iPad Word Processing

Word Processor App Comparisons

iOS Word Processing Apps Comparison

For more information about each app click on the app's name in the top row of the chart. You will be taken to a detailed description of the app and should also see videos, reviews and links to blog posts about the app. Also, as an alternative to the following table you may also download a PDF of the comparison chart.

App Comparison Chart

	Quick office	Pages	CloudOn	Office2 HD	Docs2Go	Docs	UX Write	Phrase ology	iA Writer
Developer	Google	Apple	CloudOn	Byte Squared	RIM	Google	UX Productivity	Agile Tortoise	Information Architects
Cost	$19.99	$9.99*	FREE	$7.99	$9.99 & $16.99**	FREE	$14.99	$3.99	$.99
Companion Software	NONE	Pages & iWork	Word & Office	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	iA Writer for MAC
Edit Microsoft Word Documents	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Spreadsheet And PowerPoint Included	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES***	YES	NO	NO	NO
Android Counterpart	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Customer Support Via Twitter	YES	NO	YES	NO	Yes	NO	YES	YES	YES
Design Friendly Interface	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Emphasis On Text Content Creation	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
Footnotes	NO	YES	YES		YES	NO	YES	NO	NO
Find And Replace	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	-
Insert Images	NO	YES	NO *****	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO
Track Changes	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
Spell Check	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	Auto Complete	-	YES
Requires Internet Access	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO
Customer Ranking Points	157	592	310	63	152	140	8	3	1
Cloud Software	Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.net, Huddle, Sugar Sync, Egnyte, Catch	Apple iCloud, Dropbox, SkyDrive	Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.net	Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.net, Microsoft SkyDrive, WebDav	Dropbox, Box.net, Sugar Sync, Google Drive**	Google Drive	Dropbox, WebDav	NONE	Dropbox, Apple iCloud
Ranking	1st	2nd	4th	8th	7th	6th	5th	10th	9th

*The other two components of the Apple iWork productivity suite also cost $9.99 each. This includes the presentation tool (Keynote) and the spreadsheet editor (Numbers).

**The premium version of Documents to Go includes the ability to create and edit presentations (PowerPoints). The premium version also appears to allow cloud storage sync whereas the inexpensive version does not.

***The app has been criticized for not actually allowing users to edit PowerPoints even though it claims this capability.

****Upon its release the Microsoft Word app will presumably hold third place.

*****Users can insert clip art but not images of their choosing.

App Comparison Chart Part 2

	Documents 2 Unlimited	ONLive Desktop	Smart Office 2
Developer	Appsverse Inc	OnLive Inc	Picsel
Cost	$4.99	FREE	$9.99
Companion Software	NONE	NONE	NONE
Edit Microsoft Word Documents	YES	YES	YES
Spreadsheet And PowerPoint Included	YES	YES	YES
Android Counterpart	NO	YES	YES
Customer Support Via Twitter	NO	NO	NO
Design Friendly Interface	YES	YES	YES
Emphasis On Text Content Creation	NO	NO	NO
Footnotes	YES	YES	NO
Find And Replace	YES	YES	FIND
Insert Images	NO	YES	NO
Track Changes	YES	YES	NO
Spell Check	YES	YES	NO
Requires Internet Access	YES	YES	NO
Customer Ranking Points	27	208	85
Cloud Software	Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.net	ONLive	Dropbox, Google Drive (BETA)
Ranking	11th	12th	13th