Comparison

TalkBeamer vs Nooklo

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

Head to head
About

TalkBeamer

Present your LaTeX Beamer slides from your mobile device to an external display. View speaker notes on your device, navigate slides, and track presentation time. A Pro version unlocks unlimited presentation length.

Highlights
  • Present slides on external displays
  • View speaker notes on device
  • Easy slide navigation
  • Presentation timer
  • Open PDFs via iOS sharing
  • Pro version for unlimited length
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Use TalkBeamer to present the slides you created using the LaTeX Beamer template from your iPad or iPhone. • Show slides on an external connected projector or display (wired or through AirPlay screen mirroring) • Display notes for the current slide on your iPad or iPhone • Navigate between slides with ease • Keep track of your presentation time using the presentation timer • Open a PDF from any place through the iOS sharing capability • Present PDF slides without notes: Your iPad or iPhone will show the current slide TalkBeamer Pro -------------- TalkBeamer for lightning talks is free. This means you can do presentations up to 8 minutes before TalkBeamer stops displaying slides on the external display If you like this app and want to use it for presentations longer than 8 minutes, consider a one-time purchase of TalkBeamer Pro. What is LaTeX? What is LaTex Beamer? ------------------------------------ LaTeX is a software package to author various documents like scientific reports, magazine articles or even books. In combination with the Beamer template, LaTeX's powerful feature set can be used for the creation of slide sets for talks and presentations. When included, exported PDF files contain the actual slide as well as notes for helping the speaker.

About

Nooklo

This app allows you to study or work alongside friends remotely. See who's focused, join their synchronized work sessions, and track your progress together without distractions.

Highlights
  • Live feed of friends working
  • One-tap session joining
  • Synced Pomodoro timer
  • Session recaps
  • 7-day commit grid
Features
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Houseparty for studying. Most study apps are timers. Nooklo is a place where your friends already are. Open the app, see who's locked in right now, and join them with a tap. Same synced timer, same room. No chat, no video, no pressure. HOW IT WORKS The Tonight feed shows which friends are in a session right now. Tap one to slip in beside them. You'll run the same focus blocks and breaks, in sync. Or start your own session, and your friends get a push the moment you lock in. BLOCK THE APPS THAT PULL YOU AWAY Pick your distracting apps once. Nooklo blocks them at the iOS level every time a session starts, lifts the shield at breaks, and re-locks when focus resumes. It survives force-quits and phone locks. You never touch the picker again. You can also set recurring windows (sleep, class hours, deep work) where your picked apps stay blocked automatically. PLAN THE WEEK TOGETHER Schedule Nooks on a 7 day grid and invite up to 4 friends. Your existing calendar (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange) shows through as ghost blocks so you never double-book, and scheduled Nooks mirror back to your calendar. A JOURNAL THAT WRITES ITSELF Every day pulls in what you actually got done: completed Nooks, checked-off tasks, session reflections. Add your own to-dos, check them off mid-session, and get quiet receipts, not a scoreboard. PROOF YOU SHOWED UP A heatmap of when you actually study, hours per subject, weekly rhythm, and share-stats cards. Stats are intimate, not competitive. FOCUS MECHANICS THAT HOLD UP • Pomodoro (25/5 by default, 50/10 or custom) and free study • Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown • Home screen widgets to start a session without opening the app • Session intentions: capture what you want to get done, check it off mid-session PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Only friends you add can see when you're in a session. No public profiles, no follower counts, no algorithm. Calendar and reflection data stays on your device. Everything is free right now, including app blocking. Plus is free until September.

Screenshots

TalkBeamer2 screens
Nooklo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nooklo at none against TalkBeamer's 1. Nooklo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). TalkBeamer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

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. TalkBeamer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nooklo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TalkBeamer against 5.0 for Nooklo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of TalkBeamer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nooklo's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TalkBeamer versus Nooklo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkBeamerNooklo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Alaborriley lau

Customer experience

TalkBeamer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Nooklo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TalkBeamer

One-time1
  • TalkBeamer Pro$1.99
None

Nooklo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkBeamer free?
TalkBeamer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nooklo free?
Nooklo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TalkBeamer or Nooklo?
TalkBeamer and Nooklo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TalkBeamer or Nooklo have ads?
Neither TalkBeamer nor Nooklo shows ads.

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