30hands vs Slideator

30hands turns a topic or existing presentation into narrated slides and captioned video. Enter a topic and audience to create an editable slide outline and deck with visuals in about 20 seconds, or import PDFs, Google Slides, and photos. While recording, users swipe through slides and narrate; the app captures voice and slide timing clip by clip. Videos export as MP4 in portrait or landscape with subtitles, or can be shared as web links that viewers can open without an account. Shared links provide viewer details such as who watched, how long they watched, and where they stopped. Teams can invite members to collaborate, and the maker says one subscription covers everyone invited. The iOS app supports offline recording; webcam recording and transcript generation are also available. Maximum video quality is 1080p. The free plan costs nothing and includes three projects, a five-minute video limit, 10 AI slides to start, 1 GB storage, and watermarked exports. Pro costs $7.99 a month; Pro+ costs $14.99 a month.

Slideator is a browser-based platform for creating, recording, streaming, hosting, and sharing video presentations and online courses. It can record PowerPoint and PDF slides alongside webcam video, narration, screen sharing, and live annotations. Its AI Assistant can draft outlines and narration scripts; users can select an AI voiceover or record their own voice. The platform also supports live streams and video posts, and lets users organize recordings into courses. It names Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and Google Classroom for embedding or LMS integration. Slideator says recordings are generated in the browser and are not stored or transmitted externally unless users publish or share them. Videos can be private or unlisted; anyone with an unlisted video's direct link can view it. It works in a browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, and mobile devices without software installation. The Basic plan is free, with limits including 12 slides per file, 250 MB of storage, and videos up to 15 minutes. Personal is listed at $5.25 per month. The platform lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.