Comparison

Splice vs Slide Show Maker ⁺

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

Slide Show Maker ⁺

Easily create captivating slideshows by selecting photos from your gallery. This app simplifies the process of making premium videos, allowing you to share your creations globally. Unlock advanced features through a subscription for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Create slideshows from photos
  • Add music to videos
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Premium video creation
  • Share creations globally
Features
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Slide Show Maker lets you make stunning eye-catchy slideshows with only a few taps. Simply select some photos from your gallery and we will take care of the rest. Creating premium videos has never been easier! Download Slide Show Maker now and share your creation with millions of people around the world. You can access all the pro features of the app with a Slide Show Maker Subscription. We offer 2 subscription plans that can be access through the Subscription page inside the app. Monthly Subscription costs USD $9.99 per calendar month and Yearly Subscription costs USD $49.99 per calendar year. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal, in accordance with your plan, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - 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. - You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings any time after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.slideshowmakerlite.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.slideshowmakerlite.com/privacy

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Slide Show Maker ⁺3 screens

Verdict

The call

Splice and Slide Show Maker ⁺ both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 6% of Slide Show Maker ⁺'s. Splice also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (431K vs 8K). 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 Slide Show Maker ⁺ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 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 Slide Show Maker ⁺. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 8K, 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 6% of Slide Show Maker ⁺'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Slide Show Maker ⁺ every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Splice versus Slide Show Maker ⁺: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceSlide Show Maker ⁺
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431K ratings)4.7 (8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings431K — better8K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSAppnap Technologies Limited

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings430,441 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,489 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative22.6%

Slide Show Maker ⁺

All ratings8,037 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.7%

User reviews

Splice

From 431K 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

Slide Show Maker ⁺

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Love making videos

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Waste of time
  • 🐛 Freezes and glitches
  • 🤔 Photos not in order
  • 🔒 Misleading free trial
  • 🔇 Limited music selection

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

Slide Show Maker ⁺

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos don't show up
  • App crashes when adding photos
  • Music doesn't work
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back old Flipagram
  • Allow custom music selection
  • Improve order of photos
  • Add more music 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
Show 4 more
  • 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
2 purchases

Slide Show Maker ⁺

Subscriptions2
  • Video Maker & Editor$9.991 Month
  • Slideshow Maker with Music3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slide Show Maker ⁺ free?
Slide Show Maker ⁺ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Slide Show Maker ⁺?
Slide Show Maker ⁺ is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Slide Show Maker ⁺ averages 4.7 from 8K ratings.
Do Splice or Slide Show Maker ⁺ have ads?
Neither Splice nor Slide Show Maker ⁺ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Slide Show Maker ⁺?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Slide Show Maker ⁺ every 12 months. Most recently, Splice was updated on October 29, 2026 and Slide Show Maker ⁺ on October 27, 2026.

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