Google Slides vs JKST Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Slides
Create, edit, and collaborate on presentations from any device. Work offline, add rich media, and present directly from your phone or tablet. Seamlessly integrate with video calls and other productivity tools.
- Create and edit presentations
- Real-time collaboration
- Offline access
- Add images and videos
- Present from device
- PowerPoint file compatibility
- Video call integration
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Create, edit, and collaborate on presentations with the Google Slides app. With Slides you can: * Create new presentations or edit existing ones * Share presentations and collaborate with others in the same presentation at the same time * Work anywhere, anytime - even offline * Add and rearrange slides, format text and shapes, and more * Present right from your device * Never worry about losing your work -- everything is automatically saved as you type * Present slides to video calls - scheduled meetings will automatically appear * Open, edit, and save PowerPoint files Google Slides is part of Google Workspace: where teams of any size can chat, create, and collaborate. Google Workspace subscribers have access to additional Google Slides features, including: * Collaborating on a single presentation online with your business partner, your whole team, or external contacts. You control who gets permission to edit, view, or just add comments. * Starting from scratch or expediting the process by choosing a template. You can enhance your presentations with videos, images, drawings, and smooth transitions. * Working across PCs, Macs, mobiles, and tablets—View or even present your slides from your phone or tablet, so you have the option to practice your presentation up until the last minute. Permissions Notice Camera: This is used for camera mode in video calls and to insert images taken with the camera. Microphone: This is used to transmit audio in video calls. Photos: This is used to access photos under the control of Photos application to let the users pick images to insert into slides.
JKST Note
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Some notes are worth a folder and a title. Most are not. JKST Note is for the other kind — the thought, the todo, the expense, the password you just made up — captured in seconds and then left alone. Tap the plus, pick a type, type, save. No folder to choose, no title to invent, no screen to navigate afterwards. The loop is capture and done. CAPTURE WITHOUT A DETOUR Start a new note from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. Or say "Jot this in JKST Note" to Siri; five spoken shortcuts open the same capture form. Use the share sheet to send a webpage, selected text, or image into JKST Note. Attach a photo from your library or take one with the camera, or record audio for an on-device transcript. NOTES WITH A SHAPE A note here is a small typed card rather than a blank page. Seven types come built in — Jot, Todo, Log, Account, Expense, Contact, Link — each with its own fields, and you can invent your own on the phone: add a field, choose its kind, mark it required, prefilled, or secret. Editing a type never rewrites the notes you already captured. SECRETS THAT STAY SECRET Mark a field secret and its value is encrypted on your iPhone, shown as dots, and left out of search. Revealing it or copying it takes a fresh Face ID check every single time, however recently you unlocked the app. A revealed value re-hides after ten seconds. A copied one clears itself from the clipboard, and never travels to your Mac or iPad. Write down the six-word recovery code and a lost phone does not mean lost secrets. Skip it and your secrets live and die on this iPhone. The app tells you that plainly instead of burying it. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No server. No analytics. JKST Note makes no network requests at all, so there is nowhere for your notes to go. The whole app sits behind Face ID, and the app switcher shows a cover instead of your notes. FIND IT LATER One reverse-chronological stream, filter chips per type, and full-text search across everything you captured — except your secret values, which are never indexed. Deleted notes wait thirty days in Recently Deleted before they go. THE NAME Jot, Keep, Search, Trust. Also Jot, Keep, Secure, Type. Between them they name the five things this app is about, which is more than four letters usually manage. And, simply: Just keep stuff together. Requires iOS 18. iPhone only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Google Slides at Free against JKST Note's $0.99. Google Slides also leads on chart position (#20 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Google Slides is free to download; JKST Note costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Google Slides | JKST Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (416K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 416K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #20 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 426 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZingCircle | |
Bugs and requests
Google Slides
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text boxes and formatting randomly change
- Slides freeze or crash frequently
- Inability to delete or edit slides
- Syncing and saving issues across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more transition options
- Improve mobile functionality and UI
- Allow direct video/audio embedding
- Provide more background and theme options
JKST Note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Slides
No in-app purchases
JKST Note
No in-app purchases







