Gloop vs TripThread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gloop
Transform daily activities into fun competitions with friends or strangers worldwide. Connect with like-minded individuals through shared goals and earn rewards for participation and progress. It's a dynamic community where you can build friendships and achieve personal bests.
- Join live video challenges
- Compete with friends and global users
- Connect with like-minded people
- Earn reward tokens and perks
- Track personal progress and stats
- Build daily streaks
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Gloop is where you compete, connect, and win. Turn everyday activities into friendly competitions and get rewarded just for showing up and pushing your limits! Whether you’re challenging your friends or matching up with strangers worldwide, Gloop turns your daily routines into a multiplayer game. This isn’t another app you scroll through alone—it’s a massive, interactive community. Join ongoing challenges anytime, meet people through shared goals, and build real friendships with those who match your energy. WHY YOU’LL LOVE GLOOP: Join Live Challenges: Jump into the community feed and join trending video challenges happening right now. Compete Worldwide: Go head-to-head with friends or climb the global leaderboards against new people. Make Real Connections: Meet like-minded people through friendly, positive competition. Level Up & Earn: Unlock exclusive perks, claim reward tokens, and build your daily streaks. Track Your Progress: Keep an eye on your personal stats, badges, and participation history all in one place. Your next best friend—and your next big win—is one challenge away. Download Gloop today and let the games begin!
TripThread
Connect with fellow travelers at your destination. Create and join live community feeds for your resort, hotel, or cruise. Organize meetups, plan excursions, and chat in real-time to make the most of your trip.
- Destination-specific social feeds
- Live community for trips
- Organize meetups and events
- Real-time chat
- Push notifications for updates
- Connect with fellow travelers
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TripThread is your destination’s social feed — a simple way to meet people, make plans, and stay in the loop while you travel. Join your resort, hotel, cruise, or vacation spot and jump into a live community built around your exact trip dates. Start a thread for a hangout, plan an excursion, or ask a quick question — then get real-time replies and updates. What you can do with TripThread: Discover destinations and join the community for where you’re staying Start threads to organize meetups like “Swing Bar at 3PM” Create events with time and place, and see who’s going Live chat with everyone on your trip in real time Get push notifications so you don’t miss messages, replies, or reminders Whether you’re in Cancun, Cabo, on a cruise, or anywhere in the world — TripThread helps you turn “same place, same time” into real connections. Make the most of your trip. Find your people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TripThread at none against Gloop's shown. TripThread also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Gloop's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TripThread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Gloop's written reviews are positive against 100% of TripThread's.
Gloop ships an update weekly, TripThread every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gloop | TripThread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gloop LLC | Matthew Kada |
Customer experience
Gloop
TripThread
In-app purchases
Gloop
No in-app purchases
TripThread
No in-app purchases
