Truly Simple Slide Deck vs MD Slide

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.

MD Slide is a Markdown slide editor built for quickly polishing Marp decks on your iPhone or iPad. Work on slides during your commute, between meetings, or anywhere you do not want to open a laptop. It is also great for pasting Marp Markdown generated from AI chats, previewing it instantly, and refining it into presentation-ready PDF slides. Ideal for: • Drafting or fixing slides on the go • Polishing AI-generated Marp Markdown on iPhone or iPad • Turning technical notes with Mermaid diagrams into slides quickly Features: • Real-time Marp Markdown preview • Mermaid diagram rendering support • PDF export (16:9 slide layout) • Markdown input assist templates • Open and save files • Image insertion All editing data is stored only on your device and is never sent to external servers. Works without an internet connection. The app does not include its own sharing feature, but saving files to iCloud Drive makes them easier to access from your other Apple devices.