Comparison

한컴오피스 Viewer vs Polaris Office

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

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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 Office

Create, edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations across multiple devices. This all-in-one office suite offers PDF viewing and conversion, with seamless cloud integration and collaboration features.

Highlights
  • Edit and save documents in various formats
  • View and convert PDFs
  • Sync across desktop, iPhone, and iPad
  • Share documents via link
  • Supports 18 global languages
  • Integrated cloud storage options
Features
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Create, edit, save and share your files with the best office app of iOS, used by 100 million users all over the world. Experience New All-in-One Complete Office Suite compatible with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF "Best App" awarded by iTunes App Store. [ Features ] • Edit and save documents in various file formats Under 100 MB size. Just one application enough for all different type of documents. - Open, edit, save and share all kinds of office documents such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and Google Docs with one iOS app. - View PDFs right from your iPhone and iPad. Convert PDF into Office documents and edit them. • Convenient usability Quick and Easy Access for Anytime, Anywhere and Any device. - Across all devices like Desktop, iPhone and iPad, Keep your all documents always up-to-date in sync via Polaris Drive, iCloud and other cloud service. - Edit file easily with Split View. - Powerful search function will save your time to expand your search terms not just filename. - Save frequent template in My Template folder. You can make your own template anytime. - Without extracting zip files on iPhone and iPad, you can easily open and read all type of documents. • Share documents quickly, easily Share documents easily and invite others quickly to edit or view documents. - Just simply sharing the link of documents with our cloud storage via SMS, email, Facebook and other channels. • Other support available - Supported File Formats : DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, TXT, HWP, HWPX, ODT and PDF. (NEW) Now we support CSV format. - Free Available for 33 templates, 20 various 2D/3D charts, 37 slide transition effects, 173 different shapes and 300 formulas for spreadsheet. - Supporting 18 global languages including English, French, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese (Europe, Brazil), etc. - Polaris Drive is a default cloud but also available other cloud service such as iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, FTP for 24 hours, 365 days. - Polaris Office has earned ISO 27001 certification for International Cloud Privacy Standard. [Payment plan and auto-subscription] • Polaris Office is free all-in-one office suite but some features can be limited by your cloud usage or your subscription option. • Smart Plan : $3.99/month & $39.99/year • Pro Plan : $5.99/month & $59.99/year • AI Plan ($12.99/month & $129.99/year) • AI-Plus Plan ($20.99/month & $209.99/year) • Remove Ads : $10.99 • Recurring payment and plan subscriptions are charged to Apple Store account. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Subscriptions can be managed at App Store account setting. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user’s Account Settings. [Note] • Support : [Application] -[Settings] - [Customer Support] or [Official Site] – [Support] • Customer Support : support@polarisoffice.com • Terms of Service : https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/terms • Privacy Policy : https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/privacy * How to change sharing option Settings > Privacy > Allow additional permissions Select category > Revoke access to Polaris Office

Screenshots

한컴오피스 Viewer4 screens
Polaris Office4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Polaris Office at 4.4 against 한컴오피스 Viewer's 1.7. Polaris Office also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 75). 한컴오피스 Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Polaris Office sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 한컴오피스 Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polaris Office holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polaris Office has 2.5K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 한컴오피스 Viewer's written reviews are positive against 63% of Polaris Office's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

한컴오피스 Viewer ships an update every 3 months, Polaris Office every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
한컴오피스 Viewer versus Polaris Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter한컴오피스 ViewerPolaris Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (75 ratings)4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews62.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings752.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size571 MB243 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 Office

All ratings2,475 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews1,662 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative29.7%

Bugs and requests

한컴오피스 Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Polaris Office

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Documents not saving properly
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Formatting issues when exporting to PDF

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more file formats
  • Improve offline document editing capabilities
  • Provide better integration with cloud storage services
  • Introduce a dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

한컴오피스 Viewer

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Polaris Office

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Service7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Smart Service$3.991 Month
  • Pro Service$5.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • AI Service1 Month trial2 variants$12.991 Month
  • AI Service$12.991 Month
  • AI-Plus Service$20.991 Month
  • Premium Service1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Smart Service$39.991 Year
  • Pro Service$59.991 Year
  • AI Service1 Year trial$129.991 Year
  • AI-Plus Service$209.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads(30 days)$1.99
  • Remove Ads$10.99

Questions

Is 한컴오피스 Viewer free?
한컴오피스 Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polaris Office free?
Polaris Office is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Office?
Polaris Office is rated higher. 한컴오피스 Viewer averages 1.7 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Polaris Office averages 4.4 from 2.5K ratings.
Do 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Office have ads?
Both 한컴오피스 Viewer and Polaris Office show ads.
Which is updated more often, 한컴오피스 Viewer or Polaris Office?
한컴오피스 Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and Polaris Office every 4 weeks. Most recently, 한컴오피스 Viewer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Polaris Office on October 31, 2026.

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