Throwback by Loop vs hot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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'.
- Weekly photo prompts
- Share childhood memories
- Send anonymous 'Boosts'
- Connect with friends
- Nostalgia-focused feed
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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.
hot
Share your life's moments with friends and family in stunning, uncompressed quality. This app offers unlimited storage for all your memories and a focused connection with your inner circle, free from ads and distractions.
- High-quality photo sharing
- Unlimited memory storage
- Connect with inner circle
- Real-time updates
- Ad-free experience
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hot is more than just another photo app—it’s the place where your real moments come to life share your story without limits and stay connected to the people who matter most here’s why hot is where you belong: - photo sharing in stunning quality: your memories deserve the best, so every snap you share is vivid and full of life. no compression —just the real you, captured perfectly. - unlimited memories, unlimited you: forget storage limits. with hot, there’s room for every spontaneous moment, every late-night adventure, and every memory worth sharing. - stay closer to your inner circle: ditch the noise. hot lets you connect with your actual friends, not just followers. scroll through their latest snaps, comment, and see what they’re up to in real time. no ads, no fake followers—just you, your friends, and the moments that matter download hot and join the community that’s keeping it real!
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Verdict
Throwback by Loop and hot are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 4.9 for Throwback by Loop against 5.0 for hot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Throwback by Loop | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loop Social Inc. | Sibgatul Husnain |
Customer experience
Throwback by Loop
hot
In-app purchases
Throwback by Loop
No in-app purchases
hot
No in-app purchases









