Comparison

Arena.im for Publishers vs Loop

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

Head to head
About

Arena.im for Publishers

Publish news in real-time to your website and manage live events on the go. This tool allows you to create custom liveblogs, share media, moderate comments, and track performance with analytics. Monetize your content and grow your audience.

Highlights
  • Real-time liveblogging
  • Group chat and conversation tools
  • Media sharing and curation
  • Community moderation
  • Performance analytics
  • Revenue generation tools
  • Team collaboration
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Publish news in real-time to your website. With the Arena.im Dashboard mobile app, you can securely log in to your existing Arena account to track and publish to your liveblogs on the go. Arena.im allows you: - CUSTOMIZE your live events for sports, news, tech, finance and any topic. - MAKE videos and photos wherever you are. - CURATE or auto-post videos, images from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. - GROW and moderate your community comments and live chat. - TRACK event performance with easy-to-use analytics. - EARN revenue with your audience. - SUPPORT 24/7 via online chat. Benefits: - Increase your traffic and page views. - Increase user session time on your site. - Make money and add a revenue stream. - Understand your audience. - Convert your traffic to your own users. Become part of the Arena.im platform and gain access to a huge audience of potential members. Features: Live Blogging with real-time social media stream. Online chat and conversation tools. Monitor and repost from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, etc. Automatic or moderated sports play-by-play Sports calendar integration including +200K athlete’s headshots Real-time analytics Cross posting to Twitter and Facebook Mobile optimized Invite your editorial team to collaborate Earn revenue with our partners program Live premium support Free plan available with unlimited events

About

Loop

Easily create and manage multiple timers for various activities like sports, meditation, and study. Set interval timers, save presets, and import custom sounds. The app offers automatic resets, Apple Watch integration, and iCloud sync for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (interval, Tabata)
  • Natural text input for quick timers
  • Automatic timer reset and alarm options
  • Customizable presets with icons and colors
  • Import custom start, finish, and interval sounds
  • Background meditation sounds
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Loop makes setting timers easier, faster and more beautiful. Start multiple (interval, Tabata, and cooking) timers, create presets, import your own sounds and so much more! - Easy Start: The start screen shows the most recently started timers and your favorites. One tap is enough to start a timer. You can also create a new quick timer with natural-language input: Simply type something like "1h Work, 30m Break" to create a timer with two intervals. Any number of timers can be started in parallel. The first timers will be displayed as nested rings. - Automatic Reset: After a timer expires, the app plays a sound and the timer automatically resets, so you can start it again immediately. Alternatively, you can configure a timer to play the sound like an alarm until you disable it. Loop supports AlarmKit so the alarm is also shown on your Apple Watch (requires at least iOS or iPadOS 26). - Presets: You can save your favorite timers as presets, which can be started with a tap. You can use text or an icon for your presets, and also change the color as you like. You can create multiple categories for your presets, with each category able to customize the app’s default settings. - Interval Timers: You can create interval timers and save them as Presets. The app plays a sound for each elapsed interval and displays it as a small dash on the ring. Additionally, you can name each of them, select repetitions for the intervals, or make the timer repeat automatically. - Choose Sounds: In addition to many included sounds, you can also import your own sound files from the Files app. Start, pause, finish, reset, interval, and background sounds can be selected separately. - Meditation Sounds: You can activate a background sound such as ocean waves or white noise in the settings, which will then be played when a timer is running. It is also possible to switch off the screen in order to concentrate fully on your meditation. - iCloud Sync: Your timers, settings, and sounds sync with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. - Push Notifications & Live Activities: Loop will send you a push notification when the app is closed if a timer or interval has expired. The sounds selected in the app will also be used for the notification. In addition, a live activity is displayed when timers are running. - And More: Custom app icons, Apple Watch integration, HealthKit support, configure when the screen should stay awake, and countless further options. This application is governed by Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA), available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Arena.im for Publishers4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arena.im for Publishers at 5.0 against Loop's 4.4. Arena.im for Publishers also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Loop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (68 vs 4). 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. Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Arena.im for Publishers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arena.im for Publishers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 68 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Arena.im for Publishers's written reviews are positive against 63% of Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arena.im for Publishers ships an update every 48 months, Loop every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Arena.im for Publishers versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArena.im for PublishersLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings468 — better
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 10 days — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStationfyLeon Boettger

Customer experience

Arena.im for Publishers

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Loop

All ratings67 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arena.im for Publishers

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Loop+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Loop+ Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Loop+$4.99

Questions

Is Arena.im for Publishers free?
Arena.im for Publishers 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, Arena.im for Publishers or Loop?
Arena.im for Publishers is rated higher. Arena.im for Publishers averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Loop averages 4.4 from 68 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Arena.im for Publishers or Loop?
Arena.im for Publishers ships an update every 48 months, and Loop every 10 days. Most recently, Arena.im for Publishers was updated on October 7, 2026 and Loop on October 23, 2026.

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