<p>By Shane Cole One of the first concerns facing businesses and many consumers when choosing a new mobile platform is how it will enable them to get work done. To answer the question, AppleInsider went hands-on to compare the top three iOS contenders: Apple's iWork, Microsoft's Office 365, and Google Docs.What's included and how much does it cost?</p><p>While each suite's ancillary services like hosted e-mail and file storage differ slightly, all three platforms offer some variation on the age-old trio of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. For the purposes of this review, we will look only at those features available on iOS iWork for iCloud's web-based document editing, for instance, is not included.</p><p>Apple's iWork suite counts three native apps, iOS versions of the company's Pages word processor, Numbers spreadsheet, and Keynote presentation creation application. Each app is free with the purchase of a new iOS device, but users who need to get up and running on their current handset or tablet will still need to purchase them in the App Store for $9.99 each.</p><p>Microsoft Office 365 is available from the software giant on a subscription basis, with varying costs and differing packages for home users and business users. We chose the $12.50-per-month Office 365 Small Business Premium plan, which is the least-costly option that grants access to the company's Office Mobile for iOS app. Unlike Apple's native app strategy, Microsoft has chosen to integrate its entire suite in to a single application, Office Mobile, though that strategy may soon change as rumors indicate an iOS version of the company's Word, Excel, and Powerpoint applications is on the way.</p><p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/23/ios-productivity-showdown-apple-iwork-vs-microsoft-office-365-vs-google-docs">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/why-i-may-never-install-office-for-mac-again-7000023520/">Why I may never install Office for Mac again</a> (ZDNet)</p><p><a href="http://readwrite.com/2013/11/21/why-less-might-actually-be-more-with-pages-5">Why Less Might Actually Be More With Pages 5</a> (ReadWrite)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dQtvJZ5-MQBVUpM0djjsrJ0iIYIGM&ned=us">35 additional articles.</a></p>