Comparison

Keynote vs Pages

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

Head to head
About

Keynote

Design and deliver professional presentations across Apple devices and even PCs. Utilize Apple-designed themes, add rich media, and apply cinematic animations. Collaborate in real-time and present confidently from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Apple-designed themes
  • Cinematic animations and transitions
  • Multi-presenter slideshows
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Import PowerPoint presentations
  • Export to PowerPoint, PDF, and more
  • Apple Intelligence writing and image tools
Features
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Keynote is now part of Apple Creator Studio, an amazing collection of Apple’s most powerful creative apps designed to help you bring your ideas to life. The suite includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — plus premium content and intelligence features in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform, all in one simple plan. Creating, viewing, and editing presentations in Keynote, as well as collaborating in real time, does not require a subscription. Create memorable presentations on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Start with an Apple-designed theme and add text, images, charts, and shapes. Bring it all to life with cinematic animations and transitions. Confidently present from anywhere, in person or virtually, and take turns controlling a presentation in multi-presenter slideshows. Get Started Quickly • Work from iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, or even a PC with iCloud.com • Select from a wide variety of Apple-designed themes • Import and edit Microsoft PowerPoint presentations Create Stunning Presentations • Easily change slide layouts and backgrounds • Add recorded audio, live video, and image galleries • Use powerful graphics tools including background removal and masking • Draw or write with Apple Pencil on iPad Cinema-Quality Animations • Beautiful cinematic slide transitions and impressive animations • Emphasis builds and Magic Move let you effortlessly add impact • See live on-canvas previews as you animate your slides • Draw a motion path with Apple Pencil on iPad Present to Your Audience • Rehearse with a customizable presenter display • Practice in an immersive Conference Room or Theater environment on Apple Vision Pro • Highlight with Apple Pencil or with your finger while presenting on iPad • Control your slideshow from an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch Share with Anyone • Share your presentation publicly or collaborate with specific people using iCloud or Box • Make changes from any device and see a list of changes from others in real-time • Export presentations to Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, movies, and image files Apple Intelligence • Use Writing Tools to proofread, rewrite, summarize, and compose text • Create your own fun images with Image Playground based on a description Some features of Apple Creator Studio require an Apple Intelligence–capable device. For full system requirements and usage limits for Apple Creator Studio intelligence features, see Apple Support article 125029.

About

Pages

Create visually appealing documents with a wide range of templates and editing tools. Enhance your work with multimedia, track changes, and collaborate seamlessly. Offers advanced features for writing, design, and presentation.

Highlights
  • Apple-designed templates
  • Add images, video, audio
  • Track changes and comments
  • Screen View for mobile editing
  • Interactive EPUB creation
  • Drawing and annotation with Apple Pencil
  • Writing Tools for AI assistance
Features
Read full description

Pages is now part of Apple Creator Studio, an amazing collection of Apple’s most powerful creative apps designed to help you bring your ideas to life. The suite includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — plus premium content and intelligence features in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform, all in one simple plan. Creating, viewing, and editing documents in Pages, as well as collaborating with others in real time, does not require a subscription. Create beautiful documents with Pages on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Start with an Apple-designed template for a report, resume, poster, or digital book. Easily add images, movies, audio, tables, charts, and shapes. Use comments, change tracking, and highlights to review your work. On iPhone and iPad, Screen View optimizes content for your screen, making it easier to edit. Get Started Quickly • Work from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or even a PC with iCloud.com • Select from a wide variety of Apple-designed templates • Add from a library of shapes, tables, and charts with pre-defined styles • Import and edit Microsoft Word and text files Create Beautiful Documents • Format your document with gorgeous styles, fonts, and textures • Make your content more engaging with recorded audio, video, and image galleries • Create page templates to keep the design consistent across your page layout document • Use powerful graphics tools including image background removal and masking • Design interactive EPUB books that can be shared with others or published to Apple Books • Draw, write or annotate with Apple Pencil on iPad Advanced Tools • Use the table of contents view to easily navigate your document or book • Add comments and join threaded conversations • Turn on change tracking to mark up a document as you edit it • Create footnotes and endnotes and view character, word, and paragraph counts • Add elegant mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation • Use presenter mode on iPhone and iPad to auto scroll text while giving a speech • Seamless integration with EndNote for inserting citations on Mac* Share with Anyone • Share your document publicly or collaborate with specific people using iCloud or Box • Make changes from any device and see a list of changes from others in real-time • Export your document in EPUB, Microsoft Word, RTF, TXT, and PDF format Apple Intelligence • Use Writing Tools to proofread, rewrite, summarize, and compose text • Create your own fun images with Image Playground based on a description Some features of Apple Creator Studio require an Apple Intelligence–capable device. For full system requirements and usage limits for Apple Creator Studio intelligence features, see Apple Support article 125029. * EndNote sold separately. EndNote integration requires a plug-in available from Apple Support.

Screenshots

Keynote4 screens
Pages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pages at 573K against Keynote's 83K. Keynote's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pages holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pages has 573K ratings behind it against 83K, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Keynote versus Pages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeynotePages
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (83K ratings)4.6 (573K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings83K573K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size662 MB683 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple Inc.Apple Inc.

Customer experience

Keynote

All ratings83,242 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews3,936 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative30.8%

Pages

All ratings572,851 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.3%

User reviews

Keynote

From 83K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • 💡 Great for presentations
  • 🎨 Excellent animation and design tools
  • 🤩 Fun and creative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Exporting issues with video and animations
  • 🔒 Limited remote control functionality
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced text editing options
  • 🤔 Confusing UI at times

Pages

From 573K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Versatile writing app
  • 🎨 Excellent creative features
  • 🤝 Collaborative capabilities
  • 📚 Great for writing books/stories
  • 🏫 Useful for school/work documents

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🔍 Difficult to find/organize documents
  • 🖋️ Frustrating cursor and text editing
  • 🔄 Inconsistent sync and file management
  • 🔢 Limited font and formatting options

Bugs and requests

Keynote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Slides not displaying properly
  • Presentation remote disconnecting unexpectedly
  • Crashes when importing certain media files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more font and shape options
  • Improve export capabilities for video and animations
  • Enhance remote control functionality
  • Streamline text editing experience

Pages

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Documents disappearing or failing to save
  • Keyboard freezing and unresponsive typing
  • Formatting issues when importing/exporting files
  • Compatibility problems with older devices/OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more font and formatting options
  • Improve cursor and text editing controls
  • Streamline document organization and search
  • Enhance sync and offline editing capabilities
  • Integrate grammar/spelling correction tools

In-app purchases

None

Keynote

No in-app purchases

None

Pages

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keynote free?
Keynote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pages free?
Pages is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keynote or Pages?
Pages is rated higher. Keynote averages 4.4 out of 5 from 83K ratings, while Pages averages 4.6 from 573K ratings.
Do Keynote or Pages have ads?
Neither Keynote nor Pages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keynote or Pages?
Keynote ships an update every 3 months, and Pages every 3 months. Most recently, Keynote was updated on October 15, 2026 and Pages on October 15, 2026.

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