Comparison

Blick for Microsoft 365 vs Shinybox

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

Head to head
About

Blick for Microsoft 365

Consolidate your Microsoft 365 work tools into a single view. See upcoming meetings, unread emails, and new Teams messages. Respond to messages and manage your presence without opening separate applications.

Highlights
  • Unified work dashboard
  • View next meeting and calendar
  • Check unread Outlook emails
  • Monitor Teams chats and presence
  • RSVP to invitations
  • Manage Teams presence and out-of-office
  • Reply to emails and chats
Features
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Blick shows what's next in your Microsoft 365 day on a single screen: your next meeting, the rest of today's calendar, your unread Outlook email, your Teams chats with new activity, and your current Teams presence. Refresh when you open the app or pull to refresh. RSVP to invitations from either the calendar card or the email row itself. Set your Teams presence and out-of-office without opening Teams. Triage unread email with bulk actions tuned for Focused inbox, Other inbox, meeting notices, mailing lists, and external senders. Reply to email or Teams chats without leaving the app. Blick is built for people who use Microsoft 365 for work and want a quick status panel without launching Outlook, Teams, and Calendar separately. It uses the Microsoft Graph API for everything. The only network destinations it touches are Microsoft Graph and Microsoft identity endpoints. There is no analytics SDK, no third-party logger, no telemetry. Your data stays between you, your Apple devices, and Microsoft. Sign in with your work or school Microsoft 365 account and Blick is useful immediately. There is no separate account to create, no email list to join, and nothing Blick knows about you that Microsoft doesn't already know. Blick meets you across your Apple devices. A Home Screen widget shows your next meeting and unread counts at a glance, with one-tap presence buttons. From Control Center you can set your Teams presence or toggle out-of-office without opening the app. On iPad, a split-view layout puts your day beside the message or meeting you're reading. On Apple Watch, a glance and four complication styles bring your next meeting, today's counts, and your presence to your wrist, and you can set your presence or out-of-office from the watch. Siri and Shortcuts answer your next meeting, your unread counts, your current presence, and a quick overview of your work day, and set your status by voice. Blick is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft, Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

About

Shinybox

Features
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Keep the things you want to come back to. Shinybox brings your notes, web links, images, PDFs, audio, videos, and documents into one personal library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the share sheet to collect links, text, images, and files from other apps. Write notes with Markdown formatting, import documents, and keep your favorites close. MAKE YOUR COLLECTION EASY TO FIND Create lists, browse by item type, and search your saved content. Shinybox recognizes text in images and can transcribe imported audio on your device, making more of your library searchable. GET HELP FROM APPLE INTELLIGENCE On supported devices, Shinybox can suggest tags and lists, summarize saved items, and answer questions about your content. Choose an on-device model or Apple's Private Cloud Compute in Settings. Availability depends on your device, language, Apple Intelligence settings, and Apple's services. READ AND REVISIT Open saved links in a focused reader view, preview files, and return to the notes and ideas that matter to you. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your library syncs through your iCloud account when available. On Mac, a shelf keeps your collection within reach. Siri and Shortcuts help you save, find, and work with your items. Shinybox runs on iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 or later. Siri & Shortcuts, Private Cloud Compute and image understanding need iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27. Apple Intelligence features require compatible hardware and service availability.

Screenshots

Blick for Microsoft 3652 screens
Shinybox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blick for Microsoft 365 at 5.0 against Shinybox's 4.0. Blick for Microsoft 365 also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Shinybox's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blick for Microsoft 365 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blick for Microsoft 365 ships an update every 5 days, Shinybox daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Blick for Microsoft 365 versus Shinybox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlick for Microsoft 365Shinybox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperExcelano LLCJoao Valente

In-app purchases

None

Blick for Microsoft 365

No in-app purchases

None

Shinybox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blick for Microsoft 365 free?
Blick for Microsoft 365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shinybox free?
Shinybox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blick for Microsoft 365 or Shinybox?
Blick for Microsoft 365 is rated higher. Blick for Microsoft 365 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Shinybox averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blick for Microsoft 365 or Shinybox have ads?
Neither Blick for Microsoft 365 nor Shinybox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blick for Microsoft 365 or Shinybox?
Blick for Microsoft 365 ships an update every 5 days, and Shinybox daily. Most recently, Blick for Microsoft 365 was updated on November 5, 2026 and Shinybox on November 6, 2026.

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