Comparison

Docs² | for Microsoft Office vs PDF PRO Files

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

Head to head
About

Docs² | for Microsoft Office

This app helps you create, edit, and manage Microsoft Office documents on the go. It offers video guides, templates, and a document browser for efficient workflow. Secure your files and sync them across devices for seamless productivity.

Highlights
  • Create Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents
  • Edit and share documents online
  • Access free document templates
  • Learn essentials with video guides
  • Secure files with Face ID/Touch ID
  • Sync documents to OneDrive
Features
Currently charting
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–– SAVE BIG TODAY ON DOCS² | THE SMARTEST BUNDLE FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE! –– • Start working smarter, online and on the go with the Office apps that you know and love. • Quickly create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, or email with Outlook. • Complete with the best documents, guides and templates for Office. Get Docs² for everything you need to begin quickly creating Microsoft Office docs! Work smarter with great videos to guide you through the essentials, a convenient document browser to edit online and on the go with your favorite apps, plus free templates to help you create beautiful docs. All together in the smartest bundle for Microsoft Office! FEATURES – Explore the essentials of Microsoft Office with helpful videos & content to guide you. – Create and share docs online with convenient shortcuts for your favorite Office apps, including: –– Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote & OneDrive. – Discover free templates to create beautiful documents. – Save docs offline or in OneDrive to work with other apps and devices. QUICKLY LEARN TO: – Create Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. – Update your calendar and manage mail with Outlook. – Edit and add comments to documents. – Save, print, publish and share documents. – Add charts, pictures, animations and effects. – Insert a table of contents, headers, and footers. – Create and print custom labels and PDFs. – Work with documents while on the go. – And so much more... DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS WITH THE BEST DOCUMENT BROWSER – Enjoy streamlined steps to work with documents in OneDrive. – Work with the most popular document types and formats. – Avoid frustrating file incompatibility, and "View Only" headaches of other apps. – Secure your files with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode. – Type what you want to do, and the new Tell Me feature will show you how! SAVE YOUR WORK ONLINE FOR USE ACROSS YOUR DEVICES – Because working without the cloud is so 1999... – Simply save your files to OneDrive to edit them everywhere. – Automatically sync documents for use across your devices. – Easily share your documents with friends and colleagues. – Enjoy greater freedom with online and mobile editing. EXPLORE HUNDREDS OF PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TEMPLATES – Browse a free treasure trove of time saving templates. – Select the perfect layout or theme, and edit online or save offline. – Start creating beautiful documents in no time! LEARN FROM THE MASTERS – The included guides show you everything you need to be more productive, discover key features, and learn to get things done fast. Download now to get jump-started! ____________ NOTICE: Microsoft Office 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive are property or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Docs² is a property and trademark of Docs Squared, and is neither produced by, endorsed by, nor affiliated with Microsoft Corporation. Access to Microsoft Office functionality and templates is available for free through Microsoft Office Online, or you can work offline with even more features via an Office 365 trial subscription. © 2013-2018 Docs Squared, LLC. All rights reserved.

About

PDF PRO Files

This app is a comprehensive PDF reader, editor, and file manager. It allows users to annotate, convert documents to PDF, and organize their files. An AI assistant is available to help with understanding, summarizing, and translating PDF content.

Highlights
  • Annotate, fill, sign, and highlight PDFs
  • Convert Office and iWork documents to PDF
  • AI Assistant for summaries, explanations, and translations
  • Scan documents with the iOS camera
  • Organize unlimited PDF files and folders
  • Integrates with cloud services
  • Text-to-speech reading
Features
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PDF Files is a smart and powerful but easy to use PDF reader, editor and file manager. Organize your libraries and collections of PDF in unlimited folders and subfolders. You can also convert Microsoft Office, iWork, and other documents to PDF and annotate them! With PDF Files you can: + Annotate, fill in, sign and highlight PDFs: lets you feel the ink and paper thanks to the intuitive, fast and pixel-perfect precise control of your Apple Pencil with useful tilt and pressure sensitivity, and support for palm rejection. Leap forward into the future of PDFs with an optional AI Assistant that is designed to assist you: + Aid in understanding: What’s that word? Allow the AI Assistant to explain. Need a brief? Ask it to summarize. Language barrier? Request for a translation. Your assistant is ready to lend a hand. Chat with the AI Assistant about your PDF! + Use the iOS camera to scan documents then edit and annotate them. + Organize small or huge collections of PDFs files + Powerful document browser integrated with Files app and any cloud services like iCloud, Dropbox, Box, GDrive, oneDrive, etc. to import, export and sync your files. + Powerful PDF Text to Speech read aloud. + File and documents manager. Customize the cover of folders and subfolders with your own images. + Quickly find your documents: List of most recent opened documents, order by date or by title and search by file name. + You can use your iPad and Apple Pencil (and other supported styluses) to write by hand in any text field in the PDF or in your own rich text boxes, like the search field in Safari or a text field in Mail. + Protect your PDF documents with a security passcode + Open PDF email attachments and store them in PDF Files + Bookmark pages in your documents like in an actual book + Zoom pages and read them in a distraction-free user interface + Reader mode interface for distraction free moments. + Dark mode supported. Ready for aviation use. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Docs² | for Microsoft Office4 screens
PDF PRO Files4 screens

Verdict

The call

Docs² | for Microsoft Office and PDF PRO Files both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of PDF PRO Files's written reviews are positive against 9% of Docs² | for Microsoft Office's. PDF PRO Files also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Docs² | for Microsoft Office's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (688 vs 25). On rating, 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

Docs² | for Microsoft Office costs $9.99 and PDF PRO Files $2.99 up front. PDF PRO Files sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Docs² | for Microsoft Office asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Docs² | for Microsoft Office against 4.5 for PDF PRO Files. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Docs² | for Microsoft Office has 688 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of Docs² | for Microsoft Office's written reviews are positive against 50% of PDF PRO Files's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Docs² | for Microsoft Office ships an update monthly, PDF PRO Files every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Docs² | for Microsoft Office versus PDF PRO Files: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocs² | for Microsoft OfficePDF PRO Files
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (688 ratings) — better4.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews8.7% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings688 — better25
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB271 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDocs Squared, LLCKairoos Solutions SL

Customer experience

Docs² | for Microsoft Office

All ratings688 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative89.5%

PDF PRO Files

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Docs² | for Microsoft Office

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when creating documents
  • Doesn't allow copying and pasting
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow offline document editing
  • Improve user interface
  • Add support for more cloud storage services
  • Provide better integration with Microsoft Office

PDF PRO Files

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Docs² | for Microsoft Office

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF PRO Files

Subscriptions1
  • 1-Month AI Assist Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Docs² | for Microsoft Office free?
Docs² | for Microsoft Office costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF PRO Files free?
PDF PRO Files costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Docs² | for Microsoft Office or PDF PRO Files?
Docs² | for Microsoft Office is rated higher. Docs² | for Microsoft Office averages 4.6 out of 5 from 688 ratings, while PDF PRO Files averages 4.5 from 25 ratings.
Do Docs² | for Microsoft Office or PDF PRO Files have ads?
Neither Docs² | for Microsoft Office nor PDF PRO Files shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Docs² | for Microsoft Office or PDF PRO Files?
Docs² | for Microsoft Office ships an update monthly, and PDF PRO Files every 9 days. Most recently, Docs² | for Microsoft Office was updated on September 26, 2026 and PDF PRO Files on September 25, 2026.

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