Comparison

Microsoft Copilot vs Google Keep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Microsoft Copilot

This AI-powered app helps you be more productive at work. Chat with an AI assistant to create content, manage projects, find files, and learn new concepts. It offers voice interaction and expert insights for various tasks.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI assistant
  • Voice interaction
  • Find files quickly
  • Accelerate learning
  • Generate research reports
  • Create and edit content
  • Manage projects with notebooks
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The Microsoft Copilot app is the AI built for work. Copilot helps you keep your work moving, from early ideas to finished documents, presentations, and more. Whether you're creating content, managing projects, organizing your day, or finding information, Copilot helps you get more done from one place. Copilot connects to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more, bringing the files and information you use into one place. Create polished documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, summarize articles and files, draft emails, brainstorm ideas, analyze information, and get answers grounded in the work you're doing. Need help tackling a bigger task? With Cowork, Copilot can take on multi-step work and help deliver finished files and completed to-dos, so you spend less time piecing work together and more time making progress. Choose between leading AI models, selecting the one that's best suited to the task at hand. Whether you're writing, researching, planning, or analyzing, Copilot gives you the flexibility to work your way. Copilot also remembers what matters, connects to the files and information you use most, and helps you pick up where you left off. Upload Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images or PDF files directly from your phone to ask questions, generate summaries, and find the information you need. For organizations with a Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, Work IQ gives Copilot a deep understanding of your organization's work, people, and relationships, delivering more intelligent, relevant, personalized and trusted assistance. Copilot is built on the same enterprise-grade security foundation as Microsoft 365 — your permissions, encryption, and compliance commitments already in place. Data processing and protection commitments differ by subscription; see the full security documentation for details. Availability of Microsoft Copilot features may vary. Some capabilities require specific licenses or may be disabled by your organization's administrator. See this webpage for more information on feature availability by license: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/understanding-the-different-microsoft-copilot-experiences-cfff4791-694a-4d90-9c9c-1eb3fb28e842 Please refer to Microsoft’s EULA for Terms of Service for Microsoft 365. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions: https://learn.microsoft.com/legal/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-mobile-license-terms

About

Google Keep

Capture, edit, and share notes and lists across all your devices. Organize with labels and colors, and set time or location-based reminders. Collaborate with others in real-time for shared tasks.

Highlights
  • Capture notes, lists, photos, and audio
  • Organize with labels and colors
  • Set time and location-based reminders
  • Collaborate on notes and lists
  • Transcribe voice memos
  • Extract text from images
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• Capture, edit, share, and collaborate on your notes on any device, anywhere. • Add notes, lists, photos, and audio to Keep. • Organize your notes with labels and colors. • Set and forget. Get reminded about a note at the right time or place. • Record a voice memo and have it automatically transcribed. • Grab the text from an image to help you quickly find that note again through search. WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED IT Need to remember to pick up some groceries? Set a location-based reminder to pull up your grocery list right when you get to the store. Need to finish a to-do? Set a time-based reminder to make sure you never miss a thing. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Next time you go to the store, share your shopping list on Keep and watch as items get checked off in real time. No need for text messages back and forth. Get things done together, faster. FIND WHAT YOU NEED, FAST Quickly filter and search for notes by color and other attributes like lists with the label “To-dos”, audio notes with reminders or just see shared notes. Find what you're looking for even faster, and let Keep do the remembering for you. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Keep works on your phone, tablet and computer. Everything you add to Keep syncs across your devices so your important stuff is always with you. Try Google Keep on the web at http://keep.google.com and find it in the Chrome Web Store at http://g.co/keepinchrome.

Screenshots

Microsoft Copilot4 screens
Google Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Keep at none against Microsoft Copilot's 18. Google Keep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (42% vs 28%). Microsoft Copilot's advantage is ratings volume (1.3M vs 29K) and chart position (#8 vs #69). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Copilot sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Google Keep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Microsoft Copilot against 4.6 for Google Keep. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Copilot has 1.3M ratings behind it against 29K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Microsoft Copilot's written reviews are positive against 42% of Google Keep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Copilot ships an update every 4 days, Google Keep every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft Copilot versus Google Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft CopilotGoogle Keep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3M ratings) — better4.6 (29K ratings)
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews42.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3M — better29K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#8 — better#69
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size453 MB212 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationGoogle

Customer experience

Microsoft Copilot

All ratings1,343,163 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews3,605 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative65.6%

Google Keep

All ratings29,001 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1,242 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.1%

User reviews

Microsoft Copilot

From 1.3M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration of Office apps
  • 🔒 Secure cloud storage with OneDrive
  • 👍 Convenient all-in-one productivity solution
  • 🚀 Great for on-the-go work and collaboration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent file saving and syncing
  • 🔍 Confusing file management and navigation
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop Office
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 💰 Subscription-only model, no standalone option

Google Keep

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Lean and efficient
  • 👍 Minimalistic and easy to use
  • 🤝 Good for collaboration
  • 💡 Useful for note-taking and lists

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔄 Sync issues and data loss
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and lag
  • 📱 Limited functionality on mobile
  • 🔒 Lack of security features

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Copilot

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Documents not saving properly
  • Inability to change file names or locations
  • Compatibility issues with older devices and OSes
  • Unreliable syncing between devices and cloud

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow opening multiple documents side-by-side
  • Improve iPad optimization and user experience
  • Provide better integration with third-party cloud storage
  • Add more advanced formatting and editing capabilities

Google Keep

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes randomly duplicating or disappearing
  • Checkboxes not working as expected
  • Keyboard issues and text input problems
  • Refresh failures and connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for widgets
  • Improve text formatting options
  • Introduce folder/category organization
  • Enable password protection for notes
  • Enhance search and sorting capabilities

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Microsoft Copilot

Subscriptions14
  • Microsoft 365 Basic$1.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 Month trial2 variants$12.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family$12.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Premium Monthly2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Premium Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$99.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 Month trial2 variants$129.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Family$129.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Premium Annual1 Month trial$199.991 Year
None

Google Keep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Copilot free?
Microsoft Copilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Google Keep free?
Google Keep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Copilot or Google Keep?
Microsoft Copilot is rated higher. Microsoft Copilot averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3M ratings, while Google Keep averages 4.6 from 29K ratings.
Do Microsoft Copilot or Google Keep have ads?
Microsoft Copilot shows ads; Google Keep does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Copilot or Google Keep?
Microsoft Copilot ships an update every 4 days, and Google Keep every 6 days. Most recently, Microsoft Copilot was updated on October 12, 2026 and Google Keep on October 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Microsoft Copilot or Google Keep?
Microsoft Copilot currently peaks at #8 in the App Store charts, and Google Keep at #69. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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