POLARIS Office gets a complete overhaul: goes free (w/ free edit) and adds own cloud service

- 15 templates, 20 charts (including 3D ones), 173 shapes, over 300 functions
- 37 slide transition effects, pointer and memo for slideshows
- capability to view conditional formatting and pivot tables
- support for adding and editing header, footer, endnote, and footnote
- import images from your camera roll
- capability to directly open zip files

This new, free version of Polaris Office arrives with 100MB of free cloud storage and the capability to sync up to 2 devices. You can get an additional 100MB if you recommend the app to friends, and installing the PC app will earn you an addition 300MB.

However, for most storage, users have the option to upgrade to a premium version (via an in-app purchase) of Polaris. The premium subscription price is set at $3.99 per month, or $39.99 for a year of premium service. This paid version also allows you to sync not just 2, but up to 5 devices, and set passcodes within the app to protect your files.

Along with the new release, Infraware, the company behind Polaris Office, has announced that it is also working on a desktop version of the office package. Currently, Polaris syncs on Windows-powered desktop machines via a client app, and can open files via the browser. What’s planned, though, is to expand that functionality to a full-on desktop productivity solution. Currently, Polaris syncs on Windows-powered desktop machines via a client app, and can open files via the browser. What’s planned, though, is to expand that functionality to a full-on desktop productivity solution.