Comparison

Excel formulas vs Excel Exercises

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

Head to head
About

Excel formulas

This free educational app provides offline access to a comprehensive library of Excel formulas and shortcut keys. It features easy-to-understand examples with screenshots to aid learning.

Highlights
  • Offline Excel learning
  • Extensive formula library
  • Shortcut key guide
  • Examples with screenshots
  • Free to use
Features
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Move from reading a function to understanding how its inputs affect a result. Excel formulas combines illustrated spreadsheet lessons, an editable formula playground and a chart workspace with tools that help you return to your studies. A reference you can explore at your own pace Start with logical, text or mathematical functions, or follow topics such as dates, lookups and statistical summaries. Fourteen function families also include financial, database, engineering, information, compatibility, cube, web and add-in lessons. Browse a category or search by a function name, a use case or an interview question. Each formula lesson presents an explanation and syntax with examples. Previous and Next controls let you move through a topic without returning to the list. Save a formula for later and mark a lesson complete when you have reviewed it. The reference topics explain spreadsheet functionality; they do not imply that every function can run inside the practice grid. Learn by changing the inputs Use Formula Playground to edit values in a small worksheet and enter a supported expression. Its result display responds as the formula or grid changes, making it easier to compare the calculation with the example you are reading. Where a lesson offers Try It, open the selected example with its formula and sample data already prepared. The quick input toolbar provides formula symbols for mobile typing. Practice with conditions, totals, averages and cell ranges, then use the lesson to check what each argument means. The playground implements a selection of functions and serves as a focused learning workspace. Create a visual from your data Enter labels and numeric series in the chart worksheet, adjust its rows and columns and give the chart a title. Select from column, bar, line, area, pie, doughnut, scatter and radar styles. The preview shows both the chart and the source data table, so you can review what you entered before exporting. Save the chart as a PNG image, create a PDF or share an image using your device's sharing options. Keep an illustration from a study exercise or share a comparison with another learner. Keep track of what you study Home brings together a daily formula, saved lessons and recently viewed items. Continue learning returns you to the formula you were studying. Marking lessons complete updates category progress and the beginner, intermediate and advanced paths in the Learning Hub. The daily formula also contributes to a learning streak and a 30-day challenge. Enable the optional daily reminder if you would like a prompt to study, subject to notification permission. Favorites and progress are kept locally on your device, letting the app remember your learning activity between sessions. More ways to review Use keyboard shortcut references, practical tips and interview questions with answers to support your preparation. Timed quizzes offer Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond levels, results and attempt history. Reach the required score for a level to unlock an in-app certificate that can be saved or shared. These certificates record app practice and are not professional accreditation. Choose a light, dark or system theme. Designed for students, independent learners and people revising spreadsheet skills for work, the app supports both quick reference visits and longer practice sessions. It contains advertising. Excel formulas is independently developed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.

About

Excel Exercises

Master Excel with this fun and engaging app. Learn functions, keyboard shortcuts for Mac and PC, and use flashcards to memorize popular formulas. It works offline and serves as a handy reference.

Highlights
  • Learn Excel functions
  • Practice formulas
  • Master keyboard shortcuts (Mac/PC)
  • Offline reference
  • Flashcards for functions
Features
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Become the Excel master of your office! Excel Exercises is the #1 fun and engaging way to learn Excel. The Excel Exercises app works offline and serves as a reference for all the Excel information you might need. Read about functions to write formulas in Excel, and learn the keyboard shortcuts, for both Mac and PC, to save time while working. Flashcards also help you learn what the most useful and popular Excel functions do.

Screenshots

Excel formulas4 screens
Excel Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Excel Exercises at 5.0 against Excel formulas's 4.7. Excel Exercises also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Excel formulas's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Excel Exercises holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Excel formulas's written reviews are positive against 50% of Excel Exercises's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Excel formulas versus Excel Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcel formulasExcel Exercises
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerbin JoeApp Factory, LLC

Customer experience

Excel formulas

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Excel Exercises

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Excel formulas

No in-app purchases

None

Excel Exercises

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Excel formulas free?
Excel formulas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Excel Exercises free?
Excel Exercises is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Excel formulas or Excel Exercises?
Excel Exercises is rated higher. Excel formulas averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Excel Exercises averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Excel formulas or Excel Exercises have ads?
Both Excel formulas and Excel Exercises show ads.

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