Microsoft has announced their iPad versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint now supports monthly subscriptions, allowing users to choose from Office 365 Personal or Office 365 Home right from the apps via in-app purchase.

These new monthly subscriptions, according to the company “are great options for those who prefer the flexibility of monthly payments.” Existing customers on subscriptions can continue to use them as normal, while those who subscribe to these new monthly plans on iPad can switch to an annual plan any time.

Office 365 Personal is $6.99/month and Office 365 Home is $9.99/month.

For students, Office 365 University is available for 4 years at $79 CDN from Amazon.ca.

Microsoft Office for iOS launched earlier this March and quickly surpassed 12 million downloads in one week.

Download links:

• Microsoft Word for iPad
• Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad
• Microsoft Excel for iPad
• Microsoft OneNote for iPad