I wonder what they would charge, $50 bucks?
Honestly, I would be willing to pay that for a fully functional Office Suite considering that the PC version costs $200-500!
Comparison of EIGHT major Office Apps [Updated 02/17/2013]
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Honestly, I would be willing to pay that for a fully functional Office Suite considering that the PC version costs $200-500!
Thank you for the work you're putting into this! Its starting to look like the choice of office app to use is going to depend completely on what type of work you'll be doing. Eagerly awaiting your spreadsheet comparison.
No problem! I am doing this anyways so that I don't get surprised when I need to actually use it! I might as well share it and save others the troubles. And you are absolutely correct that the best App is dependent on what you want and need (for now; hopefully future releases will have most features in one product).
I have not had time to look into the spreadsheet comparison but it's on my list right after the Word processor!
Word processor comparison (UPDATED 4/15)
Just to bump this thread. I uploaded screenshots for the Word comparison!
Just to bump this thread. I uploaded screenshots for the Word comparison!
OfficeSuitePro? It also is lacking but warrants comparison when tablet ported.
Thanks OP for the work and comparisons. I too would pay whatever the cost to rock MS Office for Android on wishful day.
In the meantime, thank the gods for VPN and remote desktop apps.
I am on both DataViz and QuickOfficeHD and they both need lots of luv to graduate from fail.
Thanks OP for the work and comparisons. I too would pay whatever the cost to rock MS Office for Android on wishful day.
In the meantime, thank the gods for VPN and remote desktop apps.
I am on both DataViz and QuickOfficeHD and they both need lots of luv to graduate from fail.
Thanks
Hey funnycreature, thanks for your thorough (as usual) and well presented comparison. Frankly, what I'm seeing doesn't look promising and doesn't leave me inclined to buy any of the office suites.
The biggest problem for me is the presentation of the documents, I'm not too botered about being able to edit them on the tablet but sometimes you just need to be able to present something properly, and this is a killer it seems for all these apps.
I'll hold out a while longer, I'd rather pay double or triple the price of these for something that functions more like Microsoft Office.
Who knows, Open(Libre)Office might get some sweet updates to become a more complete office suite.
Hey funnycreature, thanks for your thorough (as usual) and well presented comparison. Frankly, what I'm seeing doesn't look promising and doesn't leave me inclined to buy any of the office suites.
The biggest problem for me is the presentation of the documents, I'm not too botered about being able to edit them on the tablet but sometimes you just need to be able to present something properly, and this is a killer it seems for all these apps.
I'll hold out a while longer, I'd rather pay double or triple the price of these for something that functions more like Microsoft Office.
Who knows, Open(Libre)Office might get some sweet updates to become a more complete office suite.
I wish I had the skill to do so. That would be amazing (and probably not too difficult)
Check out the Excel comparison on the first page
Yep, I finally managed to add the Excel (spreadsheet) comparison. I still owe you the overview table and I hope to do that next weekend.
Again, as with the other two components of the Office Suites it is all very basic and we can only hope to get a better package soon!
Yep, I finally managed to add the Excel (spreadsheet) comparison. I still owe you the overview table and I hope to do that next weekend.
Again, as with the other two components of the Office Suites it is all very basic and we can only hope to get a better package soon!
As I said, I hope I can give an update once I used the apps more. But from what I've seen I don't think it's possible.
it would be nice if some guys were able to port a full verion of openoffice to android. We certainly could use a more robust office suite than what we got now and we know microsoft won't port over the one benefit of a windows phone - built in ms office.
Both quickoffice and docs to go have issues and need to be more robust. They also seem slow on updates.
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Both quickoffice and docs to go have issues and need to be more robust. They also seem slow on updates.
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I'm just an end user and have not the slightest clue about porting applications to a different OS. However, I am good about complaining what's not working for me
There is an app? Or do you mean the online google docs? That's the only one I know of. I'd have to look into that and use it as reference.
I prefer QuickOffice, it performed well and the cloud services really are something. Now I wouldn't go as far to say that the these will replace full scale PCs but it is a start, especially considering that the Honeycomb platform is relatively new.
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Planned updates
All,
I recently acquired the ASUS Transformer which comes with Polaris Office preinstalled. I already took the screenshots and will hopefully add them in the next couple of days. I also plan on adding the overview table for the spreadsheet comparison and modify the existing tables to include a Polaris Office column.
I still haven't had time to look into the Google Docs app though. Maybe in the future
All,
I recently acquired the ASUS Transformer which comes with Polaris Office preinstalled. I already took the screenshots and will hopefully add them in the next couple of days. I also plan on adding the overview table for the spreadsheet comparison and modify the existing tables to include a Polaris Office column.
I still haven't had time to look into the Google Docs app though. Maybe in the future
PowerPoint comparison updated to include Polaris Office. Enjoy (and let me know what your experience is)!
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21Attention attention! Whenever you thought they were dead they're coming to eat your brains! (or whatever).
Please visit the Transformer forum for the comparison that I will update more regularly!
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 added the PowerPoint comparison here (did I really never have a separate post for it?) with the most recent office suites and updated the Word comparison.
I also took a screenshot of the "welcome" screen of each suite:
Documents To Go Market link
Picsel Smart Office2 Market link
QuickOffice Pro HD Market link
Polaris Office
ThinkFree Mobile for Tablet Market link
OfficeSuite Pro + Market link
Kingsoft Office Market link
SoftMaker Office Market link
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!
IMPORTED GRAPHICS
Original Screenshots from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
TEXT FORMATTING
Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
TABLES AND EFFECTS
Original Screenshot from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010:
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker Presentations
9Word processor comparison [UPDATED 02/17/13]
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:
PARAGRAPH AND FONT FORMATTING
Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree Office
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
TABLES AND GRAPHICS
Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree Office
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
LISTS AND TEXT BOX
Original Screenshots from Microsoft Word 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree Office
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
Screenshot Kingsoft Office
Screenshot SoftMaker TextMaker
8Spredsheet 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!
Here is the overview table for a quick evaluation of some common/important features:
TEXT AND CELL FORMATS
Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
(It took forever to open the file and to switch tabs)
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree
Screenshot PlanMaker
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
Screenshot Kingsoft Office (taken form 2003 .xls file)
TEXT AND CELL FORMATS
Original Screenshots from Microsoft Excel 2010
Screenshot Documents To Go
(note: this is obviously a montage; the charts are NOT shown and need to be viewed one by one)
Screenshot Picsel Smart Office
Screenshot QuickOffice HD Pro
Screenshot Polaris Office
Screenshot ThinkFree
Screenshot OfficeSuite Pro+
Screenshot Kingsoft Office (had to use 2003 [.xls] format since .xlsx kept crashing)
Screenshot PlanMaker
1Just updated!
Check the first post to see screenshots of some PowerPoint features. Hopefully the Word comparison will follow this weekend (4/16-17).1Thanks
Hey funnycreature, thanks for your thorough (as usual) and well presented comparison. Frankly, what I'm seeing doesn't look promising and doesn't leave me inclined to buy any of the office suites.
The biggest problem for me is the presentation of the documents, I'm not too botered about being able to edit them on the tablet but sometimes you just need to be able to present something properly, and this is a killer it seems for all these apps.
I'll hold out a while longer, I'd rather pay double or triple the price of these for something that functions more like Microsoft Office.
Who knows, Open(Libre)Office might get some sweet updates to become a more complete office suite.
