Loop vs Lightsnap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Lightsnap
Capture moments with a vintage disposable camera aesthetic. Purchase film within the app, take 24 photos, and receive physical prints delivered to your home with retro filters.
- Disposable camera simulation
- Physical photo print delivery
- Vintage camera filters
- 24 photo limit per film
- Digital download link
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Do you miss photo prints with a vintage camera look? Lightsnap is bringing photos back to the photo album, you purchase a disposable camera film in the app and receive 24 photos to take as if it was a disposable camera to capture your moments. When you have finished taking your photos, we send your new photo prints to your home address with a vintage camera look. * All photos you take will be sent to your home address * Like a disposable camera, you will only see the photos you take when they arrive at your home address * You will also get a download link to download the photos you took * Photos will have filters like the old Kodak and Fuji disposable cameras (90s grainy filters and random light leak filters) Go out there and enjoy taking photos and being surprised by the outcome when they arrive at your home!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop at 100% against Lightsnap's 60%. Loop also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Lightsnap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lightsnap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 60% of Lightsnap's.
Loop ships an update every 2 weeks, Lightsnap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | Lightsnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Far Edge Studio LLC | Igital ehf. |
Customer experience
Loop
Lightsnap
In-app purchases
Loop
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- kith Paid Stream$1.99
- Individual$24.99
Lightsnap
No in-app purchases









