Hooplo vs PopEllo
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
PopEllo
This app offers private, end-to-end encrypted messaging with features like sealed messages, disappearing messages, and voice/video calls. Connect with friends using handles instead of phone numbers for enhanced privacy.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Sealed messages with hold-to-reveal
- Disappearing messages
- Voice and video calls
- Photo and video sharing
- Connect via @handle (no phone number needed)
- Voice effects for voice notes
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Popello brings private conversations and playful expression together. Send end-to-end encrypted messages, share photos and videos, and stay connected through voice notes and calls. Find friends by @handle without sharing your phone number. REVEAL ON YOUR TERMS Sealed messages keep their contents hidden on screen until you choose to reveal them. Hold to reveal and release to reseal when using hold-to-reveal mode. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED MESSAGING Messages are encrypted on your device before being sent. The visual seal adds on-screen privacy; end-to-end encryption protects the message content. VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS Move beyond text with voice and video conversations. PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND VOICE NOTES Share moments with friends and add personality to voice notes with voice effects. MORE CONTROL OVER YOUR CHATS Use disappearing messages, an app PIN and an optional duress PIN that opens an empty inbox. CONNECT BY HANDLE Sign in with Apple or Google, choose your @handle and connect with friends. No phone number required. Popello is free to use. Manage your account and access account deletion from Settings. Privacy Policy: https://popello.chat/privacy.html Terms: https://popello.chat/terms.html Support: support@popello.chat
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PopEllo at 5.0 against Hooplo's 4.3. Hooplo's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
PopEllo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hooplo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hooplo ships an update weekly, PopEllo every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Hooplo | PopEllo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hooplo LLC | Victoriam |
Customer experience
Hooplo
PopEllo
In-app purchases
Hooplo
No in-app purchases
PopEllo
No in-app purchases
