Holyrics vs Slides

Holyrics is presentation software for churches that display lyrics and Bible verses at worship services and events. It can present song lyrics, scripture, text, images, audio, video, countdowns, alerts and stage-view content. The audio and video player supports VLC Media Player, while the mobile app can access program data and control presentations. Cloud synchronization shares program data and media files between computers but leaves local settings out. Telegram features include questions, polls, draws, chat synchronization and file transfer through a chatbot; direct chat file transfers are limited to 20MB, with Google Drive links suggested for larger files. The Advanced plan includes an online API for HTTP requests from other applications. Holyrics does not stream directly, though it is compatible with streaming programs. Desktop versions are available for Windows, Linux and Mac and require Java 8; Java 9 does not work. The software plan is free; Basic is $5 a month, Advanced is $10 a month, and Advanced + Worshipwide is $25 a month. The iOS app is $0.99, paid once.

Slides is a web presentation editor for creating, presenting and sharing decks, with AI tools that can draft content, rewrite text and refine visuals. Decks can be presented live, shared by link, exported, embedded or self-hosted. The service supports PowerPoint import and export, presenter mode, offline access, real-time collaboration, templates and brand kits. Free accounts can create public decks only. Paid customers get private decks by default, can change visibility, and can share private decks with a secret link or password; decks marked Internal are visible to team members and not others. Plan limits differ: Lite includes 1 GB of storage, one collaborator per deck and 50 AI credits monthly; Pro includes unlimited storage, three collaborators and 400 monthly AI credits; Team includes unlimited deck collaborators and 400 credits per user monthly. Team also supports SSO with Okta, Microsoft, Google and more. Developers can use a REST API, MCP server, and full HTML and CSS access. Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Forms, YouTube and Markdown. It runs in a modern browser and requires an internet connection. Free costs nothing; Lite is $5 a month billed annually, with monthly billing also available.