Comparison

Loopy AI vs Reader Ultra

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

Head to head
About

Loopy AI

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with a vast collection of aesthetic themes, custom widgets, and live wallpapers. Easily change app icons and generate unique 4K backgrounds with AI.

Highlights
  • Exclusive theme store
  • 3-in-1 themes (icons, widgets, wallpapers)
  • Customizable app icons
  • AI-generated 4K wallpapers
  • Live wallpapers
Features
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Live wallpapers, theme packs, widgets and icons — your whole home screen, changed in one tap. Loopy AI is a wallpaper app that goes past wallpaper. Pick a theme pack and it sets the lock screen, the home screen widgets and a matching icon set together, so nothing is left half-finished. Or turn one of your own photos into a looping live wallpaper with AI. WHAT YOU GET Theme packs — 28 and counting Wallpaper, widgets and matching app icons designed as one set. Preview the whole thing before you install it, then apply it in a single tap. Live wallpapers in 4K Hundreds of looping motion wallpapers, built to loop seamlessly and stay easy on the battery. New drops every week, sorted into collections: trending, minimal, dynamic island dark, and more. AI Magic — your photo, moving Add up to two of your own photos, pick a style, and the AI crafts a looping live wallpaper from them. Anime paper-tear, cinematic, glass, and more styles to choose from. Video to live wallpaper Import any clip and convert it to a Live Photo for your lock screen. Trim, loop and preview before you save. FREE, NOT JUST FREE-TO-TRY 29 live wallpapers are free with no subscription and no account. Do 5 push-ups, unlock a wallpaper. The camera counts your reps, and the wallpaper or theme pack is yours — no ad watched, no subscription started. Ten reps unlocks a full theme pack. BUILT FOR THE DEVICE Made for iOS 26 and the current lock screen. On iPad the collection lays out across the full screen instead of stretching a phone layout. Downloads are saved to Photos as real Live Photos, so they work with the system wallpaper picker exactly as Apple's own do. HOW IT WORKS 1) Browse a collection or open a theme pack 2) Preview it on a full-size mock of your own lock screen 3) Save the wallpaper, or install the whole pack 4) Long-press your lock screen and pick it PREMIUM Premium unlocks every wallpaper and theme pack, removes ads, and lifts the AI generation limits. Weekly, monthly and lifetime options. Everything free stays free. Terms & EULA https://ofpixel.com/terms-of-service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Reader Ultra

Features
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Reader Ultra is RSS the way it should be: fast, clean, and completely free of nonsense. No cluttered timelines. No ads dressed up as articles. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just your feeds, your folders, and a reading experience built for speed and focus — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Fill your reader your way. Add feeds by hand, paste in your own feed URLs, import an existing OPML file to bring your whole library across in one step — or skip the setup entirely and pick from a specially curated selection of quality feeds to get you reading straight away. However you start, you're only a tap or two from your first article. FAST, FROM LAUNCH TO LAST ARTICLE Reader Ultra opens instantly and stays out of your way. Scrolling is smooth, articles load clean, and everything is designed to get you reading in seconds — not fighting a busy interface. A PRIVATE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SYNC SERVICE Reader Ultra includes its own private RSS sync service — not a bolt-on, and not built on tracking. Your feeds and reading state sync across every device in real time, and it's fast: read an article on your Mac and it's already marked read on your iPhone; add a feed on your iPad and it appears everywhere in seconds. Silent background push keeps every device current without draining your battery, and the whole service is engineered for speed and reliability even with hundreds of feeds and thousands of articles. Sync is included at no extra cost — there's no separate account to juggle and nothing to configure. NATIVE ON EVERY PLATFORM, OPTIMISED FOR EACH Reader Ultra isn't a single app stretched to fit — it's built natively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and tuned for each one. On iPhone it's a fast, one-handed reader designed for quick sessions on the go. On iPad it takes full advantage of the larger canvas with multi-column layouts, split view, and keyboard support. On Mac it's a true desktop app with real keyboard shortcuts, resizable columns, and multiple windows — the polish Mac users expect. Whichever device you pick up, it feels like it was made for that device, because it was. FOLDERS AND SMART FEEDS, YOUR WAY Organise feeds into folders and make them yours — custom names, custom SF Symbol icons, and colours that help you find what you want at a glance. A tidy sidebar means less hunting and more reading. PERSONALISE EVERY DETAIL Reader Ultra is yours to shape. Choose from 20+ app icons and matching app accent colours to set the whole app's tone. Customise the sidebar to suit how you read — tailor the status tile, adjust the analytics tile, or hide the analytics tile entirely for a cleaner, more focused layout. Make it as informative or as minimal as you like. OPTIMISED SHARING Share the way you actually want to. Reader Ultra gives you clean, fast sharing to your favourite apps — the full article, the link, or a quick summary — with a share sheet that just works. SAFARI EXTENSION Subscribe straight from Safari. The extension finds every feed on the page — even the ones sites don't advertise — and hands it to Reader Ultra, ready to add. THOUGHTFUL, MODERN FEATURES • On-device article summaries powered by Apple Intelligence • Siri AI, Siri Shortcuts & App Intents — refresh feeds, find articles, and more, hands-free • Feed filtering — define keywords to filter out articles in individual feeds • Spotlight integration to jump straight to your articles • OPML import & export — bring your feeds in, take them anywhere • A clean reader view that strips clutter and blocks distracting content • Unread counts and badges that stay accurate across every device PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your reading is yours. Reader Ultra doesn't build an ad profile, doesn't track what you read, and doesn't get in your way. Whether you follow a handful of blogs or hundreds of news sources, Reader Ultra keeps everything fast, organised, and perfectly in sync. Download Reader Ultra and rediscover how good RSS can feel.

Screenshots

Loopy AI4 screens
Reader Ultra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loopy AI at Free against Reader Ultra's $14.99. Loopy AI also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Reader Ultra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Loopy AI is free to download; Reader Ultra costs $14.99 up front. Loopy AI sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Reader Ultra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopy AI ships an update every 4 days, Reader Ultra daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Loopy AI versus Reader Ultra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopy AIReader Ultra
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB120 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOfPixel LLCJonathan Clarke

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Loopy AI

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Access$4.997 Days
One-time9
  • Premium Theme$1.99
  • Premium Theme$2.99
  • Premium Theme$3.99
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  • Premium Theme$4.99
  • Premium Theme$5.99
  • Premium Theme$9.99
  • Premium Theme$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium Limited Time Offer$84.99
  • Lifetime Premium$169.99
None

Reader Ultra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopy AI free?
Loopy AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reader Ultra free?
Reader Ultra costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopy AI or Reader Ultra have ads?
Loopy AI shows ads; Reader Ultra does not.
Which is updated more often, Loopy AI or Reader Ultra?
Loopy AI ships an update every 4 days, and Reader Ultra daily. Most recently, Loopy AI was updated on October 30, 2026 and Reader Ultra on October 31, 2026.

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