a variety of themes and music options. Create professional-looking slideshows for any occasion in just a few steps, then save and share them in HD.

Highlights
  • Create videos in minutes
  • Over 100 video templates
  • Rich background music library
  • Smart photo cropping
  • Save and share in HD
  • Connect to social media albums
Features
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Feel bored looking at your photos? Look no more! Powered by VivaVideo team, SlidePlus helps you turn your photos and video clips into epic music videos in a few steps! To make a photo video can be easy! You don’t have to master formal video editing skills to make an excellent and professional looking video. Just select your photos/video clips, choose your favorite theme in SlidePlus, and in minutes, you will have a photo video you’ll be proud to share with anyone! With over 100 elaborate themes to choose from, you can easily make beautiful slideshow videos to celebrate any occasions—birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, babies, friends. Also, SlidePlus is great for Youtube intro videos, business promotion videos. How to Use SlidePlus? It’s EASY! 1: Pick photos/video clips from your phone 2: Select the theme you like from SlidePlus 3: Add text or change the music as you like That’s it! Now save your SlidePlus videos to your phone in HD 1080P or 720P and feel free to share to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Vine, WhatsApp...... KEY FEATURES: - Make Great Videos in Minutes SlidePlus smart video editor takes convenience as the top priority in video editing. The themes in SlidePlus already have all the transitions and effects built in, so all you have to do is add the media. You pick photos/video clips, select your fave theme and music on SlidePlus, and then you get what used to take hours to create. - 100+ Video Templates to Choose From Every theme in SlidePlus slideshow video maker is carefully designed by our wonderful designers to make your video look professional. We have over 100 themes for you to choose from, featuring any occasions from weddings, baby steps, love, holidays, anniversaries, travels, pets, to business and more. We also make regular update or special edition themes to meet the individual needs of video making. There are always new ones to try on SlidePlus video editor! - Rich Background Music List SlidePlus slide show video maker is packed with varieties of background music, so you can always find the one that fits your need while making slideshow videos. You can also add your favorite music from your phone. - Smart Cropping and Trimming Portrait Photos Based on the accurate facial recognition algorithm, SlidePlus slide show video editor can crop and trim your photos and pictures smartly and automatically to make sure your blooming smiles light up in the slide show videos. - Save & Share Videos at Any Time Save videos to your phone in wonderful 1080p and share your montage videos/music video/slideshow with music to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Snapchat, Vine, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Line, email, etc. - Support Instagram and Facebook Albums SlidePlus video maker connects your Facebook or Instagram account, so you can make slideshow with music with photos&videos from your Facebook or Instagram directly on SlidePlus. - VIP SUBSCRIPTION SlidePlus slideshow with music video maker is free, but you can enjoy a even more powerful slideshow maker video editing experience with a subscription. Subscriptions includes all in-app themes and features. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Subscriptions on Apple Store renew automatically 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. Terms & Privacy: https://sp-rc.vdresource.com/web/h5template/80282baf-782c-4c17-9433-80c7dded6644-language=en/dist/index.html Contact us: support@slideplus.tv Your feedback is welcomed and highly appreciated. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slideplusapp/?fref=ts Instagram: @SlidePlus TAG #SlidePlus for a chance to get featured on Facebook and Instagram to impress the world!

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) at free with in-app purchases against Splice's subscription. Splice's advantage is ratings volume (429K vs 2.4K) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Splice against 4.7 for Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 62% of Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Splice versus Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceSlideshow Maker (SlidePlus)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings429K — better2.4K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSHangzhou Xiaoying Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings429,184 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,010 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.7%

Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

All ratings2,388 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative33.8%

User reviews

Splice

From 429K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Variety of editing tools
  • 🎶 Good music selection
  • 💡 Allows video and photo editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 🔇 Audio issues

Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Variety of templates and themes
  • 👍 Ability to create videos with music
  • 🚀 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Subscription issues and unexpected charges
  • 👎 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices

Bugs and requests

Splice

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos fail to export properly
  • App crashes during editing
  • Syncing issues with audio and video
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Inconsistent behavior with photo/video imports

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more transition options
  • Allow importing custom music
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Implement layers and compositing
  • Provide better export options

Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video clips not playing
  • Inability to save videos to gallery
  • Login issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer music clips
  • More editing tools and options
  • Ability to remove watermarks
  • Improved video export quality

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Splice

Subscriptions7
  • Movie creator and clip editing7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice4 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial14 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Splice Bundle7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice Bundle$9.997 Days
  • Splice Monthly With Free Trial7 Days trial$13.991 Month
10 purchases

Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Membership$2.497 Days
  • Subsribe:Premium_Weekly3 Days trial$2.497 Days
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
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  • SlidePlus Pro3 Days trial$28.991 Year
  • SlidePlus Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
  • Increase Picture/Video Quantities$1.99
  • Theme: #BirthdayFun$1.99
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  • Theme: Love Story$1.99
  • Unlock Premium Pack(V3.0)$3.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) free?
Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)?
Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Splice or Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) have ads?
Neither Splice nor Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus)?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) every 6 weeks. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 28, 2026 and Slideshow Maker (SlidePlus) on September 26, 2026.

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