Comparison

XPSView vs Collabora Office

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

Head to head
About

XPSView

Easily open, read, and convert XPS and OXPS documents on your iOS device. Features include text search, document outlines, and page thumbnails for a smooth reading experience. Convert files to PDF format while preserving all original content and links.

Highlights
  • Read XPS and OXPS documents
  • Selectable and searchable text
  • Zoom in and out
  • Navigate via document outlines
  • Convert to PDF
  • Preserve links and metadata
  • Document management and organization
Features
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XPSView allows you to open and read XPS (XML Paper Specification, *.xps) and OpenXPS (*.oxps) documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, XPSView allows you to convert XPS and OXPS documents into PDF and make it available for any PDF viewing application. Are you having plenty of XPS/OXPS files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? Do you receive XPS/OXPS documents as email attachments on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is this XPSView app. * * * XPSView is also available for macOS on the Mac App Store * * * READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. XPS/OXPS to PDF CONVERSION FEATURES: - Converts XPS/OXPS to fully vector-PDF documents. Preserves text, vector graphics and raster images as editable PDF contents. - Preserves Bookmarks (Outline). - Preserves XPS internal and external topic hyperlinks into PDF. It automatically maintains XPS topic and page navigation links into PDF compatible annotations. - Preserves metadata properties. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: XPSView is standalone application running natively to convert XPS and OXPS to PDF securely on your device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Privacy Policy: http://rootrisetech.com/xpsview-privacy-policy Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Collabora Office

Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your mobile device. This app offers compatibility with a wide range of file formats, including Open Document and Microsoft Office. It's an open-source solution for on-the-go productivity.

Highlights
  • Text editor
  • Spreadsheet program
  • Presentation program
  • Open Document Format support
  • Microsoft Office file compatibility
  • Open Source
Features
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Collabora Office is a text editor, spreadsheet and presentation program based on LibreOffice, the world's most popular Open Source office suite — and now it's on iOS, enhancing your possibilities to work on mobile devices. This app is in active development, feedback and bug reports are very welcome. Supported files: • Open Document Format (.odt, .odp, .ods, .ots, .ott, .otp) • Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .dotx, .xltx, .ppsx) • Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .dot, .xlt, .pps) Report issues: Use the bugtracker and attach any files that caused problems via https://col.la/iosBug . Please note that anything you enter in the bugtracker will be public. About the app: Collabora Office for iOS is based on the LibreOffice code for macOS and other platforms. This, combined with a new front-end based on Collabora Online. Credits: iOS port is mainly based on the work of Collabora engineer Tor Lillqvist, with help of Patrick Luby. Please find a detailed list of contributors in the credits: https://col.la/iosCredits License: Open Source — Mozilla Public License v2 and other

Screenshots

XPSView4 screens
Collabora Office4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XPSView at 4.5 against Collabora Office's 3.2. XPSView also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 41%). Collabora Office's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. XPSView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Collabora Office asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XPSView holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 130 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of XPSView's written reviews are positive against 41% of Collabora Office's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XPSView ships an update every 5 months, Collabora Office every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XPSView versus Collabora Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPSViewCollabora Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (54 ratings) — better3.2 (130 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better40.6% of reviews
Number of ratings54130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Collabora Productivity

Customer experience

XPSView

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.6%

Collabora Office

All ratings122 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.1%
Negative36.9%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral15.3%
Negative44.1%

Bugs and requests

XPSView

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Collabora Office

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to open password-protected documents
  • Formatting issues with imported documents
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
  • Keyboard and cursor controls not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved cursor and text selection controls
  • Better integration with cloud storage services
  • More intuitive file naming and saving process
  • Enhanced spreadsheet functionality

In-app purchases

3 purchases

XPSView

Subscriptions2
  • Premium : Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium : Yearly Access$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium : Lifetime Access$5.99
None

Collabora Office

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XPSView free?
XPSView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collabora Office free?
Collabora Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XPSView or Collabora Office?
XPSView is rated higher. XPSView averages 4.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Collabora Office averages 3.2 from 130 ratings.
Do XPSView or Collabora Office have ads?
Neither XPSView nor Collabora Office shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XPSView or Collabora Office?
XPSView ships an update every 5 months, and Collabora Office every 6 weeks. Most recently, XPSView was updated on November 1, 2026 and Collabora Office on November 2, 2026.

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