Throwback by Loop vs Butter
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.
Butter
This app provides a dedicated space for friend groups to engage in shared activities and plan events. It features interactive experiences, a central hub for group activity, and tools to organize outings and coordinate schedules.
- Shared group experiences
- Tier list creation
- Polaroid camera simulation
- Group gratitude journal
- Event planning with voting
- Group calendar integration
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ACTIVITIES -Every space in Butter comes with ready-to-use group experiences that friends can do together. -Create a tier list in less than a minute, turn your phone into a polaroid camera, or quietly reflect with a group gratitude journal. -Activities are designed with your friends in mind, giving inside jokes room to grow, sparking spontaneous conversations, and creating new ways to spend time together. THE SPHERE -The main screen of Butter is the sphere, a rotating home for your group that shows recent activity from the app. -See what your friends have been up to immediately, and join in with a single tap. PLAN EVENTS -Use our flagship activity, Down to Hang, to help choose your next group outing, and plan what time works for everyone. -Butter finds the coolest spots in your area and lets you swipe to vote on them with no effort, even creating a group calendar to make sure everyone’s on board. If you’re ready to stop doomscrolling alone and start making memories with the people who matter, it's time to get Butter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Throwback by Loop at 16.0 against Butter's 18.0. 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 Butter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Throwback by Loop ships an update weekly, Butter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Throwback by Loop | Butter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Loop Social Inc. | Bonfire Technologies Inc |
Customer experience
Throwback by Loop
Butter
In-app purchases
Throwback by Loop
No in-app purchases
Butter
No in-app purchases









