Comparison

LOOI vs Bye Bye Button

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Bye Bye Button

This app helps you escape uncomfortable social situations by simulating a real phone call. Simply press a connected device, and it generates a fake incoming call from a contact of your choice, allowing for a discreet exit.

Highlights
  • Simulates real incoming phone calls
  • Discreetly exit awkward situations
  • Customizable caller from contact list
  • Runs in the background
  • Patent-pending technology
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Use the patent pending Bye Bye Button to quickly and gracefully exit awkward situations. Bad date? Long winded coworker? Annoying Neighbor? BYE BYE!!!The Bye Bye Button Application wirelessly interacts with the Bye Bye Button device to help you quickly and discreetly generate a fake (yet REAL!) phone call to get you out of undesirable situations. Simply setup the application once, let it run in the background, and when you press the button, you'll get a "real" phone call from anyone you choose in your contact list (We briefly link the real incoming call to your chosen contact, then erase the trace after your getaway). Because we generate real phone calls, you don't have to have the application unlocked, and you don't have to plan ahead. PLEASE NOTE: because we generate real phone calls and text messages that cost money, we will end up adding some kind of paid service in the future. The paid service will likely be along the lines of a monthly service fee, a per use service fee, or possibly some combination therein. Because we generate real calls and texts, you might incur additional costs from your carrier when using these features of this application. Use of this application is subject to our terms and conditions. Say "Hello" to the Bye Bye Button and "BYE BYE" to awkward social situations! Terms of Use: https://www.byebyebutton.com/pages/end-user-license-agreement

Screenshots

LOOI4 screens
Bye Bye Button3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bye Bye Button at 80% against LOOI's 39%. Bye Bye Button also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). LOOI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bye Bye Button sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LOOI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOOI ships an update every 3 weeks, Bye Bye Button every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LOOI versus Bye Bye Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOIBye Bye Button
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTangibleFuture (Dongguan) Intelligent Hardware Co.,Ltd.Cooler Pro LLC

Customer experience

LOOI

All ratings161 ratings
Positive54.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative49.0%

Bye Bye Button

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Bye Bye Button

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LOOI

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Bye Bye Button

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - 100 Alerts/mo$0.991 Month
  • Premium Plus - 10000 Alerts/mo$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • 10 Bye Bye's$0.99
  • 50 Bye Bye's$2.99
  • 100 Bye Bye's$2.99
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  • 500 Bye Bye's$9.99

Questions

Is LOOI free?
LOOI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bye Bye Button free?
Bye Bye Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LOOI or Bye Bye Button have ads?
Neither LOOI nor Bye Bye Button shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOOI or Bye Bye Button?
LOOI ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bye Bye Button every 10 days. Most recently, LOOI was updated on October 6, 2026 and Bye Bye Button on September 27, 2026.

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