Can I control the "open with" options in apps on the ipad?

I have a school loop app that allows access to files stored in a remote folder, similar to dropbox. I can see the files and when I select one I have an option to choose which app to used to open a document (it might be a word doc, a pdf, a ppt, etc.). The app options that show as available are not the apps that will open documents, however, I do have apps on my ipad that will open they - but they do not show up, ie: PDF Expert, Quick Office, Pages, etc. Can I control what apps appear in "open with" dialogue boxes?
Thanks for any help.

Simple answer: no.

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