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Head-to-head

Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor vs Google Sheets

Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 4.5★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Google Sheets
Google Sheets 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Google Sheets is the superior choice for most users due to its robust feature set, better reliability, and seamless integration with the Google ecosystem, despite some mobile app limitations.

Full reviews: Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor · Google Sheets

Google Sheets offers a comprehensive and generally reliable spreadsheet experience, particularly on desktop, with strong collaboration features. Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor is a more basic, often frustrating alternative that struggles with core functionality and user experience.

Head to head

Features edge: Google SheetsR7R19R21R42
Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor Users of Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor report a lack of basic features like bolding, highlighting, and a variety of chart types, including pie charts R7R19. Some find it too basic for professional use and note difficulty with simple math functions R7R42. Exporting and sharing spreadsheets is also a reported limitation R21.
Google Sheets Google Sheets users appreciate its utility for various data management tasks, from personal notes to business data entry R68. However, the mobile app is frequently criticized for missing significant features present in the web version, such as advanced right-click options, creating forms, or adding checkboxes R79R91R99. Some users also wish for better sorting capabilities .
Ease of Use edge: Google SheetsR3R9R12R28
Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor Many users find Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor confusing, difficult to maneuver, and not user-friendly R3R9R12. Specific complaints include difficulty editing selections for charts, needing to click specifically inside a cell to edit its content, and issues with basic operations like copying, pasting, and deleting rows R3R12R28. Some find it easy to use and navigate .
Google Sheets Google Sheets is often described as functional but a pain to use on mobile due to a less intuitive UI and missing features compared to the desktop version R84. Users report difficulties with external keyboard input on iPad, multi-selecting cells, and unoptimized scrolling R85R106. Despite these issues, many find it a convenient mobile editor for managing projects and accessing data .
Reliability edge: Google SheetsR16R18R52R68
Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor has significant reliability issues, with users reporting that edits and entire spreadsheets do not save R18. Some users have experienced spreadsheets disappearing entirely R16. The app is also reported to run slow R52.
Google Sheets Google Sheets users report frequent app crashes, especially when dealing with large datasets, conditional formatting, or fast scrolling . Data disappearing is also a concern for some users . However, it is generally praised for its synchronous utility and accessibility across devices R68.
Price/Value edge: Google SheetsR4R48R52R54
Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor is advertised as free but users complain about many templates being VIP-only and requiring a subscription R52. One user mentioned an unexpected weekly subscription without notification R54. The app also aggressively prompts for reviews, sometimes multiple times within minutes of use, which users find annoying R4R48.
Google Sheets Google Sheets is free, and users appreciate its utility and accessibility without cost R68. One user reported an unexpected charge of $65 for a lottery chart, indicating potential confusion with in-app purchases or third-party content . The app also prompts for reviews, which some users find interrupting .
Support tieR6R10R13R27
Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor Users of Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor report issues with printing spreadsheets and a lack of clear instructions or options for printing R10R13. There are also complaints about tutorials not being in English R27. Some users struggle with basic functions like signing up or opening files from other operating systems R6.
Google Sheets Google Sheets users express frustration with the app's inability to open password-protected files in read-only mode . Some users also report issues with language settings, such as being unable to change the start day of the week . The app's constant redirection from the web version to the app is also a point of contention .
Pick Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor if

you need a very basic, free spreadsheet viewer and editor for simple tasks and are willing to tolerate significant limitations and potential frustrations with saving and features R7R18.

Pick Google Sheets if

you need a powerful, collaborative spreadsheet tool that integrates with the Google ecosystem, primarily for use on a desktop or for basic editing on mobile, and value its extensive features and general reliability over the mobile app's specific UI quirks R68.

Evidence note: Reviews for Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor are fewer and often less detailed, making it harder to draw comprehensive conclusions on some dimensions. Many reviews for both apps are short and in non-English languages, which were translated for analysis. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is evident in Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor's reviews, where free-tier friction (VIP templates, subscription prompts) contributes to negative sentiment R4R52R54. Google Sheets, while also free, has a more established user base and its negative reviews often focus on specific mobile app limitations rather than core functionality.

Frequently asked

Can I print spreadsheets from Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor?
Users report significant difficulty and a lack of clear options for printing spreadsheets from Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor, with some stating they cannot print at all R10R13.
Does Google Sheets work well on iPad with an external keyboard?
Google Sheets on iPad has significant issues with external keyboard support, including cumbersome data entry that requires clicking an 'Edit' icon for each cell and an inability to multi-select rows or columns using keyboard shortcuts R85R106.
Are there many features missing from the Google Sheets mobile app compared to the web version?
Yes, many users report that the Google Sheets mobile app is missing significant features available in the web browser version, such as advanced right-click functionality, the ability to add checkboxes, and comprehensive formatting options R79R84R91R99.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R7] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 2/5 · US Ehh: It’s not horrible but you can only do a basic spreadsheet. I can’t use the bold feature, can’t highlight etc…its just the most basic spreadsheet you can think of so its better than nothing
  2. [R19] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US charts: There need to be more charts that i can use theres not even. a pie chart
  3. [R21] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US App it’s ok: The app its ok the only thing you can’t share or export you’re spreadsheets. It’s only available on the app.
  4. [R42] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US ?: I can’t find anything for simple math
  5. [R3] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US confusing: when writing a chart you can't just simply highlight something and edit that selection. The whole thing must be highlighted and you have to edit that entire section
  6. [R9] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US Finally found a spreadsheet!: It's a bit difficult to manuver but hopefully I will be able to relearn how to do it with this software.
  7. [R12] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US Not friendly use: Not friendly use , becase I have to click specifically inside the cell to change the cell's contain
  8. [R28] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US Very bad coping: Hard to work with coping and pasting
  9. [R16] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US Waste app ever: I am working at a corporate company and I using this excel sheet for the past six months. When I today when I checked this app to process the details and I need to send it to my boss now I am checking it. There was not even a excel sheet. What the hell should I do when my boss asks.
  10. [R18] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US Disappointed: I really wanted to love this app. It has a really nice, simple and clean layout that I really enjoyed. However, I kept making spreadsheets or edits to my spreadsheets that did not save. I had to delete the app.
  11. [R52] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US Not what i expected lol: Runs slow; 98% of the template are VIP (so you ultimately have to pay a subscription); And the 2 or 3 "free templates" do not upload. Nothing went right.
  12. [R68] Google Sheets 5/5 · US Free synchronous utility: Powerful too for the sheer volume of data the average person comes in contact with. Flexibility to scale up to a businesses data entry. And further applications
  13. [R4] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 2/5 · US Annoying: I would write a good review but I haven’t been using it for 10 minutes and it’s asked me to review it 3 times.
  14. [R48] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US una ladilla: piden calificacion cada 5 minutos, del resto todo ok.
  15. [R54] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US Weekly subscription without consent: Auto-renewal with no notification, like a thief. · translated
  16. [R6] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · US Its great but…: Its great but didn’t allow me sign up enabling me use across multiple devices
  17. [R10] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 2/5 · US I can't print that spreadsheet: How do you print the spreadsheet?
  18. [R13] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 1/5 · US I just want to print somethin: I tried top print a spreadsheet from an attachment. My mac always printed before now it's decided i have choose an app. Go to app store. I did and there no way for me print what I want. It says select an app and I click that and this thing doesn't even show a choice. Why is everythig so convoluted and difficult to use. It want to know who I am a teacher profession
  19. [R27] Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor 3/5 · GB It’s ok but tutorials are not in English: The app is handy for small projects and managing tables and data however, the excel tutorials are not in English.
  20. [R85] Google Sheets 1/5 · US iPad External Keyboard Data Entry Prohibited as “Safety Feature”: Entering data into each and every individual cell using an external keyboard requires you to first click on the “Pencil” (i.e., “Edit”) icon, then use the keyboard to enter one single piece of data. Want to enter more than one piece of data into a second cell? No problem… simply click on the “Pencil” icon onscreen, then type the new
  21. [R106] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Does not handle Keyboard on iPad well at all: Shift+Click with an attached keyboard does not multi-select rows or columns. As far as I can tell, multi-selecting rows is impossible. I was somehow able to multi-select columns by clicking and dragging, but that is cumbersome on a keyboard. This absolutely needs optimized for keyboard support on iPad. With iPad coming closer and closer to a desktop-li
  22. [R79] Google Sheets 1/5 · US No right click: Right click in iOS version only allows copy, paste, clear. Lack of all the functionality that’s in the right click menu in the browser version (i.e. Paste Special) makes the app useless.
  23. [R84] Google Sheets 3/5 · US Functional but a pain to use: It allows me to view, edit and input data from any where with my phone but the ui for changing the formatting is unclear and some features seem to be missing compared to the browser and desktop versions. Overall it’s perfect for viewing and inputting data into your spreadsheets but you should setup your formatting before hand on a desktop computer instead of doing i
  24. [R91] Google Sheets 1/5 · US Mobile Version - Much to be desired: Literally will wait until I have access to a desktop to use Sheet, Docs, Forms, or Slides. All of the mobile versions are barely the basics. Simple actions like adding checkboxes on the iPad app it can’t do. On an Android phone? No better. The row or column freezes are not easy to move or look at. Really hoping Google (or their AI persona I guess now. Still dis
  25. [R99] Google Sheets 3/5 · GB Good but not quite enough: I use Google Sheets for all my spreadsheet needs now and the web app is excellent. This app is OK for a simple review or change but is missing a number of features that I rely on in the web app. Would be better if the mobile app was feature parity with the web version.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store