Comparison

Documents (Office Docs) vs Documentally

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

Documentally

This app provides comprehensive text analysis, including word, character, sentence, line, paragraph, and byte counts. It offers advanced customization for counting, version history, document protection with a PIN, and various sorting and formatting options. Export your work in .txt format and work offline.

Highlights
  • Multiple text count metrics (words, characters, sentences, lines, paragraphs, bytes)
  • Customizable word count based on language and encoding
  • Unlimited version history with undo/redo
  • Secure Safe Folder with PIN protection
  • Document search and sorting options
  • Adjustable font size and text formatting
  • Offline functionality
Features
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In addition to "Word count", it also provides counts for "Characters", "Sentences", "Lines", "Paragraphs", and "Bytes". This app is especially handy when you need to adhere to specific word or character limits, such as for reports, essays, columns, speech scripts, novels, and more. SELECT WORD COUNT FEATURE You can customize the word count feature based on the text by switching languages. You can also configure text encoding, punctuation, and more. UNLIMITED VERSION HISTORY Track changes made to your documents and undo anything you choose. PROTECT YOUR DOCUMENTS WITH SAFE FOLDER You can hide documents in your Safe folder and control access with a PIN. Screenshots of the Safe folder can’t be taken. FIND YOUR DOCUMENTS Please enter keywords in the search bar to locate your documents. SORT OPTIONS You can sort your notes alphabetically, numerically, or by date. ADJUST FONT SIZE You have the option to change the font size for better visibility on your screen. Word Count: Counts the number of words as you type • Example 1: "Word Count in Documents" -> 4 • Example 2: "I'm you." -> 2 • Example 3: "Do you live in real-time???" -> 5 Character Count: Displays the total number of characters as you type • Example 1: "Green" -> 5 • Example 2: "Word Counter in Documents" -> 25 • Example 3: "I am a pencil." -> 14 Here are the main functions: • Count the "number of bytes" as you write. • Create new documents or edit existing files. • Working, with or without Internet. • Export your work in .txt format. • Undo / Redo your notes' input. • Delete your notes whenever you like. • You can print. However, your document may appear differently in the preview window. Instead, you can use "Print as Image". • The character limit for input is determined by your smartphone device; the app does not impose any limits. Settings: • Sort by: Name / Last modified / Last opened / Date trashed / Items / Characters / Words / Sentences / Lines / Paragraphs / Bytes • Font size: 12.0 - 40.0 • Font: Noto Sans / Open Sans / Roboto / Oswald / Courier Prime / Red Rose / M PLUS 1 / M PLUS 1p / M PLUS 1 Code / M PLUS 2 / M PLUS Rounded 1c / Sawarabi Gothic / Hina Mincho / Klee One / Kaisei HarunoUmi / Kaisei Tokumin / Kaisei Opti / Kaisei Decol / RocknRoll One / DotGothic16 / Zen Kurenaido / Zen Kaku Gothic New / Zen Maru Gothic / Zen Antique / Sunflower / Gothic A1 / Gowun Dodum / Gowun Batang / Song Myung / Poor Story / Hahmlet / IBM Plex Sans KR / Stylish • Bold text: ON / OFF • Italic text: ON / OFF • Underline: None / Solid / Double / Dotted / Dashed / Wavy • Letter spacing: -1.0 - 10.0 • Word spacing: -2.0 - 10.0 • Line spacing: 1.0 - 3.0 • Language: English / Japanese / Korean / Indonesian • Count line breaks: ON / OFF • Count spaces and tabs: ON / OFF • Punctuation marks • Text encoding: EUC-JP / ISO-2022-JP / ISO-2022-JP-1 / ISO-2022-JP-2 / Shift_JIS / ISO-8859-1 / ISO-8859-2 / ISO-8859-3 / ISO-8859-4 / ISO-8859-5 / ISO-8859-6 / ISO-8859-7 / ISO-8859-8 / ISO-8859-9 / ISO-8859-10 / ISO-8859-13 / ISO-8859-14 / ISO-8859-15 / UTF-7 / UTF-8 / UTF-16 / UTF-16BE / UTF-16LE / UTF-32 / UTF-32BE / UTF-32LE / US-ASCII / EUC-KR / ISO-2022-KR / windows-1250 / windows-1251 / windows-1252 / windows-1253 / windows-1254 / windows-1255 / windows-1256 / windows-1257 / windows-1258 Terms of Use: https://note.com/documentally/n/n0f4e75fd9170 Privacy Policy: https://note.com/documentally/n/n11df06d7073e

Screenshots

Documents (Office Docs)4 screens
Documentally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Documents (Office Docs) at 4.5 against Documentally's 3.7. Documents (Office Docs) also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (43K vs 3). Documentally's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Documentally sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Documents (Office Docs) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Documents (Office Docs) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Documents (Office Docs) has 43K ratings behind it against 3, 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 75% of Documentally's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Documents (Office Docs) ships an update every 2 months, Documentally weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Documents (Office Docs) versus Documentally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocuments (Office Docs)Documentally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (43K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdYoshinori Tsuchiya

Customer experience

Documents (Office Docs)

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

Documentally

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

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

Documentally

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Documents (Office Docs)

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Documentally

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Week Plan$0.997 Days
  • 1 Month Plan$1.991 Month
  • 6 Months Plan$9.996 Months
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  • Annual Plan$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99

Questions

Is Documents (Office Docs) free?
Documents (Office Docs) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Documentally free?
Documentally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Documents (Office Docs) or Documentally?
Documents (Office Docs) is rated higher. Documents (Office Docs) averages 4.5 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Documentally averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Documents (Office Docs) or Documentally have ads?
Both Documents (Office Docs) and Documentally show ads.
Which is updated more often, Documents (Office Docs) or Documentally?
Documents (Office Docs) ships an update every 2 months, and Documentally weekly. Most recently, Documents (Office Docs) was updated on October 13, 2026 and Documentally on September 21, 2026.

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