Creating a deck for a presentation is not an easy task. To create visually appealing slides and a visually appealing presentation for the audience, we must have a good sense of art. Nowadays, a lot of presentation apps for iPad can be downloaded from the App Store. However, not all people know which app will meet their needs the most.
In this article I list 10 best presentation apps for iPad that you can use to create or to present a great presentation. I also give review to each app so you will know which app that suits you best.
1. Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint helps us create slides to deliver our presentation to audiences, collaborate with other people in creating slides, and more.
PowerPoint is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Please check your iPad OS version first before you install the app. Make sure that it is iPadOS 15.0 or later. The app has been used by 300 thousand+ people and it gets a 4.7-star rating in the AppStore.
PowerPoint is free to download and install to our iPad, but to access more features without any restriction a subscription must be purchased first. The price of the subscription is in the range of $6.99 to $99.99.
Create, edit, and present a slide to your audiences from your iPad become easier and fast. Share the link of the slide to others to be able to access your slide helps me to save time in distributing the slide. I can also give other people access to edit the slide to collaborate with.
2. Canva
Create your invitation, cards, YouTube thumbnail, and slides for your presentation with Canva on your iPad.
This app is developed by Canva Pty Ltd. If you decide to install Canva on your iPad, make sure that the iPad OS on your device is iPadOS 12.0 or later. With the great features that Canva has, the app is so underrated so it gest only 3.4-star rating.
Canva is free to download and used. However, some items in Canva required us to have a premium account. The price to get a premium account is in the range of $0.99 to $119.99.
Canva helps me to design cards, YouTube thumbnail, Twitter banner, invitations, slides, and more. I can adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast to make the look of the images or slides better.
3. Google Slides
Create, present, and collaborate with your friends in creating slides for many purpose with Google Slides for $0 on your iPad.
Google Slides is developed by Google LLC. USed by 200 thousand users more, the app has been rated by them and received a 4.6-star in the AppStore. Before install the app, check the iPad OS version on your device first. It must be iPadOS 14.0 or later.
This 12th best app under Productivity category can be downloaded from AppStore and can be used on your iPad for totally free. No need to purchase a subscription or items to access the whole features.
Google Sides allows me to create new slides for presentation, or even edit the existing slides of your or others. Once I finish working on the slides, I can share the presentation to the audiences online or to my friends to collaborate with. When someone share their slides to me, I can access it online or offline anytime, and anywhere. PowerPoint files can also be presented using Google Slides.
4. Adobe Spark Video
Create videos for your Facebook ads, business pitches, product demos, Instagram videos, and tutorials like a pro with Adobe Spark Video.
The app is developed by Adobe Inc.. Gained 4.7-star rating in the App Store, the app has been used by more than 20 thousand users. Adobe Spark Video will only work well in iPadOS 15.0 or later. So, if the OS version on your iPad is under iPadOS 15.0, lease update it first.
Download Adobe Spark Video from AppStore and install it to your iPad for free. However, you might need to purchase a subscription if you prefer to get more access in using certain features. The price of the subscriptions are $9.99 for the monthly subscription, and $99.99 for the yearly subscription.
By using the app, I can create videos for many purposes. This app is simple, fun and fast to use. I can combine many video clips, icons, and photos easily into a leasing video. Adding background sound is also handy. It can be the built-in sounds or even our personal music. If the sound is too loud or too low, the volume can be adjusted too from the app. The available templates will help us to produce a high quality video.
5. Keynote
Create and deliver a stunning presentation from your iPad using Keynote.
The app is developed by Apple Inc. Has been used by 16.5 thousand more users, Keynote received 3.5-star rating in the AppStore. This app required iPadOS 15.0 or later to run well. So, please update the iPadOS on your iPad first if its version is under OS 15.0.
Download Keynote from AppStore and use it for free. No need to purchase any subscription or items to access all features or increase the app’s performance.
Keynote allows me to create a deck for presentation collaboratively with my coworkers. I can see who are currently edit the deck by following its cursor. If I don’t have a lot of time creating the deck, I can simply pick one of the 40 themes created by Apple, then directly adjust it with the contents that I want to present. Besides, the slide transitions, object animations which are cinematic and beautiful can be applied too.
6. Notability
Create notes from imported textbooks, images, slides, audio, and more using Notability. There’s no need to bring bulky papers or physical notes with you.
Notably is developed by Ginger Labs. This 143rd best app under the Productivity category required iPadOS 14.0 or later to run smoothly. This app is also received a 4.7-star rating in the AppStore, rated by more than 26 thousand users.
Download the app from AppStore for $0 and install it to your iPad. Use the app for free, but if you have an urge to have premium account you must purchase a subscription first. The type of the subscriptions are two; monthly and yearly. The monthly subscription costs $2.99 and the yearly subscription costs $12.99.
Notability allows me to create multi-media notes. Imported textbooks, documents, lecture slides, class assignments, and images can be marked up, highlighted, and more with the app tools. Recording, playing back audio of lectures, and leaving notes to certain time stamp of the audio can be done too.
7.Slideshow Creator
Produce a slide for many purposes with available templates using Slideshow Creator. There is no need to be an expert in the design field to create a professional slide.
This app is developed by Animoto Inc. Gaining a 4.8-star rating, the app has been used by 25 thousand users more. Slideshow Creator required iPadOS 12.0 or later to be installed on your iPad to work well.
You can get the app for free from the AppStore. Basically, the app can be used for free too, however, if you need to get full access for all the features that SlideshowCreator has, you must have an active subscription. The price of the subscription is in the range of $4.99 to $59.99.
This app helps me in creating slides for birthday invitations and banners, wedings invitations, sports teams and events poster, e-cards and more in just in a few taps. The steps are choosing a template, uploading photos or video clips from my local storage or from my Facebook account, selecting music for background, adding text or caption, and last, sharing it with family, friends or on social media.
8. SlideShare
Find millions of presentations and videos in SlideShare to enrich the your points on your presentation to your audience using iPad.
SlideShare is developed by Scribd. Has been used by 16 thousand users more, the app gains a 4.6-star rating in the AppStore. Before you install the app on your iPad, please make sure that the OS on your iPad is iPadOS 11.0 or later. If else, the app may not work well or crash.
Currently, the language that is supported by the app only English. So, if you need to change the language to your mother tongue (for those who speak English as second or foreign language) you will not be able to do it.
No need to plan your budget to use the app. It is free to download and use. All features are able to be access without having any active subscription.
SlideShare provides over 15 million presentations, infographics that are professional, and also video in a great layout in full-screen mode. I can also discover contents based on my favorite interests or topics. The favorites feature is really useful for me. I can add any presentation to be saved on my favorites. So, I can read it later whether online or offline.
9. Slides Maker: Slideshow to PDF
Import pictures, customize the background of your slide, and more with Slides Maker: Slideshow to PDF.
This ap is developed by 璐 郑 (Lu Zheng). Your iPad must have iPadOS 11.0 or later to run Slide Maker without any problem or without crash. The app is originally developed for iPad. Since it is released in the AppStore for the first time, now the app has a 4.5-star rating.
Currently, the app is only supported two languages; English, and Simplified Chinese.
You will not be charged to download the app from AppStore. However, if you need to access all features in the app without any limitation, a subscription must be purchased first. The price of the subscription is in the range of $1.49 to $35.99.
The app helps me to create a new presentation or continue to edit the existing presentation that I save on the library. Once I finish creating or editing the presentation, I can share it in a long picture or in the PDF extension. Importing photos as a complement to the presentation, add text and also background can be done too in just a few taps. If I am in a hurry and have no time creating slide from scratch, I can pick a template then directly use it to be adjusted the contents based on the points that I want to show.
10. Prezi Viewer
Create, share, and view your own or others’ prezis from your iPad. Prezi Viewer makes it easy for us to prepare a presentation.
Develoed by Prezi Inc., this app was originally designed for iPad. Prezi has been used by 6.8 thousand iPad or iPhone users, and gains a 4.4-star rating. This app requires iPadOS 11.0 or later to run well. So, check the OS on your iPad first before downloading the app and make sure if it is meet the requirement.
Say good bye to plan a budget for using app that helps you creating presentation since Prezi is free to download and use. You can access all features there and no subscription is needed.
By using Prezi, I can access and view my prezis online. Sharing my prezis to others via email, social media, and also messaging are possible to do. Prezis own by other that are shared with me can be viewed by me online. It just need to pinch the screen to zoom in or zoom out.
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