RockOutLoud vs Gloo Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RockOutLoud
This app provides a secure portal for students to participate in interactive virtual music lessons. It is designed to enhance the learning experience through an engaging, digital environment.
- Secure virtual music lessons
- Interactive learning environment
- Student portal
- Digital music education
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Rock Out Loud Live is a Virtual Music Lesson Portal created for students to take [SECURE] Virtual Music Lessons while enjoying the benefits of learning in an interactive environment. *This student app can only be used with RockOutLoud.live learning sessions.
Gloo Messaging
Facilitate authentic communication for church and ministry leaders. Manage contacts, send broadcasts, and respond to prayer requests on the go. Assign conversations and engage with members seamlessly.
- Real-time conversations
- Respond to prayer requests
- One-to-many Broadcasts
- Contact management
- Assign conversations
- Add to Groups/Workflows
- Engage with Explorers
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The Gloo Messaging app is designed for church and ministry leaders to communicate on the go. Now you can stay connected with your people through meaningful, real-time conversations, respond to prayer requests, send one-to-many Broadcasts, simplify contact management, assign conversations to team members, add people to Groups or Workflows, and engage with Explorers without missing a message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RockOutLoud at 89% against Gloo Messaging's 10%. RockOutLoud also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
RockOutLoud holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of RockOutLoud's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gloo Messaging's.
RockOutLoud ships an update monthly, Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RockOutLoud | Gloo Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) — better | 2.2 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Grande | Gloo LLC |
Customer experience
RockOutLoud
Gloo Messaging
In-app purchases
RockOutLoud
No in-app purchases
Gloo Messaging
No in-app purchases
Questions
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