Hooplo vs GateF8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hooplo
Connect with others and share your life through photos, videos, and updates. Discover new people and engage in conversations within a community that shares your interests. Express yourself freely in a dedicated space.
- Share photos and videos
- Post updates
- Connect with a community
- Discover new people
- Engage in conversations
- Express yourself freely
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Hooplo is your space to connect, create, and belong. Share photos, videos, and updates with a vibrant community that matches your interests. Discover new people, engage in conversations, and express yourself freely—all in one place
GateF8
Connect with fellow travelers at your airport gate. Discover new people, chat in real-time, and make the most of travel delays.
- Connect with travelers at your gate
- Real-time chat functionality
- Discover people nearby
- Enhance travel experiences
- Turn delays into social moments
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Gate F8 helps you connect with people around you while you travel. Discover fellow passengers at your gate, chat in real time, and turn delays into meaningful moments.
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Verdict
Hooplo and GateF8 both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hooplo's written reviews are positive against 43% of GateF8's. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Hooplo against 4.1 for GateF8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Hooplo's written reviews are positive against 43% of GateF8's.
Hooplo ships an update weekly, GateF8 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hooplo | GateF8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hooplo LLC | KYLE BARTHOLOMEW |
Customer experience
Hooplo
GateF8
In-app purchases
Hooplo
No in-app purchases
GateF8
No in-app purchases
