Haiku Deck review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Image-led presentation maker for web, iPad and iPhone
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Haiku Deck report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for simple image-led decks on the web and iPad
Haiku Deck makes short, picture-heavy presentations with built-in image search. Free is one public deck with no download, the cheapest paid plan still makes every deck searchable on the web, and private decks start at Pro.
Who Haiku Deck is for
- Fits if you want a few big pictures and a line of text per slide
- Works for iPad users who present from the app
Who Haiku Deck is not for
- Tight if you stay free: one deck, public and searchable, with no download
- Skip it if your decks are private, as the $7.99 Public plan makes them searchable on Google
- Too light for data-heavy decks, as the charts are simple
- Watch out: downloads are not part of the free trial, and team prices need a request
Why Haiku Deck gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPublic is $7.99 a month billed yearly and Pro is $9.99, both near the category's middle of $10. Private decks and downloads are only on Pro.
- CFree plan and trialBasic is one presentation, shared publicly and searchable, with no download. That is a trial in practice.
- CFeaturesImage search, simple charts, narration and video, and an AI builder. Charts are simple, and privacy and PPTX or PDF download need Pro.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build the deck, though with a deliberately small set of tools.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and iOS, with PowerPoint and YouTube connections. No Android or desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Haiku Deck's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/haiku-deck#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/haiku-deck.svg" alt="Haiku Deck: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Haiku Deck stands among presentation tools
Haiku Deck's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 18 of the 51 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 20 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 13 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 presentation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Haiku Deck’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 51, level with 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 51, level with 26
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 51, level with 33
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 51, level with 38
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 51, level with 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 presentation tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Haiku Deck, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Haiku Deck you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $95.88 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A slide editor.
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Haiku Deck’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Haiku Deck?
Haiku Deck builds presentations around large images, with a built-in image search and simple charts. It runs in the browser and on iPad and iPhone. Paid plans differ in privacy, downloads, narration and analytics, and the free Basic plan allows one public presentation.
Worth knowing
- Free Basic is limited to one presentation, shared publicly, with no download.
- The cheapest paid plan, Public, makes every deck searchable on the web; private decks start at Pro.
- The pricing page says downloads are not part of the free trial.
- Team pricing needs a request, with discounts for five or more members.
Key features
- Built-in image search
- Search more than 40 million royalty-free images and backgrounds from inside the editor, with license details supplied.
- Simple charts
- Drag-and-drop pie and bar charts and stat charts. Images of charts from other apps can also be imported.
- Zuru AI builder
- Zuru uses AI to assemble a presentation from an outline, a Wikipedia topic or a .pptx file. Listed under Pro.
- Narration and video
- Pro adds audio narration to slides for online playback or for saving as a video.
- Privacy and downloads
- Pro offers public, link-only or private decks, and PPTX or PDF downloads; Public plan decks are searchable on the web.
- Live web playback
- Premium lets you present remotely to up to 100 viewers whose devices follow your slides, plus view analytics.
Haiku Deck pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Haiku Deck has a free plan, and paid plans start at $7.99 per month, billed annually ($95.88).
- Starts at
- $7.99 per month, billed annually ($95.88)
- Free plan
- Basic: one presentation that is shared publicly and searchable on the web, with no download.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Public | $7.99per month, billed annually ($95.88) | Unlimited public presentations, searchable on Google, with image search and simple charts. |
| Pro | $9.99per month, billed annually ($119.88; $19.99 billed monthly) | Unlimited decks, PPTX and PDF download, privacy controls, audio narration and video, custom branding, Zuru AI. |
| Premium | $29.99per month, billed annually ($359.88) | Everything in Pro plus analytics and lead tracking, view notifications, live web playback and priority support. |
Read from haikudeck.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Haiku Deck before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationSpecial pricing for nonprofits and education
The pricing page says Haiku Deck offers special pricing to qualifying nonprofits, students and educators.
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Common questions
Does Haiku Deck have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Haiku Deck is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Haiku Deck have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Haiku Deck is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Haiku Deck open source?
Haiku Deck is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.