The iPhone-only Office Mobile

The iPhone-only Office Mobile app offers access to three major Office programs: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. While its Word and Excel apps let you create and edit their related documents, PowerPoint exists mostly as a way to make minor text changes to presentations – although, at a pinch, you can use it as a presentation tool.

Using the app requires access to Microsoft’s Dropbox-like SkyDrive service that is part of Office 365 (subscription required). Unfortunately, most Microsoft Office users won’t benefit from this app. Its Office 365 requirement, poor user interface and odd editing tools make Office for iPhone something you should use only if you have to.  JEFFERY BATTERSBY