Comparison

Docs To Go Standard vs Collabora Office

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

Head to head
About

Docs To Go Standard

Edit and create Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your iOS device. View PDF files and manage your documents with a built-in file manager. Offers robust editing features for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

Highlights
  • Edit MS Office files
  • Create MS Office files
  • View PDF files
  • File sorting manager
  • Send/receive email attachments
  • Supports iOS 'Open In' feature
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Office anywhere with Docs To Go: View, edit, and create Microsoft® Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint*) & view Adobe PDF® files on your iOS device with the original & #1 selling mobile MS Office suite of all time. Docs To Go® Standard contains best-in-class document viewing & editing. Options for connecting to multiple cloud storage accounts, desktop file sync, and opening password-protected files are in our premium version which is available in an in-app purchase. THE DATAVIZ® ADVANTAGE • Founded in 1984, DataViz is an industry leader in developing mobile Office & productivity solutions for iOS, Mac, and more. • Documents To Go, now in its 18th year, is currently preloaded on millions of devices around the world. • InTact Technology™ retains original document formatting of edited files. • Technical support is available via email by actual people in our home office & via our robust knowledge-base at DataViz.com. OVERALL STANDARD VERSION FEATURES: • Works on both iPhone and iPad • View, edit, and create MS Office files (97-2018). • View PDF, iWork, Text, .RTF files, and more! • Send & receive supported email attachments using the built-in Mail app. • Open & edit supported files within Docs To Go from any 3rd party app that supports the iOS "Open In" feature. • File sorting manager (sort your file list by Name, Modified, Size, etc.) WORD TO GO FEATURES: • View, edit, and create Word (.doc, .docx) files • Format font type, size, color, bold, italics, underline, and highlight text • High fidelity viewing for embedded graphics, tables, comments, footnotes/endnotes, text boxes, table of contents, and hyperlinks • Change paragraph alignment • Edit and/or insert bullets and numbering • Multiple undo/redo • Find & replace • Word count SHEET TO GO FEATURES: • View, edit, and create Excel (.xls, .xlsx) spreadsheets • Freeze panes • Sort • Extensive cell & number formatting options, including: font type, size, color, alignment, fill, highlight, category, and decimal place) • 111 functions supported • Insert, delete, resize, hide/unhide rows & columns • Rename, insert, and delete worksheets • Multiple undo/redo • Find/find next SLIDESHOW TO GO FEATURES: • In-slide PowerPoint editing - Edit slide contents & formatting directly in the slide vs. a separate/outline view. • Thumbnail slide sorter/view • High fidelity PowerPoint viewing, including: charts, MS Office SmartArt, and more • View/edit/add speaker notes • Sort slides • Promote/demote bullets • Open password protected PowerPoint 97-2018 files PDF TO GO FEATURES: • Pinch-to-zoom to desired PDF page size/width • Open password-protected PDFs *PowerPoint files are view and edit only.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Text editor
  • Spreadsheet program
  • Presentation program
  • Open Document Format support
  • Microsoft Office file compatibility
  • Open Source
Features
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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

Screenshots

Docs To Go Standard4 screens
Collabora Office4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Collabora Office at none against Docs To Go Standard's shown. Collabora Office also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Docs To Go Standard's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Docs To Go Standard holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 128 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Docs To Go Standard's written reviews are positive against 40% of Collabora Office's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Docs To Go Standard versus Collabora Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocs To Go StandardCollabora Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (61 ratings) — better3.3 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews40.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDataViz, IncCollabora Productivity

Customer experience

Docs To Go Standard

All ratings57 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative28.1%
Written reviews1,099 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral14.6%
Negative47.3%

Collabora Office

All ratings122 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.1%
Negative36.9%
Written reviews389 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

Docs To Go Standard

From 61 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent syncing functionality
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Potential for future Excel editing
  • 🚀 Fast document loading

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues and unreliable connectivity
  • 🐛 Keyboard lag and slow text input
  • 👎 Lack of email/attachment support
  • 👎 Missing key features like font/formatting options

Collabora Office

From 128 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent functionality
  • 🔒 Privacy-focused
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Seamless file compatibility
  • 👍 Useful for on-the-go editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Buggy scrolling and text selection
  • 🐛 Unreliable saving and file management
  • 👎 Clunky keyboard and trackpad support
  • 👎 Slow performance with larger documents

Bugs and requests

Docs To Go Standard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing failures and connection problems
  • Inability to open certain file types
  • Formatting issues when editing documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for iDisk and cloud storage
  • Improve keyboard responsiveness
  • Expand font and formatting options
  • Integrate email and attachment handling

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

In-app purchases

None

Docs To Go Standard

No in-app purchases

None

Collabora Office

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Docs To Go Standard free?
Docs To Go Standard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collabora Office free?
Collabora Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Docs To Go Standard or Collabora Office?
Docs To Go Standard is rated higher. Docs To Go Standard averages 3.6 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Collabora Office averages 3.3 from 128 ratings.
Do Docs To Go Standard or Collabora Office have ads?
Docs To Go Standard shows ads; Collabora Office does not.
Which is updated more often, Docs To Go Standard or Collabora Office?
Docs To Go Standard ships an update every 6 weeks, and Collabora Office every 6 weeks. Most recently, Docs To Go Standard was updated on October 22, 2026 and Collabora Office on October 24, 2026.

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