Comparison of EIGHT major Office Apps [02/18/2013; NEW: SoftMaker Apps]

What are your favorite Office Suites?

  • Documents To Go

    Votes: 6 7.7%
  • Picsel SmartOffice

    Votes: 5 6.4%
  • QuickOffice Pro

    Votes: 10 12.8%
  • Polaris Office

    Votes: 26 33.3%
  • Thinkfree Mobile

    Votes: 3 3.8%
  • OfficeSuite Pro+

    Votes: 19 24.4%
  • Kingsoft Office

    Votes: 16 20.5%
  • SoftMaker Apps

    Votes: 5 6.4%
  • Other (e.g. Google Docs or other online apps)

    Votes: 6 7.7%

  • Total voters
    78
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funnycreature

Senior Member
PLEASE NOTE:

I do not have an updated version of Polaris if available since I am running my TF101 on an excellent custom ROM. I also have not found it necessary to update the Documents to Go comparison since the version number increased marginally (and it was never good to begin with).
I also noticed that some apps might benefit from installing the right fonts into the internal memory into root/fonts. My comparison is based on a stock scenario where no additional fonts have been installed.


Updates
Here is the UPDATED overview table including the SoftMaker apps (although there is no "umbrella suite" like in the others). Please take some time to go through the features as some have actually improved!

I have also updated the next post (PowerPoint) and the Word comparison with the most recent office suites. Excel to follow soon!

Office_comp_Gen_feat.PNG


I also took a screenshot of the "welcome" screen of each suite:

Documents To Go Market link
DocumentsToGo_welcome.png


Picsel Smart Office2 Market link
SmartOffice_welcome.png


QuickOffice Pro HD Market link
QuickOffice_welcome.png


Polaris Office
Polaris_welcome.png


ThinkFree Mobile for Tablet Market link
ThinkFree_welcome.png


OfficeSuite Pro + Market link
OfficeSuitePro_welcome.png


Kingsoft Office Market link
Kingsoft_welcome.png


SoftMaker Office Market link
TextMaker_welcome.png
 
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funnycreature

Senior Member
PowerPoint comparison [Updated 02/15/2013]

This post is to illustrate the differences in rendering/interpretation of the different Office Suites. The PowerPoint file contains three slides; the first showing the different graphics, the second showing some text formatting, and the third one a table and a graphic with some MS Office 2007+ effects.

Updates
Here is the UPDATED comparison table including SoftMaker Presentations. Please take some time to go through the updated features as some have actually improved!

comparison_pptX.PNG


IMPORTED GRAPHICS

Original Screenshots from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
PPTX_Graphics_Original.PNG


Screenshot Documents To Go
PPTX_Graphic_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
PPTX_Graphic_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
PPTX_Graphic_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
PPTX_Graphic_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree
PPTX_Graphic_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
PPTX_Graphic_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
PPTX_Graphic_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
PPTX_Graphic_SoftMaker.png



TEXT FORMATTING

Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
PPTX_Text_Original.PNG


Screenshot Documents To Go
PPTX_Text_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
PPTX_Text_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
PPTX_Text_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
PPTX_Text_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree
PPTX_Text_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
PPTX_Text_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
PPTX_Text_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
PPTX_Text_SoftMaker.png



TABLES AND EFFECTS

Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
PPTX_Effects_Original.PNG


Screenshot Documents To Go
PPTX_Effects_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
PPTX_Effects_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
PPTX_Effects_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
PPTX_Effects_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree
PPTX_Effects_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
PPTX_Effects_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
PPTX_Effects_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
PPTX_Effects_SoftMaker.png
 
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funnycreature

Senior Member
Word comparison [Updated 02/17/2013]

Updates
Here is the UPDATED comparison table including SoftMaker Presentations. Please take some time to go through the updated features as some have actually improved!

PS: If you like this comparison, hop over to http://www.academia-nutcrackers.com and check out my book on Word 2007!

Here is the overview table for a quick evaluation of some common/important features:

comparison_docx.PNG


PARAGRAPH AND FONT FORMATTING

Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
DOCX_Paragraph_Original.png


Screenshot Documents To Go
DOCX_Paragraph_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
DOCX_Paragraph_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
DOCX_Paragraph_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
DOCX_Paragraph_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree Office
DOCX_Paragraph_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
DOCX_Paragraph_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
DOCX_Paragraph_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
DOCX_Paragraph_SoftMaker.png


TABLES AND GRAPHICS

Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
DOCX_Table_Original.png


Screenshot Documents To Go
DOCX_Table_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
DOCX_Table_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
DOCX_Table_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
DOCX_Table_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree Office
DOCX_Table_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
DOCX_Table_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
DOCX_Table_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
DOCX_Table_SoftMaker.png



LISTS AND TEXT BOX

Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
DOCX_List_Original.png


Screenshot Documents To Go
DOCX_List_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
DOCX_List_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
DOCX_List_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
DOCX_List_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree Office
DOCX_List_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
DOCX_List_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office
DOCX_List_King.png


Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
DOCX_List_SoftMaker.png
 
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funnycreature

Senior Member
Spreadsheet comparison [updated 02/18/2013]

A good spreadsheet can be used for hundreds of purposes: Inventory, checklists, schedules, shopping lists, etc. I think that this is one of the most important reasons to have a powerful mobile computing device! Unfortunately, there are still severe shortcomings with the currently available spreadsheet apps.

Updates
Here is the UPDATED overview table including the SoftMaker apps (although there is no "umbrella suite" like in the others). Please take some time to go through the features as some have actually improved!

I have also updated the PowerPoint and Word comparison with the most recent office suites.

Here is the overview table for a quick evaluation of some common/important features:

comparison_xlsx.PNG



TEXT AND CELL FORMATS

Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
XLSX_Format_Original.PNG


Screenshot Documents To Go
XLSX_Format_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
XLSX_Format_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
(It took forever to open the file and to switch tabs)
XLSX_Format_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
XLSX_Format_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree
XLSX_Format_ThinkFree.png



Screenshot PlanMaker
XLSX_Format_SoftMaker.png






Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
XLSX_Format_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office (taken form 2003 .xls file)
XLSX_Format_King.png


TEXT AND CELL FORMATS

Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
XLSX_Charts_Original.PNG


Screenshot Documents To Go
(note: this is obviously a montage; the charts are NOT shown and need to be viewed one by one)
XLSX_Charts_Docs2Go.png


Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
XLSX_Charts_Picsel.png


Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
XLSX_Charts_QuickOffice.png


Screenshot Polaris Office
XLSX_Charts_Polaris.png


Screenshot ThinkFree
XLSX_Charts_ThinkFree.png


Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
XLSX_Charts_OfficeSuite.png


Screenshot Kingsoft Office (had to use 2003 [.xls] format since .xlsx kept crashing)
XLSX_Charts_King.png


Screenshot PlanMaker
XLSX_Charts_SoftMaker.png
 
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funnycreature

Senior Member
Version 3.003 of Documents to Go was released. I haven't done in-depth evaluation yet but judging from the change log and the minimal increase of the version number, I don't expect much of an improvement regarding the short-comings of D2G's functionality.

changes:
What's in this version:

3.003 (961) 5/19/11
•Support Desktop Sync on Honeycomb (full version)
•Improve main UI for Honeycomb
•Various fixes/improvements -
Fix registration on Moto Xoom
Fix hyperlinks in PDF (full version)
Improve PDF stability (full version)
Improve overall stability
Support external SD/USB on Acer A500
 

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I wouldn't dare say that because it still lacks some features but in general it is pleasant to use. What do you want to use it for?

Well I don't want to do any major editing but I would like something that's going to be an overall better product for viewing and slight editing. Minor quirks are to be expected on a mobile pl.
 

neok44

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you sir are a god. i've been looking for something like this ever since i got my TF.

Good to see that basically Polaris is the best for word, which is what i use the most.

personally my only gripe against polaris is that it can't save in docx format which my school requires, but it also can't spell check if i'm typing from the TF keyboard, so i have to bring it into my windows PC anyway to review.
 

rpavich

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Mar 23, 2011
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Very nicely done, easy to follow, thanks for doing that.

I also see that Polaris Office is best for me (when they fix the non-pasting bug)
 

funnycreature

Senior Member
you sir are a god. i've been looking for something like this ever since i got my TF.

Good to see that basically Polaris is the best for word, which is what i use the most.

personally my only gripe against polaris is that it can't save in docx format which my school requires, but it also can't spell check if i'm typing from the TF keyboard, so i have to bring it into my windows PC anyway to review.

thanks! I m trying to keep it updated. If users want me to test anything special then let me know! I plan to test the MS Equation object soon.

Sent from my TF101
 
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byhoung

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I really appreciate how ASUS included competitive apps instead of halfassed ones that we will never use.

Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
 

ankas

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May 18, 2011
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I was wondering if you have yet connected the transformer to a projector/beamer and started a presentation with polaris office? Did this work well? Could you easily go a slide further?
I was also wondering if any of these apps had handwriting recognition in Word? I mean writing on the screen with a capacitive stylus and the writing being recognized and changed into a word script. This seems to work very well on Win7 tablets with Word so hopefully on Android too.
And Thank you so much for the fabulous comparison.
 

funnycreature

Senior Member
I was wondering if you have yet connected the transformer to a projector/beamer and started a presentation with polaris office? Did this work well? Could you easily go a slide further?
I was also wondering if any of these apps had handwriting recognition in Word? I mean writing on the screen with a capacitive stylus and the writing being recognized and changed into a word script. This seems to work very well on Win7 tablets with Word so hopefully on Android too.
And Thank you so much for the fabulous comparison.

I have not done either but I wouldn't get my hopes up too much. If you do a search there are some threads out there about using a stylus with the TF and about programs that do work with it. So far I have not come across handwriting support in the office suites but maybe someone can prove me wrong!
 

Pepi70

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Jun 22, 2008
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Yep, Polaris Office is the best, but not yet good. I hate how is managed the showing of the soft keyboard, writing text, and the impossibility of correct selected text.
This is only an example.
Hope this app will be improved soon...
 

funnycreature

Senior Member
Yep, Polaris Office is the best, but not yet good. I hate how is managed the showing of the soft keyboard, writing text, and the impossibility of correct selected text.
This is only an example.
Hope this app will be improved soon...

I know ASUS isn't the developer of Polaris but if they have the same or even just a similar updating schedule we can hope for great things! However, I wouldn't get my hopes up too much!
 

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    PLEASE NOTE:

    I do not have an updated version of Polaris if available since I am running my TF101 on an excellent custom ROM. I also have not found it necessary to update the Documents to Go comparison since the version number increased marginally (and it was never good to begin with).
    I also noticed that some apps might benefit from installing the right fonts into the internal memory into root/fonts. My comparison is based on a stock scenario where no additional fonts have been installed.


    Updates
    Here is the UPDATED overview table including the SoftMaker apps (although there is no "umbrella suite" like in the others). Please take some time to go through the features as some have actually improved!

    I have also updated the next post (PowerPoint) and the Word comparison with the most recent office suites. Excel to follow soon!

    Office_comp_Gen_feat.PNG


    I also took a screenshot of the "welcome" screen of each suite:

    Documents To Go Market link
    DocumentsToGo_welcome.png


    Picsel Smart Office2 Market link
    SmartOffice_welcome.png


    QuickOffice Pro HD Market link
    QuickOffice_welcome.png


    Polaris Office
    Polaris_welcome.png


    ThinkFree Mobile for Tablet Market link
    ThinkFree_welcome.png


    OfficeSuite Pro + Market link
    OfficeSuitePro_welcome.png


    Kingsoft Office Market link
    Kingsoft_welcome.png


    SoftMaker Office Market link
    TextMaker_welcome.png
    52
    Spreadsheet comparison [updated 02/18/2013]

    A good spreadsheet can be used for hundreds of purposes: Inventory, checklists, schedules, shopping lists, etc. I think that this is one of the most important reasons to have a powerful mobile computing device! Unfortunately, there are still severe shortcomings with the currently available spreadsheet apps.

    Updates
    Here is the UPDATED overview table including the SoftMaker apps (although there is no "umbrella suite" like in the others). Please take some time to go through the features as some have actually improved!

    I have also updated the PowerPoint and Word comparison with the most recent office suites.

    Here is the overview table for a quick evaluation of some common/important features:

    comparison_xlsx.PNG



    TEXT AND CELL FORMATS

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
    XLSX_Format_Original.PNG


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    XLSX_Format_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    XLSX_Format_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    (It took forever to open the file and to switch tabs)
    XLSX_Format_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    XLSX_Format_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree
    XLSX_Format_ThinkFree.png



    Screenshot PlanMaker
    XLSX_Format_SoftMaker.png






    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
    XLSX_Format_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office (taken form 2003 .xls file)
    XLSX_Format_King.png


    TEXT AND CELL FORMATS

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
    XLSX_Charts_Original.PNG


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    (note: this is obviously a montage; the charts are NOT shown and need to be viewed one by one)
    XLSX_Charts_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    XLSX_Charts_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    XLSX_Charts_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    XLSX_Charts_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree
    XLSX_Charts_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
    XLSX_Charts_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office (had to use 2003 [.xls] format since .xlsx kept crashing)
    XLSX_Charts_King.png


    Screenshot PlanMaker
    XLSX_Charts_SoftMaker.png
    42
    Word comparison [Updated 02/17/2013]

    Updates
    Here is the UPDATED comparison table including SoftMaker Presentations. Please take some time to go through the updated features as some have actually improved!

    PS: If you like this comparison, hop over to http://www.academia-nutcrackers.com and check out my book on Word 2007!

    Here is the overview table for a quick evaluation of some common/important features:

    comparison_docx.PNG


    PARAGRAPH AND FONT FORMATTING

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
    DOCX_Paragraph_Original.png


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    DOCX_Paragraph_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    DOCX_Paragraph_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    DOCX_Paragraph_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    DOCX_Paragraph_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree Office
    DOCX_Paragraph_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
    DOCX_Paragraph_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    DOCX_Paragraph_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
    DOCX_Paragraph_SoftMaker.png


    TABLES AND GRAPHICS

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
    DOCX_Table_Original.png


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    DOCX_Table_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    DOCX_Table_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    DOCX_Table_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    DOCX_Table_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree Office
    DOCX_Table_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
    DOCX_Table_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    DOCX_Table_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
    DOCX_Table_SoftMaker.png



    LISTS AND TEXT BOX

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
    DOCX_List_Original.png


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    DOCX_List_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    DOCX_List_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    DOCX_List_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    DOCX_List_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree Office
    DOCX_List_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
    DOCX_List_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    DOCX_List_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
    DOCX_List_SoftMaker.png
    40
    PowerPoint comparison [Updated 02/15/2013]

    This post is to illustrate the differences in rendering/interpretation of the different Office Suites. The PowerPoint file contains three slides; the first showing the different graphics, the second showing some text formatting, and the third one a table and a graphic with some MS Office 2007+ effects.

    Updates
    Here is the UPDATED comparison table including SoftMaker Presentations. Please take some time to go through the updated features as some have actually improved!

    comparison_pptX.PNG


    IMPORTED GRAPHICS

    Original Screenshots from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
    PPTX_Graphics_Original.PNG


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    PPTX_Graphic_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    PPTX_Graphic_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    PPTX_Graphic_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    PPTX_Graphic_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree
    PPTX_Graphic_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
    PPTX_Graphic_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    PPTX_Graphic_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
    PPTX_Graphic_SoftMaker.png



    TEXT FORMATTING

    Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
    PPTX_Text_Original.PNG


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    PPTX_Text_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    PPTX_Text_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    PPTX_Text_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    PPTX_Text_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree
    PPTX_Text_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
    PPTX_Text_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    PPTX_Text_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
    PPTX_Text_SoftMaker.png



    TABLES AND EFFECTS

    Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
    PPTX_Effects_Original.PNG


    Screenshot Documents To Go
    PPTX_Effects_Docs2Go.png


    Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
    PPTX_Effects_Picsel.png


    Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
    PPTX_Effects_QuickOffice.png


    Screenshot Polaris Office
    PPTX_Effects_Polaris.png


    Screenshot ThinkFree
    PPTX_Effects_ThinkFree.png


    Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
    PPTX_Effects_OfficeSuite.png


    Screenshot Kingsoft Office
    PPTX_Effects_King.png


    Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
    PPTX_Effects_SoftMaker.png
    6
    Version 3.003 of Documents to Go was released. I haven't done in-depth evaluation yet but judging from the change log and the minimal increase of the version number, I don't expect much of an improvement regarding the short-comings of D2G's functionality.

    changes:
    What's in this version:

    3.003 (961) 5/19/11
    •Support Desktop Sync on Honeycomb (full version)
    •Improve main UI for Honeycomb
    •Various fixes/improvements -
    Fix registration on Moto Xoom
    Fix hyperlinks in PDF (full version)
    Improve PDF stability (full version)
    Improve overall stability
    Support external SD/USB on Acer A500