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Microsoft PowerPoint

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Microsoft PowerPoint on mobile is praised for its core functionality in creating presentations, but recent reviews highlight significant issues with app stability, performance, and limited features compared to its desktop counterpart, often requiring a paid subscription for full use.

4.7★ lifetime (563,576) Free to download since 2014 by Microsoft Corporation updated 0.1 mo ago recent negative 32% 120 reviews across 3 regions
Performance & Stability Feature Limitations (Mobile) Payment/Subscription Core Utility
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

Microsoft PowerPoint is widely recognized as a powerful tool for creating presentations, with many users finding it essential for school and work. However, recent feedback indicates a decline in performance on mobile devices, with frequent crashes and a perceived lack of features compared to the desktop version, leading to frustration among users.

What users like

  • Effective for creating professional presentations and slideshowsR5R12R29R68
  • Helpful for school assignments and work projectsR5R24R27R30
  • Allows for offline work on presentationsR71
  • Offers good features for making presentations look professional and engagingR29R62

What users complain about

  • Requires payment for full functionality, which many users find frustrating or a 'scam'R4R7R14R20
  • Frequent crashes and glitches, making the app unusable for someR17R33R42R56
  • Poor performance on mobile devices, including lag, slow loading, and freezingR8R11R21R31
  • Significantly limited features and editing tools compared to the desktop versionR103R123R170
  • Issues with opening or saving files, and sometimes deleting workR80R114R121
  • Difficult to navigate and use on smaller mobile screensR11R35R70R125

Latest update · v2.111.4

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

• General quality and performance enhancements.

Recurring themes

Payment/Subscription negative
Many users are frustrated by the requirement to pay for full access to features, viewing it as a 'scam' or unnecessary given the app's free download status.R4R7R14R20
Performance & Stability negative
A significant number of recent reviews report frequent app crashes, freezing, lag, and slow loading times, making the app difficult or impossible to use on mobile devices. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'quality and performance enhancements'.R8R11R17R21
Feature Limitations (Mobile) negative
Users express disappointment over the lack of features and editing tools on the mobile app compared to the desktop version, citing issues with text effects, image editing, animation timing, and file management.R40R103R110R115
Core Utility positive
Despite the issues, many users still find PowerPoint to be an essential and effective tool for creating presentations for school, work, and personal projects, appreciating its ability to make professional-looking slides.R1R5R12R15

Who it's for

This app is for users who need to view or perform basic edits on PowerPoint presentations on a mobile device, especially if they already have a school or work account R11. It is not for users who expect the full functionality and stability of the desktop version, or those unwilling to pay for a subscription R4R7R103R123.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, particularly regarding performance and payment requirements, which contrasts with the high lifetime rating. Many positive reviews are very short and generic, offering less detail than the negative ones. The developer's notes mention 'quality and performance enhancements', but recent reviews contradict this, reporting ongoing and severe performance issues.

Frequently asked

Is Microsoft PowerPoint free on mobile?
Microsoft PowerPoint is free to download, but many users report that full functionality and editing capabilities require a paid subscription, with some citing costs around £8-9 for access R4R7R14R20.
Does PowerPoint on mobile have the same features as the desktop version?
No, many users report that the mobile version of PowerPoint has significantly limited features and editing tools compared to the desktop application, making it difficult to perform advanced tasks like changing animation timings or detailed text effects R103R123R170.
Does PowerPoint for mobile crash frequently?
Yes, a significant number of recent reviews indicate that the PowerPoint mobile app frequently crashes, freezes, or experiences lag, sometimes deleting unsaved work or preventing users from opening files R17R33R56R60.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R5] 5/5 · GB My first point has power: Using this power point for the first time, I have been busy and able to get my project done and ready, the hints where helpful.
  2. [R12] 5/5 · GB Amazing: Love it , it’s so creative and common and addictive and fun
  3. [R29] 5/5 · GB PowerPoint Review: Excellent for assignment,business or conference presentations. Great features that make each page look professional, clean and engaging and I highly recommend it to everyone, students, teachers, business partners. Everyone!! ✨
  4. [R68] 5/5 · CA Still the best program: Ppt is still the best presentation software on the market for the person who is not a professional designer or hi tech nerd. I make scores of presentations every year, PowerPoint makes me -someone who can’t draw a cat in Pictionary without people thinking it’s a watermelon with whiskers- look like a professional. It’s my go-to for speech tracks, detailed drawings, and det
  5. [R24] 5/5 · GB Best at for work: I have used it for years so straight forward and easy to us great for getting my work done.
  6. [R27] 5/5 · GB Amazing app!: Such a great, helpful app - perfect for work school
  7. [R30] 5/5 · GB Power point: Good for school
  8. [R71] 5/5 · CA PowerPoint presentations: This app really helps you make a PowerPoint for your job or school while you are offline.
  9. [R62] 5/5 · CA Amazing app: The app allows you to create beautiful presentations and slideshows. The new Outline features is amazing, and my presentations stand out. Download today!
  10. [R4] 1/5 · GB TERRIBLE: I had no access to anything and I didn’t have a keyboard so I paid around £8-9 and I still couldn’t do anything! What a scam! Terrible service! Disappointed and angry! 10 pounds wasted and 30 minutes of my life gone too
  11. [R7] 1/5 · GB why do you have to pay?: Absolutely useless! You can't anything ill just downlond an app that actually lets me use it
  12. [R14] 3/5 · GB Good but not the best: I mean it’s good but you basically have to pay for most or all of it except what presentation you chose I would give it two or three stars
  13. [R20] 1/5 · GB Terrible cost: It costs £8 a month and you can’t even buy it seperate from all Microsoft ads
  14. [R17] 3/5 · GB BUG!!!: When I open PowerPoint it just kicks me off I tried re downloading it many times and I can’t use it I’ve tried everything.
  15. [R33] 1/5 · GB I wouldn’t use this if I wasn’t forced to: Well my a level coursework requires me to use PowerPoint so I’m doing this for the grade, but this is ridiculous. I can only open up the app once and do whatever on it, then the second I go off the app, it’s over. I can’t reopen the app. It closes the second it opens. There’s only one way around this, I need to uninstall the app every time after I’ve used
  16. [R42] 1/5 · GB Diabolical: Keeps changing my font without me asking it too, crashes, lags whenever i copy and paste something, keeps adding bulletpoints?????????
  17. [R56] 1/5 · CA Literally wants me to fail: WHY DOES IT KEEP RANDOMLY CRASHING ON A BRAND NEW IPAD PRO AND DELETES ALL THE NOTES I HAD ALREADY TAKEN????????????
  18. [R8] 1/5 · GB OPTIMIZE YOUR GODDAMN APPS: you created windows and managed to make PowerPoint so sloppy. OPTIMIZE the app like a good boy.
  19. [R11] 3/5 · GB it’s alright but….: i use this on a school account but it seems really glitchy and kinda difficult to use on a phone, j recommend it on a laptop or computer or tablet/ipad a
  20. [R21] 3/5 · GB Images: Very bad cuz lata loading
  21. [R31] 1/5 · GB Rubbish app and bane of my existence: Glitchy app that does not let me do anything quickly
  22. [R103] 2/5 · CA PC Version is a Million Times Better!: Downloaded this app with the expectation that I'd be able to create powerpoint presentations using all the same features and editing tools I use on my laptop only to find 80% of them don't exist on this app! Where's the option to edit text effects? Where's the options for editing the colour of photos? Where's the option to decide the speed and duration of an
  23. [R123] 2/5 · CA Extremely Limited and Under Featured: Every time I need to do some real work in PowerPoint on my iPad, I could barely go beyond editing basic text or replacing an image I already inserted and configured from the desktop app. You can’t change the timing of any animations or customize how text is animated, among many other disappointments. Such limitation is completely artificial as we’re in 2024
  24. [R170] 3/5 · AU Limited functionality: Very limited functionality compared to desktop app
  25. [R80] 3/5 · CA Used to be good, but..: It’s been like two major updates and I still have the same ducking bug. I can’t open any presentation or my app crashes. It does that too with Exel and Word. I am updating again and again but you just don’t fix the bug. It’s annoying, PLEASE repair it.
  26. [R114] 2/5 · CA What the heck.: I am doing everything I can including learning how to troubleshoot but half my files wont open for some reason. Same thing with Word. This is very frustrating and I’m using a student account (which I pay for in my tuition every semester) but I can’t be spending hours trying to fix these issues when they should be spent on studying. I have a test tomorrow that I’ll most likely fail
  27. [R121] 1/5 · CA Bad: It completely deleted my power point and I was nearly done. So frustrating. It deleted and I was so close to finishing!
  28. [R35] 1/5 · GB Horribly frustrating: Absolutely unusable on mobile. Do not install unless you want to rip some hair out.
  29. [R70] 2/5 · CA Bad: Hard to work on fix it make it easier
  30. [R125] 3/5 · CA Very hard and annoying to navigate on mobile: Other then that, it's ok.
  31. [R40] 4/5 · GB OK: This app is great for doing PowerPoint presentations and slide shows but sometimes it just doesn’t allow you to change the background on certain templates which is quite annoying. Also it sometimes doesn’t let you change the pictures on a template. Overall it is a good way to make presentations!
  32. [R110] 3/5 · CA Need to fix file browser: Please fix the file browser - even on an iPad, the file names are truncated to the point it’s hard to tell which file you need. Plus the browser should allow you to sort by date or file name. There’s plenty of space on the iPad but I’m sure there’s a better way for iPhone, too. Otherwise, a good app to enable mobile viewing and some editing of PP slides.
  33. [R115] 1/5 · CA constantly fails: great when works, but constantly won’t open docs coming from Windows (very frustrating, makes me think about switching out of IOS) also missing many features present in Windows’ PowerPoint
  34. [R1] 5/5 · GB The power point maker on earth: The best should try it now
  35. [R15] 5/5 · GB MPP: Outstanding, it’s amazing you try it you won’t regret it
  36. [R60] 1/5 · CA Freezing: I’ve been struggling with my Microsoft apps on my iPad device. More specifically PowerPoint and Word. I’m not sure as to why they are not working properly, or if it’s just for me. But I have used them for a little over a year, and suddenly they will not function properly. Can anyone fix this or what should I do. I have deleted it, re installed it, shut down my entire iPad, nothing is wor

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store