Comparison

Microsoft Loop vs KoeNote

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

KoeNote

Features
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You open the coffee app. You fill in the form. You open the journal app. You fill in the form. You open the spreadsheet. You fill in the form. People said LLMs would change how we interact with software. The form is still there. KoeNote changes that. Tap record. Speak naturally. KoeNote transcribes your voice, sends it through an AI model using a template you define, and saves the structured result directly to your GitHub repository — in seconds. Your coffee tasting note becomes a formatted json file. Your workout log becomes a structured entry. Your journal becomes a timestamped record. No forms. No friction. Just speak and move on. What makes it different KoeNote is not a notes app. It is a capture layer. Your GitHub repository is the destination — what you build on top of it is entirely up to you. Connect it to Obsidian, trigger a GitHub Action, build a personal dashboard, pipe it into a database. KoeNote gets the data in. You decide what happens next. Templates you own Templates are simple instructions you write once: "Format this as a coffee brewing log with fields for dose, ratio, and tasting notes." KoeNote applies your template to every recording. Different activity, different template — the output is always exactly what you defined. Don't want to write one from scratch? Just speak what you want to capture — KoeNote generates the template for you instantly. Already have a record and want to add more? Speak your update and KoeNote merges it into the existing entry. Your data stays complete, not scattered across separate files. Your data, your keys KoeNote has no backend. There is no KoeNote account. Your API keys for Claude and OpenAI are stored exclusively in your device's Keychain — never transmitted to or stored by KoeNote. Your GitHub personal access token lives in the same place. Nothing leaves your device except the API calls you explicitly authorize. Set spending limits directly in your LLM provider's dashboard. KoeNote never touches billing — your keys, your budget, your control. What you need to get started - A GitHub account and a personal access token (with `contents: write` permission on your target repo) - An API key from Anthropic (Claude) or OpenAI - About five minutes to set up your first template Supported LLM providers - Anthropic Claude (`claude-haiku-4-5` default — fast and cost-efficient for structured extraction) - OpenAI (`gpt-5.4-nano` default — fast and cost-efficient for structured extraction) You can change the model name in Settings. Google Gemini support is planned for a future release.

Screenshots

Microsoft Loop4 screens
KoeNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KoeNote at none against Microsoft Loop's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. KoeNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Microsoft Loop versus KoeNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft LoopKoeNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationJumpei Hirono

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

KoeNote

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
None

KoeNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KoeNote free?
KoeNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microsoft Loop or KoeNote have ads?
Neither Microsoft Loop nor KoeNote shows ads.

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