Comparison

Microsoft Excel vs Spreadsheet

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Excel

This powerful productivity app allows you to create, view, and edit spreadsheets on the go. Manage data, perform calculations, and analyze information with robust formatting and charting tools. Share your work easily with others.

Highlights
  • Create, view, and edit spreadsheets
  • Data analysis with charts and graphs
  • Budgeting and accounting tools
  • Customizable tables and formatting
  • Share files with collaborators
  • Draw and annotate with ink
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Review files and run data analysis on the go. Customise tables the way you want with robust formatting tools and great features. Excel lets you build your spreadsheet to meet your specific needs. Get the power of AI with Copilot in your favourite apps when you sign in with your Microsoft 365 subscription. Create templates, edit spreadsheets, organise charts and share with ease when you download Microsoft Excel. Tables and Spreadsheets: Create, Calculate and Analyse • Jump-start your budget, task list, accounting or financial analysis with Excel’s modern templates. • Rich productivity features and formatting options make your workbook easier to read and use. Productivity App: Review, Edit and Work Anywhere • Refresh sheet data or update your task list from anywhere. • Spreadsheet features like sort and filter columns help focus your reviews. • Create, duplicate, hide and unhide sheets easily. Data Analysis: Discover Key Insights on the Go • Analyse data using charts and graphs. • Highlight key insights using chart labelling features. • Visualise data at a glance. Finance Budgeting and Accounting: Simplify Personal Finance • Use spreadsheets and charts to help manage budgets. • Familiar tools to help you drill down to your exact finance needs. • Calculate tax estimates, personal finances and more. Draw and Annotate with Ink: Capture Ideas on the Page • Make notes, highlight your worksheet, create shapes or write equations using the draw tab feature on devices with touch capabilities. Sharing Made Easy: Collaborate Anywhere • Share your files with a few taps to quickly invite others to edit, view or leave comments directly in your workbooks. • Copy the content of your worksheet in the body of an email message with its format intact or attach or copy a link to your workbook for other sharing options. • Send worksheet content in an email while preserving formatting or send a link to your workbook. AI Assistance with Copilot* • Summarise data and highlight trends quickly. • Generate charts and tables from raw data with simple prompts. • Get intelligent recommendations for budgeting and forecasting. REQUIREMENTS: 1 GB RAM or above To create or edit documents, sign in with a free Microsoft account on devices with a screen size smaller than 10.1 inches. *Unlock the full Microsoft 365 experience with a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription for your phone, tablet, PC and Mac. This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, where applicable, and transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. Please refer to Microsoft's EULA for Terms of Service for Microsoft 365 on iOS. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions: http://aka.ms/eula

About

Spreadsheet

Create and edit spreadsheets with a variety of templates and powerful text functions. Easily insert, merge, and batch operations. Output your work as XLS or PDF documents and benefit from automatic saving.

Highlights
  • Create forms
  • Form templates
  • Text functions
  • Insert, merge, batch operations
  • Output as XLS or PDF
  • Automatic saving
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Main Features: - Quickly create form. - Large number of form templates, to meet different professional needs. - Powerful text function, support various text settings. - Insert, merge and batch operations, simple and easy. - Output the form as xls or pdf documents. - Save your form documents automatically. VIP Membership subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to use all premium features for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one year"/"one month" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of yearly package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy:https://m1wqvbi0bf.feishu.cn/docx/HJF1d8MKBo7b9jxNPEqcauBMnJc Terms of Use: https://m1wqvbi0bf.feishu.cn/docx/FruodSgkMoBekex18Mbciek7nqG

Screenshots

Microsoft Excel4 screens
Spreadsheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spreadsheet at 72% against Microsoft Excel's 25%. Spreadsheet also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Microsoft Excel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.5M vs 6K). On price, 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. Microsoft Excel sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Spreadsheet sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Excel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Excel has 1.5M ratings behind it against 6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Microsoft Excel's written reviews are positive against 72% of Spreadsheet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Excel ships an update weekly, Spreadsheet monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Microsoft Excel versus Spreadsheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft ExcelSpreadsheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5M ratings) — better4.5 (6K ratings)
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5M — better6K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#20 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size436 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationBEST MUSIC VIDEO & IMAGE MAKER LIMITED

Customer experience

Microsoft Excel

All ratings1,460,557 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3,559 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative69.0%

Spreadsheet

All ratings6,034 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews705 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative23.4%

User reviews

Microsoft Excel

From 1.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Powerful and feature-rich
  • 🔍 Useful for data management and analysis
  • 🔧 Convenient for on-the-go work
  • 🤝 Good integration with Microsoft ecosystem
  • 🤩 Excellent for personal and professional use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription required for full functionality
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 📱 Limited features compared to desktop version
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface changes
  • 🤯 Frustrating syncing and file management issues

Spreadsheet

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient
  • 💡 Helpful for personal and business use
  • 🎨 Good layout and design
  • 📊 Useful for tracking finances and budgeting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Subscription model with limited free features
  • 🌐 Issues with opening certain file formats
  • 🌐 Language barriers for non-English users
  • 💾 Unreliable saving and data loss

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Excel

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to open or edit files
  • Unexpected app closures
  • Syncing problems with OneDrive
  • Formatting issues when copying and pasting
  • Slow performance on high-end devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Conditional formatting options
  • Ability to open password-protected files
  • Improved Apple Pencil and keyboard support
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Better compatibility with Dropbox and other cloud storage

Spreadsheet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when searching
  • Unable to switch to English language
  • Cells not saving formulas and calculations
  • Reverting to original text after editing

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free templates and options
  • Improved file format compatibility
  • Better language support
  • Enhanced saving and data preservation
  • Additional customization and formatting options

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Microsoft Excel

Subscriptions12
  • Office 365 Personal1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Office 365 Personal1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal Student1 Month trial$9.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 Month trial2 variants$12.991 Month
  • Office 365 Home1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Premium Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
  • Office 365 Personal$69.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Office 365 Home$129.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 Month trial$129.991 Year
22 purchases

Spreadsheet

Subscriptions15
  • Limited Time Offer7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly membership3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Limited Time Offer1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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  • 首月六折1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Template Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Promotional offers7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Limited-time offer7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • 周会员3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly membership$5.997 Days
  • Free trial for three days7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Limited Time Offer1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP Subscription$25.991 Year
  • Annual membership7 Days trial$25.991 Year
  • First month discount1 Month trial$25.991 Year
One-time7
  • 一元通用商品$0.99
  • 3元通用商品$0.99
  • AI features-10 times$0.99
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  • One-time buyout$0.99
  • AI features-50 times$2.99
  • AI features-100 times$5.99
  • Permanently VIP$39.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Excel free?
Microsoft Excel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spreadsheet free?
Spreadsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Excel or Spreadsheet?
Microsoft Excel is rated higher. Microsoft Excel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5M ratings, while Spreadsheet averages 4.5 from 6K ratings.
Do Microsoft Excel or Spreadsheet have ads?
Spreadsheet shows ads; Microsoft Excel does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Excel or Spreadsheet?
Microsoft Excel ships an update weekly, and Spreadsheet monthly. Most recently, Microsoft Excel was updated on September 24, 2026 and Spreadsheet on September 23, 2026.

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