Comparison

Loop vs HookedIRL

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

HookedIRL

Discover and connect with single people at events, bars, and cafes. Check in to your location, see who else is single, and initiate conversations with mutual likes. Users can report or block others.

Highlights
  • Discover singles at events
  • Check in to venues
  • Like and chat with matches
  • Report and block users
  • Location-based discovery
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See who's single at events, bars, and cafés. How it works 1. Go to an event or a venue. 2. Check in when you get there. 3. See who's single there, like them, and chat when it's mutual. Report or block anyone. You must be 18 or older.

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
HookedIRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HookedIRL at 85% against Loop's 37%. HookedIRL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). Loop's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 28). 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. HookedIRL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 1.1K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 85% of HookedIRL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, HookedIRL every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Loop versus HookedIRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopHookedIRL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better3.9 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLOOOPMEIN INC.Hooked Social Inc

Customer experience

Loop

All ratings1,039 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative53.6%

HookedIRL

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

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

HookedIRL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 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-time6
  • Premium Intro Request$9.99
  • 2 Premium Intro Requests$14.99
  • 3 Premium Intro Requests$19.99
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  • Premium Group Unlock$19.99
  • 2 Premium Group Unlocks$34.99
  • 3 Premium Group Unlocks$49.99
None

HookedIRL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HookedIRL free?
HookedIRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or HookedIRL?
Loop is rated higher. Loop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while HookedIRL averages 3.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Loop or HookedIRL have ads?
Neither Loop nor HookedIRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or HookedIRL?
Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, and HookedIRL every 8 days. Most recently, Loop was updated on November 7, 2026 and HookedIRL on November 8, 2026.

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