Comparison

Shabbat.com vs Loop

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

Head to head
About

Shabbat.com

Connect with a global Jewish community for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, and networking. This social platform facilitates finding hosts or guests worldwide, sharing updates, and accessing religious content. Build connections and contribute to a kinder world through this comprehensive community app.

Highlights
  • Global Shabbat hosting and guest matching
  • Jewish community events and networking
  • Dating profiles with messaging
  • Weekly Torah portion audio
  • Worldwide candle lighting times
  • Job board for employment
Features
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The Shabbat.com app is a free world-wide Jewish community, effectively a Jewish social network connecting members for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, networking, and much more. Through its brilliant interface, members can host or be hosted for Shabbat and help each other and build a kinder world. Shabbat.com offers the following features: - Members available for Shabbat in 120 countries and 4000 cities - Uploading pictures and status updates to a global feed using your camera's photo app or your gallery - Easy messaging with push notification - Full audio of the weekly Shabbat Parsha (Torah Portion) featuring the famous Rabbi Juravel - Candle lighting times worldwide as well as other halachik times - Swipe-able dating profiles with email availability - An active job board for employment opportunities - Video sharing and friending - Feedback from other Shabbat.com members Creating a Shabbat.com profile on the app also gives you instant access to the online website. This includes our video library, weekly Shabbat recipes, and much more. So welcome to the world's largest Jewish online community. We will be upgrading and updating the app, as well as the website, regularly in the weeks and months ahead.

About

Loop

Connect with new people through your existing social circle and shared communities. Discover potential matches by seeing who your friends know and requesting introductions. Facilitates connections based on events, locations, and shared interests.

Highlights
  • Matchmaking through friends
  • Request introductions
  • Event-based groups
  • Location-based groups
  • Community matching
  • Professional matchmaker integration
Features
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Loop is the social network for meeting and matchmaking through friends, events, and communities. On Loop, everyone plays matchmaker for their single friends. Singles can also see who their friends know and ask for intros through the app, removing any social friction and making matchmaking easy. In addition to meeting through friends, people on Loop can meet and matchmake through groups centered around events, locations, professional matchmakers, and other communities. Loop groups for coffee shops, gyms, alumni networks, or parties can help maximize the odds that singles connect with someone who they could have met in real life. Loop is free to download and use. Sign up, indicate if you’re single or just there to set up friends, invite your friends, and start suggesting life changing matches!

Screenshots

Shabbat.com4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shabbat.com and Loop both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Shabbat.com's written reviews are positive against 38% of Loop's. Shabbat.com also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). Loop's advantage is ratings volume (988 vs 194). On price, rating, 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. Loop sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Shabbat.com asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shabbat.com against 4.6 for Loop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 988 ratings behind it against 194, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Shabbat.com's written reviews are positive against 38% of Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, Loop every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shabbat.com versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShabbat.comLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (194 ratings) — better4.6 (988 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings194988 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB60 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTribex CorpLOOOPMEIN INC.

Customer experience

Shabbat.com

All ratings194 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative14.0%

Loop

All ratings988 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative52.5%

User reviews

Shabbat.com

From 194 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌍 Connects Jewish community globally
  • 💑 Facilitates dating and relationships
  • 🍽️ Easy Shabbat dinner hosting/finding
  • 👥 Builds meaningful local connections
  • 🔐 Strong privacy customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🔄 Constant logout/login issues
  • ⚠️ Poor moderation and judgmental community
  • 🚫 Not LGBTQ+ friendly
  • 🎨 Outdated and clunky interface design

Loop

From 988 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Great concept for matchmaking
  • 🤝 Helpful for setting up friends
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🎉 Success stories

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🤖 Lack of communication with matches
  • 🙅‍♀️ Inability to delete profile

Bugs and requests

Shabbat.com

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes when accessing search by location
  • Messaging system shows 'oops try again later' error
  • Partial audio files not working
  • Cannot exit photo viewing (X button unresponsive)
  • Repeated login prompts on app launch
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  • App won't open despite loading
  • Cannot delete app from iPhone
  • Restricted viewing window on iPhone 6 Plus/7 Plus
  • Comments and comment box not visible when scrolling
  • Inconsistent app performance across sessions

Requested features

10 requests
  • Unlike/undo button for posts and likes
  • Private timeline and friends-only posting
  • LGBTQ+ filtering options (men seeking men)
  • Like button for comments
  • Incognito profile browsing
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  • Better blocking functionality
  • Improved app UI and modern design
  • Partial audio functionality fix
  • Better search by location feature
  • User warning system before account suspension

Loop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after recent updates
  • Registration screen issues on certain devices
  • Constant log-out problems
  • Unreliable location feature

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to communicate with matches
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Notification system for match outcomes
  • Tools to help grow matchmaker groups
  • More detailed user profiles

In-app purchases

None

Shabbat.com

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions4
  • Loop Premium (1 Month)$29.991 Month
  • Loop Premium (3 Months)$74.993 Months
  • Loop Premium (6 Months)$119.996 Months
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  • Loop Premium (1 Year)$179.991 Year
One-time9
  • Premium Intro Request$9.99
  • Premium Match Accept$9.99
  • 2 Premium Match Accepts$14.99
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  • 2 Premium Intro Requests$14.99
  • 3 Premium Intro Requests$19.99
  • 3 Premium Match Accepts$19.99
  • Premium Group Unlock$19.99
  • 2 Premium Group Unlocks$34.99
  • 3 Premium Group Unlocks$49.99

Questions

Is Shabbat.com free?
Shabbat.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shabbat.com or Loop?
Shabbat.com is rated higher. Shabbat.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while Loop averages 4.6 from 988 ratings.
Do Shabbat.com or Loop have ads?
Neither Shabbat.com nor Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shabbat.com or Loop?
Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, and Loop every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shabbat.com was updated on September 13, 2026 and Loop on September 21, 2026.

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