Comparison

Microsoft Loop vs BucketLList

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

BucketLList

Features
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BucketLList brings your tasks and notes to iPhone — and keeps them in step with your Mac. Organize everything into buckets and lists, capture ideas the moment they arrive, and stay in flow with a built-in Pomodoro timer. Fast, private, and fully bilingual in English and Dutch. BUILT TO WORK WITH YOUR MAC • Buckets, lists, tasks and notes sync over iCloud, automatically • Start something on your Mac and finish it on the train • Notes keep their formatting in both directions • Your own iCloud account — no sign-up, no extra account to manage ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Group work into buckets and lists, with an Inbox for anything uncategorized • Tasks with priorities, complexity, tags, deadlines and planned dates • Reorder with a drag; move any task or note to another list with a long press • Filter everything by bucket, priority or tag NOTES THAT TRAVEL WITH YOU • A real rich-text editor: bold, italic, underline and strikethrough • Headings, bulleted and numbered lists, and clickable links • The formatting bar sits above the keyboard, right where your thumbs are • Pin the notes you keep returning to, and tag them to find them later KEEP PRIVATE NOTES PRIVATE • Mark any note private and lock it behind Face ID or Touch ID • Locked notes show their title only — the preview stays hidden in lists • Auto-lock after a set time, and immediately when you leave the app • The lock travels with the note to every device STAY FOCUSED WITH POMODORO • Start a timer on any task, straight from the list • Set your own session length and a daily focus goal • A sound and a notification tell you when a session ends • Follow the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island CAPTURE IT BEFORE YOU FORGET • Quick capture is one tap away, from any screen • Speak your task — on-device speech recognition turns it into text • Everything lands in your Inbox, ready to sort whenever you like SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • A dashboard for the last 7 days, 30 days or this year • Open tasks, overdue items, focus time and your daily streak • Focus-time and completed-per-day charts, plus focus per bucket • A daily focus ring tracks progress toward your goal NEVER MISS A DEADLINE • A reminder before a deadline arrives • An Upcoming view that groups what's next • A separate list for anything that slipped past its date • A logbook of everything you have already finished PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data lives in your own iCloud account and nowhere else • Speech recognition runs on-device • No tracking, no ads, no analytics MADE FOR iPHONE • Native, fast and light, with full Dark Mode support • Switch between English and Dutch in a tap • Thoughtful, distraction-free design BETTER TOGETHER Pair it with BucketLList for Mac to add mind maps, roadmaps, a Kanban board and on-device AI planning — all working from the same iCloud data. Download BucketLList and turn your to-dos into done.

Screenshots

Microsoft Loop4 screens
BucketLList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BucketLList at none against Microsoft Loop's 4. Microsoft Loop's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. BucketLList asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Microsoft Loop versus BucketLList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft LoopBucketLList
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, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationBarend Emmerzaal

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

BucketLList

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

BucketLList

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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