Comparison

Polaris Office vs Hancom Docs

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

Hancom Docs

Edit and view HWP, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on mobile devices. Manage and protect your files in the cloud and collaborate with others. Offers a mobile-optimized design with high compatibility for various document formats.

Highlights
  • View and edit HWP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
  • Cloud document management and protection
  • Collaborate on documents
  • Use well-designed templates
  • Support for HWP, HWPX, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PDF, TXT
Features
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"Anytime, Anywhere, Hancom Docs" Hancom Docs enables you to view and edit HWP, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on any kinds of mobile devices. Hancom Docs with the mobile-optimized design and with high compatibility for Hancom Office and Microsoft Office documents provides a comfortable and familiar service environment. *Features* -View and edit various types of documents such as HWP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc. -Manage and protect all your documents in a cloud space merging phone, tablet and desktop environments. -Share documents to collaborate on them. -Start with a well-designed template. -Support a variety of document formats.(HWP, HWPX, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PDF, TXT, etc.) * Supported languages: Korean, English ▶ Optional access permissions - Photos Use to add photos to documents - Camera Use to upload images or videos - Notifications Use to receive notifications - User activity Use to provide personalized advertising *You can use the app even if you do not allow them, but there may be restrictions on the use of some services. [How to withraw your consent] Settings > Permissions > Privacy > Allow or deny access

Screenshots

Polaris Office4 screens
Hancom Docs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Polaris Office at 4.4 against Hancom Docs's 1.7. Polaris Office also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 28) and review sentiment (63% vs 39%). Hancom Docs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Hancom Docs 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 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Polaris Office's written reviews are positive against 39% of Hancom Docs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polaris Office ships an update every 4 weeks, Hancom Docs every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Polaris Office versus Hancom Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolaris OfficeHancom Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better1.7 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews — better38.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB601 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolaris Office Corp.HANCOM Incorporated

Customer experience

Polaris Office

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

Hancom Docs

All ratings28 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative82.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral16.1%
Negative45.2%

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

Hancom Docs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
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  • 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
None

Hancom Docs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polaris Office free?
Polaris Office is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hancom Docs free?
Hancom Docs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polaris Office or Hancom Docs?
Polaris Office is rated higher. Polaris Office averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Hancom Docs averages 1.7 from 28 ratings.
Do Polaris Office or Hancom Docs have ads?
Both Polaris Office and Hancom Docs show ads.
Which is updated more often, Polaris Office or Hancom Docs?
Polaris Office ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hancom Docs every 5 weeks. Most recently, Polaris Office was updated on September 28, 2026 and Hancom Docs on September 26, 2026.

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