Frequently asked questions

Fliptastic is a slideshow maker for iPhone and iPad. You choose photos, and it turns them into a video with transitions, effects and music that you can post to Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube or share anywhere else. It requires iOS 15 or later and is free to download.

Tap Create Slideshow on the home screen, pick your photos from your camera roll, the built-in stock photo library or the camera, then tap Next. On the Make Video screen you can set transitions, effects, music and per-slide duration. When it looks right, tap Share to export it.

Up to 500 photos on devices with 4GB of memory or more, 300 on 3GB devices, 200 on 2GB devices and 100 on older hardware. The limit depends on your device memory, not on whether you subscribe: it is the same for free and Premium users.

Press and hold a photo in the Photos view, then drag it across the screen to move it to a new position in the sequence.

Yes. Fliptastic is a universal app built for both iPhone and iPad, with layouts adapted for the larger screen rather than a scaled-up iPhone interface. It needs iPadOS 15 or later.

Yes. Since version 3.1, Fliptastic is made for iPhone Duo. Unfolded, the home screen, Make Video and the photo editor spread out side by side on the big inner display. Half-folded like a mini laptop, your slideshow plays above the fold with the controls below. Folded shut, it works on the outer display like any iPhone.

AI Auto-Create looks through your recent photos and builds a slideshow for you. It scores images on faces, sharpness, brightness, composition and scene content, then selects the strongest set and arranges them automatically. It is available to everyone, including free users.

No. Analysis runs entirely on your device using Apple’s Vision framework. Your photos are never uploaded to a server and are never sent to a third party. Fliptastic may need a connection only to download your own photos from iCloud when they are not already stored on your device.

A free download gives you AI Auto-Create, all 13 photo filters and the full photo editor, all six export formats, the Crossfade and Ken Burns transitions, the festive effect set, 17 of the 26 theme songs, your own music from your library or Files, text slides and unlimited saved projects. Videos exported on the free tier carry a small Fliptastic watermark.

Premium removes the watermark from every export and unlocks all 16 transitions including the Galaxy set, all 24 effects including Love, Starry and Lunar, and all 26 theme songs. It also includes any transitions, effects and songs added in future updates.

Fliptastic Premium is $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year, which works out to about $2.50 a month. The Yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial if your Apple ID has not had one before, and you are not charged if you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Prices are shown in your local currency inside the app and may vary by region. A subscription covers one Apple ID and can be shared through Family Sharing where enabled.

No. Watermark-free export is part of Fliptastic Premium. Everything else in the app, including AI Auto-Create and the full photo editor, works without a subscription. After a free export, Fliptastic offers to remove the watermark from that video: if you subscribe, it exports the same slideshow again without it.

Yes. The Yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for Apple IDs that have not had a Fliptastic trial before. The paywall shows when the trial ends and when billing starts. Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends in the Settings app, under your name and then Subscriptions, and you will not be charged.

Yes. When you tap Share, Fliptastic tells you which Premium styles your slideshow uses and offers Export with Free Styles. That switches a locked transition to Crossfade, removes a locked effect, saves the change to your project and exports the video with the free watermark.

Subscriptions are managed by Apple, not by Fliptastic. Open the Settings app on your device, tap your name, then Subscriptions, and select Fliptastic to cancel or change your plan. Cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date to avoid being charged for the next period.

Your previous purchases are still recognised and the content you bought stays unlocked. Fliptastic no longer sells individual packs; everything is now part of the Premium subscription. If your purchases do not appear, tap Restore Purchases in Settings while signed in to the same Apple ID you originally bought them with.

Open Settings inside Fliptastic and tap Restore Purchases. Make sure you are signed in to the same Apple ID that made the original purchase. You can check which account you are using in the iOS Settings app under your name.

Six: 9:16 for Instagram Reels and TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube, 8:10 for Instagram posts, 1:1 square, and the classic photo shapes 4:3 landscape and 3:4 portrait. All six are available on the free tier.

Yes. You can add songs from your device music library or audio files from the Files app, alongside the 26 built-in theme songs. The song stays with your project, so it is still there when you reopen it. Some tracks bought from iTunes are DRM protected by Apple and cannot be used in a video; that restriction comes from Apple and is outside our control. Making sure the song is downloaded locally to your device often helps.

Check that your device volume is turned up and that the silent switch is off. If you are previewing with headphones, confirm they are connected to the right device.

Yes. On the Make Video screen, open Duration and drag the slider to set the time per slide, or tap a total length from 15 seconds to 3 minutes and Fliptastic works out the time per slide for you. The same duration applies to every slide.

Fliptastic includes a built-in stock photo library powered by Pexels, so you can browse categories such as Nature, Travel and Food and drop in professional images without leaving the app. You can also add text slides as intros, titles or outros.

Tap My Projects on the home screen. Projects are saved on your device and can be reopened and edited at any time. There is no limit on how many you can keep.

The most common cause is the device running out of memory, which is more likely on older hardware or with a very large number of high-resolution photos. Try again with fewer photos, close other apps running in the background, and restart your device. If it keeps happening, email hello@fliptastic.me with your device model and iOS version.

Keep Fliptastic open until your video is ready. The screen stays awake while a video exports, but if you switch apps or lock your device during a long export, iOS can stop it and Fliptastic shows Export Interrupted; tap Try Again with the app open. If you see Not Enough Storage, your device is full: free up some space in Settings, then export again.

On the Make Video screen, open Background and choose the colour or fill you want. You can also change how each photo fits the frame using Fit, Fill or Blur Fill.

That is a Live Activity showing how far along your video export is. If an export stops, it changes to Export Interrupted so you know to open Fliptastic and try again. For a reliable export, keep Fliptastic open until the video is ready. Live Activities require iOS 16.2 or later and can be turned off in the iOS Settings app under Fliptastic.