Comparison

Looplayer vs Loop Studio

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

Head to head
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.

About

Loop Studio

Easily transform videos, photos, Live Photos, and text into animated GIFs. Edit with precision using trimming, speed adjustments, and effects. Save and share your creations without ads, subscriptions, or watermarks.

Highlights
  • Create GIFs from videos, photos, Live Photos, and text
  • Trim, adjust speed, and reverse clips
  • Add captions and apply photo effects
  • Animate text with custom colors and backgrounds
  • Crop to various aspect ratios
  • Export as GIF or silent MP4
  • No ads, subscriptions, or watermarks
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Make something worth repeating. Loop Studio turns your videos, photos, Live Photos, and words into animated GIFs. Create and edit on your iPhone, with no ads, subscriptions, accounts, or watermarks. CHOOSE THE MOMENT Drag either timeline handle to trim your clip. Move the entire selection with the center grip, zoom in for precision, and scrub the ruler to inspect individual frames. Adjust speed, reverse the action, or make a back-and-forth ping-pong loop. START WITH YOUR MEDIA Import videos and photos from Photos or Files, record a clip, animate a Live Photo, or turn a burst into a sequence. Send media straight from the Photos Share sheet to the Loop Studio inbox, then open the app to edit it. MAKE IT YOURS Crop for square, portrait, story, or widescreen formats. Rotate, flip, add captions, and apply photo effects. Create animated text with your own words, colors, and backgrounds. Choose export resolution, frame rate, and repeat settings. SAVE AND SHARE Export an animated GIF or a silent MP4. Keep your creations in a local library, rename them, reopen them to edit, join GIFs, save to Photos, or share through the iOS share sheet. MADE ON YOUR DEVICE GIF creation and editing happen on your device. Loop Studio includes no advertising or analytics SDKs and does not upload your media to a developer server. Photos and iCloud imports use Apple's services. Optional online imports download a direct HTTPS video-file link you provide; watch-page downloads and public GIF hosting are not included. Requires iOS 17 or later. GIF and MP4 exports are silent.

Screenshots

Looplayer3 screens
Loop Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Studio at none against Looplayer's 2. Loop Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Looplayer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Loop Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Looplayer against 5.0 for Loop Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Looplayer versus Loop Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooplayerLoop Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhinoapp.devFranco RUGGERI

Customer experience

Looplayer

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

Loop Studio

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Looplayer

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Premium$4.99
None

Loop Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Looplayer free?
Looplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Studio free?
Loop Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Looplayer or Loop Studio?
Looplayer and Loop Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Looplayer or Loop Studio have ads?
Looplayer shows ads; Loop Studio does not.

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