Comparison

Microsoft Outlook vs Audit Base

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Outlook

Consolidate all your email accounts and calendars into one streamlined application. Manage your inbox, schedule meetings, and access files from various cloud services. Enhance productivity with AI-powered writing assistance and smart inbox features.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for multiple email accounts
  • Smart inbox sorting
  • Quick swipe actions
  • Meeting scheduling and availability sharing
  • File access from cloud storage
  • AI-powered email summarization and drafting
  • Editing of Office documents
Features
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Outlook lets you bring all your email accounts and calendars in one convenient spot. Whether it’s staying on top of your inbox or scheduling the next big thing, we make it easy to be your most productive, organised and connected self. Here's what you'll love about Outlook for iOS: - Focus on the right things with our smart inbox - we help you sort between messages you need to act on straight away and everything else. - Swipe to quickly schedule, delete and archive messages. - Share your meeting availability with just a tap and easily find times to meet with others. - Find everything you're looking for, including files, contacts, and your forthcoming trips. - View and attach any file from your email, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more, without having to download them to your phone. - Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint attachments to edit them directly in the corresponding app and attach them back to an email. - Recap extra-long email threads in an instant with Summarise with Copilot* - Type a few words to have Copilot* jump-start your writing with an outline or draft - Before sending off your email, use Coaching with Copilot* to get tips and suggestions that help improve the overall tone, sentiment, and clarity *Microsoft 365 Personal/Family subscription or business account enabled with Copilot required to use Copilot features -- Outlook for iOS works with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com (including Hotmail and MSN), Gmail, Yahoo Email, and iCloud. -- To make an in-app purchase of a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription, open the app, go to Settings, and tap on Upgrade next to your Outlook.com or Hotmail.com account. Subscriptions begin at $6.99 a month in the US, and can vary by region. With a Microsoft 365 subscription, you get 1TB of storage for each user, access to all features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and you can install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote on PCs or Macs. Microsoft 365 subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, unless auto-renewal is disabled beforehand. To manage your subscriptions or to disable auto-renewal, after purchase, go to your iTunes account settings. A subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy and Cookies: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 Terms of Use: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=530144 Contract Summary: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/outlook/contract-summary Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2259814

About

Audit Base

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Audit Base streamlines site audits with fast issue capture, annotated photos, and professional PDF reports. Designed for contractors, inspectors, and property managers, it makes documenting site issues accurate and efficient. KEY FEATURES • Quick Issue Capture — record issues with photos, status, and priority in seconds. • Annotated Photos — mark up site photos with shapes, lines, freehand drawing, and text directly in-app. • Professional Reports — generate polished PDFs with 7 cover themes and your company logo. • Offline-First — all data stored on-device. Capture audits anywhere, no internet required. • Signature Capture — sign off reports in-app with auditor name and company details. • Dark & Light Mode — adapts to your system or pick your own. • 4 Languages — English, French, Spanish, and German. • Easy Sharing — export reports as PDF or CSV to share with teams and clients. FREE INCLUDES • Up to 2 projects (2 issues per project, 1 photo per issue) • Classic report theme • Audit Base branding on reports UNLOCK PRO FOR • Unlimited projects and issues • Up to 6 photos per issue • 6 premium report themes (Modern, Fitzgerald, Victorian, Neoclassical, Renaissance, Baroque) • Custom company logo on every report • Remove Audit Base branding • CSV export with embedded images NO ADS, EVER. Built for small-to-mid scale audits where speed, accuracy, and a clean final report matter.

Screenshots

Microsoft Outlook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Microsoft Outlook at #15 against Audit Base's unranked. Microsoft Outlook also leads on device support. Audit Base's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Microsoft Outlook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Audit Base sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Microsoft Outlook versus Audit Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft OutlookAudit Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.3M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.3M — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size472 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationSTUDIO PHOENIX LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Outlook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes when adding accounts
  • Delayed email notifications and syncing issues
  • Inability to delete emails in bulk
  • Calendar reminders not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Better integration with native iOS apps and services
  • Enhanced calendar management features

Audit Base

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Microsoft Outlook

Subscriptions4
  • Microsoft 365 Basic$1.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family$12.991 Month
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  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
1 purchases

Audit Base

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$9.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Outlook free?
Microsoft Outlook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audit Base free?
Audit Base is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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