Comparison

Office Reader vs Unhook

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

Head to head
About

Office Reader

Create, edit, and manage Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. This app also offers PDF tools, scanning capabilities, and an AI assistant to help draft and summarize documents. It prioritizes user privacy with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint files
  • AI document drafting and summarization
  • Scan and edit PDFs
  • Sign and send documents for signature
  • Convert scans to editable formats
  • Voice-to-text document creation
  • Private file storage and iCloud sync
Features
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Open, edit and create real Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, scan and sign PDFs, and let Della, your AI assistant, write the first draft. One private app for iPhone and iPad. No ads. No account needed. REAL OFFICE FILES Office Reader creates and edits genuine .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files that open in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Google Docs. • Documents with styles, fonts, tables, pictures, headers, footers and page numbers • Spreadsheets with formulas, number formats and several sheets • Presentations with layouts, themes, speaker notes and a full-screen Present mode • Export anything to PDF in one tap • Old .doc, .xls and .ppt files open too, and can be saved as editable copies DELLA, YOUR AI ASSISTANT • Describe it, get it: a full document, spreadsheet or slide deck from one sentence • Pick a template and Della fills it for you • Ask Della inside any document to rewrite, shorten or summarize • Chat with your files: ask questions about a contract, a report or a deck SCAN LIKE A PRO • The camera finds the page, straightens it and captures it on its own • Crisp black and white, gray, color or photo, with crop, rotate and zoom • Searchable text (OCR) in every scan • Receipts, ID cards, business cards, books and multi-page documents PDF TOOLS AND SIGNATURES • Edit, fill and annotate PDFs, saved as a copy so the original stays safe • Sign it yourself, or send it for signature: signers sign in their browser, no app or account needed, and you see who has opened and signed • Merge, split, compress, password-protect and watermark • Convert PDFs and scans to Word, Excel or PowerPoint VOICE AND AUDIO • Talk and get a Word file: record or import audio and get the text as a document • Audio Summary: listen to a short summary of any file • Voice notes and memos, saved with your documents YOUR FILES, PRIVATE AND ORGANIZED • Folders, filters and search that finds text inside your files • Lock the app with Face ID, and keep sensitive files in a Private Folder • iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad • Nearby Transfer: send files straight to another device, nothing uploaded • Backup and restore your whole library in one file • Home Screen widgets: Ask Della and Quick Capture PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads and no tracking. Your documents are never used to train AI. Della only sees what you send it, after you agree. Terms of Use (EULA): 
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/Anitunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? support@icube.so

About

Unhook

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers customizable limits, schedules, and location-based blocking to encourage deep work, better sleep, and break doomscrolling habits.

Highlights
  • Full Lockout mode
  • Distraction Shield pause screen
  • Daily limits and weekly schedules
  • Location-based blocking (Zones)
  • Usage charts and alerts
  • App install/deletion blocking
  • Siri & Shortcuts integration
Features
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Your phone is built to keep you hooked. Unhook blocks the apps and websites that steal your time, automatically. Set a daily limit, a schedule or a place, and Unhook locks distractions for you. No willpower needed. TWO WAYS TO BLOCK • Full Lockout: a group stays blocked until you choose to unlock it • Distraction Shield: a pause screen that makes you think twice before opening an app LIMITS THAT FIT YOUR DAY • One daily limit, or a different limit for each day of the week • Schedules: block apps automatically during work, study or bedtime • Zones: block or allow apps when you arrive at a place you choose on the map, like your office, campus or gym • Take a Break: use an app for a set time, then it locks again • Quick Access: unlock one app for a few minutes when you really need it SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • Usage charts for the last 24 hours and the last 7 days • Alerts when you reach 80% of your daily limit, plus break, schedule and zone alerts EXTRA CONTROL • Lock Unhook itself with Face ID or a passcode • Optionally block app installs, app deletion and in-app purchases • Siri & Shortcuts actions to lock or unlock a group Made for deep work, studying, better sleep and anyone trying to break the doomscrolling habit. FREE AND PRO Start free with 1 group (up to 3 apps), 1 schedule and 1 zone. Unhook Pro adds categories and websites, usage reports, reminders and longer breaks. Unhook uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your app usage stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://shaffans.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://shaffans.com/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Office Reader4 screens
Unhook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unhook at 100% against Office Reader's 63%. Unhook also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Office Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Unhook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Office Reader ships an update fortnightly, Unhook weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Office Reader versus Unhook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffice ReaderUnhook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCubemedia Inc.Shaffans Studios

Customer experience

Office Reader

Written reviews84 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative33.3%

Unhook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Office Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Office Reader Pro — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Office Reader Max — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Office Reader Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Office Reader Max — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 AI Credits$0.99
  • 500 AI Credits$3.99
  • 1500 AI Credits$9.99
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  • Office Reader Pro — Lifetime$59.99
  • Office Reader Max — Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Unhook

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • One‑Time: Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Office Reader free?
Office Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unhook free?
Unhook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Office Reader or Unhook have ads?
Both Office Reader and Unhook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Office Reader or Unhook?
Office Reader ships an update fortnightly, and Unhook weekly. Most recently, Office Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and Unhook on November 13, 2026.

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