News & Updates
The latest releases, awards, announcements, and other updates from ASAP Utilities.
November 14, 2025
No Stress, No Pressure: Honest Pricing Every Day of the Year
At ASAP Utilities, we strive to keep things friendly and straightforward for you. Around this time, you see Singles Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday deals everywhere. That can feel busy and overwhelming. We keep one low price all year around so you always know what to expect.
Our price has remained low and unchanged since 2007. No increases. No surprises. Just one transparent and fair price you can trust. We maintain this price because we want ASAP Utilities to stay accessible to everyone. We continue to invest in new tools, improvements, and support and thanks to our large user base, we can keep the price low while maintaining high quality.
You never have to worry about timing things right or missing a deal. Our price stays the same all year, so you can choose the moment that works for you. You can always count on ASAP Utilities for long lasting value and a fair and affordable price.
Take your time. Buy it when you need it. No stress. No pressure.
Warm regards,The ASAP Utilities Team
September 19, 2025
ASAP Utilities 9.1: Word Count in Excel with ASAPCOUNTWORDS()
Many clients asked for it, so we built it.Count words in any cell or range, just like in Microsoft Word
Meet the ASAPCOUNTWORDS() function. Count words in any cell or range in Excel, with the same accuracy you get in Microsoft Word. It handles hyphens, en and em dashes, and all kinds of spaces, and works across nearly all languages worldwide.
This makes it easy for translators, editors, and Excel professionals who need to count words in Excel reliably.
Other improvements include various minor updates, text improvements and fixes for a smoother experience.
ASAP Utilities has helped nearly a million Excel users since 1999. Version 9.1 builds on that solid foundation while staying familiar and easy to use.
We invite everyone to upgrade to version 9.1 for the best experience.
With great enthusiasm,The ASAP Utilities Team
June 19, 2025
ASAP Utilities 9.0 Is Now Available!
Better Names. Better Descriptions. Better Results.
After months of thoughtful improvements, version 9 is ready!This major update features clearer tool names, revised descriptions, and thoughtful refinements throughout, to help you find the right tool faster, easily understand its purpose, and get more out of Excel than ever before.
- Better names, better guidance, better results
- New features like whole-word Find and Replace
- Optimized for both beginners and power users
- Same solid layout, improved everywhere else.
The ASAP Utilities Team
June 4, 2025
Try the pre-release of ASAP Utilities 9
Version 9 is nearly ready and now available as a pre-release. This major update brings clearer tool names and descriptions, along with thoughtful refinements to help you save time and do what Excel alone cannot. See what's new and download ›
May 22, 2025
Upcoming Pre-Release: ASAP Utilities 9
We're almost there! Version 9 of ASAP Utilities is nearly ready.A pre-release will be available in the next few days or sometime next week. Stay tuned!
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