Comparison

Loopa vs ClocksOn

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

Head to head
About

Loopa

Features
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Loopa is an interval timer that lets you build any repeating routine. Use it for workouts and running, or for meditation and Pomodoro-style study and focus sessions — anywhere you repeat timed steps. ■ Build your plan, your way - Arrange blocks like "Warm-up → Main set → Cool-down" - Set a repeat count for each block - Loop the entire plan as many times as you like (e.g. run the whole menu 3 times) ■ By time or by distance - Each step can be set by duration or by distance - Distance steps are measured automatically with GPS — build running menus like "run 400m, walk 200m" - See your distance and pace in real time - Plans that don't use GPS never access your location ■ Follow along without looking at the screen - Voice announcements for step changes and countdowns - Hear what's coming up before each step ends - Keeps running in the background — leave your phone in your pocket - Live Activity support: see your progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and pause or resume right there ■ Sound the way you want it - Announce out loud, mark the steps with tones, both, or neither — set per plan - Five tones to pick from (Beep, Music box, Marimba, Chime, Wood block), with a preview in Settings - Pick a separate sound for reaching the end of a plan - Add a tempo (BPM) click to any step when you want a steady rhythm - Play a playlist from your own music library on any block — keep the warm-up quiet and save the music for the main set - Voice and tones stay audible over the music - Pick the announcement voice from the ones on your iPhone, and turn cue volume down in five steps - For songs where the vocals drown it out, the music can pause just while an announcement is spoken ■ Your sessions add up - Every plan you run is recorded automatically on the Stats tab - Sessions and total time for the month, plus which days you showed up - Log meditation to the Health app as Mindful Minutes - Export the history as a CSV file ■ Quick to start, yours to color - Start from a template: HIIT, a distance run, a run/walk interval, meditation, Pomodoro - Line up the plans you use often in a Home Screen widget and open one with a tap - "Start my run in Loopa" — begin a plan with Siri or from the Shortcuts app - Combine a base and an accent to recolor the app — every pairing tuned for light and dark - Card-based layout, with a large, clear display of the current step while you work out - The screen stays awake during a session ■ Privacy first - No account required - Your plans are stored only on your device and in your own iCloud — no one else, including us, can access them - Your location is never sent anywhere - We only write to the Health app, and never read from it - Your music library is read only to list and play your playlists — nothing about your music leaves your device - Anonymous usage data tells us which features get used. No advertising identifier, no tracking across other apps or websites — and you can turn it off in Settings ■ Free and Premium The free tier lets you keep up to 2 active plans. Everything that makes it a timer — blocks, loops, distance steps, voice announcements, tone-only mode, per-block music, the widget, Siri, stats, CSV export — is available. With Premium (subscription): - Create and save unlimited plans - Restore archived plans without limits - Sort plans into categories - Combine any base and accent to build your own colors - Extra tones for the cues (Chime, Wood block) and the Gong finish sound - A tempo (BPM) click per step Choose a monthly plan or a yearly plan with a 1-week free trial. Daily training or deep-focus work sessions — let Loopa count your repeats. ■ Links - Privacy Policy: https://cabana-inc.com/en/app-privacy-policy/ - Terms of Service: https://cabana-inc.com/en/app-term-of-service/

About

ClocksOn

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a clear, full-screen bedside clock. It features adaptive brightness that adjusts to room lighting and offers theme customization for optimal readability day or night. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no ads or notifications.

Highlights
  • Full-screen, glanceable clock face
  • Adaptive brightness adjusts to room light
  • Manual brightness control
  • Light, dark, or system theme options
  • Orientation lock (portrait, landscape, auto)
  • No ads, accounts, or notifications
Features
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ClocksOn turns any spare iPhone or iPad into a calm, glanceable bedside clock. Full-screen, chrome-free clock face that automatically sizes itself to fill your display — readable from across the room, day or night. ADAPTIVE BRIGHTNESS The screen reads the light in your room and eases itself down as the room darkens, so it's never blinding at 2am and never washed out at noon. Prefer full control? Switch to manual brightness any time. LIGHT, DARK, OR SYSTEM THEME Pick a theme or let ClocksOn follow your device's setting. Your choice is remembered across launches. ORIENTATION LOCK Lock the clock to portrait or landscape, or let it follow the device automatically — useful when mounting an iPhone or iPad on a nightstand or wall dock. NO CLUTTER No accounts, no ads, no notifications competing for attention. Just the time, presented cleanly. Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad — set a spare device on your nightstand, dock, or desk and leave the clock on overnight.

Screenshots

Loopa4 screens
ClocksOn2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClocksOn at none against Loopa's 2. ClocksOn also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Loopa's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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. Loopa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ClocksOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopa ships an update every 4 days, ClocksOn monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Loopa versus ClocksOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopaClocksOn
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCabana.IncCODERWISE INC.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Loopa

Subscriptions2
  • プレミアム(月額)$1.991 Month
  • プレミアム(年額)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

ClocksOn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopa free?
Loopa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClocksOn free?
ClocksOn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopa or ClocksOn have ads?
Neither Loopa nor ClocksOn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loopa or ClocksOn?
Loopa ships an update every 4 days, and ClocksOn monthly. Most recently, Loopa was updated on November 10, 2026 and ClocksOn on November 6, 2026.

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