# Canva

> Template-based design platform for slides, graphics and video

Canva is a design platform that runs in a web browser and in desktop and mobile apps, used for presentations, social media graphics, documents, video and print. Slides are built from templates and can be edited by several people at once, and built-in AI tools generate designs, images and video from prompts. A free account covers the basics, while Canva Pro adds premium content, brand tools and post scheduling.

- **Category:** Presentations
- **Made by:** Canva Pty Ltd
- **Website:** https://www.canva.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Canva has a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99 to $18.00 / month for Canva Pro, as listed on the US App Store.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free account with templates, photo and video editing, real-time collaboration and 5 GB of cloud storage. Scheduler, Brand Hub, Background Remover and Magic Resize are marked as Canva Pro features.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canva Free | $0 | Templates, a free library of images, video and audio, photo and video editing, real-time collaboration and 5 GB of cloud storage. |
| Canva Pro | $14.99 to $18.00 per month on the US App Store; $119.99 to $143.99 per year | Premium templates and stock media, one-click Background Remover, Magic Resize, Brand Hub and post scheduling. The store lists several amounts for this plan. |
| Canva Business | $25.00 per month on the US App Store; seat basis not shown | Canva's site lists Business alongside its Pro and Enterprise plans. The App Store listing gives a monthly price but not what the plan adds over Pro. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canva-ai-photo-video-editor/id897446215 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Canva before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly Canva Pro costs less than paying monthly** (Annual discount): The US App Store lists Canva Pro at $119.99 to $143.99 per year against $14.99 to $18.00 per month, so a year paid up front is cheaper than 12 monthly payments at any of the listed amounts. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canva-ai-photo-video-editor/id897446215
- **Canva for Education free for K-12** (Education): Canva's App Store listing describes Canva for Education, a school- and district-managed version, as free for eligible K-12 teachers and students. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canva-ai-photo-video-editor/id897446215

## Key features

- **Presentation templates:** Presentations and slideshows start from professionally designed templates, each of which can be adapted to a brand and style.
- **Presenter notes:** Presenter notes can be written with custom AI prompts and track speaking time for each slide.
- **Magic design tools:** Magic Design builds designs from an uploaded image, Magic Edit swaps or adds objects in a picture, Magic Eraser removes them, and Translate converts a design into more than 100 languages.
- **AI image and video generation:** A text-to-image generator creates pictures from a prompt, and Veo 3 generates video clips with sound from a text description.
- **Real-time collaboration:** Team members can work on the same design at once, share it and collect feedback from wherever they are.
- **Developer platform:** The Canva Developers SDK covers apps that run inside the editor, REST APIs for connecting other platforms, and an MCP server that lets AI assistants create, edit and export designs.

## Good for

- People without design training who build slides from templates
- Teams that make presentations, social posts and video in one tool
- Teachers and students: Canva for Education is free for eligible K-12 users

## Worth knowing

- Prices here are in-app purchase amounts from the US App Store listing, which shows several for Canva Pro; prices on Canva's own website may differ.
- Scheduler, Brand Hub, one-click Background Remover and Magic Resize are listed as Canva Pro features, not part of the free account.
- Cloud storage on the free account is 5 GB.
- The download page lists apps for Mac, Windows 10 and later, iOS, Android and Chromebook; no Linux desktop app is listed.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.9 out of 5 from 3,563,433 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id897446215

Often praised:

- Reviewers say people with no design training can turn out flyers, invitations, presentations and social posts with it, helped by the stock of templates. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id897446215)

Often criticised:

- Reviewers of the iPhone and iPad app report crashes, freezes and lag in the middle of editing, a complaint that runs from 2021 to late 2025. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id897446215)
- Video is the weak spot in reviews: several say it suits flyers and other still designs better than editing video. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id897446215)

Based on 10 App Store reviews of the iPhone and iPad app, five of them more than three years old, and four Hacker News comments that mention it in passing. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict.

## Works with

Instagram, Facebook

**Tags:** Presentations, Templates, AI features, Real-time collaboration, Video editing, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Visme](https://toolgpa.com/tools/visme): Template-based design tool for presentations and infographics. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-visme)
- [Google Slides](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-slides): Browser-based presentation builder, free with a Google Account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-google-slides)
- [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-powerpoint): Slide presentation app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-microsoft-powerpoint)
- [Gamma](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gamma): AI generator for presentations, documents and websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-gamma)
- [Pitch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pitch): Collaborative presentation workspace with tracked share links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/canva-vs-pitch)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canva-ai-photo-video-editor/id897446215
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canva.editor&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://www.canva.com/download/
- https://www.canva.com/download/windows/
- https://www.canva.com/download/chromebook/
- https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/
- https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/rest-apis/
- https://www.canva.dev/docs/apps/prerequisites/

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