Comparison

Empathy Training vs LoopLingo

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

Head to head
About

Empathy Training

Engage in short, interactive exercises to improve your communication skills. Learn to process emotions, understand underlying feelings, and respond in ways that make others feel heard. This private space offers guided practice for building emotional intelligence.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized communication exercises
  • Private practice space
  • Identify emotions
  • Craft empathic responses
  • Receive feedback
  • Improve listening skills
Features
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Empathy is a gift to ourselves and others, and it’s a skill you can build. This app offers a safe place to practice. Through short, interactive exercises, you’ll train your ability to: - Slow down and process before reacting - Recognize what someone is actually feeling beneath their words - Catch subtle emotional cues you might normally miss - Respond in a way that makes people feel understood How it works: You’ll read short conversation segments and respond - either by writing what you’d say, or identifying the emotions behind the words. The app provides feedback to help you refine your understanding over time. Features: - Bite-sized exercises you can do in seconds or minutes - A private space to practice, without social pressure - Simple guides for identifying emotions and crafting empathic responses Who it’s for: - People who want to be better communicators, partners, or friends - Anyone who’s ever thought, “That’s not what I meant” or “I misunderstood what they needed” - Individuals, couples, or anyone interested in emotional intelligence With practice, become a better listener in the moments that matter.

About

LoopLingo

Features
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Stop rewinding. Turn any lesson audio into a listening drill you can repeat forever. LoopLingo is an offline A-B loop practice tool for language learners. Import a dialogue, course audio or a podcast episode you already own, pin the sentence you want to master with two loop points, and play it on repeat — slower if you need it, with a silent gap after each repeat for speaking along. WHAT'S INSIDE • A-B loop, made for sentences — Drag two handles around the exact phrase you're drilling. The loop is exact to 0.01 seconds and never drifts. • Several sentences per drill — Pin multiple loop points in one file and switch sentences while practising. Each one keeps its own speed and gap. • Slow down without chipmunk — Speed from 0.50x to 1.25x with pitch untouched, so every word stays natural at a pace you can catch. • Your turn gap — Add a silent 0.5–2 second pause after each repeat and speak along. Shadowing, built into the loop itself. • Lock screen practice — Keep practising from the lock screen and Control Center: the drill name, which sentence you're on, playback speed at 0.5x / 0.75x / 1.0x and a 5-second jump back (lock screen speed controls require iOS 27; playback itself works on every supported version). • Spotlight and Siri — Saved drills appear in system search, and the "LoopLingo continue drill" shortcut resumes your last sentence, loop points and speed exactly where you left them. • Saved drills — Every drill keeps its loop points, speed, gap, tags and your notes. Tomorrow's practice reopens the identical loop in one tap. • Practice history — Repeats completed, minutes practised and the speed you used, kept per session so you can see the streak build. • Repeat control — Loop a fixed number of times, for a set duration, or until you stop. • Works offline — No account, no sign-in, no ads, no subscription. Your audio stays on your device. FILE SUPPORT Local audio files only - MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF and FLAC. DRM-protected tracks from Apple Music or streaming downloads cannot be opened. If a source file is moved or renamed, a first-class Relink flow restores the drill without losing anything. WHAT LOOPLINGO IS NOT • No microphone — the app never listens to or captures audio. • Not a transcription or translation tool. • Not a music looper — no tracks, no playlists, no tempo tools. PAY ONCE LoopLingo works without a purchase: unlimited listening practice, and up to 2 new saved drills per day. A single Lifetime unlock removes the limit — unlimited saved drills, batch import and full practice history. Already-saved drills are never locked away. One payment, no subscription. Built for the ten minutes a day where your ears get faster.

Screenshots

Empathy Training4 screens
LoopLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empathy Training at none against LoopLingo's 1. Empathy Training also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LoopLingo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Empathy Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Empathy Training versus LoopLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpathy TrainingLoopLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpencer AlexanderZcode

In-app purchases

None

Empathy Training

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LoopLingo

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Empathy Training free?
Empathy Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LoopLingo free?
LoopLingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Empathy Training or LoopLingo have ads?
Neither Empathy Training nor LoopLingo shows ads.

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