Comparison

InShot vs Slideshow Maker & Creator

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

Head to head
About

InShot

Effortlessly edit videos and photos with AI-powered tools. Create stunning collages, add text, music, and effects. Share your creations in high resolution to social media.

Highlights
  • AI Effects & Auto Captions
  • Background Removal
  • Smart Tracking & Smooth Slow-mo
  • Video Trimming & Merging
  • Filters, Effects & Transitions
  • Photo Collage Maker
  • High-Resolution Sharing
Features
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InShot: Empowering Creators with Advanced Video and Photo Editing. Unlock effortless editing with easy-to-use features and powerful AI tools, elevating your video and photo editing experience to new heights. [AI Tool] - AI Effects. Experience the magic of AI with instant presets that elevate your images and videos in just one tap. - Auto Captions. AI-powered speech-to-text tool helps you say goodbye to manual text typing and makes video editing effortless. - Auto Remove Background. Remove background of videos/photos at the touch of a button. - Smart tracking. Make stickers/text move seamlessly in sync with your tracking object motion, adding dynamic flair to your videos. - Smooth slow-mo. Experience seamless slow-motion effects for buttery smooth videos. - Auto Adjust. Instantly enhance your images and videos with one-tap. - Smart collage. Make photo collages with AI Blend effects and Screenshot Stitch with effortless caption recognition. [Video editing] - Trim/Merge clips. - Reverse videos. - Add text, emoji and InShot exclusive stickers. - Add music, sound effects & voice-overs. - Add various-styles voice effects. - Speed control. Speed up/slow down video. Add speed ramping. - Keyframe editing. Add custome keyframe animations. - Chromakey. Easily edit green screen video. - Picture-in-Picture. Create multi-layered videos. [Filters, Effects & Transitions] - Lots of cinematic filters. - Unique effects such as Glitch, Fade, Noise, Beats, Weather, Retro DV, celebrate, etc. - AI effects. Clone, stroke, auto-blur, etc. - Combine clips with super transitions. [Photo Editing] - Add text and stickers to photos, make fun story. - Add filters and adjust brightness, contrast, curves, etc. [Photo Collage] - Easy-to-use photo grid collage maker. - Create seamless collages with AI Blend. - AI subtitle detection in Captions stitch mode. - High-quality pic stitch in horizontal/vertical way. [Share] - High video output resolution. Now InShot support save in 4K, 60fps. - Share to social apps, like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. [InShot Pro Unlimited Subscription] - With an InShot Pro Unlimited subscription, you have access to all features and paid editing materials including stickers, filter packages, etc. Watermark and advertisements will be removed automatically. - InShot Pro Unlimited subscription is billed monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. [Terms of Use] https://inshot.cc/terms/terms.html [Privacy Policy] https://inshot.cc/terms/privacy.html Feel free to contact us: inshot.ios@inshot.com, your feedback and suggestions are important to us! For more InShot news and tutorials, follow us on YouTube @InShot Video Editor. [Disclaimer]: InShot is not affiliated, associated, sponsored, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter. Acknowledgements: FUGUE Music https://icons8.com/music/

About

Slideshow Maker & Creator

Easily create and share stunning video slideshows and love stories from your photos and videos. This app offers professional editing tools, a simple interface, and fast performance to help you craft compelling visual narratives with music, themes, and effects.

Highlights
  • Create video slideshows from photos
  • Add music and themes
  • Professional editing tools
  • Fast video creation
  • HD quality video saving
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Slide Show Maker is the easiest way to create and share amazing love music videos, slideshows and love stories with your photos & videos. Video Editor SlideShow Maker is one of the best video editor, photo slideshow maker and movie editing apps on the Store. With this app, you can create, edit your video story from gallery photos easily. We are trying to build an all-in-one video editor as: Text, Music, Themes, Effects, Frames automatically… Everything you need to make an awesome video. KEY FEATURES + Powerful 9+ Slideshow themes + Easy to use professional editing tools with simple interface + Fast performance to create video in a minute + Select photos from gallery. + Save video story with HD quality and Share slideshow video with your friends via social networks Subscription Info: Yearly Subscription:- $49.99/year Monthly Subscription:- 8.99/ month Weekly Subscription:- $2.99/week - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchases. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy:- https://slideshowthemes.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://slideshowthemes.com/terms-of-use/ Enjoy!

Screenshots

InShot4 screens
Slideshow Maker & Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: InShot at 4.8 against Slideshow Maker & Creator's 4.2. InShot also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (2.5M vs 2.1K). Slideshow Maker & Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. InShot sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Slideshow Maker & Creator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InShot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of InShot's written reviews are positive against 73% of Slideshow Maker & Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InShot ships an update fortnightly, Slideshow Maker & Creator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
InShot versus Slideshow Maker & Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInShotSlideshow Maker & Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5M ratings) — better4.2 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better73.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5M — better2.1K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#32 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTANU PTE. LTD.Green & Red LLC

Customer experience

InShot

All ratings2,495,847 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews7,031 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.3%

Slideshow Maker & Creator

All ratings2,079 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral12.7%
Negative14.2%

User reviews

InShot

From 2.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Excellent editing features
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💎 Comprehensive video editing capabilities
  • 🤩 Impressive effects and transitions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Saving and conversion issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance and crashes
  • 🔒 Limited cloud/cross-device sync
  • 🔒 Restricted access to local media files
  • 🔒 Aggressive monetization tactics

Slideshow Maker & Creator

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Great format
  • 🌟 Nice options
  • 👍 Love the edits
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Wonderful app

Room to improve

  • ❌ Only allows 15 photos
  • ❌ Can't add music
  • ❌ Slow to load/process
  • ❌ Limited customization options
  • ❌ Crashes/doesn't work

Bugs and requests

InShot

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved drafts randomly disappearing
  • Video/audio desynchronization issues
  • Crashes when editing long videos
  • Difficulty accessing local media files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Green screen/chroma key support
  • More advanced text animation options
  • Improved audio editing tools
  • Ability to save multiple projects/drafts
  • Smoother integration with other apps/devices

Slideshow Maker & Creator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/signup screen issues
  • Slideshow processing errors
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add music option
  • Increase photo/video limit
  • Add more customization options (transitions, speed, etc.)
  • Improve editing capabilities
  • Add screenshot support
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  • Provide option to save/export videos

In-app purchases

11 purchases

InShot

Subscriptions3
  • InShot Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • InShot Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • InShot Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Filter pack - CREATE$1.99
  • Filter pack - CINEMA$1.99
  • Filter pack - SKIN$1.99
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  • Video Effect - FORM Pack$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Transition pack - Power$3.99
  • Transition pack - Glitch$3.99
  • InShot Pro - Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Slideshow Maker & Creator

Subscriptions3
  • Slideshow Maker - Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Slideshow Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Slideshow Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is InShot free?
InShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slideshow Maker & Creator free?
Slideshow Maker & Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InShot or Slideshow Maker & Creator?
InShot is rated higher. InShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5M ratings, while Slideshow Maker & Creator averages 4.2 from 2.1K ratings.
Do InShot or Slideshow Maker & Creator have ads?
InShot shows ads; Slideshow Maker & Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, InShot or Slideshow Maker & Creator?
InShot ships an update fortnightly, and Slideshow Maker & Creator monthly. Most recently, InShot was updated on September 25, 2026 and Slideshow Maker & Creator on September 1, 2026.

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