Comparison

Microsoft Loop vs PDF Pond

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

PDF Pond

Features
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PDF Pond is a temporary workspace for making one PDF from the pieces you already have. Bring in PDFs from Files, photos from your library, or new scans. Each source stays recognizable while you arrange the document. Open a source and it becomes its pages. Reorder them, rotate them, remove what you don't need, and add new material exactly where it belongs. Then preview the finished PDF and send it. When the job is done, the Pond empties itself. No document library. No folders. No history to clean up. The finished document goes wherever you send it. PDF Pond does not keep a copy. BRING IT TOGETHER • Combine PDFs, photos and scans • Keep imported documents together as recognizable sources • Open any source to arrange individual pages • Add material at any point in the document • Reorder, rotate and remove pages • Preview the finished PDF before sending • Save or share with the iOS system share sheet A WORKSPACE, NOT A LIBRARY PDF Pond is deliberately temporary. Bring in the material. Arrange it. Send it. Once a completed document leaves, the workspace is empty again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is processed on your device. No account. No tracking. No ads. No document uploads. TRY THE WHOLE JOB Your first complete document is free. Make it, arrange it, preview it and send it from start to finish. If you come back to make another, PDF Pond is available as a one-time lifetime unlock. No subscription.

Screenshots

Microsoft Loop4 screens
PDF Pond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Microsoft Loop at 18.0 against PDF Pond's 26.0. 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 PDF Pond sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Microsoft Loop versus PDF Pond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft LoopPDF Pond
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationEven Kildal

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

PDF Pond

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
1 purchases

PDF Pond

One-time1
  • Keep PDF Fond$3.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Pond free?
PDF Pond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Microsoft Loop or PDF Pond have ads?
Neither Microsoft Loop nor PDF Pond shows ads.

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