Comparison

Fliptastic vs SLIDESHOW

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

Head to head
About

Fliptastic

Effortlessly transform your photos into engaging videos for social media. This app offers AI-powered creation, numerous transitions, and a music library to make your slideshows shine. Perfect for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube.

Highlights
  • AI auto-creation of slideshows
  • 40+ cinematic transitions
  • Platform-optimized export formats
  • Built-in music library
  • Photo editing and filters
  • Themed effect packs
  • Stock photo integration
Features
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Turn your photos into stunning videos in seconds — no editing skills needed. Fliptastic is the easiest way to make beautiful photo slideshows with music for Reels, TikTok, YouTube and more. Just pick your photos, choose a style, and share. NEW: MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Unfold iPhone Duo and Fliptastic opens up: your video and its controls sit side by side on the big inner screen. Half-fold it like a mini laptop to watch your slideshow above the fold while you fine-tune it below. Folded or unfolded, in every pose, Fliptastic fits. AI AUTO-CREATE Let AI pick your best photos and arrange them into a slideshow for you. It looks at quality, faces, composition and lighting, right on your device — your photos are never uploaded. 40+ TRANSITIONS & EFFECTS 17 transitions — Ken Burns, Crossfade, Flip In, Zoom, Cube, Bounce and more — plus 24 effects with hearts, falling stars, Lunar New Year and Christmas themes. Use one style, mix them up, or pick a different transition for any slide. Crossfade, Ken Burns and the Christmas effects are free; Premium unlocks the rest. 6 FORMATS FOR EVERY SCREEN • 9:16 for Reels, TikTok & Stories • 16:9 for YouTube • 8:10 for Instagram posts • 1:1 Square • NEW: 4:3 Landscape and 3:4 Portrait, the classic photo shapes MUSIC THAT FITS Choose from 26 theme songs (17 free), or add songs you own from your music library or the Files app. Set your video's length in one tap, from 15 seconds to 3 minutes. PHOTO EDITOR & FILTERS 13 filters, crop, rotate and flip, plus brightness, contrast, saturation and warmth. Draw or add text right on a photo, with undo and redo. BEAUTIFUL TEXT SLIDES Add titles and captions with handpicked decorative fonts like Billabong, Pacifico and Permanent Marker. Perfect for intros, outros and storytelling. STOCK PHOTOS BUILT IN Need more photos? Browse thousands of free stock images from Pexels right inside the app, or take new ones with the camera. MORE FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE • No ads • Save unlimited projects and edit anytime • Drag & drop to reorder photos • Fit, Fill or Blur Fill for every photo shape • Smooth 30 or 60 fps export • Live Activities & Dynamic Island progress • Save to Photos or Files, or share to your favorite apps FREE TO START, PREMIUM WHEN YOU WANT MORE Fliptastic is free to download and includes the Crossfade and Ken Burns transitions, the Christmas effects, 17 theme songs, all 13 filters and all 6 formats. Videos made for free carry a Fliptastic watermark. Fliptastic Premium removes the watermark and unlocks every transition, effect and theme song, plus all future content. Packs you bought before stay unlocked. Download Fliptastic and start making videos your friends and family will love. Subscription Terms: - Fliptastic Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings - Privacy Policy: https://fliptastic.me/privacy-policy - Terms of Use (EULA): https://fliptastic.me/terms

About

SLIDESHOW

Transform your photos and music into engaging videos with a wide selection of templates and transitions. Enhance your creations with diverse filters and customize background music for any occasion. Easily create shareable content in various aspect ratios.

Highlights
  • 80+ video templates
  • 80+ transitions
  • 30+ photo filters
  • Customizable music
  • Multiple aspect ratios (16:9, 1:1)
Features
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SLIDESHOW is a video editor that edits your beautiful memories into videos. You can take pictures of your family during holidays or any special occasion. This app makes it easy to edit your precious moments for those beautiful memories. [Features] ▪ Make pictures and music into one beautiful movie by using 80+ templates. ▪ Provides more than 80 beautiful transitions. ▪ More than 30 photo filters are provided. ▪ You can modify music for any occasion.. ▪ Support 16:9 ratio, 1:1 ratio, and so on. This app offers auto-renewing subscriptions: Monthly Subscription: $1.99/Month Yearly Subscription: $9.99/Year One Time: $14.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions maybe managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to our subscription. Terms of Use: http://topappsbuilds.com/terms_conditions/ Privacy: http://topappsbuilds.com/privacy_policy/

Screenshots

Fliptastic4 screens
SLIDESHOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fliptastic at 4.6 against SLIDESHOW's 3.9. Fliptastic also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (573 vs 90). SLIDESHOW's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fliptastic sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SLIDESHOW sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fliptastic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fliptastic has 573 ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Fliptastic's written reviews are positive against 63% of SLIDESHOW's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fliptastic ships an update every 2 months, SLIDESHOW every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fliptastic versus SLIDESHOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFliptasticSLIDESHOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (573 ratings) — better3.9 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews62.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings573 — better90
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTing Tze Chuen江 邱

Customer experience

Fliptastic

All ratings573 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative33.2%

SLIDESHOW

All ratings90 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative25.8%

Bugs and requests

Fliptastic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SLIDESHOW

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keeps crashing
  • Keeps signing out
  • Kicks users out of the app
  • Glitches when playing video
  • Cannot hear music
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  • Cannot open the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add TikTok sounds
  • Apply to all feature for transitions
  • Add overlays for videos

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Fliptastic

Subscriptions2
  • Fliptastic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Fliptastic Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lunar Pack$0.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$1.99
  • Starry Pack$1.99
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  • Galaxy Pack$1.99
  • Love Pack$2.99
  • Unlock Everything$6.99
4 purchases

SLIDESHOW

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Slide Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$14.99

Questions

Is Fliptastic free?
Fliptastic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SLIDESHOW free?
SLIDESHOW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fliptastic or SLIDESHOW?
Fliptastic is rated higher. Fliptastic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 573 ratings, while SLIDESHOW averages 3.9 from 90 ratings.
Do Fliptastic or SLIDESHOW have ads?
Neither Fliptastic nor SLIDESHOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fliptastic or SLIDESHOW?
Fliptastic ships an update every 2 months, and SLIDESHOW every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fliptastic was updated on October 10, 2026 and SLIDESHOW on September 27, 2026.

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