Microsoft 365 Admin vs Exchange Server Public Folders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Exchange Server Public Folders
Access and manage Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder contacts and calendars directly from your mobile device. Create, edit, and delete entries, and view email messages. This enterprise application connects directly to your Exchange server via SSL.
- View Public Folder contacts and calendars
- Create, edit, and delete contacts and appointments
- View Public Folder email messages
- Direct Exchange Web Services communication
- SSL security
- Supports on-premise and hosted Exchange
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With this app, Microsoft Exchange Server users can view Public Folder contacts and calendars. Contacts and appointments can be created, edited and deleted. Public Folder Email messages are also accessible but presently view only. This app does not support GMail/GSuite, Yahoo or any other personal email services. This is an enterprise application built for Microsoft Exchange Server. The app does not route your Exchange traffic through a third-party server. The app communicates directly with Exchange Web Services using SSL and it works with On-premise Exchange or hosted Exchange, but not Office 365. For Office 365 Public Folder access, we suggest the CiraSync app. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. We author and support this free application in exchange for receiving quarterly communication from our team. If you have trouble logging in, you can make tech support requests directly through from the app. Otherwise, please visit our website. If you would like to sync the GAL (Exchange Global Address List) to iPhone, please visit our website to learn about our enterprise server software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Microsoft 365 Admin at none against Exchange Server Public Folders's shown. Microsoft 365 Admin also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Exchange Server Public Folders's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Exchange Server Public Folders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, Exchange Server Public Folders every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft 365 Admin | Exchange Server Public Folders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | itrezzo, Inc |
Customer experience
Microsoft 365 Admin
Exchange Server Public Folders
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
Exchange Server Public Folders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft 365 Admin
No in-app purchases
Exchange Server Public Folders
No in-app purchases
Questions
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