Collabora Office vs SoftMaker Presentations
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
SoftMaker Presentations
Create and edit presentations on your mobile device with a full suite of features. Ensure seamless compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint files and enjoy intuitive operation on both iPhone and iPad. Save your work locally or to the cloud.
- Full PowerPoint compatibility (PPTX)
- Intuitive iPhone and iPad interface
- Local and cloud storage integration
- Design templates and color schemes
- Comprehensive graphics functions
- Animations and slide transitions
- Flexible slideshow options
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■ Presentations ► The only complete Office presentation program for your PowerPoint files ► Work on your PowerPoint presentations wherever and whenever you want. ► When working on the go, take advantage of a feature set that you would otherwise only know from your PC or Mac. ► Almost all features can be used permanently free of charge. The complete set of features that you know from Microsoft PowerPoint or Presentations on your Mac or PC is now offered by Presentations on your iPhone and iPad. Compatibility without compromise: Presentations uses the Microsoft Office PPTX format as its native format. This guarantees seamless data exchange. You can open your presentations directly in Microsoft PowerPoint without having to convert them. Intuitive operation on iPhone and iPad: Presentations always provides an ideal user experience, regardless of whether you're using it on your iPhone or an iPad. On an iPhone, you can use the practical toolbars with just one finger. On an iPad, you work with ribbons similar to those on your Mac or PC. Save locally or in the cloud: Presentations not only enables you to open and save documents stored on your device, but it also allows you to access your files in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and all other cloud storage services. The Presentations user interface is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and more than 20 other languages. Presentations brings the features of a desktop presentation program to your iPhone and iPad. You shouldn't settle for less. ■ Working with files ► Presentation files can be losslessly exchanged with Presentations for Mac, Windows and Linux. ► Open and save PPTX and PPT files with full fidelity from PowerPoint 97 to 2021 and PowerPoint 365 ► Export complete presentations as picture files or HTML web pages ■ Designing ► Numerous attractive design templates do the design work for you. ► Each template includes many matching color schemes. ► Slide layouts and slide masters ■ Comprehensive graphics functions ► Draw and design directly in the presentation ► PowerPoint-compatible AutoShapes ► Insert pictures in a range of file formats ► Great graphics functions such as mirror effects, soft shadows and transparencies ► Crop pictures, change brightness, contrast and gamma ► Drawings can be filled with colors, patterns, pictures and gradients. ► TextArt function for striking font effects ■ Animations and slide transitions ► Hundreds of different object and text animations ► Numerous breathtaking animations and slide transitions based on OpenGL ■ Flexible slide shows ► Both user-controlled and automatic slide shows without presenters (kiosk function) ► Interaction with the presentation via a virtual pen and highlighter ► Handouts for the audience ► Integrated slide sorter for managing and reordering slides ■ Other features Almost all features of Presentations for iOS can be used free of charge. The following additional features are available to you via an inexpensive subscription: ► Printing ► Export to PDF and PDF/A ► Sharing documents directly from Presentations ► Charts ► Photo albums ► Summary slides ► Free customer support A single subscription unlocks these features simultaneously in Presentations, TextMaker and PlanMaker for iOS. License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoftMaker Presentations at 4.8 against Collabora Office's 3.2. SoftMaker Presentations also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 41%). Collabora Office's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. SoftMaker Presentations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Collabora Office asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoftMaker Presentations holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 130 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Collabora Office's written reviews are positive against 75% of SoftMaker Presentations's.
Collabora Office ships an update every 6 weeks, SoftMaker Presentations every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collabora Office | SoftMaker Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (130 ratings) | 4.8 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collabora Productivity | SoftMaker Software GmbH |
Customer experience
Collabora Office
SoftMaker Presentations
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
SoftMaker Presentations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Collabora Office
No in-app purchases
SoftMaker Presentations
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$13.491 Year
Questions
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