VideoCalc vs loopy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VideoCalc
Design home theaters with ease using this comprehensive tool. It simplifies complex calculations for screen dimensions, projector placement, and viewing angles, ensuring optimal system performance and adherence to industry standards.
- Screen dimension calculation
- Projector placement and throw ratio
- Anamorphic lens simulation
- Luminance and screen size calculation
- Field of view angle validation
- Imperial and metric unit support
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VideoCalc is The tool that will help you design Home Theaters in a consistent, quick and easy way. It makes all the tedious calculations a breeze and ensures you can get the desired information in an intuitive way. This is a must have for Home Theater enthusiasts, custom installers, video professionals and more. VideoCalc is made up of several tools, that each in its own right provide you with essential calculations but do work together, ensuring the effect of every component on the system is taken into account. Furthermore the tools are organized in a natural progression, guiding you through the process of designing a Home Theater that follows the industry best practices and standards. Start by defining your screen. The tool allows easy calculation of any screen dimension based on the others. Support for usual aspect ratios is provided, allowing you to pick amongst a selection of the most commonly used aspects. For a projection system, the next step tackles the projector part, defining the aspect ratio of the matrix and the optional usage of an anamorphic lens. The tool shows you how the image will fit within the defined screen and the deformation that the anamorphic lens would apply to the projected image. This is also a fantastic tutorial tool to understand anamorphic systems. The next step takes care of projector placement and/or selection in regards to the throw ratio requirements. Enter the throw ratio range of your projector and check it can be placed to work with your screen. Alternatively, enter the distance from the screen where you wish to place your projector and the tool computes the required throw ratio. This is perfect for selecting your lens on higher-end projectors. The Luminance tab allows to find out how big the screen can be with a given projector or how bright your projector must be to light up the defined screen, while respecting the industry best practices. With the Angle tab, validate that your field of view is in accordance with industry accepted standards such as THX or SMPTE. VideoCalc works in both imperial and metric units. Simply swipe down to reveal the unit selection view, giving you the choice between centimeters, meters, inches and feet. If you like this tool, be sure to also check AudioCalc, the companion tool addressing your audio needs.
loopy
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Loopy turns any video into a shareable GIF or a stunning Live Photo wallpaper — in seconds. Stop wrestling with complicated tools. Loopy is built for speed: pick a clip, trim it exactly where you want, and export a polished GIF or Live Photo before you can switch apps. No subscriptions, no bloat, just results. Convert any video from your library into a smooth, high-quality animated GIF. Dial in the exact frame rate and output size you need — whether you're creating a tiny reaction clip or a crisp, detailed loop to share anywhere. Transform any video into a Live Photo and use it as your wallpaper. Your lock screen comes alive every time you press and hold, and Loopy saves it straight to your Photos library so it's always ready when you need it. Trim clips natively without ever leaving the app. Adjust playback speed from dreamy slow-motion to punchy fast-forward. Change output size and frame rate on the fly. Every control you need is one tap away, with no hidden menus or confusing settings. Every GIF and Live Photo you create is saved to your Recents gallery with a thumbnail preview. Go back, re-share, or revisit any export without hunting through your Camera Roll. Your full creation history, right where you left it. Loopy's built-in share sheet puts your GIFs on iMessage, Instagram, Slack, or anywhere else in one tap. Create it. Share it. Done. Whether you're capturing a funny moment, turning a scenic clip into a living wallpaper, or crafting the perfect reaction GIF, Loopy is the fastest path from video to shareable. Download Loopy and start looping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: loopy at Free against VideoCalc's $3.99. VideoCalc's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 18.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
loopy is free to download; VideoCalc costs $3.99 up front. 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 VideoCalc against 5.0 for loopy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoCalc has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | VideoCalc | loopy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nelcea | Usama Ali |
Customer experience
VideoCalc
loopy
In-app purchases
VideoCalc
No in-app purchases
loopy
No in-app purchases









