Comparison

Lore Machine vs StoryLoop

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

Head to head
About

Lore Machine

Create and experience interactive animated graphic novels. Upload books or write prompts to generate unique stories with visuals, voice, music, and choices. Explore thousands of user-created LOREs from top storytellers.

Highlights
  • Create animated graphic novels
  • Generate stories from text prompts
  • Transform books into interactive LOREs
  • Explore user-created stories
  • Add imagery, voice, and music
  • Incorporate reader choices
Features
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Meet the LORE: An animated comic you can play! Jump into thousands of LOREs from the best storytellers on the web. Or make your own LORE! It's easy: write a prompt or upload an entire book, and Lore Machine transforms it into imagery, voice, music, motion, and choices your readers make as they go. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wiki.loremachine.world/the-lore-machine-user-manual/privacy-policy

About

StoryLoop

Immerse yourself in visual, episodic stories where your choices shape the narrative. Explore diverse genres with beautifully illustrated scenes and cinematic panels. Create and share your own interactive series without needing drawing skills.

Highlights
  • Visual episodic storytelling
  • Interactive choices
  • Branching narratives
  • Diverse genres
  • Creator tools
  • Story discovery
Features
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Storyloop — Make the Choice Join a new generation of visual, episodic storytelling where illustrated scenes, cinematic panels, and interactive choices come together in one immersive experience. Storyloop brings together panel-based visual stories inspired by manga, comics, and modern digital narratives, designed for deep immersion, not endless scrolling. Why you’ll love Storyloop Read and play visual stories for free, experience beautifully illustrated episodes and make choices that shape the story. Explore episodic series across every genre: romance, action, fantasy, thriller, drama, and more. Experience stories told through cinematic panels, dynamic pacing, and branching narratives. Make meaningful decisions that influence relationships, outcomes, and story paths. Discover Storyloop Originals : curated, high-quality interactive series you won’t find anywhere else. Follow stories, react to episodes, and engage with other readers and creators. For creators & storytellers Have a story to tell? Storyloop lets you create interactive visual series, design branching storylines, and reach a global audience, no drawing skills required. Create, publish, and let readers shape the journey. Storyloop is where stories evolve. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lore Machine4 screens
StoryLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lore Machine at 4.7 against StoryLoop's 4.0. Lore Machine also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). StoryLoop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Lore Machine sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and StoryLoop sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lore Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lore Machine has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Lore Machine's written reviews are positive against 100% of StoryLoop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lore Machine ships an update fortnightly, StoryLoop every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lore Machine versus StoryLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLore MachineStoryLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB42 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperExo UnlimitedStoryloop

Customer experience

Lore Machine

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

StoryLoop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Lore Machine

Subscriptions11
  • Lore Machine Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Archive in Between World Pass2 variants$5.001 Month
  • Well of Fables World Pass$5.001 Month
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  • Explorer (monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Lore Machine Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Creator (monthly)$19.001 Month
  • Pro (monthly)$49.001 Month
  • Explorer (yearly)$84.001 Year
  • Lore Machine Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Creator (yearly)$179.991 Year
  • Pro (yearly)$469.001 Year
One-time1
  • 100 Token Pack$4.99
14 purchases

StoryLoop

Subscriptions7
  • 200 Credits$14.997 Days
  • Storyloop creator$14.991 Month
  • 500 Credits$29.997 Days
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  • 1000 Credits$49.997 Days
  • Individual Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Storyloop creator annual$59.991 Year
  • 2000 Credits$79.997 Days
One-time7
  • Coins 40 + 10 Bonus$0.49
  • Coins 80 + 20 Bonus$0.99
  • Coins 240 + 60 Bonus$2.99
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  • Coins 400 + 100 Bonus$3.99
  • Coins 800 + 200 Bonus$8.99
  • Coins 1500 + 500 Bonus$17.99
  • Coins 3500 + 1500 Bonus$44.99

Questions

Is Lore Machine free?
Lore Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StoryLoop free?
StoryLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lore Machine or StoryLoop?
Lore Machine is rated higher. Lore Machine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while StoryLoop averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lore Machine or StoryLoop have ads?
Lore Machine shows ads; StoryLoop does not.
Which is updated more often, Lore Machine or StoryLoop?
Lore Machine ships an update fortnightly, and StoryLoop every 5 days. Most recently, Lore Machine was updated on October 30, 2026 and StoryLoop on October 30, 2026.

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