Superb Spreadsheet

I dont understand the negative reviews below. Numbers is a powerful, sophisticated, and easy-to-use spreadsheet that has only gotten better in every release. I have set up many spreadsheets for my own use - including a fairly large Monte Carlo simulation and a monthly calendar that formats itself according to the month using the functions built in to Numbers. It still amazes me that this kind of power and capability is possible on a cell phone. And iCloud synchronization works fine for me - though there were a few glitches at the beginning that had more to do with me learning the capabilities of the system than with iCloud itself.

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A spreadsheet - unlike a database - has to load ALL of its data into memory when it is opened. Trying to run a large spreadsheet in a low memory environment is going to end badly. If this describes you, then try to cut down the size of your spreadsheet and close any apps that are running in the background, or get a device with more memory.
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Numbers is NOT the desktop version of Microsoft Excel with every possible formatting option, pivot tables, and Solver. If you need that kind of capability then stay with Excel on the desktop. Numbers has a comprehensive set of formatting options, and is getting better with each release. If a formatting option like colored borders is not available, then find an alternative way to format the cells. There are many options. Or stay with Excel on a desktop computer.

In short, Numbers is a superb spreadsheet with a powerful and sophisticated feature set. Spend a little time learning its capabilities and then design your spreadsheet according to what Numbers can do well, not according to a preconceived notion of what you think it ought to be able to do. Kudos to the developers.

ObiJon2012 about Numbers, v2.6.1