Comparison

WPS Reader vs MLVision M5

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

Head to head
About

WPS Reader

Easily open, read, and convert Microsoft Works files on your iPhone and iPad. This app provides a seamless viewing experience with features like text search and zoom, and allows conversion to common Microsoft Office formats and PDF.

Highlights
  • Open and read Microsoft Works files
  • Convert .wps to .docx, .doc, .pdf, .rtf
  • Convert .wks/.xlr to .xlsx, .xls, .pdf
  • Text search and selectable text
  • Zoom in/out functionality
  • Document management with folders
  • iCloud and third-party storage integration
Features
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Are you having plenty of Microsoft® Works files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? Do you receive Microsoft® Works documents (.wps, .wks, .xlr) as email attachments on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is "WPS Reader". “WPS Reader” allows you to open and read Microsoft Works documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, "WPS Reader" allows you to export Microsoft Works Word processor documents (.wps) into Microsoft Word documents (.docx and .doc), PDF and RTF. Converts Microsoft Works Spreadsheet documents (.wks & .xlr) into Microsoft Excel documents (.xlsx and .xls) and PDF. Converts every Works page into an equivalent page in the resulting Microsoft Office, PDF and rich text conversion into RTF. Converts the text, text characteristics, paragraphs, text frames linking, text frame columns, tables, graphics and other document objects and properties to the matching Microsoft Office format objects and properties by preserving layout. - Standard document interaction interface to share, send and save exported documents. READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: “WPS Reader” is standalone application running natively to open and convert Microsoft Works document securely right on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

About

MLVision M5

Features
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-Xuanjing Pavilion: AI generates a brand new layout that is more suitable for reading on mobile phones and Xuanjing glasses, and can "one click screen mirroring" to Xuanjing glasses. -AI companion: AI big model service, integrating big model capabilities such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek. -Translation: Supports real-time translation of multiple languages including Chinese, English, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, etc., and presents dialogue content in text. Combining Xuanjing glasses to achieve AR translation function. -Suggestion: Combined with Xuanjing glasses, achieve AR suggestion function. -Navigation: Navigation function, supporting multiple modes such as walking and cycling. Combining Xuanjing glasses to achieve AR navigation function.

Screenshots

WPS Reader4 screens
MLVision M54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MLVision M5 at Free against WPS Reader's $4.99. MLVision M5 also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months). WPS Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MLVision M5 is free to download; WPS Reader costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WPS Reader ships an update every 10 months, MLVision M5 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WPS Reader versus MLVision M5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWPS ReaderMLVision M5
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB296 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.深圳市微光电子科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

WPS Reader

No in-app purchases

None

MLVision M5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WPS Reader free?
WPS Reader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MLVision M5 free?
MLVision M5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WPS Reader or MLVision M5 have ads?
Neither WPS Reader nor MLVision M5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WPS Reader or MLVision M5?
WPS Reader ships an update every 10 months, and MLVision M5 every 11 days. Most recently, WPS Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and MLVision M5 on October 13, 2026.

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