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Google Slides alternatives

Google Slides users often look for alternatives due to significant issues with its mobile app, particularly on iPad, and a lack of advanced features available on the desktop version. Alternatives like Canva offer more design flexibility, while Google Docs is better for text-heavy content, and Google Drive serves as a general file storage solution.

Why users look for alternatives to Google Slides

The alternatives

Google Drive
4.8★ · 7,654,354 ratings · Free

Google Drive is a cloud storage service that allows users to store, organize, and access various files, including presentations, from multiple devices R52R55R58R62. It is described as practical, useful, organized, and convenient R52R58R62.

Better for: Google Drive is better for users who primarily need a reliable place to store and manage their files, including presentations, and want easy access across devices R55. It is useful for backing up content and organizing documents R55.

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Google
4.6★ · 4,800,741 ratings · Free

The Google app primarily serves as a search engine, allowing users to find information quickly and efficiently R66R70R78. It can predict user needs and provide relevant sections R66.

Better for: The Google app is better for users whose main need is to search for information, get predictions, and access various Google services R66R70. It is not designed for creating presentations.

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Google Chrome
4.7★ · 3,648,868 ratings · Free

Google Chrome is a web browser that users find user-friendly and secure R80R86. It is preferred by some over other platforms for its perceived safety R86.

Better for: Google Chrome is better for users who need a web browser for general internet use, including accessing web-based versions of Google Slides or other online tools, and prioritize a user-friendly and secure browsing experience R80R86. Some users find using Google Slides in Safari (a web browser) easier than the dedicated app R19.

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Canva
4.9★ · 3,440,872 ratings · Free

Canva is a design app that offers numerous templates and tools for creating and editing various visual content, including presentations R102. Users describe it as easy to work with and helpful for creativity without needing extensive graphic design skills .

Better for: Canva is better for users who want more creative control and a wider range of design options for their presentations, especially those who find Google Slides frustrating for getting work done R19R46R102. It suits individuals who need to make and edit things easily and be creative R100.

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Google Docs
4.8★ · 3,149,897 ratings · Free

Google Docs is a word processing application that is described as a "godsend" for creating documents, essays, and other text-heavy content R108R117. It is handy and helps users deliver powerful written work R108R117.

Better for: Google Docs is better for users who need to create and edit text-based documents rather than visual presentations R108R117. It is suitable for writing essays, reports, and other word-focused tasks R108.

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Stick with Google Slides if

You should stick with Google Slides if you primarily use the web-based version, as users find its web functionality perfect and appreciate that all Google apps are free and easy to use R10. It is also good for quick, on-the-go presentations and for school projects .

Evidence note: The Google and Google Chrome alternatives have limited reviews directly comparing them to Google Slides for presentation creation, so their pitches are based on their general functionality.

Frequently asked

Is Google Slides good for iPad?
No, many users report that the Google Slides app on iPad is problematic, describing it as "trash," "useless," and "terrible," with issues like being unable to use Google or stock images, difficulty accessing .PPTX files, and lacking features available on the computer version R1R4R7. Users experience glitches, unresponsiveness, and difficulty editing on the iPad app R3R10R23.

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. [R3] Google Slides 3/5 · US Idk read: It's ok sometimes it’s really glitchy
  2. [R6] Google Slides 3/5 · US Slow: It would freeze a lot and highlighting gets annoying, except that it’s GREAT!
  3. [R10] Google Slides 2/5 · US Bad for editing, good for presenting: Their web based functionality is perfect, I’m not sure what got lost in translation to the app but it was miserable trying to create a presentation. I wasn’t even getting fancy, just updating text.
  4. [R13] Google Slides 2/5 · US On IPad…..: The IPad version is terrible it is like the Chromebook’s version watered down and you can’t even use some features
  5. [R15] Google Slides 3/5 · US UGHHHHH: ALL I ASK IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A BACKGROUND THE HELP GUIDE SAYS TO DO WHAT DOSNT EVEN EXIST ALSO CAN YOU MAKE IT NOT LIMITED I JUST WANT A APP THAT ALLOWS ME TO USE THE COMPUTER FETRUS ar least it’s okay for limited presentations
  6. [R18] Google Slides 3/5 · US Google slides honestly unusuable: Please please add transitions to
  7. [R21] Google Slides 3/5 · US Good but lacking features that are available on the computer: It’s nice to use but it lacks a lot of features and is difficult to manage it.
  8. [R22] Google Slides 2/5 · US Such a stupid app: Unable to loop playback in app.
  9. [R1] Google Slides 1/5 · US Trash on iPad: I can’t use google images or stock images I thought google slides on my work iPad would be useful but no it’s not
  10. [R23] Google Slides 4/5 · US Becoming more and more unresponsive: I have loved Google Slides on the iPad for quick and easy slide creation or editing for a long time. Recently the app has routinely become stuck, and refuses to make edits available. “Double click to edit” and it doesn’t edit. Inserting an image from photos and the corners aren’t draggable to resize. These issues affect the seamless nature the app used to have
  11. [R30] Google Slides 3/5 · GB Mostly Enjoyable... with problematic bugs: it works well mostly but theres a bad problem where you add an image to slides and when you close it and reopen it shows an error sign where the image is and doesnt come back when refreshed so i have to put all the images back. it also needs more file types as its very annoying that a lot of file types used on google are different to ones that google slid
  12. [R36] Google Slides 3/5 · GB Because: There’s no imagist in this
  13. [R4] Google Slides 1/5 · US iPad issues: Can’t figure out how to access a .PPTX file
  14. [R24] Google Slides 3/5 · US Large presentations: It’s not allowing me to open larger power point presentations
  15. [R52] Google Drive 5/5 · US Magnífica herramienta: Muy práctico y útil herramienta.
  16. [R55] Google Drive 5/5 · US Good for vr content: It’s really good if you wanna post VR content all you gotta do is just have the app on VR and on your mobile or whatever device that you do it you just explode it on your the Google Drive and then on your mobile you can check it and then download it to your Photos and edit it and post it
  17. [R58] Google Drive 5/5 · US Google Drive review A+: Always user friendly and consistent
  18. [R62] Google Drive 5/5 · US So amazing.: Google Drive really helps me with my daily life. 10 out of 10
  19. [R66] Google 5/5 · US I love it: It can predict. My classes gives me sections on things I love this app!
  20. [R70] Google 5/5 · US 18 years.: i have been using this app for 18... 18 YEARS.
  21. [R78] Google 5/5 · US Amazing: Amazing app
  22. [R19] Google Slides 2/5 · US Slow annoying not cooperative: I will always use canva this is the most annoying app if you just use it on safari way easier but its just so frustrating I cant get my work done either stick with safari or canva dont get the app.
  23. [R80] Google Chrome 5/5 · US I like it: It seems to be user friendly.
  24. [R86] Google Chrome 5/5 · US CHROME: I prefer Chrome over other platforms. For me it feels safer, more secure.
  25. [R46] Google Slides 1/5 · US not helpful: canva is better
  26. [R100] Canva 5/5 · US MUST READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING: Great app, helps you make and edit things, five star, disagree, then argue with the wall
  27. [R102] Canva 5/5 · US The amazing wonders of Campa: Amazing. Customer service has hundreds of templates video editing your name. Have a good luck exploring on camera.
  28. [R108] Google Docs 4/5 · US What’s Up Docs: Google docs has been a godsend. It has helped me deliver some powerful thesis, essays, and wordplay recently. Thank you Google!
  29. [R117] Google Docs 5/5 · US Handy: GDocs is always handy.
  30. [R7] Google Slides 1/5 · US Useless: COMPLETELY USELESS. iPad mode doest work. Worst app ever. Copy of PowerPoint. Ugh.

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