Comparison

IFTTT vs Microsoft Loop

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

Head to head
About

IFTTT

Automate tasks across your favorite apps and smart home devices without coding. Save time by connecting services to trigger actions based on specific events. Explore a vast library of pre-built automations or create your own.

Highlights
  • Cross-post to multiple social networks
  • Control smart home devices
  • AI-powered content creation and summarization
  • Location-based automations
  • Connect with over 1000 popular apps
  • No-code interface
Features
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Automation for business and home Save time at work and at home with IFTTT (aka IF This Then That). Join a community of almost 30 million consumers, creators and smart home enthusiasts that use IFTTT to save multiple hours out of a typical day. IFTTT’s simple no-code interface, combined with 1000+ of today's most popular apps, allows you to quickly create sophisticated automations. Discover the power of automation while on the go with location based features, notifications and widgets. Download the app today. We offer a free plan, as well as a fully featured trial. Here are a few ideas to get you started: • Write once then cross post to multiple social networks • Connect and control every aspect of your smart home • Create and summarize content with IFTTT AI • Use IFTTT Location to trigger work and smart home automations • Automate even more apps with IFTTT Webhooks Top iOS apps iOS Calendar, iOS Contacts, iOS Health, iOS Photos, iOS Reading List, iOS Reminders, iOS Shortcuts IFTTT AI services AI Content Creator, AI Prompt, AI Social Creator, AI Summarizer, AI YouTube Assistant Top 40 business apps on IFTTT Acuity, Airtable, Aweber, Buffer, Calendly, Clickup, Constant Contact, Discord, DocuSign, Dropbox, Eventbrite, FaceBook Lead Ads, Gmail, Google Ads, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Meet, Google My Business, Google Sheets, Gumroad, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mailchimp, Microsoft, Notion, Pipedrive, QuickBooks, RSS, Shippo, Slack, Stripe, SurveyMonkey, Todoist, Trello, Webflow, WordPress, X(Twitter), YouTube, Zoom Top 40 home apps on IFTTT Aqara, Arlo, August, Blink, Coinbase, ESPN, FitBit, GE, Google Assistant, Google Nest, Google Wifi, Home Connect, Honeywell, Husqvarna, iRobot, LaMetric, LIFX, Midea, MyQ, Nanoleaf, NZXT, Philips Hue, Ring, Sengled, Somfy, Smart Life, SmartThings, Soundcloud, Spotify, Strava, SwitchBot, Twitch, Weather Underground, WeMo, Wink, Withings, Wyze, Yeelight, Yelp Get help: https://help.ifttt.com Terms of Use: https://ifttt.com/terms

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.

Screenshots

IFTTT4 screens
Microsoft Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: IFTTT at 60K against Microsoft Loop's 4.9K. IFTTT also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and review sentiment (30% vs 21%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. IFTTT sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Microsoft Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for IFTTT against 4.6 for Microsoft Loop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IFTTT has 60K ratings behind it against 4.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of IFTTT's written reviews are positive against 21% of Microsoft Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IFTTT ships an update every 2 weeks, Microsoft Loop monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IFTTT versus Microsoft Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFTTTMicrosoft Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (60K ratings)4.6 (4.9K ratings)
Positive reviews30.5% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings60K — better4.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIFTTTMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

IFTTT

All ratings59,570 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews706 reviews
Positive30.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative63.3%

Microsoft Loop

All ratings4,901 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral16.3%
Negative63.0%

User reviews

IFTTT

From 60K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful automation capabilities
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🔒 Secure integration with various services
  • 🔥 Great community and applet sharing
  • 💡 Innovative concept for connecting apps/devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable location-based triggers
  • 🔍 Difficult to find and manage existing applets
  • 🕰️ Slow response times for some triggers
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤯 Frustrating UI changes and loss of functionality

Microsoft Loop

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and useful
  • 👍 Clean and simple UI
  • 💡 Great integration with Microsoft 365
  • 🚀 Powerful collaboration features
  • 👍 Promising app with potential

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable
  • 🔍 Limited functionality on mobile
  • 🔍 Missing key features compared to desktop
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and sync issues
  • 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and user experience

Bugs and requests

IFTTT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant log-out issues
  • Applets not triggering as expected
  • Syncing and integration problems with various services

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiple 'if' conditions with 'and/or' logic
  • Better accessibility and VoiceOver support
  • Ability to manually run applets
  • Improved customer support and communication

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

In-app purchases

16 purchases

IFTTT

Subscriptions16
  • IFTTT Pro7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • IFTTT Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • IFTTT Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro$6.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro+7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • IFTTT Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$34.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro yearly7 Days trial$60.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro+7 Days trial$120.991 Year
  • IFTTT Pro+7 Days trial$149.991 Year
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

Questions

Is IFTTT free?
IFTTT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Microsoft Loop free?
Microsoft Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IFTTT or Microsoft Loop?
IFTTT and Microsoft Loop are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 60K and 4.9K ratings respectively.
Do IFTTT or Microsoft Loop have ads?
Neither IFTTT nor Microsoft Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IFTTT or Microsoft Loop?
IFTTT ships an update every 2 weeks, and Microsoft Loop monthly. Most recently, IFTTT was updated on September 24, 2026 and Microsoft Loop on September 24, 2026.

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