Backwood vs Hooplo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backwood
Connect with local communities for sports and outdoor adventures. Discover new spots for activities like fishing, hiking, and off-roading. Organize group meetups, share locations, and compete on leaderboards.
- Local sports and outdoor community
- Discover new adventure spots
- Organize group meetups and challenges
- Interactive map with shared coordinates
- Seasonal leaderboards and rewards
- Private and public sharing options
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Your Local Social, Sports & Outdoor Community. Meet. Compete. Explore. Drop Meetups or Challenges on Local Sports Courts. Find new spots for fishing, hiking, camping, cycling, dirt biking, ATV riding, 4x4 off-roading & more. Challenge route courses with checkpoints and time leaderboards. Meet / Compete in basketball, fishing, running, biking, climbing and more. Climb seasonal leaderboards and earn rewards. Pin your favorite spots and plan group adventure or travel meetups on an interactive map. Share precise coordinates for fishing holes, trailheads, or off-road rally points. Save photos and videos to personal hotspots so you can revisit (and share) adventures anytime. Discover hidden riding routes, fishing access, campsites, hiking paths, climbing crags, and off-road lines. Search by activity, location, or distance. Build your crew. Connect with friends and like-minded adventurers. Share pins and media privately with your group or post publicly to the Backwood community. Swap insider tips, recommend trails, and coordinate group outings—seamlessly. No AI. No data brokers. No tracking. No spam. No BS. Join your local Social, Sports & Outdoors Community. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://backwood.app/privacy
Hooplo
Connect with others and share your life through photos, videos, and updates. Discover new people and engage in conversations within a community that shares your interests. Express yourself freely in a dedicated space.
- Share photos and videos
- Post updates
- Connect with a community
- Discover new people
- Engage in conversations
- Express yourself freely
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Hooplo is your space to connect, create, and belong. Share photos, videos, and updates with a vibrant community that matches your interests. Discover new people, engage in conversations, and express yourself freely—all in one place
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backwood at 5.0 against Hooplo's 4.3. Hooplo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Backwood sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hooplo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backwood holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Backwood ships an update every 6 days, Hooplo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backwood | Hooplo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tech G Labs | Hooplo LLC |
Customer experience
Backwood
Hooplo
In-app purchases
Backwood
- Backwood Monthly Supporter$4.991 Month
- Backwood Yearly Supporter$59.991 Year
- 5,000 Backwood Credits$4.99
- 10,000 Backwood Credits$9.99
- 15,000 Backwood Credits$14.99
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- 25,000 Backwood Credits$24.99
- 50,000 Backwood Credits$49.99
Hooplo
No in-app purchases
