Comparison

Slideshow Maker vs SimpleSortSlim

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 • 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.

About

SimpleSortSlim

Features
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Your Apple Photos library deserves a calm, deliberate cleanup. SimpleSortSlim combines precise filters with fast manual review, so every keep-or-delete decision remains yours. On iPhone, begin with recent photos or create an independent task by date, media type, orientation, Live Photo status, album, favorites, and more. Every task saves its progress and resumes where you left off. Swipe or tap to keep, favorite in Apple Photos, revisit the previous item, or move an item into SimpleSortSlim Trash. Nothing is permanently deleted until you empty the in-app Trash and confirm Apple's system prompt. Stand Straight suggests photos that may need rotation and shows results while scanning. The Live tool conservatively finds food and still-life Live Photos that may not need motion; you choose exactly which ones become still photos. Album tools help you browse, filter, preview, move, and clean up albums. Photo analysis runs on your device. SimpleSortSlim does not require an account and does not upload your photos.

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker4 screens
SimpleSortSlim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SimpleSortSlim at none against Slideshow Maker's shown. SimpleSortSlim also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slideshow Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimpleSortSlim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker ships an update fortnightly, SimpleSortSlim every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slideshow Maker versus SimpleSortSlim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow MakerSimpleSortSlim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsawa ShunsukeLi Wei

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slideshow Maker

One-time1
  • Pro Edition$6.99
1 purchases

SimpleSortSlim

One-time1
  • Permanent Emptying Pass$1.99

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker free?
Slideshow Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleSortSlim free?
SimpleSortSlim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slideshow Maker or SimpleSortSlim have ads?
Slideshow Maker shows ads; SimpleSortSlim does not.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker or SimpleSortSlim?
Slideshow Maker ships an update fortnightly, and SimpleSortSlim every 3 days. Most recently, Slideshow Maker was updated on October 30, 2026 and SimpleSortSlim on October 29, 2026.

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