Bricks App vs Truly Simple Slide Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bricks App
This app combines an AI-powered spreadsheet with a visual board builder. Easily input data, use AI for formulas and data enrichment, and then create beautiful visual pages with text, images, and charts.
- AI-driven spreadsheet
- Data input and AI formula creation
- Internet data enrichment
- Visual board for webpages and reports
- Text, image, and chart integration
- Automatic grid connection
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Check out our AI-driven spreadsheet and board! Seamlessly add your data and play with it in the Grid. Then connect it with the Board to display tables and charts along with text, images, and freeform canvases in a beautiful visual page. Grid: AI-driven spreadsheet A fast and easy-to-use spreadsheet. 1. Start with tables, charts, and tasks at your fingertips 2. Add your data 3. Use AI to create formulas, fill tables with any data available on the internet, and build data transformations Board: Visual tool to create webpages, reports, docs and slides Share anything you can think of. 1. Add text, images, tables, charts, and freeform canvases 2. Connect to your grids automatically 3. Build any layout you would like quickly and easily
Truly Simple Slide Deck
Create beautiful presentations directly from plain text using Markdown. This app handles styling and design, allowing you to focus on your content. Present from your device or export to various formats like PDF and HTML.
- Write and format slides using Markdown
- Built-in presenter view with speaker notes
- Export as PDF, HTML, or Markdown
- iCloud sync across devices
- WCAG-compliant accessibility features
- Customizable themes, colors, and fonts (paid)
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Write what you want to say in plain text. Truly Simple Slide Deck automatically styles it into a beautiful presentation. No complex formatting ribbons, cluttered menus, or spinning loading wheels. Just type your thoughts, separate them into slides, and let the app handle the design and presentation. Present directly from your device using the built-in presenter view (complete with speaker notes and upcoming slide thumbnails), or export your finished deck as a PDF, webpage, or ultra-portable Markdown file. Sync your progress instantly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. Every core feature is completely free. A one-time, lifetime purchase unlocks custom themes, custom colors, and custom fonts—with absolutely no subscriptions. Buy once, own forever. Features: • Write and format beautiful slides using plain Markdown text. • Present natively with a built-in presenter view featuring speaker notes, next-slide previews, and auto-advance controls. • Export anywhere as highly portable PDFs, HTML webpages, or raw Markdown text. • Transition seamlessly between System, Light, and Dark modes. • Read comfortably with fully WCAG-compliant dynamic text scaling, high-contrast reading themes, and VoiceOver support. • Sync across iOS 17+ and macOS 14+ devices using iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bricks App at none against Truly Simple Slide Deck's 1. Bricks App also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Truly Simple Slide Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bricks App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bricks App ships an update every 10 days, Truly Simple Slide Deck every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bricks App | Truly Simple Slide Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Bricks Inc. | Colin Wright |
Customer experience
Bricks App
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In-app purchases
Bricks App
No in-app purchases
Truly Simple Slide Deck
- Unlock Pro$4.99
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