Comparison

Slideshow Maker Video Editor vs Captionry

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Slideshow Maker Video Editor

Features
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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/

About

Captionry

Easily add subtitles and translations to your videos directly on your iPhone. This app automatically generates captions from speech, allows for detailed editing, and exports without watermarks. Your video and audio data remain on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic on-device caption generation
  • Editable caption lines in multiple languages
  • Timeline editor with styling options
  • Video import, trimming, and reordering
  • Customizable names and caption rules
  • SRT/WebVTT import/export
  • Optional AI for speech-to-text and translation
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Add captions to your videos, right on your iPhone. Captionry turns speech into captions on your device, lets you edit every line, and exports without a watermark. No account. Your video and audio never leave your phone. • Automatic captions, made on your device • Two caption lines in any languages, shown in the preview and burned into the export • A timeline editor: split, move and restyle captions; 20 templates, 15 fonts, outline, background and karaoke highlight • Import up to 10 clips, reorder and trim them, and caption the combined video • Names & terms and caption rules, so names are written the way you want • Edit captions in another app with SRT or WebVTT files, then import them with a preview of every change • My Videos: your exported videos, listed and ready to share Optional AI fixes speech-to-text mistakes and translates your caption lines. Captionry asks once before you start; only caption text is sent, never video or audio, and you can switch it off in Settings. It includes 15 free video minutes each month; an optional subscription gives more. Without AI, translation runs on your iPhone. Everything else stays free. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker Video Editor4 screens
Captionry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Captionry at none against Slideshow Maker Video Editor's 4. Captionry also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slideshow Maker Video Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Captionry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker Video Editor ships an update every 3 months, Captionry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Slideshow Maker Video Editor versus Captionry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow Maker Video EditorCaptionry
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitesh PYOTEZIC LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slideshow Maker Video Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$9.99
None

Captionry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker Video Editor free?
Slideshow Maker Video Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captionry free?
Captionry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slideshow Maker Video Editor or Captionry have ads?
Neither Slideshow Maker Video Editor nor Captionry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker Video Editor or Captionry?
Slideshow Maker Video Editor ships an update every 3 months, and Captionry every 2 weeks. Most recently, Slideshow Maker Video Editor was updated on October 17, 2026 and Captionry on October 16, 2026.

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