Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs Violations by TownSq

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

Violations by TownSq

This app streamlines home inspection and violation management for communities. It allows inspectors to efficiently document issues, track statuses, and provides managers with granular visibility and real-time data for improved community performance. Designed to simplify the inspection process for all stakeholders.

Highlights
  • Online/offline violation management
  • Administrative approval workflows
  • Real-time status tracking
  • Mobile inspections
  • Live reporting
  • Intelligent analytics
Features
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Violations is a new branch of the TownSq app family, with a focus on home inspection and violation management in communities around the world. Violations is used in conjunction with TownSq and TownSq Business. Communities and management companies thrive when all three TownSq products work in unison. With Violations by TownSq, hired home inspectors can use a smartphone app that makes their job simple, quick, and streamlined all while providing your community or company with valuable insights and maximized potential. At TownSq, we know that home inspections are a necessary part of keeping communities safe and luxurious, although they can often cause headaches for homeowners, community boards, or managers. Violations by TownSq is purpose-built and designed to alleviate any headaches involved in the Inspection and Violation process to ensure a streamlined process for users of TownSq. With Violations, users (real home inspectors) can streamline the entire inspection and violation process by executing their duties via the app itself. By giving inspectors access to the app, managers can establish granular visibility into community management. Driven by relevant data garnered from real-time insights, Violations give TownSq & TownSq Business users an edge: intelligent inspection and violation management from the comfort of a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or desktop computer, thereby reducing cost and maximizing productivity. Capabilities of Violations by TownSq: Online/offline violations: manage violations and inspections online OR offline from your smartphone; Administrative approval: allow management to approve anything and everything before sending notifications or letters for approval or denial; Status tracking: allow homeowners, boards, or managers to be notified of updates to a violation; Violations by TownSq give managers access to mobile inspections, live reporting, complete customization, and intelligent analytics to ensure peak community performance in the TownSq Business software. Violations also assists homeowners to stay up to date with violations and inspections with complete transparency in conjunction with management. Download Violations by TownSq today and begin streamlining your inspection process right away!

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
Violations by TownSq3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Microsoft 365 Admin at 5.8K against Violations by TownSq's 1. Microsoft 365 Admin also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Violations by TownSq's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.0). 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

Violations by TownSq 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, Violations by TownSq every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft 365 Admin versus Violations by TownSq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminViolations by TownSq
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationINNO3 SOFTWARE LTDA - ME

Customer experience

Microsoft 365 Admin

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

Violations by TownSq

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Violations by TownSq

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Violations by TownSq

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Violations by TownSq free?
Violations by TownSq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft 365 Admin or Violations by TownSq?
Violations by TownSq is rated higher. Microsoft 365 Admin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while Violations by TownSq averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or Violations by TownSq have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor Violations by TownSq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or Violations by TownSq?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and Violations by TownSq every 4 months. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on October 30, 2026 and Violations by TownSq on October 24, 2026.

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