Comparison

Fliptastic vs Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

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, and 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 Video Maker w/ Music

Create engaging slideshows from your photos and videos, enhanced with music and voiceovers. Easily manage your media, add transitions, and share your creations across social platforms to celebrate special moments.

Highlights
  • Photo management and reordering
  • Customizable transitions
  • Add music and voiceovers
  • Audio editing (trim, volume)
  • Adjust photo duration
  • Save and share slideshows
Features
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Turn baby's first year, a wedding day or a life well loved into a movie your family will watch again and again. Pick your photos and video clips, add music, and Slideshow Maker does the rest: gentle motion, cuts on the beat, captions and dates. No editing skills needed. Made for the moments that matter most: newborn milestones, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and loving memorial tributes. Share them with family on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, iMessage and more. NEW IN 1.7: • Video Clips: Mix up to 10 videos with your photos (the first 60 s of each). Trim each clip, keep or mute its sound and set its volume. Your music softens while a clip plays. • Baby Monthly: Add a birth date and every photo shows your baby's age ("3 months"). Get a gentle monthly reminder, then turn the first year into one video in a tap. • Motion: Photos slowly zoom and pan for a cinematic feel. • Sync to Beat: Cuts land on the rhythm of your music, from the built-in library or your own songs. • New Templates: Save the Date, In Loving Memory in 16:9 for projectors and TVs, and a Then & Now transition. • Smart Photo Pick: Skips screenshots and near-duplicates, with one-tap Undo. FEATURES: • Templates: 48 handcrafted themes for baby milestones, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and memorial tributes. • Transitions: A huge collection of cinematic transitions and styles. • Edit Photos: Crop, filters, brightness, contrast and saturation, drawing, text and emoji stickers. Drag to reorder. • Captions & Titles: Add a caption to any photo, an opening title card or automatic date stamps. • Offline Music: 48 royalty-free recordings in 12 family and baby themes. Free, no internet needed. • Your Music: Use songs from your own music library. • Edit Audio: Fade-in, fade-out and volume, carried into your exported video. • Voice-over (Premium at export): Tell the story in your own voice. Your music dips gently under it. • Canvas & Ratios: 1:1 for Instagram, 9:16 for Reels & TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube, plus 4:5 and 4:3, with custom background colours. • Duration: Set how long each photo stays on screen. • Share: Save to Photos or share anywhere. Free exports are HD 720p with a small watermark, after a short ad. • Light and Dark themes, in 10 languages. SLIDESHOW MAKER PREMIUM: Try every template, transition and voice-over marked with a crown for free. Premium is needed only when you export. Premium includes: * Full HD 1080p exports with no watermark * All premium templates and cinematic transitions * Voice-over narration on top of your music * Extra caption styles and fonts, plus custom colours * Music import from iCloud Drive and Dropbox * Your own watermark text or logo * No ads Subscription options: * Monthly: $9.99 / month, starting with a 3-day free trial * Yearly: $29.99 / year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you, and auto-renew may be turned off, in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://yellowbeeapps.com/Privacy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you: yellowbee20192024@gmail.com Thank you for letting us help you keep your memories alive.

Screenshots

Fliptastic4 screens
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fliptastic at none against Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music's shown. Fliptastic also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 40%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Video Maker w/ Music sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fliptastic has 575 ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Fliptastic's written reviews are positive against 40% of Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fliptastic ships an update monthly, Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fliptastic versus Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFliptasticSlideshow Video Maker w/ Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (575 ratings) — better4.4 (100 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings575 — better100
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTing Tze ChuenThai An

Customer experience

Fliptastic

All ratings575 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative33.0%

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

All ratings100 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • Galaxy Pack$1.99
  • Love Pack$2.99
  • Unlock Everything$6.99
2 purchases

Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Fliptastic free?
Fliptastic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music free?
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fliptastic or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music?
Fliptastic is rated higher. Fliptastic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 575 ratings, while Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music averages 4.4 from 100 ratings.
Do Fliptastic or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music have ads?
Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music shows ads; Fliptastic does not.
Which is updated more often, Fliptastic or Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music?
Fliptastic ships an update monthly, and Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music every 3 months. Most recently, Fliptastic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Slideshow Video Maker w/ Music on November 3, 2026.

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