Hoot by Loop vs Canvid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoot by Loop
An intuitive audio messenger for real-time, private conversations. Record and send voice messages instantly, with optional live transcriptions and video backgrounds. Add friends by bumping phones and send anonymous uplifting messages.
- Hold to record, release to send audio
- Live, invisible ink transcriptions
- Add video to audio message backgrounds
- Dynamic emoji respond to voice
- Soundclips from classic movies
- Bump phones to add friends
- Anonymous daily uplifting push notifications
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Hoot is your new, more intuitive audio messenger. Designed for real-time communication, privacy and fluidity. Hold to record, release to send and they only get to hear it once. It's that easy. No send button, no take backs. Just you, your friends and some good conversation. Subtitles: Built-in from the get-go, we transcribe all your messages, and replay them live in invisible ink, so you can read along, privately. Magic Words: Dynamic emoji respond to your voice, and add a little sparkle to your messages...if you know the right incantations. Portal Video: Simply slide your thumb over the camera while recording to add video to the background of your audio, and portal your friends into your world. Sound Effect Emoji Confetti: We have no easier way to explain this to you than you downloading the app. Soundclips: Think of it like an audio gif... Try out a wide range of soundclips from classic movies, and many more to come. Bump: Forget QR codes. Just bump phones to add friends on Hoot. Boosts: Send one anonymous uplifting push notification to a friend each day, so they know someones got them on their mind! Not to mention we've obviously got 2x speed, speaker control, and all that good stuff. So hurry up, your friends are waiting - get on the Hoot.
Canvid
This app allows users to send and receive candid video messages with reaction capturing. You can record your reactions during or after viewing a message and share videos, pictures, or text to your feed or story. It also features dual camera recording for simultaneous front and rear camera capture.
- Candid video messaging with reaction capture
- Dual camera recording
- Share videos, pictures, and text
- Add video reactions to posts
- MultiPicture message slideshows
- Post directly to other social media
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Candid Video Messaging with Reaction Capturing Messages & Dual Camera Recording! Join the newest social media messaging craze! Connect! • Candid video messaging: Messages that can capture your reaction! • Reactions can be recorded during or immediately after the message is viewed • You are always in control of if your reactions are sent back Share your content! • Share your videos, pictures, or text to your social feed or story! • Interact with others by adding video reactions to their posts! • Import a video or up to 10 pictures, and record with both you and the imported media in a single video Capture the moment like never before! • Record video and capture images from the front and rear cameras simultaneously MultiPicture Messages! • Create slideshows with multiple pictures in a single message • Responses show which image is being viewed during the reactions Save & Share your videos! • Post directly to your other social media accounts • Save your videos and share however you'd like
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoot by Loop at weekly against Canvid's every 5 weeks. Hoot by Loop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Canvid's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hoot by Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvid has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hoot by Loop ships an update weekly, Canvid every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoot by Loop | Canvid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Loop Social Inc. | Roco Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Hoot by Loop
Canvid
In-app purchases
Hoot by Loop
No in-app purchases
Canvid
No in-app purchases
