Comparison

Utility Spreadsheet vs Numbers

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

Head to head
About

Utility Spreadsheet

This app offers powerful spreadsheet capabilities optimized for touch interfaces. It includes an expanded keyboard for easy equation writing, formula dragging, and data management. Supports various functions and CSV import/export for broad compatibility.

Highlights
  • Touch interface optimization
  • Expanded keyboard for equations
  • Formula dragging
  • Limited graphing
  • CSV import/export
  • Extensive built-in functions
Features
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Designed from the ground up for optimal use of the touch interface, Utility Spreadsheet has the number crunching power you need and doesn't make you jump through hoops to use it. Our expanded keyboard keeps the operator and number keys available so you don't have to switch back and forth to write an equation. Capabilities include formula dragging, limited graphing, sorting, freezing headers, and import/export of csv files for compatibility with many other spreadsheet programs. Has built-in support for the following functions, with more to come in future updates! SIN, COS, TAN, ASIN, ACOS, ATAN, RADIANS, DEGREES, SUM, PROD, SUMIF, FACT, MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE, STDEV, SQRT, EXP, LN, LOG, IF, ABS, PMT, MIN, MAX Suggestions or comments? Email us at the support address, and help us make Utility Spreadsheet even better!

About

Numbers

Design impressive spreadsheets with a flexible canvas, interactive charts, and powerful functions. Collaborate with others and access your work across devices. Includes tools for data analysis and text composition.

Highlights
  • Apple-designed templates
  • Flexible canvas for layout
  • Interactive charts and pivot tables
  • Hundreds of powerful functions
  • Cross-device compatibility via iCloud
  • Collaboration and real-time editing
  • Import/export Excel and CSV files
Features
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Numbers is now part of Apple Creator Studio, an amazing collection of Apple’s most powerful creative apps designed to help you bring your ideas to life. The suite includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — plus premium content and intelligence features in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform, all in one simple plan. Creating, viewing, and editing spreadsheets in Numbers, as well as collaborating in real time, does not require a subscription. Create gorgeous spreadsheets with Numbers on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Get started with Apple-designed templates for everything from a home budget to an invoice. Add tables, charts, text, and images anywhere on the flexible canvas. Animate your data with interactive charts, find patterns with pivot tables, and use hundreds of powerful functions. Get Started Quickly • Work from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or even a PC with iCloud.com • Select from a wide variety of Apple-designed templates • Add from a library of shapes, tables, and charts with pre-defined styles • Import and edit Microsoft Excel and CSV files Create Beautiful Spreadsheets • Place tables, charts, text, and images anywhere on the flexible canvas • Create a form on iPhone or iPad to quickly enter data on the go • Draw or write with Apple Pencil on iPad Formulas for Everyone • Choose from hundreds of powerful functions, including XLOOKUP and RegEx • Search the integrated function browser for built-in help and sample formulas • Easily add stock information to spreadsheets • See results from a single formula across multiple cells using spilling arrays Everything Adds Up Beautifully • Use pivot tables and categories to see your data in a whole new way • Quickly organize and summarize tables to gain new insights • Insert gorgeous 2D and 3D charts, including bar, column, line, area, pie, donut, and radar charts • Animate data with interactive column, bar, scatter, and bubble charts • Easily filter through large tables for specific values, text, or duplicate entries • Change values in cells using sliders, steppers, checkboxes, pop-ups, and star ratings Share with Anyone • Share your spreadsheet publicly or collaborate with specific people using iCloud or Box • Make changes from any device and see a list of changes from others in real-time • Export your spreadsheet in CSV, TSV, PDF, and Microsoft Excel Apple Intelligence • Use Writing Tools to proofread, rewrite, summarize, and compose text • Create your own fun images with Image Playground based on a description Some features of Apple Creator Studio require an Apple Intelligence–capable device. For full system requirements and usage limits for Apple Creator Studio intelligence features, see Apple Support article 125029.

Screenshots

Utility Spreadsheet4 screens
Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Numbers at 4.6 against Utility Spreadsheet's 4.0. Numbers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Utility Spreadsheet's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. Utility Spreadsheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Numbers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Numbers has 215K ratings behind it against 728, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Utility Spreadsheet's written reviews are positive against 50% of Numbers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utility Spreadsheet ships an update every 5 weeks, Numbers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Utility Spreadsheet versus Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility SpreadsheetNumbers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (728 ratings)4.6 (215K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews — better50.1% of reviews
Number of ratings728215K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB620 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuminant Software, IncApple

Customer experience

Utility Spreadsheet

All ratings728 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative35.0%

Numbers

All ratings215,159 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews4,879 reviews
Positive50.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative40.3%

User reviews

Utility Spreadsheet

From 728 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🚀 Lightweight and fast
  • 💡 Useful for basic spreadsheet needs
  • 👍 Good for budgeting and tracking expenses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Data loss and disappearing files
  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing and cloud integration
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions and documentation
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to Excel

Numbers

From 215K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
  • 🚀 Great for basic spreadsheet needs
  • 🚀 Visually appealing charts and formatting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with Excel files
  • 🐛 Limited functionality compared to Excel
  • 🐛 Frustrating editing experience on mobile
  • 🐛 Disappearing spreadsheets after updates

Bugs and requests

Utility Spreadsheet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to delete rows or columns
  • Formulas not working as expected
  • Issues with importing and exporting data
  • Keyboard disappearing during use
  • Ads causing app to crash or freeze

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add password protection for files
  • Improve print functionality
  • Implement undo/redo capabilities
  • Allow merging of cells
  • Provide more formatting options

Numbers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frozen headers issue
  • Keyboard and text editing problems
  • Spreadsheet data loss after updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Slow performance and loading times

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to lock individual cells
  • More advanced formula and function support
  • Improved collaboration and sharing options
  • Better mobile interface and keyboard integration
  • Customizable templates and formatting options
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  • Pivot table and data analysis features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Utility Spreadsheet

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Utility Spreadsheet free?
Utility Spreadsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Numbers free?
Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Utility Spreadsheet or Numbers?
Numbers is rated higher. Utility Spreadsheet averages 4.0 out of 5 from 728 ratings, while Numbers averages 4.6 from 215K ratings.
Do Utility Spreadsheet or Numbers have ads?
Utility Spreadsheet shows ads; Numbers does not.
Which is updated more often, Utility Spreadsheet or Numbers?
Utility Spreadsheet ships an update every 5 weeks, and Numbers every 3 months. Most recently, Utility Spreadsheet was updated on September 8, 2026 and Numbers on September 24, 2026.

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