Twistly
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if your team lives in PowerPoint and builds decks weekly . at $5-10/month with a free start, it's a cheap productivity win.
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Comparison
Twistly vs Google Slides
Twistly and Google Slides both land on Worth it.
Google Slides
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you need free, simple, collaborative slides and already have a Google account.
| Compare | Twistly | Google Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | Frequent PowerPoint users | Students and teachers |
| Who it's not for | Google Slides or Keynote teams . it's PowerPoint-only | Design-heavy brand and sales decks |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support-quality evidence in reviewed sources | Free users rely on community forums |
| Public sentiment | Reviews across Trustpilot, G2, Capterra, and Reddit are mostly positive, praising speed and simplicity of slide generation inside PowerPoint.² | No structured review ratings exist in the sources; evidence shows heavy everyday classroom use plus occasional sign-in access complaints. |
| Biggest gotcha | Lock-in: workflow lives inside PowerPoint; switching slide tools later means rebuilding decks⁹ | IT policies blocking Google sign-in will break deck access entirely |
Pick Twistly when
- Frequent PowerPoint users
- Students making quick decks
- Sales reps building prospect decks
- Non-designers wanting AI drafts
When Twistly is not a fit
- Google Slides or Keynote teams . it's PowerPoint-only
- Casual presenters making a few decks a year
- Teams needing Beautiful.ai/Canva-level design control
- Buyers wanting a standalone web slide tool
Pick Google Slides when
- Students and teachers
- Quick collaborative decks
- Google Workspace teams
- Zero-budget personal projects
When Google Slides is not a fit
- Design-heavy brand and sales decks
- Offline-first presenters with flaky internet
- Organizations that block Google sign-in
- Anyone needing advanced animations or motion graphics
Sources
- Twistly official sitetwistly.aiofficial
- Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- SoftwareAdvice review and pricingsoftwareadvice.comreview
- Deckary hands-on review 2026deckary.comreview
- ToolJunction review and pricing 2025tooljunction.ioreview
- PowerPoint Add-ins Guide reviewpowerpointaddins.comreview
- Microsoft 365 app certificationlearn.microsoft.comofficial
- Microsoft Marketplace listingmarketplace.microsoft.comofficial
- Reddit r/powerpoint tool test threadreddit.comreview
- TrustRadius pricing pagetrustradius.comreview
- GetLatka company profilegetlatka.comnews
- Google Slides: Sign-in (official)docs.google.comofficial
- How to add audio or video to Google Slidesdigitaltrends.comreview
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- How to connect Google Slides to Claudecomposio.devreview