Comparison

Excel Mastery vs Desk Dojo

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

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About

Excel Mastery

Master Microsoft Excel with step-by-step training modules covering everything from fundamentals to advanced data analysis. Learn formulas, pivot tables, and VBA to boost productivity and unlock career growth. Suitable for beginners and aspiring data experts.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized, practical corporate tutorials
  • Mastery of advanced functions (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP)
  • Data analysis with PivotTables and PivotCharts
  • Interactive cheat sheets for shortcuts
  • Global terminology and formula guides
  • Spreadsheet security and protection techniques
Features
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Learn Excel the way it sticks, and build skills that count at work. Short video lessons are followed by summaries, quizzes and flashcards, so every skill is locked in before you move on. Go from your first spreadsheet to PivotTables and dashboards on a clear, step-by-step path. At your own pace. No monthly fee. No traveling. MORE THAN A LIST OF VIDEOS Excel Mastery is a complete course. Every section ends with a summary, a quiz to check your understanding and flashcards to review the key ideas. You always know what you've learned and what comes next. FOUR COMPLETE COURSES • Excel Beginner: navigation, entering and formatting data, basic formulas and the essential skills every user needs. • Excel Intermediate: tables, functions such as VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH and XLOOKUP, data validation, and working faster with real-world spreadsheets. • Excel Advanced: database-style functions (DSUM, DAVERAGE, SUBTOTAL), data analysis, security and protection, and advanced techniques. • NEW! Excel PivotTables: From Basics to Power Pivot: build PivotTables, group and filter data, add PivotCharts and Slicers, create dashboards and get started with Power Pivot. LEARNING TOOLS IN EVERY COURSE • Video lessons: bite-sized, focused and easy to follow • Summaries: the key points of each section at a glance • Quizzes: check your understanding and see your score • Flashcards: review formulas, terms and shortcuts anytime • Tips & Tricks decks: time-saving tricks the pros use • Final project: put your skills together on a real task MADE FOR IPHONE DUO On iPhone Duo, lessons fill the large inner screen in portrait or landscape. Fold the phone halfway, stand it up like a small laptop, and the video plays on the upper screen while the lesson text sits on the lower one, so you can watch and follow along side by side. WORKS WITH YOUR VERSION OF EXCEL The core skills apply to Excel 2016, 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365. Where features differ between versions, a dedicated notes lesson explains what changes, so you can follow along on the version you have. MORE FEATURES • Track your progress and performance with detailed statistics • Interactive cheat sheets for keyboard shortcuts • App interface in 7 languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, French, German and Korean • Learn anytime, anywhere: on your commute, at lunch or at home WHO IT'S FOR Students, job seekers, office workers, career changers and small business owners. Anyone who wants to work faster and feel more confident with spreadsheets, from complete beginners to experienced users ready to master PivotTables. FREE TO START, PAY ONCE Unlock all courses, lessons, quizzes and flashcards with a one-time Premium purchase. No subscription, no monthly fee. Microsoft and Excel are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.

About

Desk Dojo

Master Excel and business finance through interactive lessons, drills, and quizzes. Learn practical skills with over 170 lessons, track your progress with XP and achievements, and practice offline. Start for free with full access to beginner content.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons and quizzes
  • 170+ lessons across Excel and Finance
  • Drills for speed and confidence
  • Daily Speed Challenge game
  • Progress tracking with XP and achievements
  • Offline functionality
  • Free beginner content
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Practice investment banking and consulting interviews with an AI interviewer, and learn Excel and Business Finance in the same app. You can start for free without an account. INTERVIEW PREP: INVESTMENT BANKING An AI interviewer asks the standard IB interview questions and follows up on what you say. You record your answer, or type it. Composure is graded from the pauses, restarts and recoveries in your audio, and each answer is labeled Held, Recovered or Froze. Clearly wrong finance is flagged. • Mock interviews with follow-up questions, up to 3 a day. • Technical rehearsal: say a classic walkthrough, such as a DCF, and get graded against the key points. • Behavioral rehearsal: rehearse your stories and build a story bank for the standard fit questions. • Lessons and drills across 7 IB topics, from accounting to LBOs, 487 questions in all. • Set your interview date and a daily plan paces what to learn, drill and rehearse until then. INTERVIEW PREP: CONSULTING An AI interviewer runs a full case. It shows you exhibits and gives some numbers only when you ask for them. You are graded on how you opened, whether your plan fit the problem, how you read each exhibit, whether your math was right, and your final recommendation. • Case interviews: 8 cases covering profitability, market entry, market sizing, pricing and M&A, up to 3 a day. • Spoken practice for structuring, market sizing and case math, graded against the key points. • Fit and PEI rehearsal: rehearse your stories and build a story bank. • Lessons and drills across 7 consulting topics, 122 questions and 245 drills in all. • The same daily plan covers this track, paced to your interview date. The app asks for microphone access the first time you record. Audio goes to Deepgram for transcription and is deleted, and the transcript goes to OpenAI for grading. Feedback is AI-generated practice, not career advice, and no app can promise you an offer. LEARN EXCEL AND FINANCE Excel has four worlds: • Foundations • Building Blocks: sorting, filtering, pivot tables and charts • Intermediate: text, date and number functions, Excel Tables and conditional formatting • Power User: dynamic arrays, multi-sheet workflows and formula troubleshooting Business Finance has four worlds: • Accounting & Financial Statements • Corporate Finance • Markets & Equity Investing • Fixed Income & Derivatives DRILLS AND PROGRESS Drills cover keyboard shortcuts, formula building, term recall and classification, with timed rounds and a daily speed game. Lessons and drills earn XP, and practicing each day builds a streak. There are nine ranks from Intern to Chairman, and achievements to earn. Lessons and drills work offline. AI practice needs an internet connection. FREE TO START World 1 of Excel and World 1 of Finance are free. So are the accounting topic in banking and the Case Room topic in consulting, with their drills. The first two structuring lessons, eight case-math drills, two graded spoken answers per account, the daily interview plan, beginner drills, XP and streaks are free as well. TWO SEPARATE SUBSCRIPTIONS Desk Dojo Pro covers all Excel and Finance content, every drill difficulty, certificates and prestige. The annual plan has a 7-day free trial. Interview Prep covers mock interviews, case interviews, spoken practice and every topic in both tracks. The two are sold separately, and you can cancel either one at any time. Privacy Policy: https://deskdojo.co/privacy Terms of Service: https://deskdojo.co/terms Support: support@deskdojo.co

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Excel Mastery4 screens
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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Desk Dojo at 5.0 against Excel Mastery's 3.0. Desk Dojo also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Excel Mastery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Desk Dojo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Desk Dojo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desk Dojo has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Excel Mastery ships an update every 27 months, Desk Dojo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Excel Mastery versus Desk Dojo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcel MasteryDesk Dojo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerdante chuDesk Dojo

Customer experience

Excel Mastery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Desk Dojo

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Excel Mastery

One-time1
  • Premium Features$4.99
3 purchases

Desk Dojo

Subscriptions3
  • Desk Dojo Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Interview Prep$19.991 Month
  • Desk Dojo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Excel Mastery free?
Excel Mastery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desk Dojo free?
Desk Dojo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Excel Mastery or Desk Dojo?
Desk Dojo is rated higher. Excel Mastery averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Desk Dojo averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Excel Mastery or Desk Dojo have ads?
Both Excel Mastery and Desk Dojo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Excel Mastery or Desk Dojo?
Excel Mastery ships an update every 27 months, and Desk Dojo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Excel Mastery was updated on November 1, 2026 and Desk Dojo on October 31, 2026.

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