Comparison

Loop vs Sam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loop

Connect with new people through your existing social circle and shared communities. Discover potential matches by seeing who your friends know and requesting introductions. Facilitates connections based on events, locations, and shared interests.

Highlights
  • Matchmaking through friends
  • Request introductions
  • Event-based groups
  • Location-based groups
  • Community matching
  • Professional matchmaker integration
Features
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Loop is the social network for meeting and matchmaking through friends, events, and communities. On Loop, everyone plays matchmaker for their single friends. Singles can also see who their friends know and ask for intros through the app, removing any social friction and making matchmaking easy. In addition to meeting through friends, people on Loop can meet and matchmake through groups centered around events, locations, professional matchmakers, and other communities. Loop groups for coffee shops, gyms, alumni networks, or parties can help maximize the odds that singles connect with someone who they could have met in real life. Loop is free to download and use. Sign up, indicate if you’re single or just there to set up friends, invite your friends, and start suggesting life changing matches! Our app uses Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sam

Connects individuals needing assistance with small tasks to nearby volunteers willing to help. Facilitates community support and task completion.

Highlights
  • Volunteer matching
  • Task assistance
  • Community building
  • Local help
  • Small task support
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Match volunteers with people who have small tasks and need help.

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Sam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sam at none against Loop's 13. Sam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Loop's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Loop sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Sam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, Sam every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Loop versus Sam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopSam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLOOOPMEIN INC.Arito, Inc

Customer experience

Loop

All ratings1,016 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative53.6%

Sam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Loop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after recent updates
  • Registration screen issues on certain devices
  • Constant log-out problems
  • Unreliable location feature

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to communicate with matches
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Notification system for match outcomes
  • Tools to help grow matchmaker groups
  • More detailed user profiles

Sam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions4
  • Loop Premium (1 Month)$29.991 Month
  • Loop Premium (3 Months)$74.993 Months
  • Loop Premium (6 Months)$119.996 Months
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  • Loop Premium (1 Year)$179.991 Year
One-time9
  • Premium Intro Request$9.99
  • Premium Match Accept$9.99
  • 2 Premium Match Accepts$14.99
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  • 2 Premium Intro Requests$14.99
  • 3 Premium Intro Requests$19.99
  • 3 Premium Match Accepts$19.99
  • Premium Group Unlock$19.99
  • 2 Premium Group Unlocks$34.99
  • 3 Premium Group Unlocks$49.99
None

Sam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sam free?
Sam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or Sam?
Sam is rated higher. Loop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Sam averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Loop or Sam have ads?
Neither Loop nor Sam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Sam?
Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sam every 9 days. Most recently, Loop was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sam on September 30, 2026.

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