Comparison

Twist vs Presentation Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Twist

This app offers asynchronous team communication organized by threads, reducing distractions and improving focus. It provides channels for visibility, smart notifications, and a historical record for easy onboarding. It aims for productivity over constant availability.

Highlights
  • Threaded conversations for organization
  • Channels for project visibility
  • Smarter, less anxious notifications
  • Centralized inbox for prioritization
  • Historical record for context
  • Integrations and custom automations
Features
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Work communication that won’t distract you all day. Twist makes collaboration easy from anywhere. Unlike Slack and Teams, it uses threads to organize all your team’s conversations — asynchronously. ORGANIZATION • Twist threads never bury important information in an avalanche of chit-chat (like Slack) • Keep conversations organized and on topic → one topic = one thread CLARITY • Create a central place to gain visibility on your team’s work with channels • Organize channels by topic, project, or client FOCUS • Help your team focus on the work that matters, instilling more calm and less anxiety with smarter notifications • The inbox gathers threads in one place, allowing team members to easily prioritize what matters to them ACCESS • Give your team a historical record to learn from • Quickly onboard new employees and easily share context to past decisions COMMUNICATION • Talk one-on-one with messages, privately • Use messages to continue the work banter with all the gifs and emojis you’re familiar with, iron out last-minute details, or give feedback AUTOMATION • Plus all the integrations your team relies on • Bring all your apps with you when you switch to Twist or go a step further and create your own custom automations Plus, in Twist, “NO” is a feature: • NO more need for back-to-back meetings: Gain more time in the day for deep work by swapping team status meetings for async threads • NO green dots: Keep your team in the flow without the pressure to respond now • NO typing indicators: Protect your team from design tricks that hijack their time and attention The bottom line? Twist means productivity over presence. Sign up now. ***Built by Doist, a global leader in remote and asynchronous work, and the makers of the top-rated productivity app Todoist – trusted by 30+ million people worldwide.***

About

Presentation Remote

Features
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Your presentation on the big screen. Your phone in control. Presentation Remote lets you present on a Windows PC or Mac using your iPhone or iPad as the remote. Show PDFs, photos and supported documents on your computer's display or a connected monitor or projector, and move through the slides from your phone. GET READY IN A FEW STEPS Install Presentation Remote on your phone and computer, connect both to the same local network, and approve pairing. Choose files on your phone, arrange them in order, and select the computer to start. PRESENT WITH CONFIDENCE Go forward or back, or tap a thumbnail to jump to a slide. Blank the screen in black or white during a discussion, choose a transition, and switch to fullscreen. Keep track of elapsed slide or presentation time on your controller without showing the timer to your audience. BRING YOUR CONTENT Combine PDFs and images in one presentation. Choose individual photos or whole local albums on mobile. Mac and Windows receivers can also convert supported PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and OpenDocument files using a compatible Microsoft Office or LibreOffice installation. RTF requires LibreOffice. Converters are installed separately on the receiving computer; images and PDFs need no Office software. READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING Save selections to Recent. Restore, rename, pin, filter, or combine them, then review the selection before starting your next show. Keep the original files available for reuse. CONNECT DIRECTLY Presentation traffic travels over encrypted local connections. No account is required and Presentation Remote does not upload your presentation to its own cloud. Each receiving device decides which paired devices may start or control a presentation. Phones, tablets, Mac and Windows computers can all send, receive and control presentations. Images and PDFs work on every receiver. You can also choose This Device to present locally. Documents appear as static slides in Presentation Remote. PowerPoint animations, embedded audio or video and automatic slide advance are not supported. Move the computer's app window to your chosen monitor or projector before entering fullscreen.

Screenshots

Twist4 screens
Presentation Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Twist and Presentation Remote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Twist versus Presentation Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwistPresentation Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodoist Inc.NTWIND, LLC

Bugs and requests

Twist

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to access the app
  • Inconsistent behavior with unread message indicators
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on mobile devices
  • Sync problems between devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add polls and multi-choice polls
  • Allow replying directly to messages from the share sheet
  • Implement a proper reply feature for messages and threads
  • Add ability to re-order channels and threads
  • Provide more granular control over notifications
Show 4 more
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add voice messaging capabilities
  • Integrate with more third-party apps and services

Presentation Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Twist

No in-app purchases

None

Presentation Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twist free?
Twist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Presentation Remote free?
Presentation Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twist or Presentation Remote have ads?
Neither Twist nor Presentation Remote shows ads.

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