Steller appealed to me when many of the other tools did not. It is a very easy to use iPhone app and the books are accessible on the Steller website. I could create a photo book right on my iPhone very easily with a variety of layouts, fonts and book styles. At this time, I not really interested in any of the animated tools. Maybe later on.
One drawback is that the Steller app is only available as an iPhone app.* I was hoping to use it with our school iPads as an app. There is a Photo Editor for Steller available for a small fee ($1.99 at the time of this blog entry) for iPad. It does have some neat effects available. Below on the left is one of my own photos and a sampling of what the photo editor can do. Another tool might be easier if it's available for both iPhone and iPad.
I am working with middle school students and high school students and wanted something that they could use to tell a story with photos they take and/or scanned pictures from home for an autobiographical piece. This will be a good tool for that type of storytelling. Many students have iPhones, so this could be a great presentation tool for them.
*Update (11/25/15): I did finally figure out that it was under the "iPhone Only" in the App Store when I had a little time to get back to this.
*Update (11/25/15): I did finally figure out that it was under the "iPhone Only" in the App Store when I had a little time to get back to this.