Hoot by Loop vs Sluff App
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.
Sluff App
Discover local activities and plan outings with friends. See what your connections are interested in and find nearby venues to enjoy together. Create custom groups for tailored suggestions.
- Activity suggestions
- Friend interest tracking
- Nearby venue discovery
- Custom group creation
- Social planning
- Activity brainstorming
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Find the best activities for you and your friends in your area. Get a list of useful ideas for things, see which of your friends likes those ideas, then quickly find places nearby to go do them. Add your spouse, friend, family, or colleague and get great suggestions right away. Create custom groups to see the best suggestions for a specific crew. Stop doing all the brainstorming yourself, and let Sluff do the social heavy lifting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoot by Loop at weekly against Sluff App's every 3 weeks. Sluff App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hoot by Loop against 5.0 for Sluff App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Hoot by Loop ships an update weekly, Sluff App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoot by Loop | Sluff App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Loop Social Inc. | Sluff LLC |
Customer experience
Hoot by Loop
Sluff App
In-app purchases
Hoot by Loop
No in-app purchases
Sluff App
No in-app purchases









