Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote vs Ink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless remote for presentations. Control slides, view speaker notes, and use a customizable pointer. Ideal for seamless slideshow navigation.
- Wireless remote control
- Next/Previous slide navigation
- Display speaker notes
- Presentation timer
- Customizable pointer icon
- Touchscreen or orientation control
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a pointer and controller for PowerPoint or Keynote presentations. Has 'Next Slide' and 'Previous Slide' controls, and can show notes from presentations on the iPhone display along with a timer. Pointer icon can easily by replaced by any image, which could be used for humorous purposes. Touch the screen to show the pointer - which is controlled either by dragging your finger around the screen (easy) or by orientation (takes a little practice) - your choice. Requirements: Computer running Mac OS X 10.7 or higher, WiFi connection (on the same local network or by creating a computer-to-computer network), and PowerPoint or Keynote (choose the program on the back side of the App). Please note that this app cannot control an iPad Keynote presentation. A small Mac application, PointerServer, must be downloaded to your computer and started whenever Pointer is used. This program is available for free at: http://www.zentropysoftware.com/ZS/Pointer_files/PointerServer3.zip Please note that the presentation runs on your computer, not directly from the iPhone or iPad. Instead the iPhone/iPad controls the computer. A support e-mail address is listed at the support web site.
Ink
Transform spoken words into organized notes and lists with AI-powered transcription and editing. Features include collaborative sharing, customizable shelving, and multiple daily planning views. Print beautifully formatted documents and track your productivity habits.
- Voice-to-text transcription
- AI-powered editing
- Collaborative list sharing
- Customizable shelves for organization
- Multiple daily planning views
- Printable notes and lists
- Productivity statistics tracking
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Ink turns your voice into finished notes and lists. No re-typing, no cleanup. Tap the microphone, speak naturally, and watch your words land as a clean list, a note, or a tidy paragraph. Ink shapes the transcript while you watch, so you see the result before it's saved. WHAT'S INCLUDED, WHAT'S PRO Notes, to-dos, reminders, repeats, links, shelves, Markdown export, and iCloud sync are free, no account required. Pro adds dictation with AI formatting, file import, your own templates, version history, a focus timer, ledger mode, the richer copy formats, shared lists, Today layouts you can arrange, font packs, accent colors, and paper tones. Your 14 days of Pro don't begin when you install. They begin the first time you open something Pro, so the two weeks are two weeks you spend. EARLIER VERSIONS OF EVERY PAGE Ink keeps a version of a page as you leave it. Read last week's draft beside today's, lift a paragraph back out, or bring the whole thing back as a new page, which leaves everything you have written since where it is. Stored on your device, the newest 50 per page. THE INDEX AT THE BACK OF THE NOTEBOOK Every unfinished checkbox scattered through your notes, gathered on one page. Every passage you marked, on another. Check something off and it leaves the index on its own. Nothing to file, nothing to keep tidy. TEMPLATES FOR THE THINGS YOU DO AGAIN Turn a list you already keep into one you can run again. Ink clears last time's checkmarks and amounts, then asks for a name and a date, so "book transport seven days before" lands on the right day this time. PULL THE WORDS OUT OF A FILE Send a PDF, a document, or a photo of a page to Ink, or tap + and choose Import, and it reads the words into a note. Ink keeps the words, not the file. Scans and photos are read on your device, so nothing is sent anywhere. ON YOUR WRIST Ink on Apple Watch shows what's due and lets you check it off without reaching for your phone. Put the next thing on your watch face and it's there at a glance. ASK SIRI, WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Say "Add an item to Ink" or "Show my Ink today" and it happens. Every action works in Shortcuts and on the Action Button, and your notes turn up in Spotlight. DATES YOU CAN JUST TYPE Write "Dentist Friday 4pm" or "rent next week" and Ink reads the date and leaves the title clean. A chip shows what it heard, so you can wave it off and keep your exact words. DESIGNED LIKE A BOOK, NOT AN APP Ink draws from print: warm cream paper, ink-dark serif type, the editorial details of well-made books. Four Today layouts to open to, from a newsprint spread to a magazine front page. WRITE IT THE WAY YOU MEAN IT Bold, italic, strikethrough, underline. Section headers. Checklists inside a note, tap a line to check it off. REMINDERS, ONLY IF YOU ASK One quiet notification on the day something is due, at the time you choose. Off by default. Set an item to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly and it comes back on its own. A TIMER FOR SITTING DOWN TO WORK Set 15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes and Ink keeps a quiet countdown, then sounds a soft chime you choose. SHARE A LIST, KEEP IT IN SYNC Invite another Ink user by email. Check off, add, reorder, even dictate, and both copies stay in sync. A quiet byline shows who added each item. LISTS THAT KEEP A LEDGER Flip a list into Ledger mode and it keeps score. Type signed amounts (+$25, -$10, +200) and Ink totals each section, then the whole list. BRING IT WITH YOU, OR TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE • Import PDFs, HTML, rich text, Markdown, plain text, and photos of a page • Copy any note or list as Markdown, or as plain text, HTML, or rich text with Pro • One-tap JSON backup and one-tap restore • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac • Universal purchase, buy once, use everywhere Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://basicapps.tech/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ink at 100% against Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote's 48%. Ink also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Ink is free to download; Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote costs $0.99 up front. Ink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ink's.
Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote ships an update every 32 months, Ink every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote | Ink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zentropy Software | Sean Trapani |
Customer experience
Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote
Ink
Bugs and requests
Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatible with Windows and older macOS versions
- Requires separate desktop application download
- Slide transitions cause issues with syncing
Requested features
4 requests- View upcoming slide on iPhone
- Customizable pointer options
- Reverse orientation support
- Slide notes display on iPhone
Ink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote
No in-app purchases
Ink
- Ink Monthly$4.991 Month
- Ink Annual$49.991 Year
Questions
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