ThumbVideo vs Slideshow Master Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThumbVideo
This video player is designed for one-handed control on large screens. It offers intuitive gesture-based playback, including flicking, drawing circles, and long presses for fast forwarding. Supports various video file sources and offers remote control capabilities.
- One-handed control for large screens
- Gesture-based playback (flick, circle draw, long press)
- Vertical time slider on edges
- Supports various video file sources
- AirPlay and Bluetooth headset controls
- Secret folder with Touch ID unlock
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ThumbVideo is a video player forcused on thumb manipulation holding your device with one hand. Recent iPhone with large size screen has difficulty to control playback of video with one hand. But, you can do it with this App!! More specifically: 1. Horizontal flick on the movie pane is available to forward or backward the video for some pre-set seconds. 2. Time slider (which is normally shown on the top or bottom of the screen horizontally) is shown at the left or right edge _vertically_!! 3. Drawing a circle gesture works as a jog dial like FF/REW control. 4. Long press at any point results 10x FF. ■How to play You are able to play any of the following video files: 1. files copied via iTunes File Sharing. 2. files linked from any web page shown by in-app browser. *1 3. video captured with built-in camera 4. Movie, TV program, music video, video podcast, iTunesU contents from iTunes store (without DRM) 5. Video passed through "Open In..." feature from other App. 6. files linked with "thumbvideo://" scheme from Safari or other Apps. ■Other features -With AirPlay or Apple Digital AV adopter, you can use iOS device as flick enabled remote controller while watching video on TV/Projector. -You can play/pause/skip forward & backward with control buttons on ear-phones of Bluetooth headsets. -The last timecode(played point) is synced through iCloud. - The time to forward or backward by flicking can be set individually. -Your secret video can be hidden in "Secret Folder" (can unlock with touchID) -Bluetooth hadware keyboard Support. Some Tips are available at out support blog (basically in Japanese, sometime in English). Please check it to enjoy this app. Comments in any languages are welcomed. A tiny PHP script which render the HTML list of your video files has released. It will turns your PC/Mac or PHP enabled NAS into the server for this app. Please check my support URL.
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.
- Combine photos into movies
- 150+ stunning transitions
- 50+ built-in music tracks
- Customizable photo cropping
- Multiple resolution support
- Moving and particle animations
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThumbVideo at 5.0 against Slideshow Master Pro's 4.6. ThumbVideo also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Slideshow Master Pro's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThumbVideo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Master Pro has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ThumbVideo's written reviews are positive against 84% of Slideshow Master Pro's.
ThumbVideo ships an update monthly, Slideshow Master Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThumbVideo | Slideshow Master Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUYOSHI FURUTA | 丽譞 牛 |
Customer experience
ThumbVideo
Slideshow Master Pro
Bugs and requests
ThumbVideo
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
ThumbVideo
No in-app purchases
Slideshow Master Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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