Comparison

Slideshow Maker vs CapCut

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

Head to head
About

Slideshow Maker

Easily transform your photos into engaging videos with animated themes, transitions, and music. This app offers a user-friendly interface for creating slideshows and movies from your camera roll, perfect for sharing on social media.

Highlights
  • Create videos from photos
  • Animated movie themes
  • Customizable transitions and effects
  • Add background music
  • Arrange photos and add titles
  • Direct sharing to social media
Features
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Video Maker – Slideshow Editor is an iPhone and iPad app that turns your photos into a movie. Pick photos from your camera roll, add animated themes, transitions, effects and music, then save the video or share it to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or email. It is free to download, and no video editing experience is needed. WHAT IS VIDEO MAKER – SLIDESHOW EDITOR? It is a photo video maker and slideshow maker. It builds a finished movie from your pictures: choose a theme, add background music from the built-in library or your own songs, add a title, and export. The app automatically analyzes your photos and keeps people in focus, so the result looks professionally edited. KEY FEATURES • Make a video from photos: create a movie or slideshow from images in your camera roll • Movie themes: ready-made themes to build photo albums and photo-and-video movies • Animated backgrounds: add moving backgrounds behind your photos • Transitions and effects: photo and video transitions, animation transitions and effects on each photo • Music: add music from the built-in library, or choose your own song or music • Arrange photos: put the images in the order you want • Titles: add a title to your video or photo • Aspect ratio: pick the format when you start a project • Share: post to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or email directly from the app HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO FROM PHOTOS 1. Tap Create Project, choose your aspect ratio, and select photos from your album. 2. Add your favourite transition. 3. Select a background. 4. Select an animation transition. 5. Choose music from the music library or from your own songs. 6. Add effects to your photos. 7. Enter your movie title. 8. Tap Done to create your movie. 9. Share it with friends on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or email. Or pick one of the themes and make a movie with photos and videos. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How do I make a video from photos on iPhone? Open Video Maker – Slideshow Editor, tap Create Project, select your photos, add music and effects, then tap Done. Can I add my own music to a photo slideshow? Yes. Choose a song from the in-app library or use your own music. Do I need editing skills? No. Choose a theme and the app does the editing, with music and effects to match your mood. Is it free? The app is free to download. The Premium subscription unlocks all themes and tools and removes ads and the watermark. How do I restore my purchases? Open the app, tap the top right corner to open the Premium window, tap RESTORE, and your in-app purchases are re-activated without paying again. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION 1. Professional video maker and slideshow tools with pro-level features and members-only benefits. 2. Unlimited access to all premium slideshow maker themes. 3. Unlimited access to all premium filters and tools. 4. Patterns, colors, stickers and fonts. 5. No ads and no watermark. 6. All movie-style photo and video transitions. Subscription plans: 1. USD $20.99 / 6 months 2. USD $3.99 / week 3. USD $30.99 / year with a 3-day free trial • Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your account settings. • Renewals are charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://pixelforce.in/ps_tc.html Privacy: https://pixelforce.in/ps_privacy.html

About

CapCut

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for creating and editing videos. It offers features like auto captions, background removal, and advanced animation options, suitable for both beginners and experienced users. Share your creations across popular social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Basic and advanced video editing tools
  • Keyframe animation and smooth slow-motion
  • Chroma key and background removal
  • Auto captions and text-to-speech
  • Trending effects, filters, and music library
  • Customizable export resolution up to 4K 60fps
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CapCut offers easy-to-use video editing functions, in-APP fonts and effects, advanced features such as keyframe animation, smooth slow-motion, chroma key, and stabilization, to help you capture and snip moments. Create fancy videos with other unique features: auto captions, text-to-speech, motion tracking, and background removal. Show your personality and go viral on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook! FEATURES Basic video editing • Trim and shorten clips and split or merge videos. • Adjust video speed from 0.1x to 100x, and apply speed curves to clips. • Animate video clips with incredible zoom in/out effects. • Highlight the best moments with the freeze feature. • Explore transition options with awesome effects on and between clips. Advanced video editor • Keyframe video animation is available for all settings. • Edit videos to create smooth slow-motion with the optical flow feature and speed curve tool. • Use the chroma key to remove specific colors from videos. • Easy to arrange and preview clips on multi-track timeline. • The stabilizing feature keeps video footage steady. Intelligent features • Auto captions: automate speech recognition and subtitles in videos. • Text-to-speech: apply text-to-speech in multiple languages and voices. • Background removal: automatically remove backgrounds. Text & Stickers • Add text to videos with different fonts and styles, choose unique text templates. Fonts can be imported locally. • Subtitles can be added to the timeline of video tracks and can be moved and adjusted in one step. Trending Effects & Filters • Match video content with diverse filters that are updated weekly with the latest trends. • Edit videos with hundreds of trending effects, including Glitch, Blur, 3D, etc. • Add movie-style video filters or adjust video brightness, contrast, etc. Music & Sound Effects • Add millions of music clips and sound effects to videos. • Extract audio, clips, and recordings from videos. Easy to Share • Custom video export resolution, HD video editor supports 4K 60fps exports and smart HDR. • Adjust the format and share with your friends on social media platforms. CapCut is an all-in-one video editor and video maker application with everything you need to create stunning, high-quality videos. Beginners can get started with CapCut in a matter of seconds, while advanced users can enjoy all the functions they need to edit videos. Terms of Service — https://www.capcut.com/clause/terms-of-service Privacy Policy — https://www.capcut.net/clause/privacy Contact Us Any questions about CapCut? Please contact us at capcut.support@bytedance.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capcutapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capcutapp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/capcutofficial TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capcut

Screenshots

Slideshow Maker4 screens
CapCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CapCut at 4.6 against Slideshow Maker's 4.0. CapCut also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.1M vs 10K). Slideshow Maker's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 49%). On price, ads, 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. Slideshow Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and CapCut sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CapCut holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CapCut has 1.1M ratings behind it against 10K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Slideshow Maker's written reviews are positive against 49% of CapCut's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slideshow Maker ships an update every 2 months, CapCut weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Slideshow Maker versus CapCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlideshow MakerCapCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10K ratings)4.6 (1.1M ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings10K1.1M — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB808 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerpixel force private limitedBytedance Pte. Ltd

Customer experience

Slideshow Maker

All ratings10,326 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral17.8%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral17.5%
Negative18.7%

CapCut

All ratings1,126,544 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews18,812 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative41.4%

User reviews

Slideshow Maker

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient slideshow creation
  • 💡 Variety of effects and transitions
  • 🎨 Good photo editing capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, must pay for full access
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💸 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📤 Difficulty uploading own music

CapCut

From 1.1M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Beginner-friendly
  • 🚀 Efficient editing
  • 👍 Extensive effects and templates
  • 🚀 Fast rendering

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy performance
  • 🐛 Glitchy behavior
  • 💰 Excessive monetization
  • 🐛 Unreliable storage management
  • 🐛 Buggy audio/video synchronization

Bugs and requests

Slideshow Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add more than 7 photos
  • Music playback issues and repeated songs
  • Slideshow generation often fails to complete

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase free photo limit
  • Add more free music options
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Allow custom music uploads in free version

CapCut

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleted projects not recoverable
  • Camera/video recording issues
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved slow motion feature
  • More advanced editing tools (e.g. graphs, custom transitions)
  • Better audio editing capabilities
  • Organizational features (e.g. folders, project management)
  • Expanded language support

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slideshow Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Video Maker Weekly Pro$3.997 Days
  • Video Maker HalfYearly$20.996 Months
  • Video Maker Yearly Pro3 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro version$2.99
7 purchases

CapCut

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Subscription1 Month trial4 variants$9.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Slideshow Maker free?
Slideshow Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CapCut free?
CapCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slideshow Maker or CapCut?
CapCut is rated higher. Slideshow Maker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while CapCut averages 4.6 from 1.1M ratings.
Do Slideshow Maker or CapCut have ads?
Neither Slideshow Maker nor CapCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slideshow Maker or CapCut?
Slideshow Maker ships an update every 2 months, and CapCut weekly. Most recently, Slideshow Maker was updated on November 11, 2026 and CapCut on November 11, 2026.

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