Comparison

Loop vs Availio

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

Head to head
About

Loop

This app offers a private space to share life moments with close friends and family. Create exclusive circles, share photos, voice notes, and feelings without the pressure of public profiles or algorithms. It focuses on meaningful connections and genuine expression.

Highlights
  • Create private circles
  • Invite only members
  • Share photos and voice notes
  • Tag moments with feelings
  • Simple polls for check-ins
  • Shared timeline
  • No public profiles
Features
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Loop is your private space to share life with the people who matter most. Whether it's your closest friends, your family, or your crew — Loop gives you a space to stay connected, express what matters, and build something that lasts. There's no followers, no noise and no pressure to perform. Just the people you care about — and the moments you want to keep. What you can do in Loop: + Create private loops for your closest people + Invite your circle — no public profiles, no strangers + Share photos, voice notes, and reflections + Tag each moment with how it made you feel + Check in with simple polls to stay aligned + Revisit your shared timeline over time + Keep it personal. Keep it real. Loop is designed for meaning — not attention. No algorithms. No followers. Just your people.

About

Availio

Easily see which of your friends are available to hang out right now or later. Quickly share your availability and activities to make spontaneous plans for coffee, games, or anything else.

Highlights
  • See friends' real-time availability
  • Share your own availability instantly
  • Suggest activities and locations
  • Create spontaneous group chats
  • Control who sees your availability
  • Add friends from contacts
Features
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Availio is the fastest way to turn free time into time together. No feeds to scroll. No followers to impress. Just your real friends and one simple question: who's free? FREE NOW Free for the next couple of hours? Say it in one tap. Add what you're up for and where you are (coffee, tacos, a walk around the park), and your friends see it instantly. SEE WHO'S AROUND Your home feed shows which friends are free right now and who's free later today, whether that's morning, afternoon, or evening, so a plan is never more than a message away. PLAN THE WEEK, LOOSELY Mark when you're free over the next few days ("down for a hike", "movie night?"). Your friends see the overlap, and spontaneity does the rest. HANGCHATS When someone's in, spin up a hangchat: a group chat built to turn "I'm free" into a time and a place. YOUR CREW, YOUR CALL You decide who sees you, every single time: all your friends, a group like Brunch Club or Climbing Crew, or just a few people. Nothing is ever public. FIND YOUR FRIENDS Add friends straight from your contacts in seconds, and invite the ones who don't have the app yet. Availio is for the plans that never make it to the calendar: the coffee runs, the pickup games, the "I'm around if you are". Spontaneous starts here.

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Availio4 screens

Verdict

The call

Loop and Availio are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loop against 5.0 for Availio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 6 days, Availio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Loop versus Availio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopAvailio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB55 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperConnected Circle, Inc.Frenz Inc

Customer experience

Loop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Availio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loop

No in-app purchases

None

Availio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Availio free?
Availio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop or Availio?
Loop and Availio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Loop or Availio have ads?
Neither Loop nor Availio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Availio?
Loop ships an update every 6 days, and Availio every 4 days. Most recently, Loop was updated on October 4, 2026 and Availio on October 7, 2026.

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