Adequate but no more
July 2026 - Still no fix to the Proton save issue.
If you can’t save a file, what really is the point of an office app? Now actively looking for an alternative.
March 2026 - Still no fix to the Proton save failure. Every other app manages it just fine. Until the save is reliable, the app is useless.
March 2026 - Not able to save files onto a Proton Drive. It suggests a save and changes the file information to the latest date but no actual data changes.
30 March 25 - For some reason, seems unable to load Open Document Format files saved from LIbre Office on Mac. Files simply greyed out.
Updates are few and far between. I’d almost call this abandonware. Libre Office (Linux, Mac) updates regularly and is always improving but Collabora seems to be static and set.
That said, it’s the best office app for iPad and doesn’t spy on you using it.
It is fiddly and can be difficult using a touch interface but once you get used to it, the app is basically OK. It should be much more and I’m looking forward to Libre finally porting the actual Office from Linux to iPadOS. Not holding my breath, though. In the meantime, this fills the gap.
If you can’t save a file, what really is the point of an office app? Now actively looking for an alternative.
March 2026 - Still no fix to the Proton save failure. Every other app manages it just fine. Until the save is reliable, the app is useless.
March 2026 - Not able to save files onto a Proton Drive. It suggests a save and changes the file information to the latest date but no actual data changes.
30 March 25 - For some reason, seems unable to load Open Document Format files saved from LIbre Office on Mac. Files simply greyed out.
Updates are few and far between. I’d almost call this abandonware. Libre Office (Linux, Mac) updates regularly and is always improving but Collabora seems to be static and set.
That said, it’s the best office app for iPad and doesn’t spy on you using it.
It is fiddly and can be difficult using a touch interface but once you get used to it, the app is basically OK. It should be much more and I’m looking forward to Libre finally porting the actual Office from Linux to iPadOS. Not holding my breath, though. In the meantime, this fills the gap.
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Problems!!
Collabora Office is a great processor program, but I’m finding out if doesn’t work well with the newest Apple updates, such as 25.3. I will not allow you to highlight, select what want to change in the document’s that have been copied from the docx format, and changed to odt format. I am not a novice with this program. The instructions that AI gives to fix the issue do not help.
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Excellent
Using this on an iPad Air I was able to view edit and save existing xlsx files that I have saved on Dropbox.
These files were originally made with Libre Office on Linux and the compatibility was 100%
Nice!
These files were originally made with Libre Office on Linux and the compatibility was 100%
Nice!
Can’t copy formulas
Nothing I can do will allow me to copy formulas on my IPad. I asked ChatGPT for help and after a half hour and several screen shoots I gave up after ChatGBT said it looks like a bug in the IPad verison
Great Potential but has problems
The biggest issue I have is the “disconnected from server” message and resultant unresponsive state. This happens even editing a local odt file.
Removing the app from memory and restarting seems to fix the problem.
It would be nice if the developers could fix this issue.
There are a few quirks which are annoying but once you figure out how to deal with them the app works well.
Removing the app from memory and restarting seems to fix the problem.
It would be nice if the developers could fix this issue.
There are a few quirks which are annoying but once you figure out how to deal with them the app works well.
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Not sure about this one
looking for replacement for SmartOffice, not on App Store any longer. Drawn to this app through the open source MS office alternative Libre office website as a way of reading their documents on an iPad. Also a fan of the privacy policy - apparently not gathering any information. However, as soon as I opened the app, it went directly to my Files folder, trying to access everything I had in there. Documents I wanted to open in SmartOffice were stored in SmartOffice or were accessed such as dropbox. It did not go searching my iPad for anything it could open. Ultimately not sure about this privacy claim. deleted the app.
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Initial review
I’m also surprised why this has such a low rating. So I tried Opendocument Reader and OOreader. Both were terrible with the latter worse (viewer only, no editor) than the former (viewer and editor). Collabora Office displays the spreadsheet correctly with tab names or correct order, highlighted tabs display correctly, split screens also. I downloaded this to mainly view my ODS files while traveling but I might venture to do some editing and see how this app works. So far it’s great.
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Looking forward to using it, but…
If LibreOffice were ever to go defunct, Collabora will be my goto. It’s open source and integrates with my Nextcloud. A few problems though with the mobile version:
• copy and paste functions have an intrusive menu that eats up the screen, not the standard “right-click” pop-up.
• no “mobile view” option; stuck in page view.
• copy and paste functions have an intrusive menu that eats up the screen, not the standard “right-click” pop-up.
• no “mobile view” option; stuck in page view.
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A powerful tool as good as any other
Our company just transitioned away from 365, and this seems to be a very worthy successor. It does everything I need, and is well designed. Overall things look great so far!
Handwerklich ganz gut gemacht...
...aber für's iPhone ist und bleibt Microsoft Office leider unerreicht! Allein die kompakte Ansicht, die das Bearbeiten von DOCX-Dateien auf kleineren Geräten ungemein erleichtert, ist beim "Original" einfach unerreicht!
Manche Office-Apps (z. B. MobiOffice) übernehmen ja nicht einmal das aktuelle dynamische Datum in einem Schreiben. Das kann Collabora-Office exzellent! Diese Datums-Übernahme setzt Polaris-Office auch sauber um und zeigt zudem sogar Schriften mit einem Schatten korrekt an!
Leider fehlt auch hier eine kompakte mobile Ansicht!
Ich würde diese Collabora-Office-App daher eher für das iPad empfehlen...
Manche Office-Apps (z. B. MobiOffice) übernehmen ja nicht einmal das aktuelle dynamische Datum in einem Schreiben. Das kann Collabora-Office exzellent! Diese Datums-Übernahme setzt Polaris-Office auch sauber um und zeigt zudem sogar Schriften mit einem Schatten korrekt an!
Leider fehlt auch hier eine kompakte mobile Ansicht!
Ich würde diese Collabora-Office-App daher eher für das iPad empfehlen...
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Looking forward to using it, but…
If LibreOffice were ever to go defunct, Collabora will be my goto. A few problems though with the mobile version:
• copy and paste functions have an intrusive menu that eats up the screen, not the standard “right-click” pop-up.
• no “mobile view” option; stuck in page view.
• copy and paste functions have an intrusive menu that eats up the screen, not the standard “right-click” pop-up.
• no “mobile view” option; stuck in page view.
Free and the Best alternative to Office
Why do people complain if it's free in the first place? This is the best alternative to Microsoft Office that people can get. Thank you to the developer/s and kudos!
I don’t understand why so much hate.
It’s been a smooth app that just does what it is supposed to do. If I see any bugs I will update the developer, max i deduct 1 star. What people are expecting from freeware open source apps? Can’t people be appreciating what they have. Okay those who give 1 star go back to your MS Excel and have fun.
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Great app, but…
I love the simplicity of working and writing directly to Dropbox, but it would be great if the app could make use of some of the iPad features, like predictive text, capitalisation of the first words in sentences, cursor movement with scrolling around the keyboard, etc. Only then would I consider more stars!
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Va por buen camino
Hasta ahora, es la aplicación que ofrece la experiencia más cercana a la interfaz de escritorio, me encanta. No obstante, presenta muchos errores de visualización en la vista con pestañas como que el bloque de estilos aparece en blanco, toca cambiar a la vista compacta y regresar a la vista de pestañas para verlo; también, en idioma español se superpone el texto en algunas listas desplegables. Espero lo puedan solucionar porque es una app muy prometedora.
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Dysfunktional auf aktuellen IPads mit Magic Keybords
Noch nicht mal das Touchpad kann zum Scrollen durch die Dokumente verwendet werden - es ist einfach funktionslos. Eine vertikale Scrollleiste gibt es auch nicht. Ich habe selten eine so schlechte, zum Betriebssystem incompatible App erlebt.
not ready for use.
this product, will dump every bit of your work and it won't be backed up or saved.
It is non-intuitive.
If you simply want to select or copy text or edit it and you go through their painstaking menu it will erase everything you've written.
Do not use this product. It is terrible. You will be heartbroken.
You have to use the menu to select edit, and if you select all it doesn't really do it and then if you tap or double tap on the text it deletes everything and there's no way to get it back.
It is non-intuitive.
If you simply want to select or copy text or edit it and you go through their painstaking menu it will erase everything you've written.
Do not use this product. It is terrible. You will be heartbroken.
You have to use the menu to select edit, and if you select all it doesn't really do it and then if you tap or double tap on the text it deletes everything and there's no way to get it back.
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I used to think this app was amazing, but it’s really not with the error that keeps popping up!
While I’m writing, it keeps coming up with this ridiculous “Disconnected from Sever Error” when it “OBVIOUSLY” does “Not” use internet! And when it happens, the entire page just freezes, and it “Never” allows me to continue!!!!! So, you know what happens then?! I wind up losing everything, and never being able to get it back, and depending on how much editorial I’ve done, that could, very easily consist of hours and hours worth of work, as well! This is just very, very dissatisfying!!!!!
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Absolutely unusable
Like many others I was looking for a replacement to using Microsoft office. I like libraries on my desktop, but this app is absolute garbage. I have tried many times to write a document, it refuses to save my changes! Nothing like writing out several pages of text, saving, closing, then opening it back up just to see none of the work you just did. It is 2026 and I simply don’t believe it is this hard to make a text editor on the iPad.
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Für mich gut!
Für die von mir angestrebte Anwendung, ist dieses Programm absolut in Ordnung. Ich habe es ausschließlich für simple Schreibarbeit auf meinem IPad getestet. Das Einfügen von Tabellen, Aufzählungen und Bildern mit Textumlauf war kein Problem und ging leicht von der Hand. Die Bedienung ist an manchen Stellen etwas unintuitiv (Ich habe gelernt, dass dies kein Wort im Duden ist, lol) und manchmal etwas fummelig, dennoch hendelbar. Ich habe beispielsweise etwas gebraucht um den Menüpunkt zu finden, mit welchem man ein funktionierendes Inhaltsverzeichnis einfügt.
Es kam während meiner Nutzung zu einem kleinen Anzeigefehler, bei welchem ich mein Getipptes nicht mehr gesehen habe. Einmal ist das Program abgestürzt bzw. es hat nicht mehr auf Input reagiert. Das Problem konnte jedoch durch schließen und erneutes öffnen behoben werden. Meine zuletzt getätigten Änderungen am Dokument wurden in diesem Fall ebenfalls gespeichert, sodass ich ohne weitere Komplikationen fortfahren konnte.
Manchmal erschreckt sich das Programm wenn ich anfange in meinem Dokument zu skrollen. Wenn man sich dadurch jedoch nicht irritieren lässt und, mit einer Portion Selbstbewusstsein, mit dem Finger mitten über das Dokument wischt, klappt das, im ausreichenden Maße, flüssig. Dabei sind von mir eingefügte Bilder, Tabellen oder Objekte auch nicht versehentlich verschoben worden.
Tldr: Es funktioniert für meine Zwecke ziemlich gut und ist kostenlos, hat jedoch noch gut Luft für Verbesserungen, vor allem im Bereich Handhabung und Benutzeroberfläche.
Es kam während meiner Nutzung zu einem kleinen Anzeigefehler, bei welchem ich mein Getipptes nicht mehr gesehen habe. Einmal ist das Program abgestürzt bzw. es hat nicht mehr auf Input reagiert. Das Problem konnte jedoch durch schließen und erneutes öffnen behoben werden. Meine zuletzt getätigten Änderungen am Dokument wurden in diesem Fall ebenfalls gespeichert, sodass ich ohne weitere Komplikationen fortfahren konnte.
Manchmal erschreckt sich das Programm wenn ich anfange in meinem Dokument zu skrollen. Wenn man sich dadurch jedoch nicht irritieren lässt und, mit einer Portion Selbstbewusstsein, mit dem Finger mitten über das Dokument wischt, klappt das, im ausreichenden Maße, flüssig. Dabei sind von mir eingefügte Bilder, Tabellen oder Objekte auch nicht versehentlich verschoben worden.
Tldr: Es funktioniert für meine Zwecke ziemlich gut und ist kostenlos, hat jedoch noch gut Luft für Verbesserungen, vor allem im Bereich Handhabung und Benutzeroberfläche.
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