Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs Jamf Mobile Assist

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

Jamf Mobile Assist

Features
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Simplify mobile fleet management and security with Jamf Mobile Assist. Empower the frontline to assign, triage and remediate devices… without contacting IT for help. Jamf Mobile Assist is a native iOS and iPadOS application that empowers “frontline managers” to perform limited management and security tasks. These groups of frontline managers often fall between IT teams and device end-users, and are sometimes response for the business outcomes of mobile technology. Jamf Mobile Assist app supports multiple modes based on high level use cases. The app currently supports two different modes. Device Helper Mode: Triage and initiate remediation workflows on target devices such as clear passcode and device wipe Assigner Mode: Quick on-device setup though user guided assignment workflow

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
Jamf Mobile Assist2 screens

Verdict

The call

Microsoft 365 Admin and Jamf Mobile Assist are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Microsoft 365 Admin versus Jamf Mobile Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminJamf Mobile Assist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationJAMF Software

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

Jamf Mobile Assist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

None

Jamf Mobile Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jamf Mobile Assist free?
Jamf Mobile Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or Jamf Mobile Assist have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor Jamf Mobile Assist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or Jamf Mobile Assist?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and Jamf Mobile Assist every 6 weeks. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on October 18, 2026 and Jamf Mobile Assist on October 10, 2026.

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