Comparison

Polaris Office vs Permer

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

Head to head
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

About

Permer

Features
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※このアプリは広告を表示しません※ 日々の業務データを簡単整理 Permer があれば、自分が必要な情報を見やすく、簡単に整理できます。 ・スマートフォンのカメラでカット・パーマなどの作業結果を保存、顧客情報、作業メモなどを簡単にデジタル化 ・日々のカルテを顧客別に管理 ・美容・理容業務に関するあらゆるデータをPermerに集約 どこにいても閲覧可能 Permer では、アプリ内に情報を保存することができます。 ・ネット環境を気にすることなく登録データを検索、閲覧が出来ます。訪問美容・理容の方にも最適です。 ・ネットワークを介さないのでセキュリティ管理も簡単です。 ・Permerではユーザー登録などを行う必要はありません。 データの保存は無制限 ・Permerはアプリ内に情報を保存するので、顧客データやカルテは好きなだけ保存することができます。 お客様との打ち合わせに活用 ・顧客ごとにカルテを保存できるので、前回のカルテをお客様に素早くお見せでき、イメージの共有に役立ちます。 Permer を会議で活用 ・朝礼や昼礼のノートをとるために利用 ・その場で起きた作業単位のミーティングも素早く記錄 Permer を自分用の記録に ・Permerを自分のスタイリングの履歴として使うこともできます。 <ご注意> 本アプリは、現バージョンでは他端末とのデータ共有、アプリ内データのバックアップ機能はございません。 アプリ内データのバックアップを行う場合は、PCを用いた端末バックアップを行って頂くようお願い致します。 (端末全体のデータのバックアップとなる為、データ保存量が大きくなる場合があります。)

Screenshots

Polaris Office4 screens
Permer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Polaris Office at Free against Permer's $0.99. Polaris Office also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months). Permer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Polaris Office is free to download; Permer costs $0.99 up front. Polaris Office sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Permer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polaris Office ships an update every 4 weeks, Permer every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Polaris Office versus Permer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolaris OfficePermer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolaris Office Corp.CSP LABO, K.K.

Bugs and 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

Permer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Polaris Office

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Service7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Smart Service$3.991 Month
  • Pro Service$5.991 Month
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  • AI Service1 Month trial2 variants$12.991 Month
  • AI Service$12.991 Month
  • Premium Service1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Smart Service$39.991 Year
  • Pro Service$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$10.99
None

Permer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polaris Office free?
Polaris Office is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Permer free?
Permer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polaris Office or Permer have ads?
Polaris Office shows ads; Permer does not.
Which is updated more often, Polaris Office or Permer?
Polaris Office ships an update every 4 weeks, and Permer every 10 months. Most recently, Polaris Office was updated on November 4, 2026 and Permer on October 26, 2026.

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