Comparison

Cerebyte vs Looop

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

Head to head
About

Cerebyte

This neuroscience-based audio wellness app uses real brainwave recordings to help you achieve specific mental states like deep sleep, focus, or anxiety reduction. It offers personalized soundscapes and a unique approach to mental well-being beyond generic meditation or sleep sounds.

Highlights
  • Real brainwave recordings
  • Personalized soundscapes
  • Anxiety reduction states
  • Deep sleep audio
  • Focus and concentration tools
  • Wake up alarm
  • Guest access for trial
Features
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Welcome to Cerebyte, the neuroscience based audio wellness app designed to help you shift your mind into specific mental states using real brainwave recordings. In a market flooded with generic meditation apps, synthesized binaural beats, and basic sleep sounds, Cerebyte offers a radically different approach. We do not just give you calming music for sleep. We provide sound experiences modulated by the actual electrical activity of the human brain. The human brain produces electrical waves that correspond to different states of consciousness. For the first time, these waves have been recorded and translated into audio. We call them Cerebytes. When you listen, you are hearing the audio shaped by the real brain activity associated with the exact state you want to move toward, whether that is deep sleep, absolute focus, or anxiety reduction. Direct Brain to Brain Sound Technology is designed to help your brain shift into the state you need. What if you could listen to the sound of the state itself? Whether you are seeking a guided meditation app, study music for memory retention, or a tool to support brain training, Cerebyte adapts to your unique needs. During onboarding, you are prompted to select your primary goals to personalize your experience. Our library includes dedicated states for Anxiety Reduction, Craving Control, Creative Flow, Deep Sleep, Energize, Experimental, Focus, Meditative, Motivation, and Relaxation. If you are looking for an app to help with insomnia, improve your sleep cycle, or act as a sleep tracker companion, Cerebyte provides audio crafted from a real sleeping brain rhythm. Cerebyte is built to support your productivity and mental health throughout your entire day. You can indicate exactly when you need your desired state, choosing from Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Before Bed, or In Urgent Moments. Explore our core features: • The Wake Up Alarm: Set up your Wake up alarm and select a soundbyte to wake up to. Start your morning in a state of calm or elevate your brain right out of a dream. • Soundscapes: Initiate the creation of a new soundscape and personalize it to your liking. You can name your soundscape, select a cover picture, and choose custom colors. • My Sessions: Easily view your previously generated or saved sessions. Add your top tracks to your Favorites for quick access. • Guest Access: You can enter as a guest to try the app before committing to an account. If you are tired of standard sleep sounds, generic white noise for babies, or traditional mindfulness apps that fail to hold your attention, Cerebyte provides a scientifically grounded alternative. It serves as an excellent companion for those needing deep sleep music, concentration music for deep work, or relaxation music for anxiety. Our users find it to be an incredible asset for productivity, flow, and overall mental wellness. While we offer a free experience, a paywall screen invites you to upgrade to the premium Cerebyte Gold experience. With a Gold subscription, you unlock full access to the EEG state library. You receive full EEG database access, all brain states unlocked, unlimited sequence creation, early access to new cerebytes, and no interruptions. You can start a 7-Day Free Trial and cancel anytime. We believe in giving back to the scientific community. A percentage of the profits of this App goes to the Charity TeleEEG at www.teleeeg.org. By improving your own brain states, you are also helping support clinical EEG access worldwide. Download Cerebyte today to experience the true sound of your brain. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cerebytes.com/

About

Looop

This safety notification app learns the normal routines of loved ones and alerts you to unusual activity. It provides updates on weather, local crime, phone battery status, and significant location changes, offering peace of mind without constant tracking.

Highlights
  • Routine learning and unusual activity alerts
  • Severe weather and local crime notifications
  • Phone battery and inactivity monitoring
  • Location arrival/departure alerts
  • Apple Health and Watch integration for steps, sleep, heart rate
  • Privacy-focused design with no data selling
Features
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Looop nudges you when to check-in on the people you love, so they can live their lives and you can stop wondering. It's a safety notifications app, not a tracking app. KNOW WHEN TO CHECK IN Looop learns each Loved One's normal routine and lets you know when a day looks unusual. You get a plain summary of what's different, with Call and Text just a tap away. A HEADS-UP ON WHAT'S AROUND THEM • Severe weather: storms, flood warnings, extreme heat or cold, in the US and worldwide • Crime reported near them, in supported cities • A phone battery running low, or a phone that hasn't been touched for hours THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER • Arriving at an airport, a hospital, or a police station • Finishing a drive • Arriving at or leaving the places you save, like Home or Work THEIR NORMAL, NOT EVERYONE'S With Apple Health and Apple Watch, Loved Ones can choose to share steps, sleep, and heart rate. Each one is marked Typical or Unusual based on that person's own patterns. FREEDOM FOR THEM, CALM FOR YOU No constant calls. No "where are you?" texts. Looop works quietly in the background, so nobody has to open the app or remember to check in. A map is there for when you need it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data is never sold or shared • No advertisers or partners • Looop is Safe & Secure • Delete your account and data whenever you choose Looop is for families spread across cities and states: parents living on their own, kids away at college, siblings, partners, and close friends who look out for each other. Because caring from a distance should bring peace of mind, not added stress. Smart Notifications require an optional Looop Plus subscription. -- https://www.thelooopapp.com/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cerebyte4 screens
Looop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Looop at 4.7 against Cerebyte's 4.0. Looop also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Cerebyte's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cerebyte sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Looop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Looop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Looop has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cerebyte ships an update weekly, Looop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cerebyte versus Looop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCerebyteLooop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB106 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperElectrodiagnostic Services LtdLooop

Customer experience

Cerebyte

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Looop

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cerebyte

Subscriptions1
  • Cerebyte Gold7 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Looop

Subscriptions2
  • Looop Plus$4.991 Month
  • Looop Plus$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cerebyte free?
Cerebyte is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Looop free?
Looop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cerebyte or Looop?
Looop is rated higher. Cerebyte averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Looop averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Cerebyte or Looop have ads?
Neither Cerebyte nor Looop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cerebyte or Looop?
Cerebyte ships an update weekly, and Looop every 4 days. Most recently, Cerebyte was updated on October 31, 2026 and Looop on November 9, 2026.

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