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Microsoft Excel subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

Microsoft Corporation, Productivity

Free on the App Store

Microsoft Excel by Microsoft Corporation. 8 subscription plans from $5.99 per month. 5% of 1,627 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Oct 23, 2026.

  • App Store rating4.7★ from 1,478,600 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$5.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months87 of 1,627 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $5.99 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months1,627
Reviews mentioning billing87 (5.3%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days70% of 386
App Store rating4.7 (1,478,600 ratings)
Developer's apps107, 41 removed from the store
Age4,593 days
Days since last update4
Subscription plans15
Subscription price changes, last 12 months25
Overall review sentimentneutral

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What Microsoft Excel costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $5.99 per month.

  • Office 365 Personal1 month free trial, then renews every month$5.99
  • Office 365 Personal1 month free trial, then renews every month$6.99
  • Microsoft 365 Personal Student1 month free trial, then renews every month$9.99
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 month free trial, then renews every month$9.99
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 month free trial, then renews every month$12.99
  • Office 365 Home1 month free trial, then renews every month$12.99
  • Microsoft 365 Premium Monthly1 month free trial, then renews every month$19.99
  • Microsoft Copilot ProRenews every month, no trial$20.00

How to cancel Microsoft Excel

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select Microsoft Excel (listed under a plan name such as Office 365 Personal).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★86% (1,277,385)
  • 4★7% (114,579)
  • 3★2% (33,721)
  • 2★0% (11,933)
  • 1★2% (38,579)

Recent updates

  • 2.115Oct 19, 2026
  • 2.114.5Oct 12, 2026
  • 2.114.4Oct 5, 2026
  • 2.114.3Sep 30, 2026
  • 2.114.2Sep 28, 2026

Praised

  • Powerful and feature-rich
  • Useful for data management and analysis
  • Convenient for on-the-go work
  • Good integration with Microsoft ecosystem
  • Excellent for personal and professional use

Complained about

  • Subscription required for full functionality
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Limited features compared to desktop version
  • Confusing user interface changes
  • Frustrating syncing and file management issues

Reported bugs

Inability to open or edit files; Unexpected app closures; Syncing problems with OneDrive; Formatting issues when copying and pasting; Slow performance on high-end devices.

Recent one-star reviews

不理想的玩意我之前存的表格直接给我吃了,还是提示不联网打不开,我一个本地文件凭什么叫我联网?每次打开一个表格都要转转转半天我就不明白了是我手机问题吗?为啥打开这么慢?一个工作软件能莫名其妙丢失文件那我用它干嘛?就是因为重要我才要存起来结果给我吃了?

一个电信使用者, Jul 11, 2019

Not saving data & no fix.Many users having the same issue. Excel not saving data. Just grey screen.

FIX, Oct 15, 2026

Hard to useHard to use on ipad do not recommend

BlueOctopus4y, Oct 15, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

IntéressantLe logiciel est bien construit !

IvanJonas, Oct 12, 2026

Excel is greatExcel is very functional for many areas of Accounting and Finance.

Pjscpa, Oct 15, 2026

Me gustaExcelentes

familia, Oct 13, 2026

About the developer

Microsoft Corporation has published on the App Store since Dec 16, 2009: 107 app(s), 41 of them no longer in the store.

Alternatives to Microsoft Excel

Also similar: XLSX Sheets: Edit Spreadsheet (4.5★), Spreadsheet-xlsx&csv editor (4.5★), Google Sheets (4.8★)

Questions people ask

How much does Microsoft Excel cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $5.99 per month.

How do I cancel Microsoft Excel?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Microsoft Excel and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Microsoft Excel have a free trial?

Yes: Office 365 Personal offers a 1 month free trial, then $5.99 per month.

Is this app free to use?

You can create or edit documents with a free Microsoft account on devices with a screen size smaller than 10.1 inches. For premium features and an enhanced experience across devices, a Microsoft 365 subscription is required.

Microsoft Excel in one paragraph

Microsoft Excel by Microsoft Corporation is a Productivity app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $5.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 1,478,600 ratings. 87 of 1,627 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (5%). The developer has 107 app(s) on the App Store, 41 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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