Throwback by Loop vs Hear Me Out
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.
Hear Me Out
Connect with others through spoken word. Share short audio stories, personal updates, or thoughts with your community or friends. Engage with content through voice replies and emoji reactions, fostering genuine connection.
- Post short voice stories
- Private friends-only feed
- Voice note replies
- Emoji reactions
- Real-time conversation
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Share your voice. Connect through sound. Hear Me Out is a social audio app where you can post short voice stories to your community or a private friends-only feed. Whether it’s a quick update, a personal story, or something on your mind—just hit record and share. Friends and community members can listen, respond with voice notes or emoji reactions, and join the conversation in real time. It's a space for real voices, not just captions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Hear Me Out at 3 against Throwback by Loop's 1. 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
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 Hear Me Out. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Throwback by Loop | Hear Me Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Loop Social Inc. | Hilo Media |
Customer experience
Throwback by Loop
Hear Me Out
In-app purchases
Throwback by Loop
No in-app purchases
Hear Me Out
No in-app purchases









