ConnectToTV vs Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ConnectToTV
Access live TV channels, on-demand content, and recording features on your Apple devices. Search by category, mark favorites, and utilize parental controls. Enjoy time-shift capabilities to watch past programs.
- Live TV channels
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- Program recording
- Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)
- Channel search by category
- Favorite channels
- Parental controls
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ConnectToTV application is the most comprehensive multiscreen TV app that works on any Apple Device . With the ConnectToTV App, one can get access to a vast number of free and paid live channels complete with EPG (Electronic Programming Guide), the capability to search channels by category, mark them as favorite or even block them depending on the content and rating as part of the parental control features. With EPG and time shift features, one can access any previously aired content by going back in time on the guide menu. With VOD (Video on Demand) one can access a multitude of paid and free video content. One can record and subsequently view any live content at any time that’s convenient for the viewer.
Loop
Easily share photos and videos privately with friends and family in real-time. Create dedicated streams for events, control who can view or upload, and moderate content for a secure, intimate experience.
- Private photo and video streams
- Real-time uploads
- Role-based permissions (admin, member, viewer)
- Content moderation (approve uploads)
- Commenting and liking
- Stream locking and date/time restrictions
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Loop Photostream was inspired by own need to create an easy way to share photos and videos with friends and family that we didn't want to share on social media. Loop focuses on bringing you a private, secure, intimate and simple way to share photos and videos in real time with the people who matter most to you. Choose to make anyone you invite to a stream either an admin, member, or viewer. You have the ability to approve any photo uploaded before it is published into a stream making our app trust worthy and family friendly. How It Works: • Create a stream for any event, adventure or outing in your life. • Add family and friends to your streams. • Watch the stream as photos show up within seconds as your circle uploads their photos. Perfect for: • Great for new moms that want to capture those special moments and share with family • Great for group trips where everyone is capturing photos and can share them easily in one single place • Perfect for weddings. No need for those disposable cameras on reception tables. Just share your invite code and let your guests create an album for you. • Capture images of your youth sports leagues and share with other parents Other Fun Features: • Members of your stream can like and comment on your stream in a simple and clean single threaded conversation • Create a stream and invite others as viewers only if you want to share your adventure or event with them without allowing them to add photos. • Require moderation. As the owner, you can require that you approve photos/videos that get uploaded before they show up for everyone else. • Lock your stream when you don't want to allow any more uploads • Set a start/end date time to only allow uploads during that period Auto-Renewing Subscription: – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – 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 Policy: https://faredgestudio.com/loop-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://faredgestudio.com/loop-terms-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop at 100% against ConnectToTV's 0%. Loop also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). ConnectToTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ConnectToTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ConnectToTV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loop's.
ConnectToTV ships an update every 12 months, Loop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ConnectToTV | Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConnectTo, Inc. | Far Edge Studio LLC |
Customer experience
ConnectToTV
Loop
In-app purchases
ConnectToTV
No in-app purchases
Loop
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- kith Paid Stream$1.99
- Individual$24.99









