Comparison

Hello Loona vs Antiphon

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

Head to head
About

Hello Loona

Control and program a robotic pet with this app. Explore various scenarios, perform talents, play games, and connect with other users in the community.

Highlights
  • Robot control
  • Programming software
  • Talent shows
  • Play games
  • Community interaction
Features
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Loona APP is a mobile control and programming software developed for Loona robots. Rich robot application scenarios are provided in the application. Users can experience various robot control and functions by connecting robots according to software guidance. The robot can be controlled in the APP to perform talent shows, play small games, and also enter the community to communicate with other users.

About

Antiphon

Features
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A conversation is not a question. It is an arc. Every deck of conversation cards has the same problem: the cards have nothing to do with each other. You draw a shallow one, then a devastating one, then a shallow one. There is no shape, and a conversation without a shape does not go anywhere. Antiphon does not deal cards. It builds the shape. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES Tell it who is at the table — how many of you, how well you know each other, how long you have, how loud the room is, and whether you are sitting, standing or walking. It then composes an arc of moves: • It opens with something concrete and cheap. Nobody is exposed in the first minute. • It warms up in small steps. • It turns once — a single jump into something that matters. Once, not five times: five is an interrogation. • It goes as deep as your table can go, and no deeper. Strangers get a ceiling. Old friends do not. • And it LANDS. The last move is always easier than the deepest one. A conversation that ends at its peak leaves everyone exposed. No other app in this category does this. IT KNOWS WHO IS THERE Six people answering one question in turn takes four minutes, and the last two stopped listening. So above six, Antiphon splits you into pairs — pairs run in parallel, which is why they are the answer for a large table. Everyone gets a turn: not "usually", measured. Deep moments go to pairs or to one person, never around the table. Being asked, in turn, in front of eight people, what you have forgiven yourself for is exactly how an evening freezes. BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL A word, a photo from your phone, or whatever is playing. The arc is built from it. All of it is processed on your device — the photo is read by Apple's Vision framework and never leaves, the music is measured for tempo and brightness and never recognised, never recorded, never stored. NO ACCOUNT. NO SERVER. NO INTERNET. There is nothing to sign up for, nothing that syncs, and nothing that is kept. When the evening is over, the app remembers none of it. That is the point, not a limitation. ON YOUR WATCH The phone sits in the middle of the table; the watch shows the host where the arc is and taps your wrist when it is time to move on. No text on the watch — the sentence belongs to the table. FREE, AND HONESTLY FREE One full arc a day, complete — not a preview, not a locked version. One purchase, once, unlocks unlimited arcs, your own word/photo/music input and every language. No subscription: a thing you use at dinner is not rented.

Screenshots

Hello Loona2 screens
Antiphon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello Loona at none against Antiphon's 1. Hello Loona also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Antiphon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hello Loona asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hello Loona versus Antiphon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello LoonaAntiphon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (233 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings233 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBeijing KEYi Technology Co., Ltd.BERKE KAHRAMAN

Bugs and requests

Hello Loona

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App registration verification code not sending
  • Email registration failing
  • QR code scanner unable to focus
  • WiFi connection timeouts and bad gateway errors
  • App forces landscape mode only
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  • Keyboard covers registration buttons
  • App signs users out unexpectedly
  • App requires reinstalling to function
  • Server connection timeouts
  • Robot wheels not turning after minimal use
  • Robot stares at walls instead of following
  • Game ball breaks within days
  • Charging station malfunction
  • Robot making noises when powered off

Requested features

12 requests
  • More games and interactive content
  • Spanish language support
  • Turkish language support
  • Adult-friendly app interface version
  • Camera/photo capture feature
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  • Alarm and wake-up scheduling
  • Customizable behavior schedules
  • Pet interaction capabilities
  • Sleep/rest mode functionality
  • Improved voice command integration
  • Multiple variable types in programming tool
  • Landscape mode toggle for app

Antiphon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hello Loona

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Antiphon

One-time1
  • Antiphon Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Hello Loona free?
Hello Loona is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Antiphon free?
Antiphon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hello Loona or Antiphon have ads?
Neither Hello Loona nor Antiphon shows ads.

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