AO Office Pro vs NECT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AO Office Pro
This app provides a comprehensive office suite for mobile devices, enabling users to view, edit, import, and export a wide range of document types. It includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, and mathematical equations, mirroring the functionality of desktop office software.
- View, edit, import, and export documents
- Full OpenOffice/LibreOffice functionality
- Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and Math components
- PDF export and import
- Cloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
- Support for numerous file formats
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AO Office is the world's first porting of OpenOffice for iOS and it's a powerful and complete office suite for OpenOffice / LibreOffice documents. You can view, edit, import, and export PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents using full features of the OpenOffice in the PC version. AO Office has 5 components: Writer: a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book. Calc: a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyze, and present your data in numerical reports or graphics. Impress: the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations. Draw: lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations. Math: lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor. * AO Office is a forked project from the Apache OpenOffice project. AO Office is not affiliated with the Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice projects. ■ Features ■ - View / edit / import / export documents - High reproducibility for Open Document Format - Export and import documents as PDF - Formatting paragraphs - Create stylized text with special effects - Support for extensive file formats - Support for embedded object - Support for Dropbox / iCloud Drive / Google Drive / OneDrive / Box / NAS / WebDAV - Support for Audio and Video - Support for recovering the unsaved work - Support for modern encryption - Support for Markdown documents ■ Supported File Formats ■ AO Office can open and save to: - Microsoft Word (DOC / DOT / RTF) - Microsoft Word 2007 (DOCX / DOTX / DOCM) - Microsoft Excel (XLS / XLT) - Microsoft Excel 2007 (XLSX / XLTX / XLSM) - Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT / POT) - Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (PPTX / POTX / PPTM) - OpenDocument (ODT / ODS / ODP / ODG / ODF) - Portable Document Format (PDF) - OpenOffice.org1.0 / StarOffice6.0 (SXW / SXC / SXD / SXI / SXG / SXM) - Text (TXT / CSV / XML) - HyperText Markup Language (HTML) - Markdown (MD / MARKDOWN) - Adobe Photoshop (PSD) - Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) - Windows Metafile (EMF / WMF) - Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) - Data Interchange Format (DIF) - SYLK (SLK) - Portable Anymap Format (PBM / PGM / PPM) - OS/2 Metafile (MET) - Sun Raster Image (RAS) - Mac Pict (PCT) - X PixMap (XPM) - StarView Metafile (SVM) AO Office can open: - WordPerfect Document (WPD) - AutoCAD (DXF) - T602 Document (602) - Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) - Truevision Targa (TGA) - X Bitmap (XBM) - Zsoft Paintbrush (PCX) - Kodak Photo CD (PCD) AO Office can save to: - PlaceWare (PWP) - Macromedia Flash (SWF) - JPG / GIF / PNG / BMP ■ Gesture Assignments ■ - Hard Press or 2 Finger Tap = Context Menu - Pinch In & Out = Zoom In & Out - Drag = Scrolling - Drag with Hard Press or 2 Finger Tap = Drag & Drop ■ Limitations ■ - Not supported for macro ■ Contact Us ■ Email: support-ios@aooffice.app Twitter: @office700
NECT
This communication tool allows users to view announcements and documents, and engage in chat conversations. It requires a stable internet connection for all features to function properly.
- View announcements
- Access documents
- Message chat functionality
- Real-time communication
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NECTアプリは、株式会社NECTが提供するコミュニケーションツールです。 お知らせや資料の閲覧、メッセージによるチャット機能などがあります。 ■ご利用上の注意 当アプリの各機能・各サービスは通信回線を使用致します。通信回線の状況によっては、ご利用いただけない場合がございます。あらかじめご了承ください。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AO Office Pro at 52% against NECT's 0%. AO Office Pro also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NECT's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
NECT is free to download; AO Office Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AO Office Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, NECT every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AO Office Pro | NECT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (165 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akikazu Yoshikawa | 株式会社NECT |
Customer experience
AO Office Pro
NECT
In-app purchases
AO Office Pro
No in-app purchases
NECT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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