Comparison

reetle vs OpLoop

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

Head to head
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reetle

Features
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World's First AI E-Ink Hub for Smartphone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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OpLoop

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Those Reels you just scrolled. Remember any of them? OpLoop blocks the apps that eat your day, on the schedule you set. Open one anyway and you get a card that makes you smile, instead of a gray wall or a lecture. Built for doomscrollers who want a real digital detox. Cut screen time and break the endless-scroll habit, alone or with friends. โ–  Blocking without the nagging Every block shows a different card: a gentle poke, a calm line, sometimes a joke that goes right up to the line. 3,600 cards written for 12 cultures, each set from scratch, never machine-translated. Cooldowns keep the same line from turning into wallpaper. โ–  Challenges: quit together Some goals are hard to keep alone. Join a challenge and quit on the same day as everyone else. OpLoop does the blocking for the whole challenge, and if you hold on to the end, you PASS. Official challenges are open to everyone. A friends' challenge starts from a single invite link (creating one is Pro). โ–  Routines Pick the hours and the apps, then decide how strict. Morning focus, study hours, an evening wind-down: set the rhythm once and OpLoop turns blocking on and off for you. Websites can go on the list too. โ–  Sprint Need focus right now? Start a session, no schedule needed. โ€ข Soft blocks the apps you picked โ€ข Deep blocks everything except the apps you allow โ€ข Lockdown (Pro) holds until the timer runs out Pick Interval to alternate focus and breaks in sets, Pomodoro style. Follow the timer on your Lock Screen, or start a Sprint right from the Home Screen widget. โ–  Lockdown, the iPhone way While Lockdown runs, iOS won't let you delete apps (OpLoop included), install new ones, change the clock, or open the web. That's as firm as iOS lets any app be: no tricks, and no promises we can't keep. If you like, a Shortcut can turn on a Focus when Lockdown starts. โ–  Growth An estimate of the time you earned back each week, plus the blocks that held and the Sprints you finished. โ–  Passes A few short passes a day for when you really need the app. Use one right from the block screen. When they run out, the block holds. โ–  Themes (Pro) Four color themes to match your mood. โ–  OpLoop Pro (in-app purchase) Everything above is free, with one routine and one app per list. Features marked (Pro), such as Lockdown, themes and creating a friends' challenge, plus unlimited apps and routines and no ads, need OpLoop Pro: a monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. โ–  About Screen Time access OpLoop uses Apple's Screen Time API to block the apps and content you choose. We don't collect which apps you block or your blocking history. Everything it uses for blocking stays on your iPhone and never leaves it. If you sign in, we keep your email for your account. โ–  Your records stay on your phone Routines, blocks, and passes are stored on your device only and never uploaded. Join a challenge and only that challenge's rules and results are shared. Terms of Service: https://oploop.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://oploop.app/privacy

Screenshots

reetle4 screens
OpLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: reetle at none against OpLoop's shown. OpLoop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. reetle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OpLoop sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reetle ships an update weekly, OpLoop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
reetle versus OpLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreetleOpLoop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size633 MB52 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperReetle (Hong Kong) Technology Co., LimitedStudioJson

In-app purchases

6 purchases

reetle

Subscriptions6
  • Lite month$1.991 Month
  • pro month$9.991 Month
  • Plus month$14.991 Month
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  • Lite Year$19.991 Year
  • Pro yearly$99.991 Year
  • plus yearly$149.991 Year
5 purchases

OpLoop

Subscriptions4
  • OpLoop Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • OpLoop Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • OpLoop Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • OpLoop Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • OpLoop Pro Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is reetle free?
reetle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpLoop free?
OpLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do reetle or OpLoop have ads?
OpLoop shows ads; reetle does not.
Which is updated more often, reetle or OpLoop?
reetle ships an update weekly, and OpLoop every 3 days. Most recently, reetle was updated on November 5, 2026 and OpLoop on November 6, 2026.

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