Comparison

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks vs OBC Reader

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

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About

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks

This comprehensive guide offers over 500 essential tips and tricks for mastering Microsoft Excel. Learn at your own pace with tutorials available in text or video format, covering everything from basic functions to advanced features like pivot tables and macros.

Highlights
  • Over 500 useful tips
  • Text and video tutorials
  • Learn custom worksheet views
  • Customize ribbon and status bar
  • Work with data using shortcuts
  • Understand formulas and functions
  • Create Pivot Tables and Macros
Features
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If you're looking for a convenient way to learn all the ways to use Microsoft Excel, this guide is for you! • Over 500 most useful tips from professional tutors • Each tutorial can be viewed as text or video - choice is yours • Our app is making your learning easy and convenient Microsoft Excel is a powerful office calculation program which thousands use on a daily basis. Are you a beginner or do you use it frequently but still have questions regarding a specific move/essential trick? As a matter of fact, the very best selection of tutorials are provided here. After using our guide there won’t be left much you won’t be able to do self-confidently in Excel, since it’s been under research and development by an expert dev team. Key features of this manual: • How to Create multiple custom Worksheet views in Excel • How to Customize the ribbon bar in Excel • How to Customize your display of Status Bar totals in Excel • How to work with data using shortcuts in Excel • How to Understand formulas and functions in Excel • How to work with times and dates in Excel • How to Format numbers and dates in Excel • How to apply fonts, background colors, and borders in Excel • How to add Background Color automatically in Excel • How to adjust columns, rows and text in Excel • How to use custom conditional formatting in Excel • How to split screen and Freeze Cells in Excel • How to insert headers and footers in Excel • How to Add pictures and shapes in Excel • How to Use tables to sort and filter data in Excel • How to know Basic and multi-field sorting in Excel • How to control cell cursor in Excel • How to Select Multiple Cells in Excel • How to Target large data groups in Excel • How to Name and use cell ranges in Excel • How to Convert Excel vertical cells to horizontal • How to Record and using a simple macro in Excel • How to Create a basic Pivot Table in Excel • How to Use templates in Excel • How to Create Templates in Excel • How to Hide or group rows and columns in Excel • How to Write subscript in Excel • How to Create a Drop Down Menu in Excel • How to Insert Check Mark Symbol in Excel • How to Use Symbols and Special Characters in Excel • How to Insert and edit comments in Excel • How to Save Excel as read only • How to Convert an Excel spreadsheet to a word document • How to Convert Excel to a jpeg format • How to Export Excel data to a text file • How to Copy Excel sheet into email • How to Open an Excel Spreadsheet Online • How to Share a workbook and track changes in Excel Privacy policy & Terms of use You can find our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use following links: • Privacy Policy: http://howtech.tv/privacy-policy/ • Terms of Use: http://howtech.tv/terms-and-conditions/ Auto-Renewable Subscription To gain full access to “Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks”'s catalog, you will need to activate your subscription. • You can choose between the following subscription periods: 1 week, 1 month or 1 year. • The prices for the subscription plans are the following: $2.49 for weekly subscription, $5.99 for monthly plan and $25.49 for yearly subscription. * • All plans have a 7-day trial period • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal, as stated above, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Note: You cannot cancel a subscription during the active period. Any unused portion of a free-trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. * Actual prices may differ depending on your location and currency settings. © 2015 – 2017 HowTech

About

OBC Reader

Access a library of ePub2 books, download free titles from a community collection, and enjoy private books for members. Features include copy-paste, bookmarking, and text search for an enhanced reading experience.

Highlights
  • Read ePub2 books
  • Download free books
  • Community library access
  • Private member books
  • Copy-paste text
  • Bookmarks
  • Text search
Features
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You can read books, download free books from the community library, and private books for Online Book Club members. This first version supports ePub2 format books in English. The e-reader allows copy-paste, bookmarks, and text search.

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Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks4 screens
OBC Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks at 3.8 against OBC Reader's 2.8. Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). OBC Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. OBC Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks has 93 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks's written reviews are positive against 78% of OBC Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks ships an update every 26 months, OBC Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks versus OBC Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and TricksOBC Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (93 ratings) — better2.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings93 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHowtech Finance LimitedOnlineBookClub.org LLC

Customer experience

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks

All ratings93 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative18.8%

OBC Reader

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot get into app
  • 🐛 Will not download lessons
  • 🐛 Tutorials do not always load
  • 🐛 Cannot move to next tutorial without closing app
  • 🐛 No video aside for voice only
Show 4 more
  • 🐛 Texts are not showing
  • 🐛 Totally blank screen
  • 🐛 Videos do not play
  • 🐛 Cannot open the video

OBC Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks

Subscriptions3
  • Manual for Excel7 Days trial$2.497 Days
  • Manual for Excel7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Manual for Excel7 Days trial$25.491 Year
One-time3
  • Tips and Tricks for Excel$2.99
  • Advanced Audio Guide for Excel$2.99
  • Brief Audio Guide for Microsoft Office$2.99
None

OBC Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks free?
Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OBC Reader free?
OBC Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks or OBC Reader?
Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks is rated higher. Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks averages 3.8 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while OBC Reader averages 2.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks or OBC Reader have ads?
Neither Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks nor OBC Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks or OBC Reader?
Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks ships an update every 26 months, and OBC Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks was updated on October 15, 2026 and OBC Reader on October 14, 2026.

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