Microsoft Loop vs Ration

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.

Most clocks lie. They show 24 hours—but after sleep, work, and obligations, your true free time is often just a few hours. Ration makes that scarcity visible so you can protect what matters. WHAT RATION DOES Ration calculates your remaining “Ration”—the minutes you actually have for yourself today. It uses a Linear Burn model with a Reality Cap: the number never exceeds the time you truly have until sleep. No phantom minutes. No wishful thinking. • Set wake, sleep, and work boundaries (guided setup on first launch) • Optional calendar integration subtracts today’s meetings on-device • Macro Goal: name a target and date (e.g. “21 days until Japan”) and track progress on the dashboard and widget • Optional local evening reminder near your sleep time (on-device only—no push server) HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Ration Dashboard (4×2, free): timeline bar, remaining time, and flip to macro progress • Ration Gauge (2×2, Pro): circular instrument-style gauge Double-tap the left side of either widget to open System Config. Braun and Rams looks are free; Terminal and Spectrum unlock with Pro. RATION PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) New installs include 7 days of full Pro access on your device—not a subscription and not an auto-renewing trial. After that, unlock forever with a one-time purchase: • 2×2 circular gauge widget • Terminal & Spectrum skins • Entropy (transition cost) control No subscription. No account required. DESIGNED AS AN INSTRUMENT Inspired by Dieter Rams and digital stoicism: high contrast, no feeds, no dopamine loops. Your schedule stays on your device. Calendar access and reminders are optional and processed locally—we do not operate servers that collect your personal data. WHO IT’S FOR Anyone who wants to stop “spending” time and start investing it—in creation, connection, and rest.