Comparison

Slideshow Maker vs ++SlideShow

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 slideshow videos from your photos. Combine memories into a single video with customizable playback times, animation effects, and text overlays. Output in various aspect ratios for different platforms.

Highlights
  • Combine photos into slideshow videos
  • Customizable photo playback time (0.1-10s)
  • Add fade-in and slide animation effects
  • Rearrange photos easily
  • Output video in portrait, landscape, or square
  • Add customizable text captions and titles
Features
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Turn your photos into a polished slideshow video in minutes. Add music, reorder photos, customize each photo’s duration, and choose from smooth transitions. Export free in Full HD 1080p with no watermark. Create videos for birthdays, weddings, graduations, family memories, and travel. [HOW IT WORKS] 1. Choose and reorder your photos 2. Adjust music, duration, transitions, and aspect ratio 3. Export and share your video [FEATURES] • Set the display duration for each photo • Fade, slide, zoom, Ken Burns, and rotation transitions • 7 aspect ratios, including portrait 9:16, landscape 16:9, and square 1:1 • Add a title or caption that appears throughout the video • Customize text fonts and colors • Save projects and continue editing later [BACKGROUND MUSIC] • Choose a song from Music, audio from a video, or an audio file • Adjust volume, start position, fade in, fade out, and looping • Protected songs cannot be used [FREE] • Up to 15 photos • 1 to 10 seconds per photo • 360p, 720p, and Full HD 1080p • MOV export • No watermark [PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE] • Unlimited photos • Durations from 0.1 seconds per photo • 4K (2160p) export • MP4 export • No ads No subscription. Unlock Pro once and keep every Pro feature.

About

++SlideShow

Create dynamic slideshows from your device's photos and videos. Customize transition effects, timings, and playback order. Includes support for Live Photos and animated GIFs, with an optional clock and capture date display.

Highlights
  • Customizable transitions
  • Adjustable transition time
  • Interval settings
  • Shuffle playback
  • Video playback
  • Live Photo support
  • GIF playback
Features
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"++SlideShow" is an app that displays images and videos from your device's photo library as a slideshow. [Main Features & Functions] - Fixed/auto-rotation display orientation - Change transition time - Change interval between transitions - Change transitions - Shuffle playback - Video playback - Live Photo playback - animated GIF playback - Display clock - Display capture date [Note] Advertisements will be displayed during the slideshow. When an advertisement appears, the slideshow will be interrupted, but it will resume from where it left off once the advertisement is manually or automatically closed.

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker4 screens
++SlideShow1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slideshow Maker at 100% against ++SlideShow's 25%. Slideshow Maker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). ++SlideShow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Slideshow Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ++SlideShow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

++SlideShow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Slideshow Maker's written reviews are positive against 25% of ++SlideShow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker ships an update monthly, ++SlideShow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Slideshow Maker versus ++SlideShow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow Maker++SlideShow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsawa ShunsukeLegal Prompt Inc.

Customer experience

Slideshow Maker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

++SlideShow

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slideshow Maker

One-time1
  • Pro Edition$4.99
None

++SlideShow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker free?
Slideshow Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ++SlideShow free?
++SlideShow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slideshow Maker or ++SlideShow?
++SlideShow is rated higher. Slideshow Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ++SlideShow averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Slideshow Maker or ++SlideShow have ads?
Both Slideshow Maker and ++SlideShow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker or ++SlideShow?
Slideshow Maker ships an update monthly, and ++SlideShow every 2 months. Most recently, Slideshow Maker was updated on October 11, 2026 and ++SlideShow on October 1, 2026.

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