Comparison

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote vs SoftMaker Presentations

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

Head to head
About

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote

Control your PowerPoint presentations remotely from your mobile device. View current and upcoming slides, access presenter notes, and navigate with ease. Enhance your presentations with optional in-app purchase features like a digital marker and timer.

Highlights
  • Slide navigation (back, next, goto)
  • View current slide and notes
  • Preview next slides
  • Marker tool (in-app purchase)
  • Timer with progress bar (in-app purchase)
  • WiFi connectivity with auto-detection
Features
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Remote control PowerPoint presentations on your computer. Features include slide browser, display of current slide, notes, and preview of next slides. Extended features (marker and timer) available via In App purchase. MyPoint PowerPoint Remote improves the slideshow for both the presenter and the audience in many ways: - No need for the presenter to turn around and break eye contact with the audience, a quick glance at the iPhone / iPod /iPad is sufficient to see the content of the current slide. - The presenter doesn't need a mouse or keyboard to transition to the next slide. - Important comments or notes on a slide won't be forgotten - the notes for the actual slide are visible to the presenter. - The presenter can take a look at the preview of the next slides and knows already what comes next before the slide is shown. - Requests from the audience to go back to a certain slide can be fulfilled in an instant. The presenter can flip through the slides and pick the one that is requested. Features: * Slide navigation: back / next / goto slide via slide browser * Display on iPhone: Current slide, notes, preview of next 3 slides * Network connection: Wifi, auto-detection via Bonjour * Slideshows: Supports slideshows with notes, animations, and different screen ratio's (e.g. widescreen) Extended features (available via In App purchase): Marker: * Use it as a pointer for the current slide. A laser pointer is not needed any more * Annotate or mark the slide with the pen in different colors Timer: * Progress bar, elapsed and remaining time let's you keep track of your time. * Set duration per slide/presentation or use the timings stored in your PowerPoint presentation * Can use the slide timings recorded via the PowerPoint rehearsal function You also need to install a small application on your computer, which can be downloaded at: http://didonai.com/download.html Currently supported: * PowerPoint 2003, 2007, and 2010 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2003 * PowerPoint 2004, 2008, and 2011 on OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 For more details see http://didonai.com/products.html iOS device and computer have to be connected to the same WiFi network.

About

SoftMaker Presentations

Create and edit presentations on your mobile device with a full suite of features. Ensure seamless compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint files and enjoy intuitive operation on both iPhone and iPad. Save your work locally or to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Full PowerPoint compatibility (PPTX)
  • Intuitive iPhone and iPad interface
  • Local and cloud storage integration
  • Design templates and color schemes
  • Comprehensive graphics functions
  • Animations and slide transitions
  • Flexible slideshow options
Features
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■ Presentations ► The only complete Office presentation program for your PowerPoint files ► Work on your PowerPoint presentations wherever and whenever you want. ► When working on the go, take advantage of a feature set that you would otherwise only know from your PC or Mac. ► Almost all features can be used permanently free of charge. The complete set of features that you know from Microsoft PowerPoint or Presentations on your Mac or PC is now offered by Presentations on your iPhone and iPad. Compatibility without compromise: Presentations uses the Microsoft Office PPTX format as its native format. This guarantees seamless data exchange. You can open your presentations directly in Microsoft PowerPoint without having to convert them. Intuitive operation on iPhone and iPad: Presentations always provides an ideal user experience, regardless of whether you're using it on your iPhone or an iPad. On an iPhone, you can use the practical toolbars with just one finger. On an iPad, you work with ribbons similar to those on your Mac or PC. Save locally or in the cloud: Presentations not only enables you to open and save documents stored on your device, but it also allows you to access your files in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and all other cloud storage services. The Presentations user interface is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and more than 20 other languages. Presentations brings the features of a desktop presentation program to your iPhone and iPad. You shouldn't settle for less. ■ Working with files ► Presentation files can be losslessly exchanged with Presentations for Mac, Windows and Linux. ► Open and save PPTX and PPT files with full fidelity from PowerPoint 97 to 2021 and PowerPoint 365 ► Export complete presentations as picture files or HTML web pages ■ Designing ► Numerous attractive design templates do the design work for you. ► Each template includes many matching color schemes. ► Slide layouts and slide masters ■ Comprehensive graphics functions ► Draw and design directly in the presentation ► PowerPoint-compatible AutoShapes ► Insert pictures in a range of file formats ► Great graphics functions such as mirror effects, soft shadows and transparencies ► Crop pictures, change brightness, contrast and gamma ► Drawings can be filled with colors, patterns, pictures and gradients. ► TextArt function for striking font effects ■ Animations and slide transitions ► Hundreds of different object and text animations ► Numerous breathtaking animations and slide transitions based on OpenGL ■ Flexible slide shows ► Both user-controlled and automatic slide shows without presenters (kiosk function) ► Interaction with the presentation via a virtual pen and highlighter ► Handouts for the audience ► Integrated slide sorter for managing and reordering slides ■ Other features Almost all features of Presentations for iOS can be used free of charge. The following additional features are available to you via an inexpensive subscription: ► Printing ► Export to PDF and PDF/A ► Sharing documents directly from Presentations ► Charts ► Photo albums ► Summary slides ► Free customer support A single subscription unlocks these features simultaneously in Presentations, TextMaker and PlanMaker for iOS. License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote4 screens
SoftMaker Presentations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SoftMaker Presentations at 4.8 against MyPoint PowerPoint Remote's 2.3. SoftMaker Presentations also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 59%). MyPoint PowerPoint Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. MyPoint PowerPoint Remote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SoftMaker Presentations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoftMaker Presentations holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of MyPoint PowerPoint Remote's written reviews are positive against 75% of SoftMaker Presentations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote ships an update every 4 months, SoftMaker Presentations every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyPoint PowerPoint Remote versus SoftMaker Presentations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPoint PowerPoint RemoteSoftMaker Presentations
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (41 ratings)4.8 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4159 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDidonai LLCSoftMaker Software GmbH

Customer experience

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote

All ratings41 ratings
Positive29.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative68.3%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative36.2%

SoftMaker Presentations

All ratings59 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes during presentations
  • Fails to connect to computer or loses connection
  • Incompatible with Windows 10 and PowerPoint 2016
  • Leaves behind malware after uninstallation
  • Displays incorrect or incomplete slide notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Bluetooth support for wireless connectivity
  • Improve slide navigation and controls
  • Enhance presentation tools like pointer and annotations
  • Optimize app for larger screens like iPad
  • Provide better instructions and documentation

SoftMaker Presentations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote

One-time2
  • MyPoint Timer$2.99
  • MyPoint Marker$2.99
2 purchases

SoftMaker Presentations

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$13.491 Year

Questions

Is MyPoint PowerPoint Remote free?
MyPoint PowerPoint Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoftMaker Presentations free?
SoftMaker Presentations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyPoint PowerPoint Remote or SoftMaker Presentations?
SoftMaker Presentations is rated higher. MyPoint PowerPoint Remote averages 2.3 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while SoftMaker Presentations averages 4.8 from 59 ratings.
Do MyPoint PowerPoint Remote or SoftMaker Presentations have ads?
Neither MyPoint PowerPoint Remote nor SoftMaker Presentations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPoint PowerPoint Remote or SoftMaker Presentations?
MyPoint PowerPoint Remote ships an update every 4 months, and SoftMaker Presentations every 2 months. Most recently, MyPoint PowerPoint Remote was updated on October 7, 2026 and SoftMaker Presentations on October 8, 2026.

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