Comparison

한컴오피스 Viewer vs Polaris Viewer

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

Head to head
About

한컴오피스 Viewer

View and manage documents from various office suites, including Hangul, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Convert documents to PDF or image files, and share them via email. Supports a wide range of file formats.

Highlights
  • Read and manage office documents
  • Support for HWP, DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF
  • Convert documents to PDF
  • Convert documents to image files
  • Send documents via email
  • Folder management
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Overview HancomOffice Viewer is a program that allows you to read and manage documents in various formats. [System Requirements] - OS: iOS 16.0 or higher [Key Features] 1. Reading and managing Office documents: You can use the full-featured document viewer to read documents, change folders, and send emails. 2. Support for various document formats - Hangul documents: hwp, hwpx, hwt - Word documents: doc, docx, dot, dotx - Spreadsheets: cell, csv, xls, xlsx, xlsm - Presentations: show, ppt, pptx - Other documents: pdf 3. Support for converting Hwp, Word, and Presentation documents to PDF or image files - Hwp: hwp, hwt, hml, hwpx, hwtx, owpml -> pdf, png - Word: doc, docx, dot, dotx, hwdt, rtf -> pdf, png - Show: show, ppt, pptx, hsdt, htheme, thmx, potx -> pdf, png [Answers to Important Inquiries] When a $1 payment occurs during download: HancomOffice Viewer is a free program. Occasionally, a $1 payment is made to verify the validity of the credit card registered in the app store, but the actual amount will not be charged. [Important Notices] - Due to mobile font embedding, some symbols and characters other than Hangul and English may not be displayed correctly. - The font specified in the original document may be changed to a mobile font, which can affect the layout of the document. [Required Access Permissions] Device Information: This is used to provide device and iOS version information when contacting customer support for product inquiries. ■ If you encounter errors or have any inconveniences while using the app, please contact us at 'haancs@hancom.com' with details about the error environment and content, and we will investigate and respond.

About

Polaris Viewer

This app offers a mobile-optimized experience for viewing various document types, including Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and TXT. It provides smart document management features and supports cloud integration for easy access to your files.

Highlights
  • Mobile optimized document viewer
  • Supports Microsoft Office, PDF, TXT, Zip, CSV
  • Cloud storage integration (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
  • Smart document management
  • App lock with fingerprint, face, or password
  • Night mode and paper texture background options
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Polaris Office, selected by 100 million users across the world, provides mobile optimized document viewer at the requests of numerous users. Using compact and stable Polaris Office Viewer which takes some edit functions out and strengthens view function, quickly and easily manage all the document files such as Microsoft Office, TXT, Zip file, as well as Adobe PDF! ■ Supporting Languages ■ • English, Korean, Japanese, German, Russian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese ■ Supported formats ■ • (NEW) Now we support CSV format. • Microsoft Word : DOC, DOCX • Microsoft Excel : XLS, XLSX • Microsoft Powerpoint : PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX • Other documents and files : PDF, TXT, ODT, Zip ■ Main functions ■ Mobile optimized document viewer : Supporting must-have functions to easily view the documents in Mobile. • Landscape mode / Portrait mode / Multi window mode • View per page, View in a row • Able to dim the screen and choose background (Providing Night mode and Paper texture) • Supporting text copy function in document Smart document managing : Supporting the functions for managing various documents more efficiently. • Able to check all the documents in My device storage & other cloud service (Supporting iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, FTP) • Able to manage main documents separately through bookmark settings. • Support various sorting methods. (Name order / Date order / Size order etc) • Support view function per document format. • Able to search document you need through search function. • Able to use App lock function (via fingerprint, face, password) ■ Note ■ • Homepage : Polarisoffice.com • Facebook : facebook.com/polarisoffice • Youtube : youtube.com/user/infrawareinc • Inquiry : support@polarisoffice.com • Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy : www.polarisoffice.com/privacy

Screenshots

한컴오피스 Viewer4 screens
Polaris Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Polaris Viewer at 4.6 against 한컴오피스 Viewer's 1.8. Polaris Viewer also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 33%) and device support (4 vs 2). 한컴오피스 Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Polaris Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 한컴오피스 Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polaris Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 한컴오피스 Viewer's written reviews are positive against 56% of Polaris Viewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
한컴오피스 Viewer versus Polaris Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter한컴오피스 ViewerPolaris Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (73 ratings)4.6 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews56.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7374 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size571 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHANCOM IncorporatedPolaris Office Corp.

Customer experience

한컴오피스 Viewer

All ratings73 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative79.5%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral17.8%
Negative49.5%

Polaris Viewer

All ratings74 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative32.7%

In-app purchases

None

한컴오피스 Viewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Polaris Viewer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$10.99

Questions

Is 한컴오피스 Viewer free?
한컴오피스 Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polaris Viewer free?
Polaris Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Viewer?
Polaris Viewer is rated higher. 한컴오피스 Viewer averages 1.8 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Polaris Viewer averages 4.6 from 74 ratings.
Do 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Viewer have ads?
Both 한컴오피스 Viewer and Polaris Viewer show ads.
Which is updated more often, 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Viewer?
한컴오피스 Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and Polaris Viewer every 3 months. Most recently, 한컴오피스 Viewer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Polaris Viewer on September 22, 2026.

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