Alternatives to Google Sheets

Best Google Sheets Alternatives in 2026

By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — App Store ratings fetched to

The short version

Google Sheets brings cloud spreadsheets and real-time collaboration to your phone, though reviewers say the mobile app drops features like conditional formatting and tables. The closest match is Microsoft Excel, the most-reviewed spreadsheet app with deep formulas. Zoho Sheet adds free real-time collaboration, while iSpreadsheet and XLSX Sheets handle Excel-compatible files. Google Docs covers documents in the same suite. Pick by whether you want collaboration, Excel power, or offline editing.

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People look for Google Sheets alternatives when the mobile app lacks desktop features, they prefer Excel power, or they want a different collaboration model. Sheets shines for cloud sharing but reviewers miss conditional formatting, tables, and advanced sorting on iPhone and iPad. The picks here share that spreadsheet purpose: create and edit sheets, run formulas, build charts, and import or export Excel and CSV files, many with collaboration or cloud sync. We ranked them by embedding similarity to Google Sheets, then weighed live App Store ratings and review volume so the most popular, best-rated options lead, flagging the app-builders that are not spreadsheet editors.

Google Sheets alternatives compared

AppRatingPrice
Microsoft Excel4.8 (1.5M)Free · IAP
Smartsheet: Projects & Teams4.8 (120.3K)Free
iSpreadsheet™ : Office Sheets4.5 (10.2K)Free
XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet4.5 (3.3K)Free · IAP
Spreadsheets4.5 (1.2K)Free · IAP
Zoho Sheet: Spreadsheet App4.6 (945)Free
The Spreadsheet App - Sheets4.5 (371)Free · IAP
AppSheet3.4 (203)Free
WerkSheets: Data Management5.0 (4)Free
Sheets to App—Free

US App Store ratings, prices from Apple. See the latest US top free Productivity chart.

10 alternatives to Google Sheets

  1. 1Microsoft Excel icon

    #1Microsoft Excel

    Microsoft Corporation

    4.8(1.5M)
    Free · IAP
    88% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Microsoft Excel is the closest powerhouse alternative, the most-reviewed spreadsheet app here with a 4.75 rating across 1,398,000+ reviews, offering deep formulas, formatting, charts, templates, and Copilot AI, matching and exceeding Google Sheets's editing power.

    How it differs

    Excel's full features and Copilot need a Microsoft 365 subscription, and its real-time collaboration runs through OneDrive rather than Google Drive. Reviewers who live in Google Workspace lose the seamless sharing the seed offers.

    See full data on Microsoft Excel →Apps like Microsoft Excel →
  2. 2Smartsheet: Projects & Teams icon

    #2Smartsheet: Projects & Teams

    Smartsheet Inc.

    4.8(120.3K)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Smartsheet: Projects & Teams matches Google Sheets on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 87%.

    How it differs

    Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.8 stars across 120.3K reviews.

    See full data on Smartsheet: Projects & Teams →
  3. 3iSpreadsheet™ : Office Sheets icon

    #3iSpreadsheet™ : Office Sheets

    Savy Soda Pty Ltd

    4.5(10.2K)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    iSpreadsheet is a fast, free mobile spreadsheet built for iPhone and iPad, compatible with Excel and Numbers, supporting formulas and formatting and syncing with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and iCloud. Its 10,000+ reviews show wide adoption.

    How it differs

    iSpreadsheet uses CSV-centric storage and lacks Google Sheets's native real-time co-editing and Workspace integration. Its 4.49 rating and feature depth trail the seed for collaborative and advanced spreadsheet work.

    See full data on iSpreadsheet™ : Office Sheets →
  4. 4XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet icon

    #4XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet

    Rhophi Analytics LLP

    4.5(3.3K)
    Free · IAP
    88% similar
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    Why it's similar

    XLSX Sheets focuses on Excel-compatible editing with cut, copy, paste, cell formatting, and formulas, sharing Google Sheets's spreadsheet creation and management for users who work with .xlsx files. Its 4.56 rating across 2,388 reviews is decent.

    How it differs

    It centers on Excel-file compatibility rather than Google Sheets's cloud collaboration and Drive sync, so shared real-time editing is not its focus. Its user base and feature depth trail the seed's.

    See full data on XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet →
  5. 5Spreadsheets icon

    #5Spreadsheets

    SMM service, s.r.o.

    4.5(1.2K)
    Free · IAP
    88% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Spreadsheets 7 offers Excel compatibility, powerful formulas and functions, and chart creation on iPhone, sharing Google Sheets's core spreadsheet work with a focus on preserving Excel formatting. Its 4.53 rating across 1,060 reviews is solid.

    How it differs

    It is built around Excel-file compatibility rather than Google Sheets's live collaboration and Drive integration. Its smaller user base and lack of real-time sharing make it more of a solo Excel editor than a Sheets replacement.

    See full data on Spreadsheets →
  6. 6Zoho Sheet: Spreadsheet App icon

    #6Zoho Sheet: Spreadsheet App

    Zoho Corporation

    4.6(945)
    Free
    89% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Zoho Sheet is a strong free alternative with real-time collaboration, Excel and CSV import, cloud sync with Dropbox and Box, and even data extraction from photos, closely matching Google Sheets's collaborative, cloud-based model. Its 4.64 rating across 884 reviews is solid.

    How it differs

    Zoho Sheet ties into the Zoho ecosystem rather than Google Drive and Workspace, so sharing flows differ. Its user base is far smaller than Sheets, so collaborators are less likely to already be on the platform.

    See full data on Zoho Sheet: Spreadsheet App →
  7. 7The Spreadsheet App - Sheets icon

    #7The Spreadsheet App - Sheets

    Henrik Kjær

    4.5(371)
    Free · IAP
    89% similar
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    Why it's similar

    The Spreadsheet App covers the basics Google Sheets users need: data entry, calculations, charts, Excel and CSV export, and even custom user-defined functions, in a touch-friendly interface for quick mobile work.

    How it differs

    With just 340 ratings, it is small and unproven against Google Sheets. It lacks the seed's real-time cloud collaboration and Google Drive integration, so it suits solo spreadsheets more than shared workbooks.

    See full data on The Spreadsheet App - Sheets →
  8. 8AppSheet icon

    #8AppSheet

    Solvebot Inc.

    3.4(203)
    Free
    89% similar
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    Why it's similar

    AppSheet uses Google Sheets and other sources to build no-code apps with forms, photos, and workflows, extending the seed's data into custom mobile apps, and it is from Google.

    How it differs

    AppSheet is an app-builder, not a spreadsheet editor, so it does not let you create or edit sheets like Google Sheets. Its 3.39 rating across 196 reviews reflects a niche tool that consumes spreadsheet data rather than replacing the seed.

    See full data on AppSheet →
  9. 9WerkSheets: Data Management icon

    #9WerkSheets: Data Management

    Alex Mensh

    5.0(4)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    WerkSheets is a collaborative, real-time data-tracking and workflow tool organized in a cell grid, sharing Google Sheets's two-dimensional data layout and shared-accountability collaboration.

    How it differs

    WerkSheets is a workflow-management tool rather than a general spreadsheet editor, with just 4 ratings, so it is brand-new and niche. It lacks Google Sheets's formulas, charts, and Excel compatibility, serving project tracking instead.

    See full data on WerkSheets: Data Management →
  10. 10Sheets to App icon

    #10Sheets to App

    Pham Minh Kha

    0.0(0)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Sheets to App converts spreadsheets into a customized mobile app, displaying and editing rows from your sheet, extending Google Sheets data into a simple app for business use.

    How it differs

    It is an app-builder, not a spreadsheet editor, so it cannot create or edit full sheets with formulas and charts like Google Sheets. With no ratings yet, it is unproven and serves a different purpose than the seed.

    See full data on Sheets to App →

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How we ranked these 10 alternatives

Embedding similarity

Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to Google Sheets, we compute cosine distance against every other app and keep the closest 30. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.

Ranking

Apps from Google Sheets's own developer are left out. The 10 most similar of the rest are ordered by App Store rating times the logarithm of their rating count, so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 ratings ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 ratings.

Data dates

The similar-app list was computed on May 25, 2026. Ratings are the latest US App Store fetch for each app, taken between October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026. Prices and update dates come from Apple when the page is built.

What we don't do

No paid placements. No affiliate links. No sponsored picks. Read our full methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Google Sheets?+
Microsoft Excel by Microsoft Corporation has the strongest App Store rating of the 10 apps here: 4.8 stars from 1,482,442 US ratings on October 31, 2026.
Which app is most like Google Sheets?+
The Spreadsheet App - Sheets is the closest match: its App Store listing is 89% similar to Google Sheets's by text embedding.
Are there free Google Sheets alternatives?+
Yes. 10 of the 10 apps are free to download on the App Store: Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet: Projects & Teams, iSpreadsheet™ : Office Sheets, XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet, Spreadsheets, Zoho Sheet: Spreadsheet App, The Spreadsheet App - Sheets, AppSheet, WerkSheets: Data Management, Sheets to App.

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