Comparison

Zoho Writer vs ONLYOFFICE Documents

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

ONLYOFFICE Documents

Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your mobile device. Collaborate in real-time with teammates or external partners, and connect to your preferred cloud storage. Scan paper documents and convert them into editable files.

Highlights
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors
  • Wide format compatibility
  • Cloud storage integration
  • PDF form filling
  • Document scanning and conversion
Features
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ONLYOFFICE Documents - Your mobile office for iOS ONLYOFFICE Docs for iOS is a free office app allowing you to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and PDFs on your iPhone or iPad. Work locally or connect the app to your favourite cloud: ONLYOFFICE DocSpace or Workspace, Dropbox, Box, iCloud, Nextcloud, ownCloud, or kDrive. ONLYOFFICE Documents for iOS offers wide format compatibility from MS Office formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) to Apple files (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), Hangul Word Processor formats (HWP, HWPX), ODG drawings, Markdown files, and even media files. Connect to your DocSpace hub to collaborate with your teammates in real time. Leave comments, track changes, manage versions, and assign flexible permissions for viewing, commenting, or editing. You can also share documents with external collaborators via link, accept or reject their changes, and fill out role-based forms in secure Virtual Data Rooms (VDRs). Scan paper documents with your camera, extract text, and convert them into editable files. With powerful collaboration features and superb format compatibility, ONLYOFFICE Documents helps you stay connected and efficient on the go. Key features for better produсtivity Real-time collaboration • Comment, track and review changes • Fill out role-based forms in VDR • Control access with read, review, or full rights • Easy sharing, even with external collaborators Document Editor • Insert tables, autoshapes, images, charts • Recognize handwritten text to create notes • Add graphic annotations and markup • Insert footnotes, endnotes, page numbers, section breaks • Set font type, size, and colour • Change text wrapping • Protect documents with a password Spreadsheet Editor • Select, cut, copy, paste data • Set font type, size, and colour. • Apply cell style, add cell borders, align data in cells • Wrap text in a cell. • Insert tables, autoshapes, images, charts, formulas • Resize, move, rotate objects, reshape autoshapes • Add annotations and free-hand drawings • Protect spreadsheets with a password • Sort and filter data • Work collaboratively on spreadsheets Presentation Editor • Mobile presentation viewer • Select, cut, copy, paste text and objects • Change slide layout, background, parameters, theme • Apply transitions • Insert tables, autoshapes, images, charts • Add annotations and free-hand drawings • Create lists • Discuss slides in real-time • Protect presentations with a password • Download and print presentations PDF form filler • Open and fill out forms stored on your device. • Use ready templates from the template library • Protect forms with a password • Export ready forms in DOCX or PDF. Why Choose ONLYOFFICE Documents? • No need to install additional apps for editing docs • Clear, user-friendly interface • Work anywhere, anytime • Robust collaboration tools • Support for all key document formats • Absolutely free • No ads or in-app purchases Enjoy smooth editing and seamless document collaboration with ONLYOFFICE Documents. Your mobile office is just one tap away—download it today! Download Now

Screenshots

Zoho Writer4 screens
ONLYOFFICE Documents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ONLYOFFICE Documents at 3.6 against Zoho Writer's 2.9. ONLYOFFICE Documents also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 30%). Zoho Writer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ONLYOFFICE Documents holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 157 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Zoho Writer's written reviews are positive against 51% of ONLYOFFICE Documents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, ONLYOFFICE Documents every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zoho Writer versus ONLYOFFICE Documents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoho WriterONLYOFFICE Documents
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (136 ratings)3.6 (157 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews51.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB417 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationAscensio System SIA

Customer experience

Zoho Writer

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

ONLYOFFICE Documents

All ratings143 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews466 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral17.4%
Negative31.5%

User reviews

Zoho Writer

From 136 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface design
  • 🔒 Privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs
  • 📝 Good font variety and formatting options
  • 💾 Automatic document saving
  • 🌐 Cross-platform functionality (desktop, mobile, web)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
  • ⚠️ Severe data loss issues
  • 🐢 Significant lag and slow typing response
  • ❌ Missing core formatting features on mobile
  • 🔐 Permission and access errors

ONLYOFFICE Documents

From 157 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Good MS Office compatibility
  • 🔒 Privacy-focused
  • 💡 Useful for basic document editing
  • 👍 Clean and polished design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Bugs with text input and formatting
  • 🐛 Unreliable file saving and syncing
  • 🔋 Performance and battery drain problems
  • 🔒 Lacks integration with popular cloud services

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
Show 18 more
  • 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)
Show 13 more
  • 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

ONLYOFFICE Documents

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to open and edit existing documents
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
  • Problems with Nextcloud and other cloud service connections
  • Cursor and text input bugs when using external keyboards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for traditional Chinese language
  • Improve keyboard and external input device support
  • Implement autosave and version history features
  • Integrate with iCloud, OneDrive, and other cloud storage
  • Expand formatting and editing capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Zoho Writer

No in-app purchases

None

ONLYOFFICE Documents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zoho Writer free?
Zoho Writer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ONLYOFFICE Documents free?
ONLYOFFICE Documents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zoho Writer or ONLYOFFICE Documents?
ONLYOFFICE Documents is rated higher. Zoho Writer averages 2.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while ONLYOFFICE Documents averages 3.6 from 157 ratings.
Do Zoho Writer or ONLYOFFICE Documents have ads?
Neither Zoho Writer nor ONLYOFFICE Documents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoho Writer or ONLYOFFICE Documents?
Zoho Writer ships an update every 3 weeks, and ONLYOFFICE Documents every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zoho Writer was updated on September 30, 2026 and ONLYOFFICE Documents on October 1, 2026.

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