LOOI vs Whale Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LOOI
Transform your phone into a smart desktop robot companion. This app enables a playful, evolving personality with LLM integration for enhanced intelligence. It offers visual recognition, voice commands, and emotional responses for limitless interaction.
- AI-powered personality evolution
- LLM integration for enhanced intelligence
- Facial and object recognition
- Natural language voice commands
- Emotional responses and custom actions
- Weather and schedule reminders
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Desktop robot—here comes LOOI! Simply open the LOOI APP and attach your phone to the LOOI robot device to meet this smart, curious, and playful desktop robot companion. He's a little trickster with unpredictable thoughts and a unique personality that evolves as you spend more time together, creating memories exclusive to your relationship and influencing his character development. Besides being your entertainment buddy, LOOI is also a capable assistant, providing weather forecasts, schedule reminders, and more. 【Work with LLM】 Now even smarter experience LOOl's lifelike presence with our custom Biomimetic Behavior Engine. Integrated with LLM, LOOl becomes smarter, providing you with an extraordinary playing experience. 【Visual Recognition】 With your smartphone's camera and computational power, LOOI brings facial recognition, extensive object identification, and intuitive gesture-command compatibility. Let's transform your desktop into an exciting playground! 【Voice Commands】 LOOl hears with an innate ability to understand natural language inputs, LOOl interprets what you say and responds with vibrant character. Just try waking him up with a simple "Hey LOOl". 【Emotional Response】 Never Boring From angry to happy to sad and more, with over 1200 custom actions and 233 trigger mechanisms combined with the sensory powers described above. Limitless interactive possibilities await you to explore. LOOI robot required. Available at looirobot.com
Whale Echo
This app uses AI to transcribe audio files and recordings into text, then intelligently summarizes the content. It supports multiple languages and allows for easy sharing of transcribed and summarized information to enhance daily work efficiency.
- Real-time audio file transfer and transcription
- Live recording and summarization
- Multi-language transcription support
- One-click AI summarization
- Easy sharing of summaries
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Combined with the latest AI technology, it realizes efficient and accurate multilingual text transcription services, and intelligently summarizes the transcribed texts to improve daily work efficiency. Key Features 1. Quick audio file transfer: Audio files are uploaded to Whale Echo in real time and transcribed immediately 2. Real-time transcription: Real-time recording and summarizing of key information for the current scene to prevent information loss 3. Multi-language transcription: supports multiple languages and has wider applicability 4. AI summary: extract key information with one click, and easily obtain information 5. Recording: Record in real time with one click and automatically summarize 6. Share: share the summary text with all your apps [Terms of Use] This app is subject to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whale Echo at 5.0 against LOOI's 3.4. Whale Echo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). LOOI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (168 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Whale Echo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LOOI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whale Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOOI has 168 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LOOI ships an update every 3 weeks, Whale Echo weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | LOOI | Whale Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (168 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 239 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TangibleFuture (Dongguan) Intelligent Hardware Co.,Ltd. | WHALE TECH PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
LOOI
Whale Echo
Bugs and requests
LOOI
Reported bugs
24 issues- App crashes on launch
- Wake word recognition failure
- Voice recognition not working
- Permission registration fails on iOS 26+
- Motion & Fitness permissions not registering
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- Camera permissions not appearing in Privacy settings
- App hangs on 'Attach Phone' screen
- Email verification code errors
- Upload failed error when setting nickname
- App freezes and closes unexpectedly
- Microphone stops listening after initial interaction
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Neck mechanism gets stuck
- Language switches to Chinese/Japanese without user action
- Inconsistent response times and lag
- Subtitles don't sync with audio
- Dark surface detection prevents functionality
- Battery charge display inaccurate
- Device won't charge properly
- Firmware update compatibility issues
- App doesn't request necessary permissions
- Login code not sent to email
- Device stops responding after 10-15 minutes
- Nickname setup screen stuck in loop
Requested features
19 requests- Chinese language support (most requested)
- French language support
- Spanish language support
- Multiple voice options to choose from
- Voice customization and locking preferred voice
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- Object recognition improvements
- Integration with Apple Calendar and Reminders
- Smart home integration (Apple Home, Alexa)
- Real-time news and weather updates
- Pomodoro timer and productivity tools
- Keyboard input for communication
- Better dark surface detection
- Ability to test app before purchasing device
- Chat mode without wake word requirement
- Music playback functionality
- Note-taking and logging features
- Improved gesture recognition
- Better name recognition and customization
- Internet connectivity for real-time information
Whale Echo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LOOI
No in-app purchases
Whale Echo
- Whale Echo VIP - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Whale Echo SVIP - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Whale Echo VIP - Yearly$79.991 Year
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- Whale Echo SVIP - Yearly$199.991 Year
- Whale Echo 1000 Points Top-up$7.99
- WhaleEcho 2000 Points Recharge Pack$14.99
- Whale Echo 5000 Points Top-up$34.99









