Comparison

Photo Scan Plus vs Slideshow Bob

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

Head to head
About

Photo Scan Plus

Easily digitize your old photos, slides, and negatives with advanced AI. This app automatically enhances and organizes your memories, allowing you to add details, audio, and even colorize black-and-white images. Preserve and share your family history across generations.

Highlights
  • Scan multiple photos at once
  • Digitize slides and negatives
  • AI-powered auto-enhancement
  • Colorize B&W photos
  • Add audio recordings to scans
  • Create photo collages
  • Share via web link
Features
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Preserve the moments that matter most by turning printed photos, slides, negatives, and treasured keepsakes into a digital library your family can revisit and share for generations. Using advanced AI technology, Photomyne brings old photos into the digital age, making it quick and simple to scan, restore, enhance, and organize your family’s memories. Photo Scan Plus is the paid one-time purchase version of Photomyne. It includes the complete experience on your device: unlimited scanning, editing, saving, sharing, and organization on your iPhone or iPad. Add a Photomyne Membership anytime for secure cloud backup, web access, and syncing across your devices. In addition to Photo Scan Plus, we also offer *Photo Scan by Photomyne*. It's free to download and is first to include our newest features, improvements, and innovations. Choose the app that you feel fits you best. SCAN FASTER - PHOTOMYNE DOES THE REST • Scan multiple printed photos in a single shot • Digitize entire photo albums in minutes • Scan photos, slides, negatives, scrapbook pages, kids' artwork, documents, and more • Automatic edge detection, cropping, rotation, and color correction • Capture scans with a tap or Voice Control ORGANIZE YOUR MEMORIES • Create beautiful digital albums • Add names, dates, locations, and stories • Add audio recording • Scan the back of your photos and keep it attached • Easily search for photos and rediscover your memories RESTORE & BRING MEMORIES BACK TO LIFE Preserve your original scan while creating beautifully enhanced versions using Photomyne's editing tools. For more advanced restorations, optional AI-powered tools are available. • Sharpen blurry faces in photos • Colorize black & white photos • Auto restore faded colors • Manually edit with color filters • Remove scratches, tears, glare, shadows, and reflections using optional AI restoration tools (available with AI credits) AI-POWERED MAGIC In addition to its core features, Photomyne hosts handpicked external AI tools from trusted platforms to further restore and enhance your memories. These *optional* features include powerful AI enhancements like photo damage repair, subtle motion animations, and more. These advanced AI features use external AI technology and are available separately using AI credits, so you can enjoy even more photo-enhancing magic, all in one place. BACK UP & SHARE WITH PHOTOMYNE MEMBERSHIP Access your memories anytime, anywhere with a Photomyne Membership • Automatically back up your photos to the secure Photomyne Cloud • Access your memories from all your devices and on the web • Keep your entire library synced across your devices • Save photos to your device or computer in high resolution and print quality • Share individual photos, albums, or entire collections with family and friends using simple web links OPTIONAL IN-APP UPGRADE A Photomyne Membership includes: • Automatic cloud backup to the secure Photomyne Cloud • Access to your memories from all your devices and on the web • Synced library across all your devices Memberships are available as monthly, yearly, and one-time plans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings.

About

Slideshow Bob

Features
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Slideshow Bob is a beautifully minimal photo and video viewer designed for people who want a calm, elegant way to enjoy—and now share—their memories. Browse your albums, create playlists, and instantly play fullscreen slideshows with smooth transitions, video playback, filmstrip navigation, and a clean interface that stays out of your way. Fine-tune how individual photos and videos appear, adjust video playback speed, arrange albums in exactly the order you want, or export your slideshow as a video to share with family and friends. Slideshow Bob supports photos, videos, Live Photos, panoramas, screenshots, and media from your Apple Photos library. Your library stays on your device—no accounts and absolutely no tracking. Perfect for • Turning your device into a digital picture frame • Reliving holidays, parties, and special events • Playing background slideshows at home • Reviewing travel photos and videos • Creating slideshows from multiple albums • Exporting slideshows as videos to share • Browsing your library with a clean, fast interface • Sharing memories with family, friends, or clients Features • Beautiful fullscreen photo and video viewer • Smooth photo and video playback • Automatic Slideshow mode • Picture Frame mode for hands-free viewing • Create playlists across multiple albums • Drag and drop to arrange albums in your preferred order • Normal, one-from-each, and completely random playback modes • Export slideshows as videos • Add audio to exported slideshow videos • Filmstrip preview for quick navigation • Built-in video controls with play, pause, mute, and scrubbing • Adjustable video playback speed • Adjustable slideshow timing • Rate, repeat, skip, and reposition individual items • Custom fill positioning for photos and videos • Works directly with your Apple Photos albums • AirPlay support for enjoying your slideshows on a bigger screen • No ads, subscriptions, or data collection Privacy First Slideshow Bob is crafted as a privacy-first experience. Your photo library isn’t uploaded or tracked, and no account is required. Your memories remain yours. Enjoy your memories the way they were meant to be seen—and share the ones worth sharing.

Screenshots

Photo Scan Plus4 screens
Slideshow Bob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slideshow Bob at Free against Photo Scan Plus's $1.99. Photo Scan Plus's advantage is chart position (#39 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Slideshow Bob is free to download; Photo Scan Plus costs $1.99 up front. Photo Scan Plus sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Slideshow Bob sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Scan Plus ships an update every 3 months, Slideshow Bob every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Photo Scan Plus versus Slideshow Bob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Scan PlusSlideshow Bob
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhotomyne LTDPaper Violets & Shrinking Tigers Limited

Bugs and requests

Photo Scan Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty canceling subscriptions
  • Inconsistent date/time tagging of scanned photos
  • Occasional loss of photo albums

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rearrange photos within albums
  • Option to save photos directly to device storage
  • Improved batch editing and processing
  • Higher resolution scanning options
  • Better integration with other photo apps and cloud services

Slideshow Bob

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Photo Scan Plus

Subscriptions8
  • Photomyne account$1.991 Month
  • Photomyne account$9.991 Month
  • Photomyne account3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Photomyne account7 Days trial$17.996 Months
  • Photomyne account$19.996 Months
  • Photomyne membership$19.991 Month
  • Photomyne account3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Photomyne membership3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • AI Couple Portrait$3.99
  • Photomyne membership$29.99
  • Elite club access$39.99
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  • Photomyne account2 variants$47.99
1 purchases

Slideshow Bob

One-time1
  • Slideshow Bob Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Photo Scan Plus free?
Photo Scan Plus costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Slideshow Bob free?
Slideshow Bob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Photo Scan Plus or Slideshow Bob have ads?
Neither Photo Scan Plus nor Slideshow Bob shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Scan Plus or Slideshow Bob?
Photo Scan Plus ships an update every 3 months, and Slideshow Bob every 2 months. Most recently, Photo Scan Plus was updated on October 28, 2026 and Slideshow Bob on October 20, 2026.

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