Comparison

strix! vs Looplayer

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

Head to head
About

strix!

Features
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strix turns a photo into a stream of colour. Drag across the image and the pixels behind your subject stretch out and melt away, while the subject itself stays sharp. It finds the subject on its own. No masking, no lasso, no cutting it out by hand. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a photo — recent shots appear right inside the app, or take a new one 2. Drag across it. The direction you drag is the direction the pixels flow 3. Share it, or save it to your photos Drag in a straight line, or switch to curve and draw the path yourself. Pull the effect out from both sides at once. Press and hold the eye to check the original at any time. TUNE IT Seven sliders, if you want them: strength, wave, wave cycles, jitter, fade, chromatic aberration, and start offset. Or ignore all of it and just drag. YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS strix has no account, no server, and no analytics. Every pixel is processed on your iPhone's GPU, and subject detection runs on device too. Your photos are never uploaded anywhere. We could not look at them if we wanted to. STRIX PRO strix is free, and shows a full-screen ad when you export your image. strix Pro removes those ads for a single payment. It is not a subscription — buy it once and restore it any time with the same Apple Account.

About

Looplayer

This video player allows you to loop specific sections of any video and adjust playback speed without altering pitch. It's ideal for learning, practicing, or analyzing movements in detail. Your videos stay on your device, and it works offline.

Highlights
  • AB loop specific video sections
  • Adjust playback speed (0.1x-2.0x)
  • Maintain pitch at any speed
  • Loop interval with pause
  • Pinch to zoom for detail
  • Works offline
  • Plays local video files
Features
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Looplayer is a video player built for practice. Pick the section you want to master, loop it, and slow it down — without changing the pitch. ## PRACTICE-FIRST PLAYBACK - AB loop: set a start and end point on the timeline, and the player repeats just that section - Loop interval: add a pause between repetitions so you can get ready for the next run - Playback speed from 0.1x to 2.0x — the pitch stays the same, so music still sounds right even in slow motion - Pinch to zoom in on details like fingering or footwork ## YOUR VIDEOS, YOUR DEVICE - Open videos from the Files app (local or iCloud Drive) or your photo library - Works offline — no account, no upload; your videos never leave your device ## MADE FOR - Musicians: transcribe by ear and nail difficult passages - Dancers: learn choreography move by move - Athletes and coaches: check form in slow motion, zoomed in - Learners: repeat and shadow difficult phrases ## FREE TO USE Looplayer is free with occasional ads. A one-time purchase removes all ads forever — no subscription. ## NOTE Looplayer plays video files on your device (MP4, MOV, and other standard formats). Streaming services such as YouTube are not supported.

Screenshots

strix!4 screens
Looplayer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: strix! at none against Looplayer's 2. strix! also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Looplayer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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. Looplayer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. strix! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
strix! versus Looplayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterstrix!Looplayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJahyeon KoRhinoapp.dev

In-app purchases

None

strix!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Looplayer

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is strix! free?
strix! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Looplayer free?
Looplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do strix! or Looplayer have ads?
Both strix! and Looplayer show ads.

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