WPS Version History on iOS helps you view, name, preview, restore, and delete version records for cloud documents; this guide covers 5 core tasks, with 5 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 5 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 5 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
| Prerequisite | WPS Cloud document | The file must be saved to WPS Cloud before version history is available |
About This Feature
Overview
Version History is a built-in WPS Office feature on iOS for managing saved document versions in WPS Cloud. It lets you open earlier version records and perform actions such as naming, previewing, restoring, or deleting a selected version.
Core capabilities include:
- View version history: Open the list of saved versions for the current document.
- Name a version: Add a clear label to an important milestone for easier lookup later.
- Preview a version: Check older content before deciding what to do next.
- Restore a version: Return the file to a selected earlier state.
- Delete a version: Remove version records you no longer need.
This feature is useful for document rollback, recovering from accidental edits, keeping milestone records, and organizing cloud documents on mobile.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | An iPhone or iPad that can run the current WPS Office app on iOS or iPadOS |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office |
| Network | An internet connection is required to load version data from the cloud |
| Other | The file must already be uploaded to WPS Cloud; local-only files do not support this feature |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | After installing and signing in, open a cloud document, tap the top-right menu icon, and confirm that the Version History entry is available |
Source: WPS download center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Supports viewing version history for cloud documents on iOS, with actions to name, preview, restore, and delete a selected version. The file must be saved to WPS Cloud first. | Word versioning requires documents to be stored in OneDrive or a SharePoint library, and the official guidance focuses on AutoSave, sharing, and co-authoring around online storage. | Google Docs lets users reference previous versions of a document and restore them, with a strong focus on collaboration, comments, permissions, and browser or mobile access. | Notion provides page updates and page history so users can review changes and restore an older page version, mainly for workspace pages and knowledge management. | Adobe Acrobat official desktop guidance highlights PDF creation, editing, organization, and release updates, but it does not present a directly equivalent iOS document version-history workflow for this scenario. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: WPS brings viewing, naming, previewing, restoring, and deleting together in one version-history flow, which is practical for quick mobile document management. | Compared with WPS: Word versioning is tied more closely to OneDrive or SharePoint storage and collaboration workflows. | Compared with WPS: Google Docs emphasizes collaborative review and restoring prior versions, while the product page does not highlight naming or deleting individual history versions in the same way. | Compared with WPS: Notion is centered on page history and workspace updates rather than a direct document version list for office files. | Compared with WPS: Adobe's official materials in this area focus more on PDF and desktop workflows than on the same iOS cloud-document version management path. |
| Official Source | — | Use versioning with Word | Google Docs product page | Tips to keep your team’s Notion pages up to date | What’s new in Acrobat on desktop |
Overall Conclusion
If you mainly work with WPS cloud documents on iPhone or iPad and want a focused way to review and roll back document changes, WPS offers a more concentrated version-history flow for this task. Microsoft and Google place more emphasis on broader online collaboration ecosystems, Notion is better aligned with page-based knowledge management, and Adobe's official guidance here is more closely tied to PDF and desktop usage.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable users | Main issue | How it helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review an earlier draft after accidental edits | Mobile office users | Current content has been overwritten or changed unexpectedly | Open version history and preview an earlier version |
| 2 | Keep milestone records easy to identify | Project contributors | Too many saved versions make later lookup difficult | Name important versions clearly |
| 3 | Return to a stable document state | Spreadsheet or document editors | Recent edits do not match the expected result | Restore a selected earlier version |
| 4 | Clean up unnecessary version records | Cloud storage users | Too many old versions reduce browsing efficiency | Delete versions that are no longer needed |
| 5 | Check old content quickly on mobile | iPhone and iPad users | Need to verify earlier content while away from a desktop | Open and preview version history directly on iOS |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Access to Version History | Available | Available |
| Name, preview, restore, and delete versions | Available | Available |
| Cloud storage and related service scope | Based on the current account plan and available service scope | Based on the subscribed plan and included service scope |
| Other advanced tools | Depends on what is shown in the product | May include additional advanced tools and services |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Daily version lookup and rollback | Free | This feature itself does not require membership for the tasks covered here |
| Need more cloud space or other advanced services | WPS Premium | Suitable if you also need broader storage or additional premium tools |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page