BuckBuddy vs Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuckBuddy
Connect with fellow hunters, share your experiences, and track harvested animals. This GPS-driven platform enhances safety and success by facilitating communication and collaborative searches for wounded game.
- Connect with like-minded hunters
- Real-time location sharing
- Harvested animal tracking
- Wounded animal assistance
- GPS-driven map features
- Share hunting success
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Buck Buddy is a revolutionary social platform designed exclusively for hunters, enabling them to connect, share hunting experiences, track harvested animals, aid in wounded animal searches, and build a supportive community of like-minded individuals, all through a GPS-driven app that enhances safety and success in the hunting world. From the beginning of time, early humans’ survival was based on their ability to successfully hunt. A common practice was to hunt in groups in order to improve their chances of a catch. Today, there are over 11 million deer hunters in the U.S. according to the National Deer Association. And while many of the hunters choose a combination of hunting in groups or solo, there is no social platform that exists to bring them all together. Until now, introducing the Buck Buddy app. The Buck Buddy app, allows hunters to connect with other hunters while bringing strangers with a common interest and mission together. Track your animal with ease: Upon downloading the app, the hunter creates a profile page consisting of your name, address, and/or cell number or email. Once registered you can click on a deer stand located on the map which informs other hunters that it’s your location. From your spot, you will get a notification from others within a three to five-mile radius. At that point, you can share a picture of your harvested animal and save that information for others to see. This helps not only in tracking your animal but will minimize the time spent on an animal that has already been taken. Useful for searching and helping others search: The Buck Buddy app is also useful for searching and helping others search for a wounded animal. Buck Buddy can also be used in the same way for shed hunting. And because Buck Buddy is GPS driven you can share and post from the comfort of your home. Buck Buddy is the perfect platform for the harvesting of any animal. Make your collective experience safer and more successful. Buck Buddy is the creation of an avid hunter for over 20 years. He states, “I created Buck Buddy because communicating in the deer hunting world was missing but needed. This is the app where we hunters can at the very least familiarize ourselves and what we are hunting within the areas we are sharing making our collective experience safer and more successful.” Take your best shot with Buck Buddy today by downloading on IOS for your free one-month trial period. Additional Features: Hunter Connection: Connect with Like-minded Hunters Real-time Location Sharing: Mark Your Deer Stand and Stay Connected Harvested Animal Tracking: Capture and Share Hunting Success Wounded Animal Assistance: Collaborative Search and Rescue Terms of Service: https://buckbuddyapp.com/terms-of-service/
Loop
This social networking app allows college students to connect and share anonymously using usernames. It fosters community through shared interests, trending campus content, and private messaging features.
- Username-based posting for privacy
- Join interest-based campus groups
- View trending campus content
- Smart notifications for replies and upvotes
- Safe and secure user information
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Welcome to Loop — your campus, your crew, your vibe. Loop is the semi-anonymous social app for college students who want to speak up without oversharing. You post with a username — not your real name — so you get privacy but still build a rep. Whether you’re spilling tea, sharing memes, or debating campus life, Loop’s got the right mix of community and chill. What you get: • Username-based posting: Keep your real identity private, but build your Loop rep. • Join loops: Connect with groups that match your dorm, clubs, or interests. • Trending content: See what’s hot on campus with real-time posts and discussions. • Smart notifications: Get notified when people reply or upvote your posts. • Safe and secure: Your info is protected — just be yourself, but under a username. Whether you want to vent about finals, brag about your late-night snack run, or see what’s buzzing, Loop’s the campus feed where everyone knows your username — but not your name. Coming soon: polls, group chats, and profile customization — all while keeping your vibe intact. Loop is free, made by students, for students. Ready to join your campus’s conversation? Questions or feedback? Reach out at joinloopappinc@gmail.com. Check out our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service — your privacy is our priority.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop at none against BuckBuddy's 2. Loop also leads on ads (none vs shown). 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. BuckBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BuckBuddy against 5.0 for Loop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BuckBuddy ships an update every 6 weeks, Loop every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuckBuddy | Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buck Buddy LLC | Ninad Sudhir Moharir |
Customer experience
BuckBuddy
Loop
In-app purchases
BuckBuddy
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
Loop
No in-app purchases









