Comparison

Tungsten Business Connect™ vs Microsoft Loop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tungsten Business Connect™

Securely send documents, photos, and files from your mobile device to business applications. Complete business forms on your device, reducing paper use. Print sensitive documents on-demand from network printers using NFC or Bluetooth authentication.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile document and file transfer
  • On-the-go mobile capture with image cleanup
  • Digital completion of business forms
  • Secure access to network files
  • On-demand secure mobile printing
  • NFC/Bluetooth authentication for printing
Features
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Tungsten Business Connect Tungsten makes extending business processes to your mobile workforce intuitive, easy and secure. With Tungsten Business Connect, remote workers can securely send documents, photographs, and other electronic files to any number of business applications. Tungsten Business Connect provides mobile workforces with the flexibility to complete business forms on their device, virtually eliminating the need for paper-based forms used today. For office workers, Tungsten Business Connect offers a secure and convenient means to print sensitive documents “on-demand” to a network printer, authenticating at the multi-functioned device (MFD) using NFC or Bluetooth Low Energy – no more PINs or card swipes! You get a total solution, one with a unique combination of features that also extends the power of Tungsten ControlSuite (AutoStore, Equitrac, and Output Manager) to smart devices. NOTE: The free Tungsten Business Connect app requires use of the Tungsten Business Connect platform for all operations. Tungsten Business Connect Major Capabilities: Mobile Capture On-The-Go: You can now securely deliver information back into your company’s business processes regardless if it originates as a picture you took on your device, an email attachment, a file you downloaded from a cloud hosted service or from any other application on your mobile device. Tungsten Business Connect allows for capturing PDFs, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents. Images can be cleaned up directly on your device (deskew, despecle) and marked up to highlight relevant information. Mobile eForms: Forget about having to find, print, carry, and return paper forms. You can now extend back office business applications directly to your mobile device. New patient admittance, claims processing, or any other forms-based application is securely delivered to your remote workforce. Data can easily be validated with document management or other line of business applications directly within the form itself. As a result, processes are completed faster and more accurately, thereby increasing customer satisfaction. Secure File Access: Mobile workers can tap into the company network from wherever they are. Tungsten Business Connect’s ‘My Files’ connects workers to their networked Home Directory, affording them secure access to their files and shared network folders. By leveraging Tungsten AutoStore, mobile workers can exchange information securely with the enterprise’s content management systems. Secure Mobile Print: Initiate print jobs from wherever you are. Your information waits safely in the print queue until you securely release it at a networked printer or MFD. Tungsten Business Connect keeps information secure until it is needed and eliminates the sprint to the device to pick up confidential information. Using the new Tungsten Micro Card Reader, you can now authenticate directly at the MFD with your mobile device using secure NFC or Bluetooth Low Energy. Customizable interface: Customize the interface to include your company logo, backgrounds and fonts to rebrand Tungsten Business Connect to proudly display your own brand identity. eSignature: Tungsten Business Connect allows workers to quickly obtain the consent they need to perform tasks, validate information, and obtain approval. Tungsten Business Connect allows for easy signing directly on the mobile device screen. Workers can collect and deliver the required approvals any time, any place, enabling work to move forward while they are on the go. Geo-tagging: Deliver a deeper understanding of the situation when you include geolocation information on-demand, or automatically, with your mobile documents and photographs. Barcode Scanning: By simply reading the barcode with your mobile device, populate e-form fields instantaneously with accurate data pulled right from the corporate database. Tungsten Business Connect supports many widely used barcode types.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tungsten Business Connect™4 screens
Microsoft Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Loop at 4.6 against Tungsten Business Connect™'s 3.0. Microsoft Loop also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 1) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). Tungsten Business Connect™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Microsoft Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tungsten Business Connect™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Loop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Loop has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tungsten Business Connect™'s written reviews are positive against 21% of Microsoft Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tungsten Business Connect™ ships an update every 4 months, Microsoft Loop monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tungsten Business Connect™ versus Microsoft Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTungsten Business Connect™Microsoft Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (5.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews21.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTungsten Automation CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Tungsten Business Connect™

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Microsoft Loop

All ratings5,029 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral16.5%
Negative62.2%

Bugs and requests

Tungsten Business Connect™

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

None

Tungsten Business Connect™

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Microsoft Loop

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Questions

Is Tungsten Business Connect™ free?
Tungsten Business Connect™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tungsten Business Connect™ or Microsoft Loop?
Microsoft Loop is rated higher. Tungsten Business Connect™ averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Microsoft Loop averages 4.6 from 5.1K ratings.
Do Tungsten Business Connect™ or Microsoft Loop have ads?
Neither Tungsten Business Connect™ nor Microsoft Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tungsten Business Connect™ or Microsoft Loop?
Tungsten Business Connect™ ships an update every 4 months, and Microsoft Loop monthly. Most recently, Tungsten Business Connect™ was updated on October 19, 2026 and Microsoft Loop on October 23, 2026.

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