Apple's free spreadsheet app with a free-form canvas
Numbers is Apple's free spreadsheet app for Mac, iPhone and iPad, also available in the browser on iCloud.com. Instead of one large grid, each sheet is a free-form canvas where tables, charts, text and images can be placed side by side. It includes several hundred functions, pivot tables and real-time collaboration through iCloud, and can import and export Excel files.
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- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Free on Apple devices, with a browser version on iCloud.com
- Free-form canvas mixes tables, charts and text on one sheet
- Polished templates produce good-looking sheets with little effort
Cons
- Fewer advanced functions and analysis tools than Excel
- Excel files with macros or complex formatting do not convert cleanly
- No native apps for Windows or Android
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