Comparison

Houseloop vs Shared Planner

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

Head to head
About

Houseloop

This app helps families manage household tasks and responsibilities by allowing users to capture, assign, and track completion of items. It facilitates sharing the mental load by enabling collaboration with family members and caregivers, even those without an account. Features include routine building, planning views, and optional premium features for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks by typing or speaking
  • Assign tasks to family members
  • Track task completion with photo proof
  • Build and automate recurring routines
  • View tasks in daily, weekly, or monthly formats
  • Share responsibilities with anyone, with or without an account
Features
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Get the mental load out of your head. Start free. Capture tasks, assign responsibilities, and see what gets done. Upgrade to Houseloop Plus when your household needs more. START FREE Create one household with you and one invited person, manage up to three active responsibilities, send one handoff each week, and try one successful AI Brain Dump. The limited Free plan lets you experience the household handoff loop without starting a subscription. ONE SHARED FAMILY PLAN With Plus, turn appointments, groceries, chores, routines, and baby care into one shared plan, with the right person handling every next step. • Capture tasks by typing, speaking, or importing a screenshot. • Assign the next step and send reminders to the person responsible. • See completion, with photo proof when it helps. • Build recurring routines for school mornings, weekly resets, and household chores. • Check the day, week, and month ahead in Planner. • Keep a shared grocery list ready for whoever is at the store. OPTIONAL BABY CARE For households with a baby, Plus includes shared feeds, diapers, sleep, growth, nursing timers, pumping, and freezer-stash tracking. Both parents can use their own accounts and see the same baby timeline. Share a read-only baby-care link with a sitter or daycare, and prepare reports for your pediatrician or lactation consultant. HOUSELOOP PLUS One subscription covers your household. One person pays and invited household members join without a separate subscription. Plus includes unlimited tasks, routines, and household members, shared groceries, Baby Tracker, photo proof history, voice and screenshot Brain Dump capture, and priority reminders. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. Eligible new subscribers can try the monthly plan free for 7 days. Prices and eligibility are shown before purchase in your local App Store currency. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. An eligible free trial converts to a paid monthly subscription unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://houseloop.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shared Planner

Coordinate family, friends, or teams with shared calendars, tasks, and lists. Keep everyone updated with real-time changes and communicate directly within the app. Organize everyday life and group projects in one central, private space.

Highlights
  • Shared Calendars
  • Tasks & To-Do Lists
  • Shared Lists
  • Reminders
  • Group Chat
  • Photo & Document Sharing
  • Private Groups
Features
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Plan life together, perfectly in sync. Shared Planner brings the people who matter together in one simple place. Whether you're coordinating your family, planning with your partner, organizing with friends, or keeping a team on track, Shared Planner makes it easier to stay organized and connected. Everything your group needs to stay in sync • Shared Calendars — Plan everyday together and keep everyone up to date. • Tasks & To-Do Lists — Create tasks, assign responsibilities, and keep track of what needs to get done. • Shared Lists — Build shopping lists, checklists, and other lists everyone can contribute to. • Reminders — Stay on top of important events, tasks, and plans. • Group Chat — Keep conversations connected to the people you're planning with. • Share Photos & Documents — Keep useful files and images together with your group. • Private Groups — Create invite-only spaces for your family, friends, teams, clubs, and communities. • Real-Time Updates — Changes are shared with your group so everyone can stay on the same page. Made for everyday life Plan family schedules, organize household responsibilities, coordinate trips, manage shopping lists, prepare events, collaborate with teammates, or simply keep your favorite people connected. Instead of jumping between calendars, messages, task apps, and lists, bring your planning together with Shared Planner. Your groups stay private Shared Planner groups are invite-only. You decide who joins your groups and who you plan and share with. Start with Shared Planner for free and choose additional planning and collaboration features when you need more. Shared Planner — Plan life together, perfectly in sync. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sharedplanner.app/privacy

Screenshots

Houseloop4 screens
Shared Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Houseloop and Shared Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Houseloop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Shared Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Houseloop against 5.0 for Shared Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Houseloop versus Shared Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouseloopShared Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings911 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMbason AI LLCMANNAF ALAM

Customer experience

Houseloop

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shared Planner

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Houseloop

Subscriptions2
  • Houseloop Plus Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • HouseLoop Plus Annual$69.991 Year
6 purchases

Shared Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Starter Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$5.491 Month
  • Organization Monthly$8.491 Month
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  • Starter Annual$30.491 Year
  • Family Annual$55.991 Year
  • Organization Annual$85.991 Year

Questions

Is Houseloop free?
Houseloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shared Planner free?
Shared Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Houseloop or Shared Planner?
Houseloop and Shared Planner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Houseloop or Shared Planner have ads?
Neither Houseloop nor Shared Planner shows ads.

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