Comparison

Polaris Viewer vs Pivel

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

Head to head
About

Polaris Viewer

This app offers a mobile-optimized experience for viewing various document types, including Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and TXT. It provides smart document management features and supports cloud integration for easy access to your files.

Highlights
  • Mobile optimized document viewer
  • Supports Microsoft Office, PDF, TXT, Zip, CSV
  • Cloud storage integration (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
  • Smart document management
  • App lock with fingerprint, face, or password
  • Night mode and paper texture background options
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Polaris Office, selected by 100 million users across the world, provides mobile optimized document viewer at the requests of numerous users. Using compact and stable Polaris Office Viewer which takes some edit functions out and strengthens view function, quickly and easily manage all the document files such as Microsoft Office, TXT, Zip file, as well as Adobe PDF! ■ Supporting Languages ■ • English, Korean, Japanese, German, Russian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese ■ Supported formats ■ • (NEW) Now we support CSV format. • Microsoft Word : DOC, DOCX • Microsoft Excel : XLS, XLSX • Microsoft Powerpoint : PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX • Other documents and files : PDF, TXT, ODT, Zip ■ Main functions ■ Mobile optimized document viewer : Supporting must-have functions to easily view the documents in Mobile. • Landscape mode / Portrait mode / Multi window mode • View per page, View in a row • Able to dim the screen and choose background (Providing Night mode and Paper texture) • Supporting text copy function in document Smart document managing : Supporting the functions for managing various documents more efficiently. • Able to check all the documents in My device storage & other cloud service (Supporting iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, FTP) • Able to manage main documents separately through bookmark settings. • Support various sorting methods. (Name order / Date order / Size order etc) • Support view function per document format. • Able to search document you need through search function. • Able to use App lock function (via fingerprint, face, password) ■ Note ■ • Homepage : Polarisoffice.com • Facebook : facebook.com/polarisoffice • Youtube : youtube.com/user/infrawareinc • Inquiry : support@polarisoffice.com • Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy : www.polarisoffice.com/privacy

About

Pivel

Features
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Pivel: Summarize your table Open, filter and summarize your Excel and CSV files on your phone or tablet in seconds. Review and analyse thousands of rows without a computer, and carry your data with you wherever you go. Fast, Smart Filtering • Find what you need instantly with a single filter, even in an Excel file with tens of thousands of rows. • Turn any column into a dynamic filter (region, category, status, customer and more). • Filters feed each other: pick a region and only the cities in that region remain listed. • Search text across every column, and set custom ranges on number and date columns. Mobile Pivot Tables and Summaries • Build pivot tables on your device: choose row and column fields and see the totals instantly. • Cross-tabulate (for example, regions down the side and months across the top). • Group daily data by day, month, quarter or year with one tap and simplify complex exports in seconds. Save and Pick Up Where You Left Off • Save the filter and summary layouts you use most and skip the setup next time. • Open the same file again and find your settings and active filters exactly as you left them. • Share your saved layouts with your team. Easy Sharing • Export tables or summary views as text or HTML. • Send your data by email, message or any other app in an instant. Your Data Stays on Your Device • No account, no sign-in; you can view your tables completely offline. • Pivel only reads your source file; it never writes to, moves or deletes it. • Your tables are never sent to any server or third party; content stays in memory only while the table is open. • The only things kept on the device are the layouts you save and the names of recently opened files. Supported File Formats • .xlsx, .xls, .xlsm, .csv, .tsv • Switch seamlessly between sheets in multi-sheet Excel workbooks. Subscription • Pivel offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscription plans, each with a 3-day free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings; you keep access until the end of the period you paid for. • The app never asks for your name, email, card details or other personal data. Download Pivel and review your data wherever you are. Links and Support • Privacy Policy: https://pivel.nimbolic.com/en/privacy • Terms of Use: https://pivel.nimbolic.com/en/terms • Support: hello@nimbolic.com Pivel is provided by Nimbolic LTD.

Screenshots

Polaris Viewer4 screens
Pivel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pivel at none against Polaris Viewer's shown. Polaris Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Polaris Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pivel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Polaris Viewer versus Pivel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolaris ViewerPivel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolaris Office Corp.Nimbolic LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Polaris Viewer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$10.99
2 purchases

Pivel

Subscriptions2
  • Pivel monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pivel yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Polaris Viewer free?
Polaris Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pivel free?
Pivel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polaris Viewer or Pivel have ads?
Polaris Viewer shows ads; Pivel does not.

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