Microsoft Teams

Business

7.4~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.6 Google Play·500M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-05

Screenshots

Chat list with group conversations and a search field

Angled chat list showing message previews and reaction stickers

Video meeting grid with eight participants and call controls

Home tab listing communities including Soccer league and School PTA

Teams tab with pinned channels above the Marketing Design list

Community post asking for volunteers with 34 replies attached

About Microsoft Teams

Teams runs meetings, chat and shared channels in one app, and since the free tier gained Communities it also organises a soccer club or a school PTA. Free group calls stop at 60 minutes and 100 participants, with 5 GB of cloud storage per user. The data card is long for a chat client: precise location, contacts and in-app messages all appear on it.

App information

DeveloperMicrosoft Corporation

Version1416/1.0.0.2026153102 (Android) · 8.16.0 (100772026162301) (iOS)

Size204.5 MB (Android) · 542 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating4+

Requires (Android)Android 9.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 17.0+

Offline modeCached chats stay readable; sending, calls and files need a connection

Interface languagesAR, BN, BG, CA, HR, CS + 41 more

Store rating (Google Play)4.6 from 8,789,918 ratings

Installs500M+

Updated by developer2026-09-03

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Microsoft Teams Review: 60 Free Minutes, 100 People

Free Meetings End at 60 Minutes

The free plan covers group calls and meetings of up to 60 minutes with as many as 100 participants, plus 5 GB of cloud storage per person. Lifting either ceiling means a paid business plan; a consumer Microsoft 365 subscription at $9.99 a month buys 1 TB of storage and the desktop apps, not longer calls. In a meeting the grid holds eight video tiles with a filmstrip of everyone else beneath, and camera, microphone, speaker, overflow and hang-up controls along the bottom. Joining from a link works without an account, which is what makes it usable for a club rather than only an employer.

Communities Turned It Into a School PTA App

The Home tab lists communities the way a messaging app lists chats — Project leads, Soccer league, Scouts, House remodel, School PTA — each with an unread count. Inside a 32-member community sit tabs for Events, Photos and Links, and posts that behave like a forum: an image, a call for volunteers, six reaction types and a thread running to 34 replies. Work structure stays on its own tab, where pinned channels sit above team channels — Marketing Design splitting into General, Design Systems, Icon Requests, Crits, Framework and Research, each carrying its own badge.

A Long Data Card for a Chat App

Google Play records name as shared with third parties and, as collected: files and docs, photos and videos, voice and audio recordings, contacts, SMS and in-app messages, approximate and precise location, plus app performance data. Precise location is the item worth questioning in a chat client. The listing shows in-app purchases and no advertising badge, against 500 million installs and 4.6 stars from 8.75 million reviews. Apple's side reads better: 4.8 from 3.4 million ratings, a gap that usually says something about how the two versions handle notifications.

Pros

Free meetings hold up to 100 participants
Communities organise clubs with events, photos and links
Pinned channels keep live work threads at the top
No advertising badge on the Play listing
Rated 4.8 on the App Store across 3.4 million ratings

Cons

Free group meetings cut off after 60 minutes
Precise location is collected by a chat app
Messages and contacts both appear on the data card
Free storage stops at 5 GB per user

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Verdict

Two products in one install: a competent work client and, since Communities arrived, a genuinely usable club organiser with events, photos and threaded posts. The 60-minute ceiling on free meetings is the pressure point, and the data card is the reason for the low privacy score — precise location and message collection are a lot to accept from a chat app. Worth it if your workplace or your club already lives here.

Core function8.5Meetings, chat, channels and communities all work from one account on a phone.

Ease of use7.5Four navigation layers — chat, teams, channels, communities — take learning.

Monetisation7.5No advertising, though the free tier's 60-minute ceiling is a firm sales pitch.

Performance7.0A heavy client whose video grid and notifications drain a phone during long calls.

Privacy & permissions5.5Precise location, contacts, messages and audio all listed as collected data.

7.4out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Microsoft Teams free?

Yes, for personal use. The free plan covers meetings of up to 60 minutes with up to 100 participants, unlimited chat, communities and 5 GB of cloud storage per user. The Play listing shows in-app purchases but no advertising badge, and nothing inside the app is gated behind an advert.

What are Communities?

Group spaces built for clubs and families rather than employers: an events tab, a photo tab, a links tab and a feed where posts collect reactions and replies. The example community in the store screens has 32 members and a post carrying 34 replies, which is closer to a forum than a group chat.

What removes the 60-minute limit?

A paid Teams plan sold to businesses, not a consumer subscription. Microsoft 365 Personal at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year adds 1 TB of storage and the desktop apps, and Family at $12.99 covers six people, but neither extends the free meeting length. Prices are US figures.

Can people join without an account?

Yes — a meeting link opens in the app or a browser and lets a guest enter with a name only, which is what makes it practical for a school group where not everyone has an account. Guests cannot see the channels or files behind the meeting.

What are the alternatives?

Zoom cuts free group meetings at 40 minutes with the same 100-participant ceiling, and Google Meet allows 60. For club-style communities rather than meetings, Discord organises the same thing around channels and voice rooms, with no time limit and a very different tone.