Comparison

Zoho Writer vs Document Editor

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

Head to head
About

Zoho Writer

Create and edit documents with a clean, distraction-free interface. Collaborate with others in real-time, import and export various file formats, and access your work across all devices. Your changes are automatically saved and synced.

Highlights
  • Create and edit documents
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Import/export MS Word, PDF, ODT
  • Sync across devices
  • Offline access
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple, slick word processing app to create and edit documents, and collaborate on them with your friends. Sync docs across devices and access them wherever you go.   Writer is carefully designed to create a clean, blank paper-esque writing experience across your smartphone, tablet and computer. And it's free forever! Collaborate with your team - Join discussions, even when you're away from your desk. Add your thoughts to documents, reply to friends' comments, or just appreciate them by clicking "like."   Work with multiple formats - Import and edit your existing Microsoft Word documents. Take stories off your world by exporting it as an MS Word, PDF, ODT, HTML, or TXT file.   Get access to the full-blown web version - One of the best advantages of using Writer is that it features a powerful word processor on the web. It's incredibly easy to jot down notes on the move, and continue working on it on the web when you're back to your desk. Create beautiful looking documents - Format your documents. Add images, tables, and more. Work offline - Apart from a "Make available offline" option, 20 of your most recent documents will available offline by default too!   Forget saving documents - Forget clicking save, and manual back up. Your changes are saved and synced across all your devices as you make them. What's stopping you now? Get started. Write away!

About

Document Editor

Create, view, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your mobile device. This app offers compatibility with Microsoft Office and PDF formats, along with OCR and AI writing assistance for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and view documents
  • Compatible with Microsoft Office and PDF
  • Spreadsheet editing and charting
  • Presentation creation and editing
  • OCR text recognition from images
  • Convert documents to PDF
  • AI writing and presentation generation
Features
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Document Editor integrates office document processor functions: Word, Excel Spreadsheet, Powerpoint and PDF Scanner, you can create, view and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files easily。 Document Editor is fully compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs and Adobe PDF format. Documents can be viewed synchronously on mobile iphones, ipad, and mac。 ------FEATURES------ Documents •create, edit, view and share documents •compatible with mainstream document formats such as WORD,PDF, WPS, DOCX, DOC, DOCM+,RTF,TXT •Insert tables, pictures, text boxes, shapes, bookmarks and special symbols •Create and edit notes, headers & footers, footnotes, page numbers •Format page setup, page print options, margins, orientation, page size & more Spreadsheets •edit spreadsheets on your mobile phone •Compatible with Microsoft Excel office formats •Create, preview and edit advanced charts •use Excel templates to quickly create tables Slides •create slides, or use ppt templates to quickly make slides •Compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint office formats •Insert charts, tables, pictures, text boxes & shapes •Change slide theme, layout, slide size or background •Add, edit and manage slide transitions OCR •OCR technology is used to recognize text on image. •Extract any Text/Words On Image. •Crop image before OCR. •Edit & Share OCR result. PDF Converter •Open and annotate PDF files •PDF Converter: create pdf , convert document files (doc, docx, ppt, pptx) to PDF Professioanal Tempaltes •Rich professional designed templates •quickly edit word , make spreadsheets, or use professional PPT templates to make PPT slides on your phone AI writing •AI documents: AI writes resumes, AI writes work summaries, AI writes internship reports, AI can help you write documents quickly •AI PPT: AI generates PPT, supports theme generation, document generation and custom generation, massive AI PPT templates, mobile phone PPT production is more efficient Subscription Instructions: Subscription automatically renews 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, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Privacy Policy: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wordv2yinsiiosen.html User Agreement: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/wordv2yonghuiosen.html

Screenshots

Zoho Writer4 screens
Document Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Document Editor at 4.4 against Zoho Writer's 2.9. Zoho Writer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Document Editor sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Zoho Writer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Document Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 305 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Zoho Writer's written reviews are positive against 26% of Document Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, Document Editor every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zoho Writer versus Document Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoho WriterDocument Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (140 ratings)4.4 (305 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews — better25.6% of reviews
Number of ratings140305 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho Corporationpalmmob

Customer experience

Zoho Writer

All ratings136 ratings
Positive40.4%
Neutral14.0%
Negative45.6%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral13.2%
Negative57.0%

Document Editor

All ratings297 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative69.8%

Bugs and requests

Zoho Writer

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App crashes on document open
  • Cursor jumps randomly in document
  • Keyboard disappears during typing
  • Punctuation disappears after saving
  • Text erased or goes missing
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  • Undo function behaves erratically
  • Diacritics cause app crashes and data loss
  • Apple Pencil input causes immediate crashes
  • Documents fail to load with permission errors
  • Data migration errors on new accounts
  • Offline mode loses documents on sync
  • Lag increases with document size
  • Copy-paste corrupts text formatting
  • App freezes on tutorial screen
  • Documents deleted after app update
  • Sync fails to reflect web version changes
  • Microphone input text disappears
  • App locks up during formatting operations
  • Blank page display in read mode
  • Random extra spaces between words
  • Cursor placement in middle of words
  • Update failure notifications
  • App crashes when using WorkDrive integration

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode for mobile app
  • Text wrapping around images
  • Adjustable image sizing
  • Cover page and page formatting options
  • Document list view (not just icon view)
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  • Search within document contents
  • Ability to save to specific folders
  • Multi-select for batch operations
  • Select all functionality
  • Landscape view support
  • Split-screen iPad support
  • Cloud import from Dropbox/OneDrive
  • Track changes feature
  • Outline navigation on mobile
  • Font size customization
  • Margin adjustment controls
  • Document templates
  • Alphabetical document sorting

Document Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zoho Writer

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Document Editor

Subscriptions7
  • Office Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Office Premium quarterly$9.996 Months
  • Office Premium quarterly$11.993 Months
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  • Office Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Office Premium Yearly$25.991 Year
  • Office Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Office Premium Yearly3 Days trial$30.991 Year
One-time1
  • Office Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Zoho Writer free?
Zoho Writer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Document Editor free?
Document Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zoho Writer or Document Editor?
Document Editor is rated higher. Zoho Writer averages 2.9 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while Document Editor averages 4.4 from 305 ratings.
Do Zoho Writer or Document Editor have ads?
Neither Zoho Writer nor Document Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoho Writer or Document Editor?
Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Document Editor every 2 months. Most recently, Zoho Writer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Document Editor on November 3, 2026.

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