Loop vs Koup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop
Stay connected with friends through real-time, in-the-moment updates. Simply turn the app on and see what your friends are doing as it happens, without curated highlights or recaps.
- In-the-moment updates
- Hands-free operation
- See friends' current activities
- No highlights or recaps
- Live friend feeds
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Share WYD without touching your phone How it works: 1. Send your LivePass to any iPhone user (they don't need an app) 2. Go Live when you wanna share 3. Your pass-holders get notifications of WYD in real time Details: You can share your LivePass Pass with anyone that has an iPhone - they don't need the app! Turn on LivePass and leave it in the background - it catches what you're up to and updates your friends when you're doing something new! You can turn off anytime, pause specific people from getting updates, pick who gets your notifications and more!
Koup
This app creates a private, verified network for university students to connect, buy and sell items, find roommates, and stay updated on campus events and news. It ensures all interactions are within your specific university community for enhanced safety and relevance.
- Verified university student network
- On-campus marketplace for buying/selling
- Roommate finder with lifestyle matching
- Campus feed for announcements and discussions
- Photo sharing within university
- Campus events calendar
- Secure messaging and group chats
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Koup is a private network for verified university students. The market, the feed, the events, the photos and the public groups are all scoped to your own campus. Sign up with your university email. Your posts, listings and messages stay inside your campus community, not open to the wider internet. Market: Buy and sell on campus. Textbooks, dorm essentials, furniture, electronics, apparel, sports and outdoor gear; plus a Free Stuff section for whatever you are just giving away. - Browse by category, filter by condition and price range - Sort by newest or price, save listings for later - Message the seller in one tap and arrange a meet-up on campus - No shipping, no couriers, no strangers from across the country Nest Finder: Find a roommate Match with roommates the way you would actually pick one. - Budget, move-in date, lease length, on-campus or off-campus - Lifestyle traits: cleanliness, sleep schedule, social battery, party habits, smoking, pets - Like or pass, then message once you have both matched - Completely opt-in — off until you turn it on, and you can turn it back off The Chirp: Your campus feed Ask the question everyone has, post a shoutout, or just see what people are talking about today. - Categories: General, Question, PSA, Shoutout, Funny, Rant, Confession, Crush - Post anonymously when you would rather not put your name on it - Course feeds — follow your classes, see who else is in them, and read or write course reviews - Comment with text or a photo, like, and save the posts you want to keep Flyby: Photos all across campus life. A photo feed only verified students at your university can see. - Three views: Campus, Friends, and Threads - Threads are campus moments — move-in week, homecoming, finals week - React with emoji, tag friends, and keep your best shots as Highlights on your profile The Perch: What is on this week? Everything happening on campus in one place. - Campus Life, Academic, Career, Social, Wellness and Sports - Browse by date, see what is trending, and mark yourself interested - See which of your friends are going - Running something? Submit your club night, tryout or study session, and post updates to everyone interested Messages - Direct messages, group chats, and public groups anyone on campus can join - Photos, videos, documents and voice notes - Emoji reactions, replies, and search within a conversation - Read receipts you can switch off Spotlight Your quick campus browse: what is trending on the feed, events coming up, fresh listings, new campus photos, and a quick poll. Verified and moderated: Koup only works if the person on the other side is really a student, so safety is not an afterthought. - University email verification, and you choose your campus when you sign up - Two-factor authentication with an authenticator app, plus recovery codes - Block anyone, and report any post, listing, photo, comment or profile, all reports go to a real moderation team - Automated screening pipeline on all images and text posted before they reach the feed - Control your own privacy: read receipts, whether message previews appear on your lock screen, whether your courses show on your profile, and exactly which push notifications you receive - Delete your account and your content at any time, from inside the app Koup is free, and rolls out campus by campus. If your university is already on Koup, your email address is all you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Koup at 5.0 against Loop's 4.1. Koup also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Koup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Loop ships an update daily, Koup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | Koup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (117 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Timeline Incorporated | The Flockr Inc. |
Customer experience
Loop
Koup
Bugs and requests
Loop
Reported bugs
4 issues- App slows down phone performance significantly
- AI misinterprets conversations and generates inaccurate posts
- App crashes or freezes during use
- Inconsistent AI output quality
Requested features
4 requests- Advanced camera controls (zoom, exposure, focus)
- 24/7 video recording option
- Enhanced location tracking
- More AI customization options
Koup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loop
No in-app purchases
Koup
No in-app purchases









