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Documents (Office Docs) vs Quip

Documents (Office Docs) 4.5★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 65
Winner Documents (Office Docs)
Quip 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40

Documents (Office Docs) is a better choice for basic document needs if you can tolerate frequent ads, while Quip is currently plagued by stability issues and frequent logout requirements.

Full reviews: Documents (Office Docs) · Quip

Documents (Office Docs) offers a simple, reliable experience for basic document creation and storage, though it is heavily monetized with intrusive ads. Quip, despite its once-praised collaboration features, is currently suffering from constant crashes and login problems, making it largely unusable for many users.

Head to head

Features and Functionality edge: Documents (Office Docs)R2R5R8R18
Documents (Office Docs) Documents (Office Docs) is praised for its simplicity and ease of use for basic tasks like creating and storing documents, offering print-friendly options and copy/paste functionality R2R5. Users appreciate its ability to access and modify documents across multiple devices R8. However, some users note a lack of advanced features like an undo button or word search R5, and issues with formatting changing after saving R18.
Quip Quip was once highly regarded for its collaborative features and advanced systems, including spreadsheets and the ability to work on projects with others . However, recent reviews indicate a decline in functionality, with users reporting difficulties inserting pictures, inability to justify or center text , and a lack of features like alphabetical sorting or multi-window support on iPadOS . The PDF feature has also been reported as not working for months .
Ease of Use edge: Documents (Office Docs)R2R7R8R10
Documents (Office Docs) Users generally find Documents (Office Docs) easy to use and navigate for simple document tasks R2. It is considered convenient for quick notes and document access R7R8. However, some users report difficulty opening local files R10 and navigating the app .
Quip Quip's user experience is described as feeling "foreign" and not working like other apps . Users find it slow and hard to use on iPad R63, and report issues with the keyboard covering half the screen without an easy way to minimize it . It is also considered limited and not iPhone friendly for editing, functioning more as a viewer on mobile .
Reliability and Performance edge: Documents (Office Docs)R5R13R16R21
Documents (Office Docs) Documents (Office Docs) is generally described as a reliable app, with users reporting no issues saving documents or with features R5. However, some recent reviews indicate problems with the app crashing R21, not opening documents R13, or files disappearing R16.
Quip Quip suffers from severe reliability issues, with numerous reports of the app crashing constantly R64R73R75R76. Users describe it as "unusable" due to frequent crashes, especially when opening documents R76. Some users also report the app freezing or spinning indefinitely .
Price and Value tieR3R4R5R12
Documents (Office Docs) Documents (Office Docs) is a free app with in-app purchases, and many users appreciate it as a free alternative R5R18. However, the value is significantly diminished by the overwhelming number of intrusive ads, which many users would gladly pay to remove R3R12. Some ads are so persistent they render the app unusable R4R12R13.
Quip Quip is also a free app with in-app purchases. While some users praise its functionality as better than paid alternatives , the current state of constant crashes and login issues makes its value questionable, even for a free app R70R76. There are concerns about it becoming a paid add-on or being phased out .
Support and Updates tieR5R13R37R61
Documents (Office Docs) There is limited information on direct support for Documents (Office Docs). Users have requested updates to address ad issues R13 and to add features like an undo button R5. One user noted an issue with ads was resolved, suggesting some developer attention R37.
Quip Quip users report extreme difficulty reaching customer service, often requiring going through a third-party website . The app is noted for needing updates and for updates making the app unstable, often requiring reinstallation . There are also reports that the app is being retired or shut down R61.
Pick Documents (Office Docs) if

you need a simple, reliable app for basic document creation and storage on your mobile device and are willing to tolerate frequent and intrusive advertisements, or if you plan to purchase the ad-free version R2R5.

Pick Quip if

you are an existing Quip enterprise user who needs to access work documents on mobile, despite the significant current stability and login issues, and are hoping for future improvements .

Evidence note: Recent reviews for Quip are heavily skewed negative due to severe stability and login issues, which contrasts with its higher lifetime rating. Documents (Office Docs) also has a significant number of negative recent reviews, primarily due to intrusive ads, but its core functionality is still reported as working for many users.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Documents (Office Docs)?
Yes, Documents (Office Docs) has a significant number of intrusive ads, with users reporting ads appearing upon opening the app, exiting documents, and even getting stuck on ad pages, which can make the app unusable R1R3R4R6.
Does Quip crash frequently?
Yes, Quip crashes constantly for many users, especially when trying to open or view documents, making the app largely unusable R64R73R75R76.
Do I have to log in to Quip often?
Yes, many Quip users report being constantly logged out and having to re-authenticate frequently, sometimes multiple times a day or every few days, which is a significant source of frustration R63R67R69R70.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Documents (Office Docs) 5/5 · US Simple design: Easy to use, easy to copy and paste. Not very many options but print friendly and straight to the point comes in handy when you have to make a simple document. No problems yet.
  2. [R5] Documents (Office Docs) 5/5 · US Good app: Great reliable app, despite some very few ads. My only issues with this app is that their is no Undo button, and no word search bar. Still a great free alternative tho. I’ve never had any issues saving my documents or really with any of the features in this app.
  3. [R8] Documents (Office Docs) 5/5 · US Convenient: Very convenient to have all my documents available on laptop, iPad, and android.
  4. [R18] Documents (Office Docs) 3/5 · US Formatting: Thank you for the app. I easily typed the document but after saving it and reopening it, the formatting had changed. Very frustrating but still appreciative of a free word processor.
  5. [R7] Documents (Office Docs) 2/5 · US Poor performer: Handy for what it does. It is convenient to write plain short text notes to yourself. But the advertising is very intrusive (and actually fraudulent mostly. No: my account is not hacked. No: I do not have 74 viruses). This is extremely annoying when it grabs your full screen. Alps, sending your files elsewhere mostly just doesn’t work.
  6. [R10] Documents (Office Docs) 1/5 · US Doesn’t allow to open local files: I was not able to figure out how to open a file from Downloads folder. Browse menu loaded some adult dating site.
  7. [R13] Documents (Office Docs) 2/5 · US DON’T DOWNLOAD IT… ADS COVER THE START PAGE!!!! I’m having to figure how to get rid of it!!!!!!: Please update this app. I have so many documents in it, but it will not open most of them when saved….. Wha up wid dat?
  8. [R16] Documents (Office Docs) 2/5 · US Where the heck did THAT file go?: Sometimes a file is there & other times it’s gone. I’m tired of losing stuff. I have several photos in Documents. I can open one but once it’s open I can’t get to the next photo. It seems the App writers felt I’d never want to see any other., And I understand that free Apps will have ads, but I get pop ups that I can’t Exit from. The only option is to “get“ it. A
  9. [R21] Documents (Office Docs) 3/5 · US Documents: This has been a great program for many years. But with iOS 18 it has caused considerable trouble. It randomly turns itself off when correcting or adding to a file. Very disheartening. ☹️
  10. [R3] Documents (Office Docs) 3/5 · US Decent but too many ads.: Way back when I first started using this, it was great for what I needed to do with it. Also the ads were not as bad. But now it is just constant ads that pop up. Load the app = ad. Get a notification from another app that you have to respond to = ad. Exit a document = ad. Just ads on ads for almost every interaction and I suspect it will only get worse as time goes on.
  11. [R4] Documents (Office Docs) 2/5 · US Stuck on ad: The app seems to be stuck on the ad page and now I can’t get to my documents!
  12. [R12] Documents (Office Docs) 3/5 · US Ads: Wish there was a way to remove ads. Lien pay for a version with no ads. Ads open up and won’t go away no matter what making app not functional
  13. [R37] Documents (Office Docs) 4/5 · US Issue resolved: I had (for the second time) an issue whereby the pop up ads for all advertisers on my iPad wouldn’t go away, making it impossible to ever get to the documents. But it looks like it might’ve only been an issue with one advertisement, as there is now an X to close other ads.
  14. [R61] Quip 1/5 · US Retired: They’re retiring this service. Take it off!
  15. [R1] Documents (Office Docs) 1/5 · US documents: Sucks pretty bad today. Won’t let me open my documents unless I click on ads. I have things to do. Stop interrupting my day.
  16. [R6] Documents (Office Docs) 3/5 · US Does Not Work 9-30-25: ZERO Stars! This app Does Not Work or function properly. Documents are overridden with marketing advertisements. Too glitchy don’t waste your time. Find a Word document app that works if I could rate a ZERO star I would but it will not post it publicly. 9-30-25
  17. [R64] Quip 1/5 · US Crashes constantly: I like the problems its solves, but is highly unstable in app form.
  18. [R73] Quip 1/5 · US Constantly crashes: I love the Quip mobile app when it works, as it allows me to access work-related documents on my phone. However, more often than not it is infuriating and essentially unusable because it crashes after a few seconds every time I open it. To be precise, the app suddenly backgrounds itself but appears to still be running.
  19. [R75] Quip 3/5 · US Crashes constantly: I use this on at work all the time and it’s great, but the app crashes and disappears every time I load a doc on my phone.
  20. [R76] Quip 1/5 · US Frequent Crashes: Quip is usually great, but the past few weeks it’s been crashing constantly when viewing documents. It’s unusable right now.
  21. [R63] Quip 3/5 · US Slow, hard to use on iPad, does not keep my login.: Every time it needs me to log in, and the sign in experience is so laggy and slow that it makes it a PITA to open a document. Also the software meaningfully lags when the doc is big. Mediocre.
  22. [R67] Quip 2/5 · US Always logging in…: Why oh why do I have to log in every time I open the app, then go back and click on the link to the document I want to view as the app just opened the prior one, not the one I want to view now. Ugh. It’s the little things that are bothersome.
  23. [R69] Quip 3/5 · US Need to login every time I open it: It is very annoying that the app requires logging in every a few days
  24. [R70] Quip 1/5 · US Bleh: Always have to login from scratch…limited functionality

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