Comparison

UniFi vs CentralLoop

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

Head to head
About

UniFi

Manage your home or business IT network from a single interface. Easily set up WiFi, monitor traffic, secure your network with VPN, and gain insights with detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Centralized network management
  • WiFi setup and configuration
  • Traffic routing
  • Single-tap VPN access
  • Client and network analytics
Features
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The UniFi app simplifies home and business IT by providing a central management interface where you can easily scale, monitor, and optimize every aspect of your network. UniFi offers: • Simple WiFi setup and configuration • Intuitive traffic routing • Secure, single-tap VPN access • Detailed client and network analytics

About

CentralLoop

This app centralizes household management, offering a shared calendar, gift wish lists, chore tracking with rewards, and private photo albums. It also features recipe saving and a wall display mode for shared devices.

Highlights
  • Shared family calendar
  • Gift and birthday wish lists
  • Chore assignment and rewards
  • Kitchen wall display mode
  • Recipe saving and grocery list
  • Private family photo albums
  • Member profiles and notifications
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CentralLoop keeps your household on the same page — one place for the calendar, the chores, the grocery list, tonight's dinner, this weekend's photos, and the birthday wish lists. SHARED CALENDAR Everyone's schedule in one view. Import from school portals, sports schedules, and other calendars — even a photo of a paper schedule — and let the app sort it out. Birthdays and anniversaries stay on the calendar year after year. GIFT AND BIRTHDAY LISTS Every family member keeps a wish list. Add items from any store with a link, share the list with grandparents and relatives, and let them claim gifts so nothing gets bought twice — without spoiling the surprise. CHORES AND REWARDS Assign chores, set token values, and let kids earn toward rewards they actually want. Parents approve, kids redeem, and the family sees progress on the board. WALL DISPLAY Turn any tablet or old device into a kitchen display that rotates the day's calendar, chores, lists, and photos — with day and night themes that switch on their own. RECIPES AND GROCERIES Save a recipe from a link, a photo, or a PDF and it becomes a real recipe card. Tap the ingredients you need and they land on the grocery list. ALBUMS Share family photos privately. Create guest albums for events so relatives can drop in their photos, then relive the day as a story. BUILT FOR FAMILIES Profiles for every member, including little ones who don't have their own phone. Notification settings per person, so each parent gets what matters to them. Weekly catch-up digests so nobody misses what changed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your family's data belongs to your family. Photos are stripped of location data on upload, and you choose how your encryption keys are held. CentralLoop is for households with a family account. Sign in and everyone's in the loop.

Screenshots

UniFi4 screens
CentralLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: UniFi at 24K against CentralLoop's 1. UniFi also leads on chart position (#201 vs unranked). CentralLoop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CentralLoop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniFi ships an update fortnightly, CentralLoop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
UniFi versus CentralLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniFiCentralLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#201 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size484 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUbiquiti Inc.Axiom Visions, LLC

Customer experience

UniFi

All ratings24,210 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews759 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative41.6%

CentralLoop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

UniFi

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App unable to connect to local controller
  • Incorrect device status and client information
  • Frequent sign-outs and login issues
  • Speed test and throughput data not working
  • Topology view showing incorrect network layout

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable dashboard and widgets
  • Ability to set time-based data usage reports
  • Support for local-only network management
  • Improved 2FA and authentication experience
  • Apple Watch app for emergency reboots

CentralLoop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UniFi

No in-app purchases

None

CentralLoop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniFi free?
UniFi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CentralLoop free?
CentralLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniFi or CentralLoop?
CentralLoop is rated higher. UniFi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while CentralLoop averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do UniFi or CentralLoop have ads?
Neither UniFi nor CentralLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UniFi or CentralLoop?
UniFi ships an update fortnightly, and CentralLoop every 4 days. Most recently, UniFi was updated on October 18, 2026 and CentralLoop on October 10, 2026.

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