Comparison

Loop vs Loop Timers

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

Head to head
About

Loop

Features
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OPUS Loop is a simple meditation timer and sound player.. No subscription. No account. Set up your presets, build your library, and practice however you want. Forever. **What it is** It's a customizable tool for meditation, deep work, prayer or whatever ritual centers you. Underneath that simplicity, OPUS Loop allows you to build unlimited presets, each with its own soundtrack, bell configuration, background visuals, and reminder schedule. Set them up once. Switch between them with a swipe. They're yours to keep. **What it isn't** It doesn't sell content. It doesn't pretend to improve your life. It's a tool, and tools work best when they stay out of the way. OPUS Loop doesn't teach you how to meditate, but does include a list of free online resources that you can learn from. **Your library, your way** Import guided meditations, mantras, or music from your files or iCloud Drive. Use Apple Music tracks or playlists or use the built-in procedurally generated soundscapes: binaural beats (2Hz, 4Hz, 10Hz, 20Hz), white noise, pink noise, brown noise, dark noise. Or just sit in silence. **Bells and timing** Customizable start, end, and interval bells. **Built for your ecosystem** - Apple Health: Toggle tracking mindful minutes on or off - Apple Watch: start, pause, and track sessions from your wrist - Mind & Body mode: Track your Heart Rate during meditation or any other mindful activity you do, like ecstatic dance or yoga. - Live Activities: session progress on your Lock Screen - iCloud: your library and settings sync across devices. Simply add new sounds to your library in the app's iCloud folder and they'll appear in your Loop library. - Siri Shortcuts: automate your practice **Privacy by design** OPUS Loop does not operate any servers. There is no account to create, no data to upload, no tracking of any kind. Your sessions, your library, your settings stay on your device and in your personal iCloud account. We don't know who you are, and we prefer it that way. **Spiritually inclusive** No philosophy imposed. No tradition assumed. Whether you follow a teacher, a tradition, or your own instinct, OPUS Loop is a container for your practice, not a voice in it. --- Made in Romania by OPUS.

About

Loop Timers

Features
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Loop is a clean, iOS-native interval timer that lets you chain a sequence of timers and repeat them as many times as you want. Build a routine in seconds โ€” name each segment, set its duration, and choose how many times to loop the whole thing. Loop's wheel pickers feel like the stock Clock app's, and the live ring counts down each interval at a glance. Lock your phone mid-routine and Loop still cues you at every boundary via local notifications, mirrored to your Apple Watch. No accounts. No tracking. Just a timer that does more. Whether you're running Tabata rounds, timing a recipe, pacing study sessions, or running drills โ€” if it's a sequence with a repeat count, Loop handles it. Built-in presets: HIIT, Tabata, Pomodoro, Box Breathing, Boxing Rounds, 7-Minute Workout, Meditation, and Power Nap.

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Loop Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loop at none against Loop Timers's shown. Loop Timers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Loop Timers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 2 months, Loop Timers weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Loop versus Loop Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopLoop Timers
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1815.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size130 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpusculum SRLDarko Efremov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loop

One-time1
  • Infinite Presets$4.99
1 purchases

Loop Timers

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Timers free?
Loop Timers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop or Loop Timers have ads?
Loop Timers shows ads; Loop does not.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Loop Timers?
Loop ships an update every 2 months, and Loop Timers weekly. Most recently, Loop was updated on September 24, 2026 and Loop Timers on October 5, 2026.

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