# Polaris Office review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Word, sheet, slide and PDF editor with an AI agent called NOVA Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Polaris Office is an office suite for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and the web that edits Word, spreadsheet, slide, PDF and Korean HWP files. A free web version covers basic editing, while subscription plans add cloud storage, more devices and PDF tools, and AI plans add the NOVA agent. Perpetual licenses are sold for single devices. - **Category:** Writing Tools - **Made by:** Polaris Office Corp. - **Website:** https://www.polarisoffice.com/en - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want the full editor free, because the web version has limited features. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Polaris Office has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3.33 per month, billed annually (Smart). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Polaris Web Office: basic document editing in the browser for free; AI features need a login. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Web Office | $0 | Browser editing of DOCX, PPTX, XLSX and HWP files with limited features and no install. | | Smart | $3.33 per month, billed annually | Edit Word, slide and sheet files, export to PDF, 3 PCs and 6 mobile devices, 10 GB of Polaris Drive. | | Pro | $5.00 per month, billed annually | Smart plus PDF edit, merge, split and form fill, 5 PCs and 10 mobile devices, 100 GB of Polaris Drive. | | AI | $10.83 per month, billed annually | Pro plus NOVA with 3,000 AI credits a month and 10 GB of knowledge storage; $5.42 a month for the first year. | | AI Pro | $33.33 per month, billed annually | AI plan with 15,000 credits a month, 50 GB of knowledge storage and scheduled tasks; $16.67 a month for year one. | Read from https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/personal/office on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Polaris Office before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **50% off the first year of AI plans** (Other savings): The AI and AI Pro plans show half price for the first year when billed annually, at $5.42 and $16.67 a month. Source: https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/personal/office - **Up to 16% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): The plan table says annual billing saves up to 16% compared with monthly billing. Source: https://www.polarisoffice.com/en/personal/office ## Key features - **Word, sheet, slide and PDF editing:** Creates and edits documents, spreadsheets, slides and PDFs, and opens HWP files, on desktop, mobile and in the browser. - **NOVA AI agent:** Chats about your documents, analyzes tables and charts, drafts content and edits files; use is metered in monthly credits on the AI plans. - **Polaris Drive cloud storage:** Syncs documents across devices: 10 GB on Smart, 100 GB on Pro, with document history of 15 or 90 days. - **Link sharing and co-editing:** Share a document with a link and edit it together in real time, according to the subscription page. - **PDF tools:** Smart exports to PDF; Pro adds editing, merging, splitting and filling PDF forms. - **Perpetual license option:** Windows, Mac and iOS editions can be bought once for a single device, with no sign-in and offline use. ## Good for - People who need to open HWP and Microsoft Office files in one app - Users who want a low-cost office app on phone, tablet and PC - Those who prefer a one-time license to a subscription ## Worth knowing - The free web version has limited features; AI features there need a login. - Prices were read from the annual view of the plan table; monthly-billed prices were not readable. - AI plans show a 50% first-year discount; the larger figure is the regular annual-billed monthly rate. - Subscriptions list minimum systems of Windows 10, macOS 11, Android 7.0 and iOS 16. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Polaris Office edits Word, sheet, slide and PDF files on computers, phones and the web, from $3.33 a month on annual billing. The free web version has limited features, and the AI plans cost $10.83 and up, with half-price offers that only last the first year. - **Value for money: A.** $3.33 a month billed annually for Smart, under 60% of the category's $5.75 cheaper-quarter mark. PDF editing sits on Pro at $5. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free web version edits DOCX, PPTX, XLSX and HWP files, but with limited features, and AI needs a login. - **Features: B.** Word, sheet, slide and PDF editing, cloud storage, link sharing and a perpetual licence option. The listing names no gap in the core work. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Plans, devices and a login to sort out, and the free web version is limited. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and web, but no API or integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Polaris Office's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among writing tools - Polaris Office's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 95 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 23. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 89 of 136) and worst on ease of use (C, above 7). - Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 5 of the 81 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/writing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Polaris Office you would be making a spreadsheet engine with its formulas. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 95 of the 136 other writing tools we grade. It costs $39.96 a year. - You could make: Documents: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A spreadsheet engine with its formulas. - You could not: Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 2,479 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id698070860 **Tags:** Documents, AI features, PDF editing, Real-time collaboration, Spreadsheets, Presentations, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [WPS Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wps-writer): Word-compatible word processor in the WPS Office suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/polaris-office-vs-wps-writer) - [Microsoft Word](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-word): Word processor sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-word-vs-polaris-office) - [LibreOffice Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/libreoffice-writer): Free, open-source word processor for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/libreoffice-writer-vs-polaris-office) - [ONLYOFFICE](https://toolgpa.com/tools/onlyoffice): Open-source office suite for documents, sheets, slides and PDFs. 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