Comparison

Canvid vs Throwback by Loop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

About

Throwback by Loop

This app offers a weekly dose of nostalgia, prompting users to share childhood and teenage photos every Thursday. Outside of Thursdays, users can connect with friends and send anonymous 'Boosts'.

Highlights
  • Weekly photo prompts
  • Share childhood memories
  • Send anonymous 'Boosts'
  • Connect with friends
  • Nostalgia-focused feed
Features
Read full description

Throwback is your new weekly dose of nostalgia. Are you tired of the same old Instagram feed filled with influencers and their #sponsored posts? Well, Throwback is here to take you back to a simpler time when the only thing you had to worry about was what to wear to your friend's Sweet 16. But here's the catch: Throwback is only open for business on Thursdays. Not kidding. If you're looking for more daily doom scrolling, look elsewhere. Don't worry, the rest of the week you can still add friends, and even send your friends uplifting 'Boosts' (anonymous push notifications to brighten their day!). Each Thursday, we give you a new prompt to take you down memory lane and post pictures of your childhood, those awkward teenage years, or that one time you wore overalls unironically. With Throwback, you'll finally have an excuse to dig through your old photo albums and relive the good old days. So, mark your calendars and get ready to throw it back with us every Thursday. (But don't blame us if your mom starts calling you more often because you're posting pictures of her haircuts from the 90s.) ---------- App made by humans who are always looking for feedback (follow us on Twitter @loopsocialinc), description made by AI which doesn't much care, don't @ us if it's cheesy.

Screenshots

Canvid4 screens
Throwback by Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Throwback by Loop at weekly against Canvid's monthly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Canvid against 4.9 for Throwback by Loop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canvid ships an update monthly, Throwback by Loop weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Canvid versus Throwback by Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanvidThrowback by Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB99 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRoco Technologies LLCLoop Social Inc.

Customer experience

Canvid

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Throwback by Loop

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Canvid

No in-app purchases

None

Throwback by Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Canvid free?
Canvid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Throwback by Loop free?
Throwback by Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Canvid or Throwback by Loop?
Throwback by Loop is rated higher. Canvid averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Throwback by Loop averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Canvid or Throwback by Loop have ads?
Neither Canvid nor Throwback by Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canvid or Throwback by Loop?
Canvid ships an update monthly, and Throwback by Loop weekly. Most recently, Canvid was updated on September 29, 2026 and Throwback by Loop on September 25, 2026.

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