Keepsmile vs Buy Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keepsmile
Control a wide range of smart lighting products, including strip lights, bulbs, and lamps. Adjust colors, brightness, and settings for various lighting types like pool lamps and car lights.
- Control strip lights
- Manage LED bulbs
- Operate floor lamps
- Adjust wake lights
- Control star lights
- Manage car lights
- Operate pool lamps
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Keepsmile app makes it easy to take full advantage of Keepsmile products: Strip lights,Led bulb,Floor lamp,Wake light, Stars Light, Car light,Ceiling light(RGBCW),Flood light,Magic Ball light,Ceiling light(CCT),Ceiling light(RGB+CW),Pool lamp
Buy Loop
This AI-powered app learns your shopping habits to suggest needed items, preventing guesswork and overspending. Organize purchases by category and plan efficiently with an intuitive interface to make shopping quicker and more cost-effective.
- AI-powered item suggestions
- Tracks past purchases
- Organizes items by category
- Efficient shopping planning
- Intuitive user interface
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BuyLoop helps you create shopping lists, compare nearby store options, track purchased items, and remember what needs restocking. Smart lists. Local price memory. Inventory tracking. Faster refills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buy Loop at 100% against Keepsmile's 20%. Buy Loop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). Keepsmile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 1). On price 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.
Buy Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keepsmile has 4.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Keepsmile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Buy Loop's.
Keepsmile ships an update every 3 weeks, Buy Loop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keepsmile | Buy Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市优智达科技有限公司 | yiming zhang |
Customer experience
Keepsmile
Buy Loop
Bugs and requests
Keepsmile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights randomly change color
- App crashes or freezes
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Inability to log in or register
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options
- Ability to create custom light patterns
- Integration with smart home platforms
- Option to disable ads
Buy Loop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Keepsmile
No in-app purchases
Buy Loop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Keepsmile free?
Is Buy Loop free?
Which has better reviews, Keepsmile or Buy Loop?
Do Keepsmile or Buy Loop have ads?
Which is updated more often, Keepsmile or Buy Loop?
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