Loop vs Local Referral Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop
Facilitates patient-centric referrals and communication between care teams. Connect with internal or external healthcare providers to streamline patient care across the continuum. Offers a web version for administrative tasks.
- Patient-centric referrals
- Inter-team communication
- Internal and external network access
- Web administration portal
- Continuum of care support
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Loop is a feature-rich app to be used by care teams to refer and communicate with other teams utilizing a patient-centric approach. Loop can be used within your own health system or have access to other care teams outside of your own - it's up to you! The Loop Team will be providing updates over time as we solve for gaps in the referral process as patients traverse the care continuum. A big problem, but something that we have spent a great deal of time studying! We hope you enjoy the app and appreciate any feedback! There is also a web-version of this application that allows for the administration side of the application. Please contact us for more information.
Local Referral Network
Discover top-rated local businesses across the US and Canada. Expert analysts vet businesses so you don't have to. Find trusted services with confidence.
- Find top-rated local businesses
- Businesses vetted by analysts
- Nationwide coverage (US & Canada)
- Data-driven business recommendations
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Referral Network is designed to give you top-rated local businesses around the United States and Canada You can use Referral Network to find top-rated businesses. Our team of Business Analysts and Data Scientists interview and vet local businesses nationwide so you don’t have to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loop at 5.0 against Local Referral Network's 4.4. Local Referral Network's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively.
Loop ships an update every 3 weeks, Local Referral Network every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | Local Referral Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clinical Softworks, LLC | DearDoc, Inc |
Customer experience
Loop
Local Referral Network
In-app purchases
Loop
No in-app purchases
Local Referral Network
No in-app purchases
