# Numbers

> Apple's free spreadsheet app for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Numbers is Apple's spreadsheet app, free on Mac, iPad and iPhone and usable in a browser through iCloud.com. Instead of one fixed grid, each sheet is a canvas that can hold several tables, charts, text and images. An Apple Creator Studio subscription adds premium templates, a stock media library and Magic Fill, which suggests cell contents and formulas.

- **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases
- **Made by:** Apple
- **Website:** https://support.apple.com/numbers
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS, Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Numbers has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.99 per month or $129 per year for Apple Creator Studio.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** The app is free: creating, viewing and editing spreadsheets and collaborating in real time do not require a subscription. Premium templates and Magic Fill are paid.
- **Free trial:** Apple Creator Studio is free for 1 month for new subscribers, then renews automatically.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Numbers | $0 | Create, view and edit spreadsheets on Mac, iPad, iPhone and iCloud.com, with real-time collaboration, pivot tables, charts and Excel import and export. |
| Apple Creator Studio | $12.99 per month, or $129 per year | Adds premium templates, the Content Hub media library, Magic Fill and image generation in Numbers, plus Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers-make-spreadsheets/id361304891 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Numbers before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 17% less on the yearly plan** (Annual discount): Apple Creator Studio is $129 per year or $12.99 per month. Twelve monthly payments come to $155.88, so the yearly plan costs about 17% less. Source: https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
- **Students and educators: $2.99 a month** (Education): Verified college students and educators pay $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year for Apple Creator Studio. Apple calls it a limited-time offer, and it cannot be shared through Family Sharing. Source: https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
- **3 months free with a new Mac or iPad** (Other savings): Buyers of an eligible new Mac or iPad can try Apple Creator Studio free for 3 months, claimed within 3 months of activating the device. Source: https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/

## App Store prices by country

"Monthly", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $12.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £12.99 | about $17.17 (32% more) |
| Germany | 12,99 € | about $14.56 (12% more) |
| Canada | $17.99 | about $12.65 (about the same) |
| Australia | $19.99 | about $13.96 (7% more) |
| India | ₹ 399 | about $4.12 (68% less) |
| Brazil | R$ 39,90 | about $7.97 (39% less) |
| Mexico | $149.00 | about $8.19 (37% less) |
| Turkey | ₺349,99 | about $7.12 (45% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 99ribu | about $5.54 (57% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 399.00 | about $6.35 (51% less) |
| South Africa | R129.99 | about $7.86 (39% less) |

## Key features

- **Flexible canvas:** Tables, charts, text and images can be placed anywhere on a sheet, so one page can hold several separate tables alongside the charts that draw on them.
- **Functions, pivot tables and categories:** Hundreds of functions, including XLOOKUP and RegEx, with a built-in function browser. Pivot tables and categories group and summarize a table's data.
- **Charts:** 2D and 3D charts including bar, column, line, area, pie, donut and radar, plus interactive column, bar, scatter and bubble charts that animate data.
- **Real-time collaboration:** Share a spreadsheet publicly or with specific people through iCloud or Box and see their changes as they happen. Collaborators can join from a Mac, iPad, iPhone or a PC browser.
- **Excel and CSV files:** Imports and edits Microsoft Excel and CSV files and exports to Excel, CSV, TSV and PDF. Apple publishes a feature-by-feature list of what carries over from Excel.
- **Magic Fill and premium content:** For Apple Creator Studio subscribers, Magic Fill suggests contents or formulas for empty cells from patterns in nearby data. Subscribers also get premium templates and the Content Hub's photos and graphics.

## Good for

- Mac, iPad and iPhone owners who want a spreadsheet at no cost
- Home budgets, invoices and checklists started from a template
- Laying out several tables and charts on one sheet

## Worth knowing

- There are no Windows or Android apps; on a PC, Numbers is available only in a browser through iCloud.com.
- Magic Fill, premium templates and the Content Hub need an Apple Creator Studio subscription at $12.99 per month or $129 per year.
- Apple's compatibility list marks Excel macros, data validation, external data and slicers as not supported when a workbook is imported.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 223,459 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id361304891

## Works with

iCloud, Box, Shortcuts, Messages, Pixelmator Pro

**Tags:** Spreadsheets, Real-time collaboration, Templates, AI features, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Excel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-excel): Spreadsheet app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-numbers-vs-microsoft-excel)
- [Google Sheets](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-sheets): Browser-based spreadsheet, free with a Google Account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-numbers-vs-google-sheets)
- [LibreOffice Calc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/libreoffice-calc): Free, open-source spreadsheet for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-numbers-vs-libreoffice-calc)
- [Zoho Sheet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-sheet): Collaborative online spreadsheet with a free version. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-numbers-vs-zoho-sheet)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers-make-spreadsheets/id361304891
- https://support.apple.com/numbers
- https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
- https://www.apple.com/apps/
- https://www.apple.com/numbers/compatibility/
- https://support.apple.com/guide/numbers-icloud/welcome/icloud

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