Comparison

Loop vs Simple Kanban Board

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

Head to head
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/

About

Simple Kanban Board

Organize your workflow and manage tasks efficiently with this user-friendly kanban app. It features time tracking, priority levels, and seamless task management to enhance productivity. Streamline your todo list and project collaboration with its simple interface.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, move, and delete tasks/columns
  • Share and import tasks via CSV
  • Built-in time tracking
  • Notification bar task tracking
  • Color-coded priority levels
  • Project collaboration
Features
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Manage tasks efficiently with Kanban Board, the user-friendly kanban app and task manager with timetracking. Organize your workflow, track time with the built-in timetracker, and stay on top of your todo list and project management. This free Kanbanflow tool offers a simple user-friendly interface to streamline task management, todo lists, notes, and project collaboration. Enhance productivity and become an effective project manager with Kanban Board. Download now and experience the power of seamless kanban board management! Key Kanban Board features: - Quickly create, edit, move and delete tasks and columns - Share and import tasks via CSV - Track time with timer or edit spent time - Keep track of running tasks in the notification bar and on the app icon - Change color-coded priority levels

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Simple Kanban Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Kanban Board at none against Loop's 3. Simple Kanban Board also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 63%). Loop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 22). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simple Kanban Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Kanban Board holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 91% of Simple Kanban Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 10 days, Simple Kanban Board every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Loop versus Simple Kanban Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopSimple Kanban Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon BoettgerRinat Galiev

Customer experience

Loop

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

Simple Kanban Board

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

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
None

Simple Kanban Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Kanban Board free?
Simple Kanban Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or Simple Kanban Board?
Simple Kanban Board is rated higher. Loop averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Simple Kanban Board averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Loop or Simple Kanban Board have ads?
Neither Loop nor Simple Kanban Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Simple Kanban Board?
Loop ships an update every 10 days, and Simple Kanban Board every 3 months. Most recently, Loop was updated on September 29, 2026 and Simple Kanban Board on September 13, 2026.

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