Comparison

Popplet Lite vs Zoho Show

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

Head to head
About

Popplet Lite

Visually capture and organize your thoughts, ideas, and information. This tool helps students and professionals brainstorm, plan projects, and study by creating interconnected notes with text, images, and drawings.

Highlights
  • One Popplet board
  • Capture notes with text
  • Capture notes with images
  • Capture notes with drawing tool
  • Link notes visually
  • Export as PDF/JPEG
  • Pinch to zoom
Features
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Popplet is the simplest tool to capture and organize your ideas. With Popplet you can quick jot down your ideas and sort them visually. Apple has featured us in "Tools for Teachers", "New and Noteworthy", "What's Hot" and "Get Stuff Done" Popplet is great for school and for learning in the classroom and at home. Students use Popplet to think and learn visually. By capturing facts, thoughts, and images, students learn to create relationships between them and generate new ideas. Popplet is also great for work and for generating ideas in the office or on the go. Professionals use Popplet to generate ideas and plan projects. By brainstorming visually or jotting down notes, Popplet helps professionals organize their thoughts and generate their next big idea. This is the LITE version of Popplet. Popplet Lite will be free forever, but is limited to just one popplet. The full version of Popplet lets you create an unlimited number of local Popplet boards on your iPhone or iPad. 
People use Popplet to: + Study: School Projects, Class Notes + Explore Ideas: Brainstorming, Mindmapping + Plan Projects: Diagrams, Process Charts + Collect Inspiration: Mood Boards, Scrapbook, Travel Plans Key Features of Lite: + One Popplet board + Capture notes in text + Capture notes with images + Capture notes with a drawing tool + Change the color of your notes and Popplet board + Link notes to each other visually + Export as PDF as JPEG + Pinch to zoom and expand + Multi Language Support If you like Popplet after trying this LITE version, please download the 'full' version and you will also get: + Unlimited local boards + See the Popplet boards of other users through the 'Public' tab to get inspired And be able to access additional features if you sign-up and create an 'online' account: + 10 free 'online' boards accessible through a web browser at www.popplet.com + Ability to collaborate with other Popplet users on your online boards 
 We are committed to continually improving and updating Popplet and would love to hear what you think. Come visit us at www.popplet.com or email us at support@popplet.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at @poppletny!

About

Zoho Show

Create, edit, and share stunning presentations on your mobile device. Utilize a vast library of templates, customizable elements, and rich media to design engaging slides. Collaborate with team members and access your work offline.

Highlights
  • Create and edit presentations on mobile
  • Access to stunning templates and themes
  • Customize slides with text, images, and shapes
  • Add charts, tables, audio, and video
  • Apply animations and transitions
  • Share and collaborate with team members
  • Offline access and auto-sync
Features
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Create, share, and edit beautiful presentations on your iOS or iPadOS device while you're on the go. Import PowerPoint presentations (.PPTX files) and pick up where you left off. Work on your slides offline and download them as an image or a PDF. CAPTURE YOUR AUDIENCE'S ATTENTION WITH STUNNING TEMPLATES Use Show's large array of presentation templates and themes to simplify your slide creation process. Pick from marketing, sales, and many more template options for your next deck. Get access to hundreds of individual slide templates like a cover slide, image slide, and more. GIVE YOUR IDEAS THE PERFECT PLATFORM Choose from a wide range of customizations available in Zoho Show to create your slides. Add and customize text, images, shapes, and more. ADD SMART ELEMENTS, SILHOUETTES, AND MORE Pick from 100+ available shapes ranging from Basic Shapes to Equation Shapes to add to your slides. Use stylish silhouettes to illustrate your slides. Use smart elements like the Fill Indicator and Shape Indicator to visually represent numbers. GRAPHICALLY REPRESENT DATA WITH CHARTS Pick from 15+ chart options to engage your audience. Choose from line charts, area charts, pie charts, and other chart types to visualize your data and make it easier to understand. You can also add animation effects to charts to enhance their visual appeal. ORGANIZE DATA BETTER WITH TABLES Arrange and categorize your data by adding tables to your slides. Pick from preset table styles and customize your tables with multiple formatting options. Add animation effects to the tables to make your data more visually interesting. ENRICH YOUR SLIDES WITH IMAGES Add images to slides right from your phone. You can also add images shot using the device's camera or by inserting the image URL. Get access to the Unsplash library and choose from millions of royalty-free images from within the app. ADD AUDIO AND VIDEO TO YOUR SLIDES Add audio and video to your slides to retain your audience's attention. You can add background music to slides and use videos to supplement your presentation content. ADD STUNNING ANIMATIONS AND SMOOTH TRANSITIONS Keep engagement levels high with eye-catching animation effects and transition effects. Make slide elements Appear, Float In, Swivel, and more with more than 20 animation effects. Choose from 25+ slide transition effects like Blinds, Spiral, and Zoom. SHARE AND COLLABORATE WITH TEAM MEMBERS Invite collaborators by simply adding their email address in the share option to get started working together. To help avoid data loss or conflicting edits, Show allows you to choose the level of access for each collaborator. WORK TOGETHER WITH YOUR TEAM Discuss slide elements with your team members by adding comments to them. Reply to comments for more contextual team conversations. NEVER LOSE YOUR PROGRESS WITH AUTO-SYNC No need to constantly hit 'save': Show saves all your progress automatically. All you have to do is create your free Zoho account and sign in for your changes to be synced directly to the cloud. USE YOUR PHONE AS A REMOTE Show's compatibility helps you use your iPhone or Apple Watch as a remote to deliver presentations on an Apple TV. PRESENT WITH YOUR APPLE TV Present your ideas on a bigger screen by connecting to your Apple TV. Navigate and control your slides using the Apple TV remote.

Screenshots

Popplet Lite3 screens
Zoho Show4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zoho Show at 4.1 against Popplet Lite's 2.8. Zoho Show also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (5 vs 3). Popplet Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zoho Show holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 98 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Popplet Lite's written reviews are positive against 63% of Zoho Show's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popplet Lite ships an update every 5 months, Zoho Show every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Popplet Lite versus Zoho Show: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopplet LiteZoho Show
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (70 ratings)4.1 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews63.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7098 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotionZoho Corporation

Customer experience

Popplet Lite

All ratings70 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral13.1%
Negative28.2%

Zoho Show

All ratings96 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative27.2%

Bugs and requests

Popplet Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to add photos
  • Popplets disappearing or not saving
  • Laggy or unresponsive interface
  • Issues with logging in or account syncing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to save and export popplets
  • Option to create multiple popplets
  • More customization options (colors, fonts, etc.)
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Integration with other apps or cloud storage
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  • Improved stability and performance

Zoho Show

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Popplet Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Zoho Show

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Popplet Lite free?
Popplet Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zoho Show free?
Zoho Show is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Popplet Lite or Zoho Show?
Zoho Show is rated higher. Popplet Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Zoho Show averages 4.1 from 98 ratings.
Do Popplet Lite or Zoho Show have ads?
Neither Popplet Lite nor Zoho Show shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popplet Lite or Zoho Show?
Popplet Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Zoho Show every 3 weeks. Most recently, Popplet Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and Zoho Show on October 24, 2026.

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