Comparison

Splice 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

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 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

Splice4 screens
Slideshow Master Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Splice at Free against Slideshow Master Pro's $2.99. Splice also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (429K vs 1.3K). Slideshow Master Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (84% vs 71%). On rating, ads 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

Splice is free to download; Slideshow Master Pro costs $2.99 up front. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Slideshow Master Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Splice against 4.6 for Slideshow Master Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 1.3K, 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 84% of Slideshow Master Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Slideshow Master Pro every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Splice versus Slideshow Master Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceSlideshow Master Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews84.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings429K — better1.3K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better#75
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApS丽譞 牛

Customer experience

Splice

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

Slideshow Master Pro

All ratings1,320 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.9%

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 Master Pro

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward
  • 💡 Lots of effects and transitions
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when adding music
  • 🔒 Limited music options
  • 🐛 Orientation issues on iPad
  • 🐛 Rendering problems with large slideshows
  • 🔒 Cannot use own audio recordings

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 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

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
None

Slideshow Master Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slideshow Master Pro free?
Slideshow Master Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Slideshow Master Pro?
Splice and Slideshow Master Pro are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 429K and 1.3K ratings respectively.
Do Splice or Slideshow Master Pro have ads?
Neither Splice nor Slideshow Master Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Slideshow Master Pro?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Slideshow Master Pro every 5 months. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 24, 2026 and Slideshow Master Pro on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Splice or Slideshow Master Pro?
Splice currently peaks at #16 in the App Store charts, and Slideshow Master Pro at #75. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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