System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware, to provide basic functionality, and to provide a platform for running application software.
Application software is developed to perform in any task that benefits from computation. It is a set of programs that allows the computer to perform a specific data processing job for the user.
So the main of differences between System Software and Application Software is System Software use for convenience to users in terms of control or command, the computer is easy. But Application Software have purpose to convenience to typical users as follows
-Office Automation
-Desktop Publishing
-Graphics Design
-Utilities Software