TheLoop for iPhone vs Sendily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheLoop for iPhone
Easily share high-quality live video streams directly from your mobile device to various platforms. Connect with friends, fans, and followers in real-time, broadcasting your adventures, performances, or thoughts instantly. This free, cloud-based solution offers unlimited streaming capabilities.
- Real-time video streaming
- Share to destination sites
- High-quality video
- Unlimited streaming
- Cloud-based platform
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TheLoop lets you easily share your best moments on-the-go via a crisp, high-quality video stream in real time. Broadcast straight from your mobile to your friends, fans, and followers on any destination site that works with TheLoop. Simply download the app, log in with your destination site’s log-in details, and your live video stream will appear on the site immediately. It’s that easy! Take everyone with you on an adventure, stream a performance, or just share what’s on your mind! TheLoop is a SaaS cloud-based technical solution that provides a full video communication platform which supports a wide range of devices and includes video ingestion, transcoding and broadcasting. This unique stand-alone app is absolutely free and allows unlimited streaming to participate destination sites. Questions, inquiries? We’d love to hear from you, contact us!
Sendily
This XMPP-based client provides instant messaging capabilities. It offers a secure and private way to communicate with others over the internet.
- XMPP protocol support
- Instant messaging
- Secure communication
- Private messaging
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XMPP based instant messaging client
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sendily at 5.0 against TheLoop for iPhone's 2.2. Sendily also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 18%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). TheLoop for iPhone's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). 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.
Sendily holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheLoop for iPhone has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of TheLoop for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sendily's.
TheLoop for iPhone ships an update every 3 months, Sendily weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheLoop for iPhone | Sendily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TheLoop Limited | Lively Video |
Customer experience
TheLoop for iPhone
Sendily
In-app purchases
TheLoop for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Sendily
No in-app purchases
