Comparison

AO Office vs Whenever

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AO Office

This app provides a comprehensive office suite for mobile devices, allowing users to view, edit, import, and export a wide range of document types. It includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and equation editing capabilities, mirroring the functionality of desktop office software.

Highlights
  • View, edit, import, and export documents
  • Word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tools
  • PDF export and import
  • Support for extensive file formats
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Recover unsaved work
Features
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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 - Support for NAS / WebDAV (Paid version only) - 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 The paid version includes the following functions. · Access to cloud storages · Printing - Export as PDF · Other useful functions

About

Whenever

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Stop carrying your tasks in your head. Whenever helps you focus on what actually matters — not just what's due soonest. Most to-do apps drown you in deadlines. Whenever works differently: every task gets sorted by priority, not just by date, so you always know what to do first — even when nothing has a due date at all. PRIORITIES INSTEAD OF DEADLINES Sort every task into one of four priorities: urgent & important, important but not urgent, urgent but not important, or neither. See at a glance what actually deserves your attention today. FOCUS ON TODAY Pull a handful of tasks into Focus and work through them one at a time — no overwhelming lists, just what you decided matters right now. HONEST TIME TRACKING Set a time estimate before you start, then see exactly how long a task really took. No guessing, no self-deception — just an honest record of your own pace. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Attach links, addresses, images, and usernames directly to any task. Add notes with Markdown formatting. Everything you need to get something done lives right where the task is. MULTIPLE BOARDS Separate work, home, and personal projects into their own boards. Switch between them in a tap. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS All your tasks and notes are stored locally on your device. No account required, no ads, no tracking. Available in English, Russian, Romanian, and French. Whenever offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions for extended features. Subscription pricing and terms are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://baciutrifon.github.io/whenever-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

AO Office4 screens
Whenever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Whenever at none against AO Office's shown. Whenever also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). AO Office's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AO Office sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Whenever sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AO Office ships an update every 5 weeks, Whenever weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AO Office versus Whenever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAO OfficeWhenever
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkikazu YoshikawaTrifon Baciu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AO Office

One-time1
  • Professional Version$19.99
3 purchases

Whenever

Subscriptions3
  • Whenever Premium · Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Whenever Premium · Yearly Discount$17.991 Year
  • Whenever Premium · Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is AO Office free?
AO Office is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whenever free?
Whenever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AO Office or Whenever have ads?
AO Office shows ads; Whenever does not.
Which is updated more often, AO Office or Whenever?
AO Office ships an update every 5 weeks, and Whenever weekly. Most recently, AO Office was updated on November 6, 2026 and Whenever on October 31, 2026.

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