# OOReader — user reviews

> 132 indexed App Store user reviews of OOReader by BML Solutions Inc..

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ooreader/id480844649/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ooreader/id480844649.md

## What do users think of OOReader?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Works as advertised
- 🚀 Faithful representation of documents
- 💡 Allows viewing of OpenOffice/LibreOffice docs
- 🚀 Convenient for viewing documents on-the-go
- 👍 Useful for preaching/reading sermons

**Cons**

- 🐛 Conversion errors/crashes when opening files
- 🔒 Security concerns with online file conversion
- 🔒 No local viewing, requires internet access
- 🐛 Buggy, unreliable, and unstable
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Ads in paid version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening files
- Inconsistent file handling (caching issues)
- Inability to open larger documents
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Add search and delete functions
- Improve handling of password-protected files
- Increase file size/page limit
- Add editing capabilities
- Improve font/formatting preservation
- Provide more cloud storage integration options

## Newest reviews (11 of 132)

### 2/5 — Not ready for prime time

*2024-11-23, version 6.3.0*

Bought the full version ($3… big deal). My experience is that it’s unreliable, had to access iCloud to see my Dropbox files rather than access Dropbox directly, and the paid version will not open password protected documents despite the developers’ claim to the contrary. Uninstalled it.

### 4/5 — OOReader

*2022-08-09, version 6.2.2*

This app can also be used to display WordPerfect files in both iOS and Android versions. Nice!

### 3/5 — Resurfaced bug

*2021-04-05, version 6.1.4*

This bug appears to have resurfaced as of 6.1.2 or before (iOS 14.4). There is a faulty filename cache in which the filename is appended with a dash and incremental number despite prior copies of the file being deleted before re-downloading.

### 2/5 — Search?

*2019-10-08, version 5.4.4*

Has no search function! I have my library set up in an Open Office spreadsheet which has just short of 5300 lines. Without a search function it takes forever to find out if I have a particular book or author. I could NOT recommend this to anyone

### 3/5 — One Shortcoming.

*2019-03-09, version 5.4.1*

I have three iOS devices, and I use all three. OOReader was installed on one of the devices.It worked quit well so I installed it on the other two iOS devices. All three devices are connected too the same network. The problem is that documents added to one of the units is NOT available on either of the other two. All three units are connected to the cloud.

### 4/5 — pCloud storage would be perfect

*2018-12-17, version 5.4.1*

This is a very nice app for who wants cross-platform access to their LibreOffice and pdf documents. The synchronization with cloud storage is great but -given the latest debacle with Dropbox cutting off RHEL OS- it would be nice to have more cross-platform storage options, I am particular fond of pCloud, hopefully they’ll manage to support it soon...

One detail for equation rendering in OO Draw: rline ... lline (absolute value) pairs fail to render correctly, showing boxes instead (occasionally only rline shows up correctly...)

### 2/5 — Needs an update desperately

*2018-10-25, version 5.3.0*

I paid for the ad free version and it’s been great. But all of a sudden when I try to get documents for review from my cloud (Mac to iPhone) it says the files are “empty” when they clearly are not. It’s very annoying because I can’t always be carrying my laptop around.

### 3/5 — Pay version still has ads

*2017-12-15, version 5.2.0*

Pay for upgraded version and I still get ads. Shame on you.

### 3/5 — Would be great if you could simply reorder docs

*2017-08-31, version 5.1.1*

Would be near perfect if you could arrange docs into folders and reorder them!

### 4/5 — Works well, except...

*2017-08-21, version 5.1.1*

Great light weight app. I use to view spreadsheets saved on google docs. The viewer formats everything perfect.

Would get five stars if the app could properly load an updated spreadsheet without crashing. I have to delete the file from the feed and reload to view a spreadsheet that has been changed.

### 1/5 — Useless...

*2016-12-15, version 5.04*

...for reading Open Office spreadsheets, at least if they are protected.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Uses non-compliant cookie ‘consent’ tool

*2026-05-07, version 7.1.1*

Use this if you fancy having to scroll through pages of cookie consents to opt out of data harvesting by all and sundry. Or do what I did and just delete the app when this nonsense pops up.

Developer response claims this approach is necessary for legal compliance.  That’s simply incorrect.  A one button opt out for all optional cookies would be fully in line with UK legal requirements for cookie management and is adopted by many websites and developers.  Making users crawl through multiple opt out buttons is unnecessary and obviously designed to make sure users don’t bother.

### 1/5 — Not secure!

*2025-08-10, version 6.3.0*

Uses remote server to process files (where?) and user must send password to open protected files = too risky for me.

### 1/5 — Work

*2022-09-29, version 6.2.2*

How do you even work with this app? I have ODT and I'm trying to open it. It does not pick up automatically the extension

### 1/5 — Not great

*2020-03-18, version 6.0.0*

Wont open docs larger than 20-35 mb. I would know for sure but the error notice i receive is not written with good grammar so I’m unsure.

### 1/5 — Hs stopped working

*2019-10-13, version 5.4.4*

I have used this app for years and have found it to be efficient and reliable. However, it has begun to completely shut down when moving about half way through a document.  It has never done this before so Pam not certain what is happening.  The document I use the most with this app is only 10 pages long, so it’s not too large.  Must be a big, but wish it could be solved!!!

### 1/5 — Internet dependent.

*2019-05-22, version 5.4.2*

Needs to connect to the internet to convert the file.  It will not work without internet access making it useless on the tube.

### 1/5 — No local viewing. Requires online file concersion ...

*2019-03-16, version 5.4.1*

I am not going to upload documents with personally identifiable information, financial data, important correspondence, etc. to an unknown entity to convert my info, so I can view a copy on a mobile device.

### 1/5 — Yikes !! It uploads the file to the internet

*2019-01-06, version 5.4.1*

This software (as explained on its webpage), does the conversion by uploading your document to the internet and then scanning and converting it.  Your original document is then deleted from its servers.

I have no reason to believe they will use my files in a bad way.  BUT, I also have no reason to trust everyone in their organization with my files.

### 1/5 — Not affiliated with OO or Libre, buggy, has ads

*2018-12-21, version 5.4.1*

On my first session I got a bug alert popup written in broken English that my pdf was  ... Too big? Dunno. Couldn’t view it.

Forcing users to watch google ads in popup windows is also against everything that FOSS stands for. oof

### 1/5 — No more protected ods files

*2017-04-13, version 5.04*

They stopped supporting password-protected ods files, such as produced by LibreOffice.  It is now rather useless to me since that was why I got it.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Delivered the exact functionality I needed …

*2024-04-18, version 6.3.0*

This app allowed me to open an ODG file I created years ago. After opening the document, I was able to export the file as a PDF and import into Adobe Illustrator!

### 5/5 — Perfect for the task

*2023-06-21, version 6.2.4*

If you receive an email with a .ODT attachement, this app is EXACTLY what you need. 
Thank you to the developers. Brilliant work.

### 5/5 — The PRO version works good for me

*2023-03-02, version 6.2.4*

I'm able to read the OpenOffice documents and that exactly what I expected from this app.

### 5/5 — Works again!

*2019-11-04, version 6.0.0*

Thank you so much for the update! Works great now. I tried WPS (Apple broke it last week) and Word, but neither worked as great as OpenOffice!

Please update soon. No other app seems to want to open ODT files, despite what they may claim. This used to be how I read in bed every night, and I miss it a lot. 

And still broken with 13.1.2

I use this app daily, but Apple managed to BREAK EVERYTHING with their 13.1.1 update. Now crashes after scrolling through a couple of pages.

### 5/5 — Works great for me

*2019-09-10, version 5.4.4*

I can now carry my LibreOffice lists with me for boring errands. Once I paid for it, the ads went away the next time I rebooted the phone.

### 5/5 — Great for preaching.

*2019-02-21, version 5.4.1*

I type all my sermons using an Open Office platform on Linux Mint.  This app has given me the ability to send the documents to my iPad or iPhone for the sole purpose of reading from it.  Once I send it I do not plan on changing it, so the app works great for this.

### 5/5 — Good

*2018-05-19, version 5.2.0*

Was able to read a Hebrew document that was opened from a mail item.

### 5/5 — Works Well

*2018-03-03, version 5.2.0*

Docs and spreadsheets made with OpenOffice/LibreOffice and stored in Google Drive (or elsewhere in the cloud) can be opened with this app. It’s for reading only; you can’t edit a document, but when using an iPad you can view your .odt or .ods file. Works well, so 5 stars from me.

### 5/5 — Just what I needed

*2018-03-02, version 5.2.0*

Was unable to open these files on my iPhone until I found this app and it does it very well. I agree it would be nice not to separate pages.

### 5/5 — ODT reader

*2016-09-03, version 5.04*

I just downloaded the app, so bear in mind that I have used it once. It worked perfectly to open an ODT file that I downloaded from gmail. Free!

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