Comparison

Slideshow Maker vs SlideBook

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

Head to head
About

Slideshow Maker

Easily create engaging slideshow videos from your photos and music. Choose from a variety of templates, add effects, and export in HD quality for sharing on social media.

Highlights
  • Video template library
  • Photo and video editing
  • Customizable text and music
  • HD video export
  • One-click social sharing
  • Professional video effects
Features
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MovieStudio is an easy AI slideshow maker, video template maker, reel maker, photo video maker and video collage app. Turn photos into birthday slideshows, party invitation videos, holiday cards, wedding movies, picture collages and reels with music. Pick a video template or reels template, add your photos and music, then export in minutes. Create a slide show with music, pick a video template, make a video collage, design a birthday invitation, use the reel maker or build a movie with the movie creator. 【3 Steps to Make a Video】 1. Pick a video template, slideshow, collage or reels template 2. Add pictures, captions and music 3. Export your HD slideshow, video collage or short reel 【AI Story - AI Slideshow Maker】 Back from a trip? Party photos piling up? AI Story scans your camera roll, groups photos and videos by trip, party or event, matches a theme template and turns them into a movie automatically. One tap, and the AI slideshow maker builds your story with music. 【Birthday Slideshow Maker】 Mom's 60th? Kid's first birthday? Make a birthday video with music. Pick a birthday template or birthday card template, create a birthday party invitation and turn favorite photos into a birthday slideshow. 【Party Invitation & Card Maker】 Need an invitation maker for a party? Make a party invitation video, holiday party invitation card, Christmas invitation or birthday invite with the video invitation maker. Create animated invitations and party invites for birthday parties, weddings, baby showers, family events and holiday moments. 【Wedding Movie Maker】 Save-the-date? Wedding album slideshow? Bridal shower or engagement party? Use the movie creator to build a wedding video from your photos, with wedding invitation cards, save-the-date videos and anniversary movies. 【Video Collage & Picture Collage】 Picture collage? Video collage maker? Combine photos into a collage video, birthday collage or family slideshow. Add transitions, captions and music. 【1000+ Video Templates】 Browse 1000+ video templates - birthday, party invitation, wedding, holiday and reels templates. Pick a template, add your photos and music, and your video is ready. 【Baby & Family Photo Album】 Turn baby pictures into a first-year family movie or build a family photo album slideshow. Baby milestones, reunions and kids growing up become family movies with the movie creator. 【Reels Maker & Templates】 Need a reel maker for short videos? Pick a reels template or video template, add photos, captions and music, then export a short reel. Use the reel maker with any reels template, or edit clips in the reels video editor for photo reels, birthday reels and promo reels. 【Photos to Video Maker】 Picture to video or photos to video in minutes. Use the photo video maker to build a photo slideshow with music, picture video maker clips and collage videos. 【Event & Holiday Slideshow】 Holiday party? Christmas slideshow? Christmas party invitation? Graduation, baby shower or retirement party? Turn event and party pictures into an event slideshow or holiday slideshow. 【Slide Show Maker with Music】 Use built-in music or add your own song. Make a picture slideshow with music, birthday slide show, family slide show or simple slide show maker video. 【Pro Video Editor】 Trim, cut and merge clips. Add text, filters, effects, music, transitions and 1080p HD export. A free video editor for beginners. 【Why Creators Love MovieStudio】 "The wedding invitation video looked beautiful." "AI Story turned our vacation photos into a movie in one tap." "Created a picture collage and video collage for our family party." "Best slideshow maker with music." 【MovieStudio VIP】 VIP unlocks all templates, no watermark, HD export, no ads and free updates. Plans: Monthly, Quarterly, Annual. Auto-renews unless turned off 24h before period ends. Privacy: https://video-alum.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/support/privacyPolicy.html Terms: https://video-alum.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/support/terms.html

About

SlideBook

Easily create professional-looking photo books with intuitive gestures. Import photos, add text, design covers, and share your creations as video books or PDF documents. Advanced features include iCloud sync and layout styles.

Highlights
  • Import and arrange photos
  • Intuitive page layout
  • Add text and create covers
  • Create video books with soundtracks
  • Export as PDF
  • Print on Blurb
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Contrary to full-fledged desktop publishing software, SlideBook is simple enough for anyone to use, and yet has all it takes to create professional-looking books. Just import your photos, layout the pages with intuitive gestures, add some text, create a cover page, and you're done! With SlideBook, you can : - insert, delete or modify pages - easily test visual associations by moving around individual pages or spreads - browse your book with a smooth visual experience as close as possible to browsing a real book - create stunning video books with an optional sound track to share your work with friends or on social media - export your book content and cover pages as PDF documents - print your book on Blurb® In addition, SlideBook supports the following advanced features : - auto-saving - synchronize your books via iCloud - infinite number or undos and redos - multiple text items on each page, including rotated text - page footers with page number support - powerful layout styles for photos - visual guides for centering and alignment - support for double page photos - keyboard shortcuts on iPad (long-press on the command key for help) - a hard-cover editor with PDF or photo backgrounds - export of spread snapshots (great for gallery thumbnails) - import of PDF books created by desktop publishing software such as Scribus or Adobe® InDesign® - support of copyright information and other meta-data in all exported media

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker4 screens
SlideBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slideshow Maker at Free against SlideBook's $3.99. Slideshow Maker also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 8). SlideBook's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On rating, update cadence, 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

Slideshow Maker is free to download; SlideBook costs $3.99 up front. Slideshow Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and SlideBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.7 for Slideshow Maker against 4.8 for SlideBook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slideshow Maker has 2.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Slideshow Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of SlideBook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, SlideBook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slideshow Maker versus SlideBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow MakerSlideBook
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAI Media Lab. LtdFJB

Customer experience

Slideshow Maker

All ratings2,336 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.9%

SlideBook

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Slideshow Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deletes photos before saving projects
  • Unable to replace background music
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more templates for specific occasions (e.g. graduations, anniversaries)
  • Improve ability to customize layouts and add own text/music
  • Implement better save/resume functionality
  • Provide more language support beyond Chinese

SlideBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Slideshow Maker

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly VIP3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Month VIP$6.991 Month
  • Quarter VIP$14.993 Months
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  • Year VIP3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • 300 points$0.99
  • 1000 points$1.99
1 purchases

SlideBook

One-time1
  • SlideBook (Full Version)$3.99

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker free?
Slideshow Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlideBook free?
SlideBook costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slideshow Maker or SlideBook?
SlideBook is rated higher. Slideshow Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while SlideBook averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Slideshow Maker or SlideBook have ads?
Neither Slideshow Maker nor SlideBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker or SlideBook?
Slideshow Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and SlideBook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Slideshow Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and SlideBook on November 3, 2026.

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