FlowVella vs Keynote (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Keynote grades higher than FlowVella: 3.2 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
FlowVella grades higher on platforms. Keynote grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FlowVella
Interactive presentations and iPad kiosks for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Keynote
Apple's free presentation app for Mac, iPad and iPhone
Which one is for you
Pick FlowVella if
- Fits if you present from an iPad or Mac and want taps and links inside the slides
- Works for trade-show stands that need a kiosk loop, on the PRO plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 4 public Flows, 10 screens each, with a FlowVella mark
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as there are no authoring apps for them
- Pricey if you need kiosk mode or teams: that is PRO at $20 a month
- Watch out: extra devices on a PRO account are sold separately, and only to yearly PRO users
- Watch out: free Flows are public, and privacy options start at Premium
Pick Keynote if
- Fits if you work on a Mac, iPad and iPhone and present from those devices
- Works for animated slides at $0, since Magic Move is in the free app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your team is on Windows or Android: Windows gets only the iCloud.com browser version, and there's no Android app
- Not for you if your PowerPoint files use WordArt, text effects or OLE objects, which don't import, and SmartArt arrives as a plain shape
- Pricey if you want slides made from an outline: that needs Creator Studio at $12.99 a month or $129 a year, and it's labeled beta
- Watch out: the free month of Creator Studio renews automatically into the paid plan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFlowVellaFair | 3.2GPAKeynoteVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $60 a year on yearly billing, about $5 a month, which is inside the cheaper quarter of $7. PRO is $20 a month, above the category's dearer quarter. | AThe app costs $0, with themes, Magic Move, presenter tools and PowerPoint export included, where this category's middle plan is $9.99 a month. Apple Creator Studio is $12.99 a month or $129 a year for premium templates and the beta AI tools, bundled with Final Cut, Logic and Pixelmator. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives four public Flows of up to 10 screens each, with a FlowVella mark. You will run into that quickly. | ACreating, editing, presenting and real-time collaboration cost nothing, with no cap listed. Premium templates, the Content Hub and the beta AI slide tools are the paid parts, through Creator Studio. |
| Features | CInteractive Flows, templates, analytics and sharing controls. Kiosk mode, teams and private team sharing are limited to PRO. | BCovers the whole job: Apple-designed themes, Magic Move and builds with a live preview, a presenter display for rehearsing, remote control from an iPhone or Watch, multi-presenter shows, and export to PowerPoint, PDF, HTML or video. Apple's own list says WordArt doesn't survive a PowerPoint import. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build each Flow screen by screen, so there is a learning curve. | B4.4 from about 83,000 App Store ratings, below the top band. Every deck starts from a theme, so the job is swapping placeholder text and pictures for your own, and the app comes on Apple devices. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, iPad, Mac and a web editor, with Slack and CRM links on PRO. No Windows or Android app is listed. | COne family of devices: Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro, with iCloud.com in a browser as the way a Windows colleague joins. No Android app and no Windows app. Sharing runs through iCloud or Box. |
| Best for | interactive presentations on Apple devices | animated decks on Apple devices |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FlowVella and Keynote. How we grade
Price against what you get
FlowVella starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Keynote starts at $10.75 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7.
Keynote scores higher, and starts $0.75 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 6 score higher than FlowVella for less, and 3 score higher than Keynote for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- FlowVella also covers reports.
At a glance
| FlowVella | Keynote | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed monthly ($60 per year billed annually) | $12.99 per month or $129 per year for Apple Creator Studio |
| Free plan | Free: 4 public presentations, each limited to 10 screens, with a 'Created in FlowVella' mark on them. | The app is free: creating, viewing and editing presentations and collaborating in real time do not require a subscription. Premium templates, the Content Hub and the AI slide tools are paid. |
| Free trial | None listed | Apple Creator Studio is free for 1 month for new subscribers, then renews automatically |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | FlowVella | Apple |
| Price read from | flowvella.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FlowVella
- The free plan allows four public Flows of up to 10 screens and adds a 'Created in FlowVella' mark.
- Kiosk mode, teams and private team sharing are limited to the PRO plan at $20 a month.
- The authoring apps listed are for iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus a web editor; no Windows or Android app is listed.
- Extra devices on a PRO account are sold separately and only to yearly PRO users.
Keynote
- The apps are for Apple devices only; on a Windows PC, Keynote is available just in a browser through iCloud.com.
- Generating slides from an outline, generated presenter notes and slide clean-up need Apple Creator Studio, at $12.99 per month or $129 per year, and are labeled beta.
- Apple's compatibility list marks PowerPoint WordArt, text effects, image effects and OLE objects as not supported on import; SmartArt is imported as a shape.
Key features
FlowVella
- Interactive Flows
- Screens combine text, images, galleries, video, GIFs and embedded PDFs, with links that jump between screens or to other Flows.
- Kiosk mode
- PRO locks an iPad to a presentation with PIN protection and a timer reset, for events and public displays. It works offline.
- Templates
- Over two dozen designed templates to start from.
- Analytics
- Shows who viewed a Flow, for how long and which screens perform best. Full reports start on Premium.
- Sharing and privacy
- Each published Flow has its own URL and can be public, private or password protected.
- Teams
- PRO accounts can create teams and share Flows privately inside them.
Keynote
- Themes and slide layouts
- Every presentation begins with an Apple-designed theme, a set of slide layouts whose placeholder text and images are replaced with your own. Layouts and backgrounds can be changed slide by slide.
- Animations and Magic Move
- Slide transitions, emphasis builds and Magic Move animate objects within and between slides, with a live preview on the canvas while editing.
- Presenter tools
- A customizable presenter display for rehearsing, remote control from an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, multi-presenter slideshows, and a separate window for notes and controls during video calls on a Mac.
- Real-time collaboration
- Share a presentation publicly or with specific people through iCloud or Box and see a list of their changes as they happen. Collaborators can also join from a browser on a Mac or Windows computer.
- PowerPoint import and export
- Imports and edits Microsoft PowerPoint files and exports to PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, movies and images. Apple publishes a feature-by-feature list of what carries over from PowerPoint.
- Creator Studio slide tools
- For Apple Creator Studio subscribers, Keynote can turn an outline into a slide deck with presenter notes and correct layout, typography and alignment issues. Apple labels these features beta.
Plans
FlowVella
Free$0
Four public Flows of up to 10 screens each, marked 'Created in FlowVella'.
Premium$10
per month, billed monthly ($60 per year billed annually)
Unlimited Flows and screens, password protection, privacy options, premium analytics and uploads up to 500 MB.
PRO$20
per month, billed monthly ($200 per year billed annually)
Adds kiosk mode, teams with private sharing, view alerts, shared analytics, CRM BCC and Slack integration, and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Branded apps and web player, custom domain and short URLs, volume pricing and a dedicated account manager. Contact sales.
Keynote
Keynote$0
Create, edit and present on Mac, iPad, iPhone and iCloud.com, with real-time collaboration, Apple-designed themes and PowerPoint import and export.
Apple Creator Studio$12.99
per month, or $129 per year
Adds premium templates and themes, the Content Hub media library and beta tools that generate slides and presenter notes, plus Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro.
Ways to pay less
FlowVella
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Premium is $60 a year against $10 a month, and PRO is $200 a year against $20 a month.
- Education
Half-price PRO for teachers, free for students
Teachers get the PRO features for 50% off, at $10 a month or $100 a year. The page says student accounts are free on request.
Keynote
- Annual discount
About 17% less on the yearly plan
Apple Creator Studio is $129 per year or $12.99 per month. Twelve monthly payments come to $155.88, so the yearly plan costs about 17% less.
- Education
Students and educators: $2.99 a month
Verified college students and educators pay $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year for Apple Creator Studio. Apple calls it a limited-time offer, and it cannot be shared through Family Sharing.
- Other savings
3 months free with a new Mac or iPad
Buyers of an eligible new Mac or iPad can try Apple Creator Studio free for 3 months, claimed within 3 months of activating the device.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FlowVella or Keynote?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FlowVella starts at $10 per month, billed monthly ($60 per year billed annually), and Keynote starts at $12.99 per month or $129 per year for Apple Creator Studio. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, FlowVella or Keynote?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both FlowVella and Keynote have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.