

While 60MB is nothing in terms of photos or apps, it’s still a pretty big number where Word files are concerned-some of my stories are just 20KB in size, and this blog post in Word (the text plus the embedded graphics, but without headers, comments, or embedded scripts) comes out to 279KB. Lee said that of the beta users who’ve encountered this, between 30 to 40 percent agree to pay. After that, according to Polaris vice-president of marketing John Lee, a popup will appear, restricting you to viewing documents unless you begin paying $3.99/month or $40 per year. You can “use” up to 60MB of files per month on Polaris Office, for free. The difference is that Polaris charges you on a use basis.

But if you want to use the app on a regular basis, Polaris asks you to pay. The same goes for Polaris Office: You can look at any Office document you want, for free. If you want to actually buy a cone, it will cost you.

Visit an ice cream parlor, and chances are the person behind the counter will offer you a free taste. Polaris Office’s Slide, which can open and edit Microsoft. In 2014, Polaris Office also debuted on the PC as a Web app that allowed you to view, but not edit, documents. (Polaris Office was formed by developers who worked for Infraware, the Korean developer of the mobile apps.) Mark Hachman Some of you may be thinking to yourself, wait a second, I’ve heard of this application before. For those of you who own an Android phone or an iPhone, yes, Polaris Office is largely the same app that you can download for both platforms: You have the choice of the Sheet spreadsheet, Slide’s PowerPoint clone, or the Word document editor.
