Comparison

outernet vs Loical

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

Head to head
About

outernet

This app encourages users to explore the real world by saving and organizing places and events. It helps you plan outings, from casual coffee shop visits to elaborate date nights or family vacations, turning online interests into offline adventures.

Highlights
  • Save and organize places/events
  • Research and summarize event details
  • Create collections of locations
  • Plan date nights and family days
  • Build vacation itineraries
  • Collect stamps for completed adventures
Features
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Outernet is creating a new type of internet use, in which our phones serve as a map of IRL exploration that gets us outside, instead of keeping us stuck scrolling indoors. Outernet helps you save and organize the places/events you want to check out, so it’s easy to actually go! You can share any place/event to Outernet (via tiktok, instagram reels, website URLs, screenshots, or pictures), and we’ll do the research, summarize what you need to know, and organize your plans so it’s easy to actually go. And as you complete your saved adventures, you collect stamps! When you’re on the Outernet, you can: - Actually remember to check out that cool pop-up, arts festival, woodworking class, etc. - Create a collection of trinket box locations or top coffee shops in your city, then check each off as you explore it - Plan date nights that’ll blow your partner’s socks clean off - Organize family days that both the kiddos and adults enjoy - Easily create itineraries for your vacations (both in the books and aspirational) - And most of all, spend more time outside doing things, instead of just being online watching them! This is only the beginning of Outernet reshaping how we use the internet, and we’d love to have you join us on our adventure. We’ll cya outside! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Loical

Discover local nonprofits and causes aligned with your values. Explore organizations focused on education, health, environment, and more. Find ways to support your community and get involved.

Highlights
  • Discover local nonprofits
  • Learn organization missions
  • Explore support opportunities
  • Find causes by interest
  • Connect with involvement options
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Explore your city. Discover local places. Reveal the map. Loical turns your community into a real-world exploration experience. Discover trending local spots, nearby missions, volunteer opportunities, and community events. Save places you want to visit, go there in real life, and reveal more of your map as you explore. Every trip adds to your progress. Visit new places, unlock areas, earn XP, and see how much of your city you’ve explored. With Loical, you can: • Explore your city through an interactive fog-of-war map • Discover trending local spots and places nearby • Save places you want to visit • Complete real-world missions to reveal new areas • Find local volunteer opportunities and organizations • Discover community events happening nearby • Ask organizations questions about volunteer missions • Earn XP and grow your Explorer level • Track city progress through your Passport • Build your exploration progress from Home Base Some discoveries are simply places worth checking out. Others connect you with volunteer opportunities, organizations, and events happening in your community. Go outside. Explore more. Reveal your city.

Screenshots

outernet4 screens
Loical4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loical at none against outernet's 4. outernet's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. outernet sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Loical asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for outernet against 5.0 for Loical. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: outernet has 260 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of outernet's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loical's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

outernet ships an update every 10 days, Loical fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
outernet versus Loical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterouternetLoical
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (260 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings260 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB93 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOuternet Explorer Inc.Nicholas Kim

Customer experience

outernet

All ratings248 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%

Loical

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

outernet

Subscriptions4
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Month$4.991 Month
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Month$6.991 Month
  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Year$29.991 Year
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  • Outernet Explorer's Club | Year$39.991 Year
None

Loical

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is outernet free?
outernet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loical free?
Loical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, outernet or Loical?
Loical is rated higher. outernet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 260 ratings, while Loical averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do outernet or Loical have ads?
Neither outernet nor Loical shows ads.
Which is updated more often, outernet or Loical?
outernet ships an update every 10 days, and Loical fortnightly. Most recently, outernet was updated on October 28, 2026 and Loical on October 19, 2026.

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