🇨🇦Worst Productivity Apps in Canada

The most complained-about productivity apps in Canada on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#AppRatingNegative Reviews
1HP
HPHP Inc.
4.1423
2Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDFAdobe
4.5228
3Word Document: DOCX, PDF, XLSX
Word Document: DOCX, PDF, XLSXiKame Applications - Begamob Global
4.4183
4Authenticator App
Authenticator AppStarnest JSC
4.0180
5Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel: SpreadsheetsMicrosoft Corporation
4.8179
6PDF Reader, Editor, Converter
PDF Reader, Editor, ConverterEAGLE APPS
3.2179
7Microsoft Word: Edit Documents
Microsoft Word: Edit DocumentsMicrosoft Corporation
4.8168
8Perplexity - Ask Anything
Perplexity - Ask AnythingPerplexityAI
4.6157
9Google Docs
Google DocsGoogle LLC
4.8155
10Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Corporation
4.4147
11Manus AI
Manus AIBUTTERFLY EFFECT PTE. LTD.
4.5137
12Claude by Anthropic
Claude by AnthropicAnthropic PBC
4.5133
13Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Corporation
4.6133
14QR & Barcode Scanner
QR & Barcode ScannerAT Technologyy
4.3122
15Google Sheets
Google SheetsGoogle LLC
4.899
16Google Gemini
Google GeminiGoogle LLC
4.698
17Meta AI - Assistant & Glasses
Meta AI - Assistant & GlassesMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.596
18Grok - AI Chat & Video
Grok - AI Chat & VideoxAI
4.888
19Google NotebookLM
Google NotebookLMGoogle LLC
4.882
20PDF Reader - PDF Viewer
PDF Reader - PDF ViewerQR Code Scanner.
4.376
21Document Reader & PDF Editor
Document Reader & PDF EditorQR Code Scanner.
4.668
22ChatGPT
ChatGPTOpenAI
4.756
23Open Chat - AI bot app
Open Chat - AI bot appAceTools Team
4.653
24All PDF Reader, PDF Viewer
All PDF Reader, PDF ViewerExo Technology
3.818
25Domodo
DomodoCentris.ca®
1.00
26ChatGPT
ChatGPTOpenAI OpCo, LLC
4.80
27Google Gemini
Google GeminiGoogle
4.70
28Claude by Anthropic
Claude by AnthropicAnthropic PBC
4.70
29Gmail - Email by Google
Gmail - Email by GoogleGoogle
4.70
30Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Corporation
4.70
31Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft Corporation
4.70
32Google Drive
Google DriveGoogle
4.70
33Perplexity - AI Search & Chat
Perplexity - AI Search & ChatPerplexity AI, Inc.
4.80
34Link to Windows
Link to WindowsMicrosoft Corporation
3.90
35Meta AI – Assistant & glasses
Meta AI – Assistant & glassesMeta Platforms, Inc.
4.60
36Google Sheets
Google SheetsGoogle
4.70
37Grok - AI Assistant
Grok - AI AssistantX Corp.
4.90
38Google Calendar
Google CalendarGoogle
4.50
39Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 CopilotMicrosoft Corporation
4.60
40Google Docs
Google DocsGoogle
4.70
41Microsoft Word
Microsoft WordMicrosoft Corporation
4.60
42Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft Corporation
4.60
43Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Corporation
4.80
44BCNU Connect
BCNU ConnectBritish Columbia Nurses Union
4.50
45VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy â„¢
VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy â„¢Mobile Jump Pte Ltd
4.60
46Microsoft Excel
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Corporation
4.70

Why Productivity Apps Fail in Canada

Productivity apps that earn the most complaints in Canada usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a productivity feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Canada.

This page ranks productivity apps in Canada by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a productivity app in Canada, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which productivity apps users in Canada complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.