Comparison

Microsoft Loop vs orbita

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

Head to head
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.

About

orbita

Save links, notes, images, and social posts, and let AI automatically sort them into smart spaces. Turn saved items into tasks and events, and share content with others. Designed for creators to analyze and learn from saved posts.

Highlights
  • Save links, notes, images, screenshots, social posts
  • AI-powered automatic sorting into smart spaces
  • Convert saved items into tasks and events
  • Share items or spaces with others
  • Creator insights for social posts
  • Subscription plans with varying allowances
Features
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Orbita is where everything you save finally makes sense. Save a link, a note, an image, a screenshot, or a social post, and Orbita's AI reads it and sorts it into the right space automatically. No folders to build. No tagging. You keep the things you care about, and we sort it from here. SAVE ANYTHING, INSTANTLY Share links, articles, images, screenshots, and posts straight into Orbita from any app. It all lands in one place and gets organized for you. LET AI DO THE SORTING Orbita analyzes what you save and files it into smart spaces, so recipes, articles, products, and ideas each find their home without you lifting a finger. STAY ON TOP OF TASKS AND EVENTS Turn what you save into tasks and events, and see your schedule alongside everything else you are keeping track of. SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE Share a single item or a whole space with anyone. Plan a trip, collect ideas, or keep a project moving together. MADE FOR CREATORS Save social posts and get insights on the hooks and ideas that make them work, so you can learn from the content you love. MEMBERSHIP Orbita is a subscription with two plans. Premium is $2.99 for your first month, then $12.99 per month, or $99.99 per year. Starter is $6.99 per month or $59.90 per year. Both plans include every feature: smart spaces, AI sorting, tasks and events, sharing, and creator insights. They differ only in the monthly allowances for AI actions, post insights, and storage. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://my.useorbita.app/privacy Start your orbit today.

Screenshots

Microsoft Loop4 screens
orbita4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Microsoft Loop at free with in-app purchases against orbita's subscription. Microsoft Loop also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 2). orbita's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and orbita sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

orbita holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Loop has 5.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Microsoft Loop versus orbita: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft Looporbita
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft Corporationeclipse studio llc

Bugs and 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

orbita

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
4 purchases

orbita

Subscriptions4
  • Orbita Starter$6.991 Month
  • Orbita Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Orbita Starter$59.901 Year
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  • Orbita Premium$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is orbita free?
orbita is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Loop or orbita?
orbita is rated higher. Microsoft Loop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while orbita averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Loop or orbita have ads?
Neither Microsoft Loop nor orbita shows ads.

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