Comparison

Project Life vs SlideBook

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

Head to head
About

Project Life

Easily create beautiful photo albums and scrapbooks on your device. Combine photos and stories with customizable templates and digital artwork. Print your creations directly through the app to hold your memories in your hands.

Highlights
  • Import photos from Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox
  • Collage-style templates and pre-designed artwork
  • Journaling with adjustable font styles
  • Hundreds of designer card collections
  • Export, share, and print completed pages
  • Order photo books directly through the app
  • Organize pages into albums
Features
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Bring your photos + stories together into a meaningful format without having to print your photos first, and without having to use crafting supplies! Documenting in the palm of your hand has never been easier, faster, or more convenient with such stunning results that you ultimately get to HOLD IN YOUR HANDS! Collage-style templates and pre-designed artwork allow for pages to come together in a snap. Pull in your photos from your Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox. There are hundreds of fantastic designer card collections to choose from within the app. Add some quick journaling notes and you’re done! Editorial-style templates are designed for fewer (or no) photos and allow for longer journaling entries and stories. Don’t allow your memories to stay trapped on your device. The best part of this game-changing method of documenting is seamlessly sharing completed pages with your friends and family — and of course getting those pages and photo books PRINTED directly THROUGH the app so that you can hold those memories in your hands! Follow @BeckyHigginsLLC on Instagram for ongoing inspiration. FEATURES: import photos from Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or Dropbox zoom, crop, edit, rotate, and rearrange photos easy drag + drop photos and cards between spots zoom in and around your page for closer details adjust font style, size, color and more colored background options lots of page layout options a huge library of card designs and kits available corners can be rounded or square several 4x6 and 6x8 collage options use Speech-to-Text for fast journaling all pages (including those in progress) automatically save to library view specific Project Life card designs before purchasing export, share, and print completed pages organize pages into albums for various projects order individual page prints or photo books square pages and photo books available in 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 sizes search features allows for easy + fast access to the cards you’re looking for The Project Life App offers a subscription service providing online backup and device-to-device syncing of the pages you create. This service is optional. The following details apply to the Online Backup subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. If you cancel your subscription your online page backups are kept for 90 days then deleted if the subscription is not resumed. Terms of Service: https://www.beckyhiggins.com/terms-of-use

About

SlideBook

Easily create professional-looking photo books with intuitive gestures. Import photos, add text, design covers, and share your creations as video books or PDF documents. Advanced features include iCloud sync and layout styles.

Highlights
  • Import and arrange photos
  • Intuitive page layout
  • Add text and create covers
  • Create video books with soundtracks
  • Export as PDF
  • Print on Blurb
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Contrary to full-fledged desktop publishing software, SlideBook is simple enough for anyone to use, and yet has all it takes to create professional-looking books. Just import your photos, layout the pages with intuitive gestures, add some text, create a cover page, and you're done! With SlideBook, you can : - insert, delete or modify pages - easily test visual associations by moving around individual pages or spreads - browse your book with a smooth visual experience as close as possible to browsing a real book - create stunning video books with an optional sound track to share your work with friends or on social media - export your book content and cover pages as PDF documents - print your book on Blurb® In addition, SlideBook supports the following advanced features : - auto-saving - synchronize your books via iCloud - infinite number or undos and redos - multiple text items on each page, including rotated text - page footers with page number support - powerful layout styles for photos - visual guides for centering and alignment - support for double page photos - keyboard shortcuts on iPad (long-press on the command key for help) - a hard-cover editor with PDF or photo backgrounds - export of spread snapshots (great for gallery thumbnails) - import of PDF books created by desktop publishing software such as Scribus or Adobe® InDesign® - support of copyright information and other meta-data in all exported media

Screenshots

Project Life4 screens
SlideBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Project Life at Free against SlideBook's $3.99. Project Life also leads on ratings volume (496 vs 8). SlideBook's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On update cadence, 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

Project Life is free to download; SlideBook costs $3.99 up front. Project Life sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and SlideBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SlideBook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Life has 496 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Project Life's written reviews are positive against 100% of SlideBook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Life ships an update every 3 weeks, SlideBook every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Project Life versus SlideBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject LifeSlideBook
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (496 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBecky Higgins LLCFJB

Customer experience

Project Life

All ratings496 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative19.4%

SlideBook

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Project Life

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Text formatting problems
  • Overlays not displaying correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to organize kits and pages into folders
  • More font and text customization options
  • Layering and photo editing tools
  • Integration with cloud storage services
  • Larger print size options (8x10, 8.5x11)
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  • Stickers and embellishment features

SlideBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Project Life

Subscriptions1
  • Backup Service (monthly)$6.991 Month
One-time9
  • Celebrate Themed CardsFree
  • Good Life 4x4 QuotesFree
  • Capture Life Themed CardsFree
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  • Essential Overlays - BlackFree
  • Essential Overlays - WhiteFree
  • Extra Layouts 1$4.99
  • Extra Layouts 2$4.99
  • Extra Layouts 5$4.99
  • Freeform Text$4.99
1 purchases

SlideBook

One-time1
  • SlideBook (Full Version)$3.99

Questions

Is Project Life free?
Project Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlideBook free?
SlideBook costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Project Life or SlideBook?
SlideBook is rated higher. Project Life averages 4.4 out of 5 from 496 ratings, while SlideBook averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Project Life or SlideBook have ads?
Neither Project Life nor SlideBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Life or SlideBook?
Project Life ships an update every 3 weeks, and SlideBook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Project Life was updated on October 24, 2026 and SlideBook on October 24, 2026.

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