Slideshow Maker vs Layput
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 • Transitions as photos change: fade, slide, zoom, rotation, and Ken Burns-style zoom • 7 aspect ratios, including portrait 9:16, landscape 16:9, and square 1:1 • Add a caption to each photo • Insert text slides for an opening, chapter breaks, or a closing message • Show the date taken or elapsed time (such as a baby's age in months) automatically • Sort photos by date taken • Add a title 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.
Layput
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Naraberu lets you pick photos and arrange them freely to create beautiful layout images. Simple 3 Steps: 1. Pick photos (screenshots or camera roll) 2. Arrange freely on canvas 3. Save and share! Key Features: - Add up to 10 photos at once - Auto text recognition (OCR) - Automatic background removal - Eraser brush for fine-tuning - Text annotations with leader lines - Drag to move, pinch to resize, two-finger rotate - Lock items in place - Save projects to gallery - Export to camera roll Perfect for product reviews, collection showcases, hobby items, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Layput at none against Slideshow Maker's 1. Layput also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Slideshow Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Layput asks for nothing beyond the download.
Slideshow Maker ships an update fortnightly, Layput every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slideshow Maker | Layput |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osawa Shunsuke | Hiroki Sekimoto |
In-app purchases
Slideshow Maker
- Pro Edition$6.99
Layput
No in-app purchases
