Comparison

Documents (Office Docs) vs MailRaider

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

Head to head
About

Documents (Office Docs)

This mobile office suite allows users to edit and manage spreadsheet and rich text files on their iPhone and iPad. It offers online and offline functionality, synchronization with cloud storage services, and compatibility with major office suites.

Highlights
  • Edit spreadsheet and rich text files
  • Online and offline functionality
  • Synchronize with Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive
  • File browser for iPhone files
  • Support for .txt and .csv files
  • Basic word processing and spreadsheet features
Features
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Documents by SavySoda™ ••• Reached #1 overall BUSINESS APP ••• ••• on App Store in OVER 40 COUNTRIES. ••• ••• Over 30 Million Users on iOS ••• ••• AS FEATURED BY APPLE, USA TODAY ••• iPhone's and iPad's lightweight mobile office suite. This essential application allows you to edit and manage spreadsheet & rich text files on your iPhone. Works both online and offline. You can also synchronize files to your Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and SkyDrive accounts and open files on your PC or Mac. Works with Dropbox™ Works with Google Drive™ Works with Microsoft OneDrive™ Files can be opened using Microsoft Word and Excel, Open Office, Numbers, and all major office suites. INCLUDES • iSpreadsheet (a premier spreadsheet app) • Text Editor (to edit basic text) • iPhone file browser (to view iPhone files) • Google Sync (to upload/download documents) • Dropbox Integration FEATURES • Smooth User Interface • Portrait & Landscape mode • Full support for .txt and .csv files • Limited support for .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx files from Google Docs • Google upload & download • Files can be opened in Microsoft Excel, Word, Apple Numbers, TextEdit, Notepad, Openoffice & all leading office suites. • Works anywhere online or offline. • Spreadsheet supports formulas, formatting, resizing, and all basic spreadsheet features. • Beautiful UI. SOME USES • Lightweight office work on the run • Backup of documents • Quick access to spreadsheets, notes, memos • Basic word processing • Pocket Spreadsheet The Documents suite of apps is the ORIGINAL and most popular mobile office and file management solution for the iPhone and iPod. Over 30 million users choose Documents for their everyday business and productivity use. And it's now available for everyone to use for free. There is also an option to upgrade. iPhone Business Apps: http://www.savysoda.com

About

MailRaider

This app helps you open and read old archived emails and mysterious file types like .msg and winmail.dat. It also allows exporting contacts and appointments to standard formats.

Highlights
  • Opens .msg, .oft, winmail.dat, and .email files
  • Exports contacts to .vcf
  • Exports appointments to .ics
  • Previews attachment files
  • Supports multitasking on iPad
Features
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Have you got an .msg file that you can't open? Did you get a winmail.dat file instead of the message that you were expecting? MailRaider is the app for that. MailRaider has been opening Microsoft email formats on Mac since 2009 — longer than any other tool on the App Store. The iOS version brings that same capability to iPhone and iPad, so you can deal with these files wherever you are, without needing to be at your desk. What MailRaider opens: .msg — Microsoft Outlook messages .eml — standard email format .oft — Outlook template files winmail.dat — the mystery attachment that arrives instead of an actual email message What you can do with them: Read emails with full formatting, embedded images, and attachments intact Export contacts to .vcf and calendar appointments to .ics Play back voice note recordings and export transcripts Search through your emails and browse folder structures Import from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, directly from Mail - or copy over from your Mac or Windows PC. On iPad: full multitasking support, including Split View and Slide Over. MailRaider is a proper iPad app, not a scaled-up iPhone app. No subscription. No hidden costs. Pay once and that's it. MailRaider on iOS is MailRaider — to go.

Screenshots

Documents (Office Docs)4 screens
MailRaider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Documents (Office Docs) at 81% against MailRaider's 25%. Documents (Office Docs) also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.8). MailRaider's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Documents (Office Docs) is free to download; MailRaider costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Documents (Office Docs) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Documents (Office Docs) has 43K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Documents (Office Docs)'s written reviews are positive against 25% of MailRaider's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Documents (Office Docs) versus MailRaider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocuments (Office Docs)MailRaider
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.5 (43K ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdPascal Harris

Customer experience

Documents (Office Docs)

All ratings43,490 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews645 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative16.0%

MailRaider

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Documents (Office Docs)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to open certain file types
  • Syncing issues with external storage
  • Inconsistent behavior when closing documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve document editing capabilities
  • Integrate with more cloud storage services
  • Enhance text formatting and highlighting options

MailRaider

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Documents (Office Docs)

No in-app purchases

None

MailRaider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Documents (Office Docs) free?
Documents (Office Docs) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MailRaider free?
MailRaider costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Documents (Office Docs) or MailRaider?
Documents (Office Docs) is rated higher. Documents (Office Docs) averages 4.5 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while MailRaider averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Documents (Office Docs) or MailRaider have ads?
Documents (Office Docs) shows ads; MailRaider does not.
Which is updated more often, Documents (Office Docs) or MailRaider?
Documents (Office Docs) ships an update every 2 months, and MailRaider every 2 months. Most recently, Documents (Office Docs) was updated on September 25, 2026 and MailRaider on September 16, 2026.

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