Loop vs Squishy_Duck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop
This audio journaling app helps you reflect and grow with quick, timed entries and personalized daily prompts. Understand your moods and patterns by tracking emotions and experiences, and save key moments. It offers a private and secure space for your thoughts.
- Timed audio entries
- Personalized daily prompts
- Mood and pattern tracking
- Automatic saving of key moments
- Daily reflection summaries
- Multiple journal types
- Private and encrypted data
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Loop is an audio journaling app designed to help you reflect, grow, and track your journey, all in just a few minutes a day. Why Loop? Quick & Timed Entries No rambling, no pressure. Each entry is timed so you can capture your thoughts fast and stay focused. Daily Reflections, Tailored to You Every day, you’ll get personalized prompts based on your past entries, helping you uncover patterns and new insights. Understand Your Moods & Patterns Track what topics lift you up or bring you down. Loop helps you connect the dots between your emotions and experiences. Save Wins, Affirmations, & More From small victories to major breakthroughs, loop automaticlly keeps a record of key moments from your responses. Track Your Mood Over Time See how you’re feeling day by day with a schedule designed to help you notice correlations between entries and mood. Summarized Daily Reflections At the end of each daily reflection, get a short and insightful recap of your thoughts and moods. Different Journals for Different Needs Whether it’s through a dream journal or success log, loop is there to fit your personal journaling style. Private & Secure—Always Your data stays yours. Everything is encrypted, and we will NEVER use third-party providers. No one but you can access your entries. Start looping your thoughts today. This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Squishy_Duck
This app offers a digital escape for stress relief. Engage in calming activities like popping balloons, squishing a duck ball, and guided breathing exercises. Discover cute emotional ducks and enjoy an adorable, duck-themed interface designed to bring a smile.
- Balloon Pop Mode
- Squishy Duck Squeeze Ball
- Guided Breathing Bubbles
- Cute duck-themed UI
- Sound effects
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Feeling stressed? Meet Squishy_Duck, your personal stress relief companion! Pop balloons, squish a reactive duck ball, try calming breathing exercises, and discover a world of cute emotional ducks hiding behind your screen. Whether you’re overwhelmed by work, school, or life in general, SquishyDuck is here to make you smile. Features: • Balloon Pop Mode • Squishy Duck Squeeze Ball • Guided Breathing Bubbles • Adorable duck-themed UI with sound effects Designed with love (and a tiny bit of anxiety) by a solo indie developer + their daughter, who also drew the logo duck Enjoy it for free. No ads. If you’d like to support development, we welcome your kindness through optional in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Loop at 23 against Squishy_Duck's 1. Squishy_Duck's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Loop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Squishy_Duck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loop against 5.0 for Squishy_Duck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Loop ships an update every 5 days, Squishy_Duck every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | Squishy_Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BANW TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Funi Chen |
Customer experience
Loop
Squishy_Duck
In-app purchases
Loop
- Loop Premium$3.991 Month
- Loop Premium$24.991 Year
Squishy_Duck
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
