Comparison

IMLeagues vs theLoop_

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

Head to head
About

IMLeagues

This app enhances collegiate recreation by offering interactive features for participants in intramural, fitness, and club sports. It provides administrators with tools to manage leagues, schedule games, and track statistics for over 95% of college intramural programs.

Highlights
  • Interactive participant features
  • Lifetime stats and achievements
  • League and game scheduling
  • Player and statistics tracking
  • Mass notification system
  • Remote administration
Features
Currently charting
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IMLeagues Is Changing The World Of Collegiate Recreation! Intramurals - Clubs - Fitness Getting better and better! In a few short months we've built this entire app, and there's lots more to come! What We Do For Participants: IMLeagues makes playing intramurals, fitness, and club sports much more fun for participants by giving them access to a vast array of interactive features, essentially turning each participant into a fantasy player with lifetime stats, trophies, and achievements! What We Do For Administrators: Used by over 95% of collegiate intramural sports programs (and now fitness and club sports programs too!), IMLeagues gives recreation department staff the ability to set up sports leagues, schedule games, track players and statistics, run Greek life/group leagues, send mass notifications on cancellations, make changes from any internet connected computer, and more.

About

theLoop_

This app serves as a central communication platform for college rodeo teams. It facilitates messaging, surveys, and announcements between coaches, athletes, and boosters, keeping everyone informed and connected.

Highlights
  • Streamlined messaging
  • Practice surveys
  • Team announcements
  • Custom group creation
  • Team branding
  • Invite-only onboarding
Features
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theLoop is the all-in-one communication hub built for college rodeo programs. Coaches, athletes, and boosters can stay connected through streamlined messaging, practice surveys, and team announcements — all in one simple, modern app. With theLoop, you’ll: Coaches: Send one-way team messages, create custom groups, and manage athletes with ease. Athletes: Get instant updates from your coach, respond to surveys, and stay in sync with your team. Boosters: Stay informed and connected to support your program. Key Features One-way team messaging from coaches Practice surveys with athlete responses Custom groups for events, practice squads, or disciplines Team branding with colors and logos Invite-only team onboarding with secure codes Cloud-synced profiles and notifications CoachPro Subscription Upgrade to CoachPro to unlock unlimited messaging, survey results, team branding, and premium support. Includes a 7-day free trial for new coaches. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or current period. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ezstall.com/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

IMLeagues4 screens
theLoop_4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMLeagues at none against theLoop_'s 1. IMLeagues also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 3) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). theLoop_'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price and device support 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. theLoop_ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. IMLeagues asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

theLoop_ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMLeagues has 9.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMLeagues ships an update every 3 months, theLoop_ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
IMLeagues versus theLoop_: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMLeaguestheLoop_
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB24 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperIMLeagues, LLCEZ Stall LLC

Customer experience

IMLeagues

All ratings9,834 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

theLoop_

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

IMLeagues

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to accept team invitations
  • Inconsistent display of game schedules and rosters
  • Feedback submission issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Less intrusive advertising model
  • Better user interface and navigation
  • Offline functionality

theLoop_

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IMLeagues

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

theLoop_

Subscriptions1
  • Coach Pro$12.991 Month

Questions

Is IMLeagues free?
IMLeagues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is theLoop_ free?
theLoop_ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IMLeagues or theLoop_?
theLoop_ is rated higher. IMLeagues averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while theLoop_ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do IMLeagues or theLoop_ have ads?
IMLeagues shows ads; theLoop_ does not.
Which is updated more often, IMLeagues or theLoop_?
IMLeagues ships an update every 3 months, and theLoop_ every 3 weeks. Most recently, IMLeagues was updated on October 11, 2026 and theLoop_ on October 1, 2026.

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