Clipper vs Slidezilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clipper
Transform video clips into engaging mini-movies quickly and easily. Arrange footage, apply effects, and add music in seconds. Share your creations instantly via social media or save them to your device.
- Arrange video clips
- Add music
- Apply effects
- Instant editing
- Share via social media
- Save to camera roll
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July 15th Gizmodo App of the Day "[Clipper] helps you create fun and interesting videos without having to do any hard editing work." 4.5 Stars - AppAdvice Turn your video clips into amazing mini-movies with Clipper, the instant video editor. Arrange clips, edit, add music, and apply effects in seconds. Then save your masterpiece to your camera roll or share via email, Twitter, and Facebook.
Slidezilla
Transform your photos and videos into engaging slideshow stories with a wide array of filters, transitions, and music. Easily create and share custom animated presentations or let the app randomize for quick, impressive results.
- Photo and video editing
- Customizable slideshows
- Hundreds of filters and transitions
- Add music (yours or app's)
- Colorful backgrounds
- Randomize slideshow generator
- Instant social sharing
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You and your photos and videos deserve to tell a story with transitions, filters, music, and FUN. Slidezilla is the new generation app for your photos and videos that brings them to life and allows you to share your unique slideshow stories instantly. Customize your personal stories with over a hundred FREE filters and transitions, music (yours or ours), colorful backgrounds, and much more! Go to town yourself or tap the Randomize button to automatically generate an awesome slideshow. Create amazing animated slideshows seamlessly with Slidezilla’s user-friendly app. Edit together videos as well as photos to make your creation. Instantly share your creation to your social sites and have others watch your own story. Download Slidezilla NOW to enjoy hundreds of options and customize your own photo slideshow. You have the story—Slidezilla helps tell it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clipper at none against Slidezilla's shown. Clipper also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Slidezilla's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 45%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Clipper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Slidezilla sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Clipper against 4.1 for Slidezilla. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 298 and 247 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Clipper's written reviews are positive against 64% of Slidezilla's.
Clipper ships an update every 2 months, Slidezilla every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clipper | Slidezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (298 ratings) | 4.1 (247 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 298 — better | 247 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wander Bit LLC - Photo & Video Editor Apps and More | Falstad.com |
Customer experience
Clipper
Slidezilla
User reviews
Clipper
From 298 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for creating short videos
- 👍 Useful for Instagram
- 👍 Good filters and effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔒 Music/audio issues
- 🔒 Limited video length and cropping
- 💰 Misleading paid features
Slidezilla
From 247 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎬 High-quality transitions available
- 💰 Most features free without paywall
- ⚡ Quick slideshow creation
- 🎨 Good variety of filters and effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 📸 Photos/videos not loading from camera roll
- 💧 Watermark too prominent
- 🔒 Limited free photo limit (10 photos max)
- 🎬 Cannot control transition placement
Bugs and requests
Clipper
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to save videos
- Paid features don't work as advertised
- Inability to access personal music library
- Glitches when trying to edit or preview videos
Requested features
4 requests- More music and audio options
- Ability to adjust video length and aspect ratio
- Improved stability and reliability
- Better support and communication from developers
Slidezilla
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when creating videos
- Photos and videos not appearing in selection screen
- Camera roll shows incorrect photo count
- App freezes on 'Get Started' button
- Videos appear squished and distorted
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- Glitchy video editing experience
- App crashes when adding videos
- Photos deleted after slideshow creation
- Cannot post/save videos
- App crashes after upgrade to pro
- Videos speed up unexpectedly
- Photos not displaying in final video
- App crashes before saving
- Redownload requires repayment despite same Apple ID
- App won't load all available photos
Requested features
15 requests- Add text overlay capability
- Import custom music from camera roll
- More transition options
- Remove or reduce watermark
- Ability to use more than 10 photos without upgrade
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- Video trimming and splitting tools
- Disable Ken Burns zoom effect
- Custom transition placement
- Drag-and-drop media reordering
- Photo background selection
- Rearrange media by modification date
- Shorter photo duration options (less than 1 second)
- Remove unwanted color filters
- Expanded music library with popular artists
- Better tutorial for transition controls
In-app purchases
Clipper
- Pro Pack$1.99
- Vivid Effect Pack$1.99
- Pro Upgrade$2.99
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- Pro Upgade + Effect Packs$4.99
Slidezilla
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
