Video Slides is a utility for iOS devices that repurposes hardware into a continuous digital frame or signage display.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cost of purchasing dedicated digital signage hardware by utilizing idle mobile devices for static visual loops.
For Users seeking to repurpose older iPhone or iPad hardware as dedicated visual display units for home or office environments.
What does it look like?
Key features
Configures the device to display a continuous loop of images or videos as a static display.
Repurposes mobile hardware for office or room-based visual information display.
How much does it cost?
The app is listed as free with no observable in-app purchases or subscription tiers.
Velocity
Dormant developmentShow more...
Video Slides has seen no development activity for 2,240 days. With only a single version ever released and no updates since its initial launch in 2020, the app is in a state of total stagnation. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature development, or operational support.
Who built it?
Nooon
4 apps tracked · Photo & Video
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 Video Slides
How's the Photo & Video market?
Video Slides maintains a static position in the Photo & Video category with no development activity since 2020. The absence of monetization or updates signals a legacy tool that no longer competes for active market share.
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Key takeaways for Video Slides
Where is it heading?
The digital signage category is consolidating around native OS capabilities and cloud-managed services. Video Slides remains exposed due to its lack of feature expansion, which will likely result in continued user attrition as hardware ages out of compatibility.
- The 73-month update gap indicates the app is in a permanent maintenance state, leading to inevitable obsolescence against native OS features.
The SWOT
- Single-purpose utility for hardware repurposing
- Pivot to B2B signage subscription model
Next best moves
Sunset the application because development has been stagnant for over six years → eliminate support overhead
The counter-intuitive read
The app's greatest weakness—its total lack of updates—is its only remaining value…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The project status moved from a maintenance-only posture to a formal sunset recommendation, driven by the emergence of native iOS StandBy mode as a direct competitor. This shift reflects the app's total lack of development activity since 2020.
Bottom line
The app serves as a static utility for legacy hardware, but the lack of development since 2020 makes it vulnerable to native OS features that now perform the same function, suggesting the project has reached its natural sunset phase.
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Is Video Slides still supported with updates?
Does Video Slides require a subscription?
What is a modern alternative to Video Slides?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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