Comparison

Microsoft Loop vs SG Planner

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

SG Planner

Organize field service groups into vehicles efficiently. Generate suggested assignments, customize names, and easily rearrange members. Save and restore previous arrangements for quick access.

Highlights
  • Generate publisher-to-vehicle assignments
  • Optimize for vehicle count or comfort
  • Edit publisher and vehicle names
  • Drag and drop assignments
  • Save and restore assignment history
  • Manage publisher lists
  • Multi-language support (English/Spanish)
Features
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Service Group Planner helps organize field service groups into vehicles quickly and clearly. Choose the number of publishers and vehicles, generate a suggested distribution, then adjust the result as needed. Rename publishers and vehicles, drag publishers between vehicles, save useful assignments, and restore previous results later. Features: * Generate publisher-to-vehicle assignments * Choose between minimizing vehicles or maximizing comfort * Edit publisher and vehicle names * Drag and drop publishers between vehicles * Save and restore result history * Manage a saved publisher list * Use Service View to track publisher selections during service * Switch between English and Spanish * Store preferences and saved results on device Service Group Planner is designed to make group organization faster while keeping the final arrangement flexible and easy to update.

Screenshots

Microsoft Loop4 screens
SG Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SG Planner at none against Microsoft Loop's 4. SG Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Microsoft Loop's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 1). 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. SG Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SG Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Loop has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft Loop versus SG Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft LoopSG Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationANDREW TELLEZ

Customer experience

Microsoft Loop

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

SG Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SG Planner

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

SG Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SG Planner free?
SG Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Loop or SG Planner?
SG Planner is rated higher. Microsoft Loop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while SG Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft Loop or SG Planner have ads?
Neither Microsoft Loop nor SG Planner shows ads.

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