SlideShow with Titles
SlideShow with Titles is a photo metadata utility for iOS and macOS that displays photo titles as overlays during slideshows.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the friction of permanently editing images to add text, allowing users to surface metadata from Apple Photos albums without altering the original files.
For Users of the Apple Photos ecosystem who need to display photo titles stored in metadata during slideshows.
What does it look like?
Key features
Renders photo titles stored in file metadata as an overlay during slideshow playback.
Integrates with existing Apple Photos albums and folder structures for slideshow selection.
How much does it cost?
The app is provided as a free utility with no observable monetization or in-app purchase gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has not received a feature update or maintenance patch in 640 days. With only one version recorded in the analyzed window and no activity for well over a year, development has effectively ceased. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational activity.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for SlideShow with Titles
How's the Photo & Video market?
SlideShow with Titles occupies a niche utility space in the Photo & Video category, maintaining a 5-star rating on the App Store. Its lack of monetization and long update cadence suggest it serves as a specialized tool rather than a mass-market commercial product.
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Key takeaways for SlideShow with Titles
Where is it heading?
Users report: The market for specialized photo metadata utilities remains stable but limited, as Apple continues to restrict third-party access to internal photo data. SlideShow with Titles is currently exposed due to its long update cadence, and the PM must address this technical risk to prevent sudden loss of utility.
- The 21-month update gap suggests a maintenance-only posture, which limits the ability to respond to future iOS metadata API changes.
- The app maintains a 5-star rating, indicating that the core utility of surfacing photo titles remains valuable to its specific user base.
The SWOT
- Metadata-based rendering preserves original file integrity
- Expand metadata support to include captions
Next best moves
Audit codebase against current iOS APIs because the app has been dormant for 640 days → ensure stability
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is its primary defensive mechanism…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Technical risk management has moved from passive maintenance to active mitigation, while the feature set has been explicitly bounded to exclude caption and keyword support.
Bottom line
SlideShow with Titles serves a specific metadata-driven workflow that Apple's native tools ignore, but the 21-month development silence threatens its long-term viability. The PM should prioritize a stability audit to ensure the app remains functional for its core user base.
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Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is SlideShow with Titles free to use?
Does SlideShow with Titles edit my original photos?
Can I edit photo titles directly in the app?
Does the app support captions or keywords?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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