1001 Photo Effects vs Slidezilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1001 Photo Effects
Apply over a thousand unique photo effects from 38 categories to your images. Easily preview, select, and share your creations with friends and on social media. Save your favorite effects for quick access.
- Over 1000 photo effects
- 38 effect categories
- Quick navigation and preview
- Favorites list
- Social media sharing
- Save to photo album
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Get the App with over thousand photo effects in the App Store now. 1001 free photo effects: select a photo -> select an effect -> send to friends -> done! CHOOSE EFFECTS FROM 38 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES * Hot color effects * Toned images * Kaleidoscope effects * Sand-painted images * Poster effects * Frosted glass effects * Shadow effects * Emboss effects, … QUICK NAVIGATION & PREVIEW Navigate fast through all effects by using example images. Test an effect on the real image using the preview function. FAVORITES LIST Quickly access your favorite effects by adding them to your personal list. SHARE YOUR PHOTOS Share your effect images on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and other social nets. Send an email with the image attached to it or save it in your photo album. PRO VERSION You want even more effects and settings? Get Photo Effects Pro!
Slidezilla
Transform your photos and videos into engaging slideshow stories with a wide array of filters, transitions, and music. Easily create and share custom animated presentations or let the app randomize for quick, impressive results.
- Photo and video editing
- Customizable slideshows
- Hundreds of filters and transitions
- Add music (yours or app's)
- Colorful backgrounds
- Randomize slideshow generator
- Instant social sharing
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You and your photos and videos deserve to tell a story with transitions, filters, music, and FUN. Slidezilla is the new generation app for your photos and videos that brings them to life and allows you to share your unique slideshow stories instantly. Customize your personal stories with over a hundred FREE filters and transitions, music (yours or ours), colorful backgrounds, and much more! Go to town yourself or tap the Randomize button to automatically generate an awesome slideshow. Create amazing animated slideshows seamlessly with Slidezilla’s user-friendly app. Edit together videos as well as photos to make your creation. Instantly share your creation to your social sites and have others watch your own story. Download Slidezilla NOW to enjoy hundreds of options and customize your own photo slideshow. You have the story—Slidezilla helps tell it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1001 Photo Effects at none against Slidezilla's 1. 1001 Photo Effects also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Slidezilla's advantage is ratings volume (251 vs 11) and review sentiment (64% vs 54%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Slidezilla sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1001 Photo Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for 1001 Photo Effects against 4.2 for Slidezilla. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slidezilla has 251 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of 1001 Photo Effects's written reviews are positive against 64% of Slidezilla's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1001 Photo Effects | Slidezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better | 4.2 (251 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 251 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Dr. Rieger | Falstad.com |
Customer experience
1001 Photo Effects
Slidezilla
Bugs and requests
1001 Photo Effects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Slidezilla
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when creating videos
- Photos and videos not appearing in selection screen
- Camera roll shows incorrect photo count
- App freezes on 'Get Started' button
- Videos appear squished and distorted
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- Glitchy video editing experience
- App crashes when adding videos
- Photos deleted after slideshow creation
- Cannot post/save videos
- App crashes after upgrade to pro
- Videos speed up unexpectedly
- Photos not displaying in final video
- App crashes before saving
- Redownload requires repayment despite same Apple ID
- App won't load all available photos
Requested features
15 requests- Add text overlay capability
- Import custom music from camera roll
- More transition options
- Remove or reduce watermark
- Ability to use more than 10 photos without upgrade
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- Video trimming and splitting tools
- Disable Ken Burns zoom effect
- Custom transition placement
- Drag-and-drop media reordering
- Photo background selection
- Rearrange media by modification date
- Shorter photo duration options (less than 1 second)
- Remove unwanted color filters
- Expanded music library with popular artists
- Better tutorial for transition controls
In-app purchases
1001 Photo Effects
No in-app purchases
Slidezilla
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
Questions
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