Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs OptiSigns Admin

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

OptiSigns Admin

Transform any TV or smart device into a dynamic digital sign for your business. Easily manage and automate content remotely, displaying special offers, menus, events, and important information instantly. Ideal for restaurants, bars, offices, and more.

Highlights
  • Turn any TV/smart device into a digital sign
  • Remote content management
  • Automate content display
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Display images, videos, and documents
  • Easy to use
Features
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Turn any TV or smart device into a digital sign. Business can transform their TV into a digital sign. Check out our blog for more uses at optisigns.com/blog/ Whether you are running a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, an office, or a number of other businesses a digital sign can help improve your communication of special offers, products, events, menus ,special information and much more. Maximize the opportunity of having any screen in your business by keeping displaying the most valuable information at any time, automatically. With OptiSigns you can transform any screen into a digital sign that can be easily managed, or automated, remotely. With drag-and-drop functionality, and point and click easy to use interfaces, you can easily display any images, videos, or documents from your computer to any screen connected to the internet. Take control of your screen and start displaying your most valuable content, instantly!

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
OptiSigns Admin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OptiSigns Admin at 4.8 against Microsoft 365 Admin's 4.6. OptiSigns Admin also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Microsoft 365 Admin's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 1.2K). On price, review sentiment, 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

OptiSigns Admin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, OptiSigns Admin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Microsoft 365 Admin versus OptiSigns Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminOptiSigns Admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationOptiSigns Inc

Customer experience

Microsoft 365 Admin

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

OptiSigns Admin

All ratings1,163 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Microsoft 365 Admin

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🔑 Convenient password resets
  • 🚀 Efficient admin tasks on the go
  • 📱 Helpful for mobile management
  • 🔒 Secure authentication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to web portal
  • 🔍 Difficult to switch between accounts
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced admin features
  • 🔍 Inconsistent user experience

OptiSigns Admin

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive software setup
  • 💡 Ability to change content remotely
  • 🚀 Reliable performance
  • 👍 Affordable pricing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues with Microsoft
  • 🐛 Buggy payment processing and invoicing
  • 👎 Not easy to set up
  • 👎 Confusing password requirements for guest accounts

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

OptiSigns Admin

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to login with Microsoft
  • Invoicing issues leading to multiple incorrect charges

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to trigger emergency and flash messages
  • Setting expiration and live features for assets

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

None

OptiSigns Admin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OptiSigns Admin free?
OptiSigns Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft 365 Admin or OptiSigns Admin?
OptiSigns Admin is rated higher. Microsoft 365 Admin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while OptiSigns Admin averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or OptiSigns Admin have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor OptiSigns Admin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or OptiSigns Admin?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and OptiSigns Admin every 2 months. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on September 24, 2026 and OptiSigns Admin on September 22, 2026.

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