Pictures vs Slideshow Maker Video Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pictures
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Pictures-Talk is a simple-to-use app that turns your pictures into a personal story Select the pictures from your gallery, record for each picture what you want to tell, and share the video with your friends and family. Pictures-Talk transforms the pictures and your story into a smooth slideshow that people will enjoy watching. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Slideshow Maker Video Editor
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Slideshow Maker Video Editor helps you turn your favorite photos into beautiful videos with music, transitions, text, and effects. Create birthday videos, family memories, travel slideshows, love stories, event recaps, social media reels, and photo movies in just a few taps. Choose photos from your gallery, add music, customize timing, apply smooth transitions, add text or stickers, and export your slideshow as a high-quality video. Features: • Create photo slideshow videos • Add music to your photo video • Smooth transitions and effects • Add text, captions, and stickers • Customize video duration and speed • Choose video ratio for social media • Make birthday, travel, family, and memory videos • Save and share videos easily • Simple photo to video maker for everyone Whether you want to make a memory video, birthday slideshow, wedding photo movie, travel recap, or social media story, Slideshow Maker Video Editor gives you everything you need to create polished videos from your pictures. Turn your photos into videos with music today. What’s New Thanks for using Slideshow Maker Video Editor. This update includes performance improvements, smoother slideshow creation, better photo-to-video editing, and minor bug fixes for a faster experience. My suggestion Use this positioning: Main keyword: slideshow maker Secondary: photo to video, slideshow with music, video maker, photo video maker Best title choice: Slideshow Maker Video Editor Best subtitle: Photo to Video with Music Privacy Policy - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQkVHzRYBMdGp2BQfRsos27ZSefUqU-sH2NgmDRg7TzoA_fU8KWgt7UicAGGjjk9uvFeyJSMGIQleh/pub Term & Condition: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pictures at weekly against Slideshow Maker Video Editor's every 3 months. Slideshow Maker Video Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Pictures sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Slideshow Maker Video Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pictures ships an update weekly, Slideshow Maker Video Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pictures | Slideshow Maker Video Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernst van de Veerdonk | Mitesh P |
In-app purchases
Pictures
- Pictures-Talk$1.991 Year
- FULL$4.991 Year
Slideshow Maker Video Editor
- Pro Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pro Access7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Pro$29.991 Year
- Pro$9.99
Questions
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