Microsoft's new Office app for iOS combines Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF management into a single suite, instead of the standalone apps we're used to on iPad and iPhone.
Can you use Office 365 on iPad productively?
This all-in-one suite has been available on iPhone and Android since 2019, but now it’s finally available where you’ll really want it: on iPad. The combined suite makes it easier to stay within Microsoft Office’s various apps, but does it really offer an advantage over standalone apps?
“An integrated suite reduces inefficiencies in accessing data and collaborating,” Jacob Dayan, CEO and co-founder of Community Tax, told Lifewire — somewhat cryptically — over email. “If you use Microsoft Teams, you can easily share Word and Excel documents with real-time collaboration.”
I've asked people why such a suite would be better for users than Microsoft's already available mobile apps, but the answers have been inconclusive.
