Collabora Office vs VS Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collabora Office
Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your mobile device. This app offers compatibility with a wide range of file formats, including Open Document and Microsoft Office. It's an open-source solution for on-the-go productivity.
- Text editor
- Spreadsheet program
- Presentation program
- Open Document Format support
- Microsoft Office file compatibility
- Open Source
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Collabora Office is a text editor, spreadsheet and presentation program based on LibreOffice, the world's most popular Open Source office suite — and now it's on iOS, enhancing your possibilities to work on mobile devices. This app is in active development, feedback and bug reports are very welcome. Supported files: • Open Document Format (.odt, .odp, .ods, .ots, .ott, .otp) • Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .dotx, .xltx, .ppsx) • Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .dot, .xlt, .pps) Report issues: Use the bugtracker and attach any files that caused problems via https://col.la/iosBug . Please note that anything you enter in the bugtracker will be public. About the app: Collabora Office for iOS is based on the LibreOffice code for macOS and other platforms. This, combined with a new front-end based on Collabora Online. Credits: iOS port is mainly based on the work of Collabora engineer Tor Lillqvist, with help of Patrick Luby. Please find a detailed list of contributors in the credits: https://col.la/iosCredits License: Open Source — Mozilla Public License v2 and other
VS Watch
Stream Build DRO data directly to your iOS watch. This app offers level mode for zeroing out the DRO and allows switching between average/continuous trigger types. Advanced settings are accessible via the login screen.
- Direct connection to Build DRO
- Stream data to iOS watch
- Level Mode for zeroing DRO
- Switch trigger types (Average/Continuous)
- Access advanced settings
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With the Verisurf Watch App, you can directly connect and stream the Build DRO directly to your iOS watch device. Level Mode - Tap the Verisurf Icon to Zero out the DRO. Average/Continuous - Tap the "Tap-Measure" text to switch Trigger types. Advance Settings - Tap the Verisurf Icon in the Login screen to expose advanced user settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VS Watch at 5.0 against Collabora Office's 3.3. VS Watch also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.5). Collabora Office's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VS Watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collabora Office has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Collabora Office ships an update every 6 weeks, VS Watch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collabora Office | VS Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collabora Productivity | Verisurf |
Customer experience
Collabora Office
VS Watch
Bugs and requests
Collabora Office
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to open password-protected documents
- Formatting issues with imported documents
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Keyboard and cursor controls not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved cursor and text selection controls
- Better integration with cloud storage services
- More intuitive file naming and saving process
- Enhanced spreadsheet functionality
VS Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Collabora Office
No in-app purchases
VS Watch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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