Mago vs Microsoft Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mago
Control a Mago Room remotely by scanning a QR code. Join meetings via invitation or pin code, and collaborate in real-time by drawing and adding notes. Meeting recaps are automatically saved and shareable.
- Remote Mago Room control
- Join meetings via QR code or pin
- Real-time collaboration
- Draw and add notes
- Live syncing with participants
- Automatic meeting recap saving
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CONTROL MAGO ROOM REMOTELY Scan the QR Code to connect to a Mago Room and control it remotely. JOIN A MEETING Join a meeting remotely via invitation or pin code, or by scanning the QR Code. COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME You and your teammates can collaborate in real time on the same work area. Draw and work with multiple objects: images, text notes or sticky notes. Everything is synced live with all participants. SAVE A MEETING RECAP Never lose your work! When the meeting ends, a recap is automatically ready to be saved and shared with all of your teammates.
Microsoft Loop
This app facilitates collaborative thinking, planning, and creation across devices. It brings together teams, content, and tasks, allowing users to capture ideas, manage projects, and communicate in real-time. Seamlessly integrate with existing tools for a unified workflow.
- Co-creation experience
- Content and task management
- Idea capture and task lists
- Project workspace
- Real-time commenting and reactions
- Customizable notifications
- Cross-Microsoft 365 component editing
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Think, plan and create together with Loop on the go. Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content and tasks across your tools and devices. Designed for the way you work, Loop can help you think, plan, and create together. • Capture ideas, create task lists, and insert photos to your Loop pages to express your thoughts. • Bring all your project content into a Loop workspace to help your team focus on what matters. • Comment and react in the app to quickly collaborate on the go. • Get only the notifications you care about and jump right back into what needs the most attention. • Edit and share Loop components across Microsoft 365 to help your team be on the same page in one place. To get started, download Loop, and sign in with your Microsoft Account or the account assigned to you by your work or school. This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, as applicable, and transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. Please refer to the End User License Terms for Microsoft Loop. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions. Privacy terms: https://aka.ms/privacy Please refer to the Microsoft Software License Terms, see “License Agreement” under Information. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions.
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Verdict
Mago and Microsoft Loop both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mago's written reviews are positive against 21% of Microsoft Loop's. Mago also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Microsoft Loop's advantage is ratings volume (4.9K vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Microsoft Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mago asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mago against 4.6 for Microsoft Loop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Loop has 4.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Mago's written reviews are positive against 21% of Microsoft Loop's.
Mago ships an update every 2 weeks, Microsoft Loop monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mago | Microsoft Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (4.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 20.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Re Mago Ltd | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Mago
Microsoft Loop
Bugs and requests
Mago
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Microsoft Loop
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on certain workspaces
- Inability to save new content
- Formatting issues with code blocks
- Keyboard issues and cursor jumping
- Inconsistent theme and UI behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to duplicate pages
- Improved handwriting and whiteboard support
- Export/copy to Word or PDF
- Offline functionality
- Better access management and guest collaboration
In-app purchases
Mago
No in-app purchases
Microsoft Loop
- Microsoft 365 Personal$9.991 Month
- Microsoft 365 Family$12.991 Month
- Microsoft 365 Personal$99.991 Year
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- Microsoft 365 Family$129.991 Year
