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Create, edit, view and share all of your documents, slideshows and spreadsheets

Create, edit, view and share all of your documents, slideshows and spreadsheets

Vote: (53 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Kingsoft Office

Version: 18.7.6

Works under: Android

Also available for Windows

Vote:

Program license

(53 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Kingsoft Office

18.7.6

Works under:

Also available for

Android

Windows

Pros

  • Completely free office suite
  • Well-known and fairly stable
  • Has all three major office suite components

Cons

  • Can have spotty compatibility with MS Office output
  • Not as polished as other suites

WPS Office is a fully-featured office suite available for free on the Android platform.

WPS Office has long been a competitor with Microsoft Office, and it has been gaining some traction in the industry. It has three main components, with some mobile extras for Android. These are: a word processor, a presentation creator and viewer, and a spreadsheet creator and viewer. Each of the components has all the features you would need and can even open Microsoft documents.

The word processor is probably the component used the most. It more or less is as stable as MS Word. However, its compatibility can be unreliable, especially with documents produced by newer versions of MS Word. Even among different platforms using WPS Office, results can differ. If you're making official or academic documents, you would need to double-check it's being displayed properly on the platform you're using.

The Spreadsheets portion of the suite also opens MS Excel files. It has most of the features, including advanced math and analysis, that MS Excel has. Again, it is missing some of the more advanced features, and the compatibility with existing Excel documents is not perfect. However, if you're looking to do some calculation on datasets without breaking the bank, this office suite is perfect for you.

The last part, Presentations, has every basic function you would need to create and do a presentation. This has the worst compatibility with existing MS Office files out of the whole suite. This can be problematic if you've already made a presentation and need to make final touches.

In short, WPS Office is excellent if you're creating original content on your Android device. However, it technically takes in MS Office files, but there's no guarantee they will always be interpreted correctly. Depending on what purpose an office suite will serve, WPS Office may or may not be the best way to go.

Pros

  • Completely free office suite
  • Well-known and fairly stable
  • Has all three major office suite components

Cons

  • Can have spotty compatibility with MS Office output
  • Not as polished as other suites