Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs ShulCloud Administrator App

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft 365 Admin

Manage your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 business subscription from your mobile device. Add users, reset passwords, manage devices, and monitor service health. Stay informed with critical notifications and support requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage users and groups
  • Reset passwords
  • Manage devices
  • Assign licenses
  • Create support requests
  • Monitor service health
  • Receive critical notifications
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Manage users, groups, devices, reset passwords & receive critical notifications. The Microsoft 365 Admin App enables you to be productive from anywhere. The app allows you to receive critical notifications, add users, reset passwords, manage devices, create support requests, and more—all while you’re on the go. Who should use this app? People with an admin role to a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 enterprise or business subscription. What can I do with this app? - Add, edit, block, or delete users, reset passwords, assign roles, or manage aliases & devices. - Add groups, edit groups, and add or remove users from groups. - View all available and assigned licenses, assign licenses to users, add or remove licenses, view and download invoices. - Check the status of existing support requests, take actions on them, or create new ones. - Monitor the health of all services and view active incidents in Service Health. - Stay on top of all the upcoming changes and announcements via the Message Center feed. - Get push notifications about important information related to service health, message center, and billing. The app supports dark theme and is available in 39 languages. And if you're someone who is responsible for managing more than one tenant, you can sign-in to multiple tenants and quickly switch between them. We're listening and constantly improving the app based on your feedback. Tell us what you like, what we can do better, and what features you'd like to see in the app. Send your feedback to feedback365@microsoft.com.

About

ShulCloud Administrator App

Manage synagogue operations on your smartphone. Access member data, process payments, send communications, and track important events. This tool simplifies administrative tasks for staff and volunteers on the go.

Highlights
  • Member data management
  • Transaction processing
  • CRM and notes
  • Email and push notifications
  • Lifecycle event tracking
  • TV slideshow casting
Features
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The ShulCloud administrator app lets synagogue staff and volunteers manage the most critical tasks for the shul directly on their smartphone. Administrators can look up member data, view account balances, process transactions, send statements, send quick emails or push notifications, look up lifecycle events, manage CRM features and much more. On the road and need to send an email to the whole synagogue? No problem with our app. Need to take entrance fees at your event? Not an issue. You can scan credit cards or even add them manually to the app. This app is your tool belt for managing your synagogue on the go. Features Include: - Accounts: View account information, including members address, emails, phone numbers and more. Add new family records, edit their data or remove incorrect information. - Transactions: Quickly create invoices for members. View payments and charge history. Send quick open statements. Add new payments to their accounts. Charge their credit cards on file or swipe or scan to add a new credit card to their account. - CRM: Keep track of important member events and notes with the CRM functionality in the app. Set follow up reminders and more. - Email & Push: Email members directly from the app, while on the go. Or send your members push notifications directly to their ShulCloud app. - Lifecycle Events: Quickly look up members birthdays, anniversaries, yahrzeits and much more with this app. - TV: Quickly cast your TV slideshows from ShulCloud to your shul TV. - Release Notes: Be notified of new ShulCloud features and learn about those features in the app. To learn more, download the app for free today and email sales@shulcloud.com to unlock all the features in the app. https://www.shulcloud.com

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
ShulCloud Administrator App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Microsoft 365 Admin and ShulCloud Administrator App both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Microsoft 365 Admin's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShulCloud Administrator App's. Microsoft 365 Admin also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Microsoft 365 Admin against 4.7 for ShulCloud Administrator App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Microsoft 365 Admin's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShulCloud Administrator App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, ShulCloud Administrator App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Microsoft 365 Admin versus ShulCloud Administrator App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminShulCloud Administrator App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationRB ShulCloud LLC

Customer experience

Microsoft 365 Admin

All ratings5,837 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative19.1%

ShulCloud Administrator App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft 365 Admin

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screen on launch
  • User list disappearing
  • Unreliable login process
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to purchase licenses
  • More granular admin controls
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Better integration with other Microsoft apps
  • Dark mode support

ShulCloud Administrator App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

None

ShulCloud Administrator App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShulCloud Administrator App free?
ShulCloud Administrator App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft 365 Admin or ShulCloud Administrator App?
ShulCloud Administrator App is rated higher. Microsoft 365 Admin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while ShulCloud Administrator App averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or ShulCloud Administrator App have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor ShulCloud Administrator App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or ShulCloud Administrator App?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and ShulCloud Administrator App every 3 months. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on September 24, 2026 and ShulCloud Administrator App on September 10, 2026.

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