MagicSlides vs PopAi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MagicSlides grades higher than PopAi: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MagicSlides grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on 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.
MagicSlides
AI presentation maker that builds decks from prompts and files
Which one is for you
Pick MagicSlides if
- Fits if you make your decks in Google Slides and want a first draft inside it
- Works for students and occasional users who want the lowest paid price
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3 credits at sign-up and watermarked exports
- Skip it if you want decks over 10 slides on Essential, as 15 needs Pro and 50 needs Premium
- Watch out: refunds are only within 5 days of a first purchase of a plan, not on renewals or upgrades
- Watch out: team and API plans sit on separate tabs, and their prices were not readable
Pick PopAi if
- Fits if you want slides drafted from a prompt
- Works for people who start from a file
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the pricing page shows no plans, so you cannot see costs before signing up
- Watch out: the free credit and export limits are not stated
- Skip it if you want phone apps, as none were found
- Watch out: Pro and Unlimited exist, but their prices are not on the page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMagicSlidesFair | 2.0GPAPopAiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssential is $6.67 a month on yearly billing, inside the cheaper quarter of $7. Premium, with 50-slide decks, is $23.25. | CNo price is published on the page we could read, which puts it at the ordinary grade. |
| Free plan and trial | CPer the vendor's site data, a free plan gives 3 credits at sign-up with watermarked exports and no card. The pricing page itself lists paid plans only. | CThe homepage says a limited free option exists, but the limits are not stated. |
| Features | CMany inputs, several export formats, slide cloning and chat with the deck. Slide counts are capped at 10, 15 and 50 by plan. | CEditable slides from prompts and files, with PowerPoint export. Credit and export limits are not stated. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There is a web app, add-ons and templates to work through, and you build the final deck yourself. | CNo store rating is on record. It needs an account. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, ChatGPT and Zapier. No desktop app is listed. | CWeb only, with PowerPoint as its one listed link. |
| Best for | cheap AI decks inside Google Slides | AI-made slides from prompts or files |
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: MagicSlides and PopAi. How we grade
Where they differ
- MagicSlides also covers templates.
- PopAi also covers chat assistant.
At a glance
| MagicSlides | PopAi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | A free plan with 3 credits at sign-up, watermarked exports and no card required, per the vendor's site data; the pricing page itself lists paid plans only. | A limited free entry option exists per the homepage FAQ; credit and export limits are not stated. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | IndianAppGuy Tech Pvt Ltd | PopAi |
| Price read from | magicslides.app | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MagicSlides
- Slide counts are capped per deck: 10 on Essential, 15 on Pro and 50 on Premium.
- The pricing page shows the paid plans only. The free plan is described in the vendor's site data and refund policy, and its exports carry a watermark.
- Refunds are available within 5 days of a first purchase of a plan tier, and not on renewals or upgrades.
- Team and API plans are sold on separate tabs, and the team pricing was not readable as text.
PopAi
- The pricing page loads its plan table with scripts and could not be read, so no prices are recorded.
- The vendor says it offers two paid plans, Pro and Unlimited, and that credits and exports differ between free and paid.
- Listed for web only; no app store listings were found.
Key features
MagicSlides
- Generate from many inputs
- A deck can start from a prompt, topic, pasted text, PDF, Word file, web page or YouTube link, and the site also lists audio and Excel sources.
- Export formats
- Paid plans export to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides. Premium adds PNG, JPG and HTML.
- Clone Slide
- Turns an image of a slide into an editable PowerPoint slide. The number allowed each month depends on the plan.
- Use your own PowerPoint as a template
- Essential and Pro list the option to use any PowerPoint file as a template. Premium lists 200+ templates and custom design systems.
- Chat with your presentation
- AskPPT lets you ask questions about a deck, and an AI assistant helps with slide creation in more than 100 languages.
- Where it runs
- Besides the web app it is offered as a Google Slides add-on, Figma plugin, Chrome extension, ChatGPT integration, Telegram bot, Zapier action and mobile apps.
PopAi
- Prompt or file to slides
- Start from a topic, brief or outline, or from a PDF, Word document, PPTX file or webpage.
- Outline review
- Reorder sections, rename slide titles and adjust key points before the full deck is generated.
- Online editor
- Edit text, images and layouts in the browser after generation.
- Style choice
- Choose a template or visual style once the outline is set.
- PPTX and PDF export
- Export options vary by plan, according to the vendor.
- AI document reader
- The site also lists a ChatPDF-style reader for asking questions about documents.
Plans
MagicSlides
Essential$6.67
per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
10 presentations a month of up to 10 slides each, no watermark, export to PDF, PowerPoint and Google Slides, 10 slide clones a month. $80 billed once a year.
Pro$12.42
per month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)
50 presentations a month of up to 15 slides each, no watermark, 50 slide clones a month. $149 billed once a year.
Premium$23.25
per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
50 presentations a month of up to 50 slides, 200+ templates, advanced editor, password-protected sharing, export to PPTX, PDF, PNG, JPG and HTML. $279 billed yearly.
PopAi
Pricing could not be confirmed. See popai.pro.
Ways to pay less
MagicSlides
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Essential is $80 a year against $8 a month, Pro $149 against $16 and Premium $279 against $29.
PopAi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MagicSlides or PopAi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MagicSlides starts at $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly), and PopAi has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, MagicSlides or PopAi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both MagicSlides and PopAi have a free plan.
Which platforms do MagicSlides and PopAi run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MagicSlides lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.