Microsoft releases new Word, Excel ana PowerPoint apps for iPhones and iPad completely free

Just a day after Microsoft added Dropbox syncing to
the Office apps for iPhone and iPad, it has made the
apps completely free to download across all
platforms.
Starting from today, iPhone and iPad owners will be
able to create and edit Office documents and files for
free without subscribing to Office 365. Besides this,
the company has ditched its subpar Office Mobile app
for the iPhone and has instead released three new
standalone apps for the iPhone: Word, Excel and
PowerPoint. The apps are similar to their iPad version
except that they have been optimized for the smaller
real screen estate offered by the iPhone.
The apps have the same UI and features as their iPad
version, which means you will get access to new
features like the ability to create new files, view
recently opened documents, link the apps to your
various online storage services including Dropbox for
storing new files and editing existing ones.
Microsoft has made some changes to the UI of the
apps to optimize it better for the smaller screen. The
Ribbon, which is located at the top on the iPad, has
been moved to the bottom to better aid usability. The
Redmond based company has also added two new
viewing modes to Excel and Word to make it easier to
read through documents. The first is a full-screen
mode, which is pretty much self-explanatory, and a
“Reflow” mode that works like reflow feature in mobile
browsers making it extremely easy and convenient to
go through large documents. The PowerPoint app
lacks the new video modes because it largely works in
landscape mode.
Microsoft has also rolled out an update for Word, Excel
and PowerPoint for the iPad with certain new features
including the ability to customize charts by adding or
removing elements from them.
The new Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps for the
iPhone and iPad has now been merged app that can
be download for free from the App Store.