Comparison

Loop vs Should We Date?

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

Should We Date?

This app analyzes a photo of individuals or a group to reveal potential romantic connections and social dynamics. It serves as an engaging icebreaker for parties, events, or casual gatherings, sparking conversations about who might be interested in whom.

Highlights
  • Photo analysis for social dynamics
  • Instant connection insights
  • Group and individual analysis
  • Entertainment icebreaker
  • Party and event engagement
Features
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ShouldWeDate.ai makes any party, event, or night out way more interesting. Everyone’s thinking it. So… who’s into who? One photo. The vibes don’t lie. UPLOAD YOU OR THE GROUP Drop a photo of yourself or the whole crew. Get instant reads on what everyone’s feeling—but not saying. CHECK THE CHEMISTRY The crush. The tension. The pairing everyone clocked before you did. THE ULTIMATE ICEBREAKER Perfect for parties, bars, events, and date nights. One photo and suddenly everyone’s talking. ENTERTAINMENT ONLY All insights are for fun and meant for entertainment purposes only.

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Should We Date?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Should We Date? at 100% against Loop's 37%. Should We Date? also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Loop's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 13). 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. Should We Date? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Should We Date? 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 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Loop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Should We Date?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, Should We Date? fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Loop versus Should We Date?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopShould We Date?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB210 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLOOOPMEIN INC.Lerner Ventures, Inc.

Customer experience

Loop

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

Should We Date?

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
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

Should We Date?

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

Should We Date?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Should We Date? free?
Should We Date? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or Should We Date??
Should We Date? is rated higher. Loop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Should We Date? averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Loop or Should We Date? have ads?
Neither Loop nor Should We Date? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Should We Date??
Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, and Should We Date? fortnightly. Most recently, Loop was updated on October 12, 2026 and Should We Date? on September 30, 2026.

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