Comparison

The Flying App vs LOOI

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

Head to head
About

The Flying App

Control bionicbird drones with intuitive gesture commands or an optional joystick. Experience the sensation of flight with flapping-wing ornithopters that can fly over 100 meters and even attract real birds.

Highlights
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Optional physical joystick attachment
  • Long-range flight (100+ meters)
  • Flapping wing ornithopter technology
  • Piloting assistance with gyro sensors
  • Attracts real birds
Features
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The Flying App only supports iPhones with Bluetooth 5 and over. Tablets are not adapted to use it. Throughout history man has dreamed of flying. Today, Bionic Bird offers the opportunity to experience that extraordinary sensorial adventure: to fly like a bird, or an insect, with flapping wings. Our ornithopters takes on the heavens with a range of more than100 meters. Even apartment interiors don’t scare them! The Flying App is ultra-sensitive and intuitive: a wave of the hand, the bird obeys. With our newest relase, the X-Fly, you'll get many additional features: a piloting assistance brought by our custom dedicated gyro sensors, and the ability to stick the X-Play, a dedicated physical joystick, on your smartphone and transform it into a real remote controller! In the sky, all our models are the only flying object in the world that does not frighten birds away. On the contrary, it attracts them all! Friends and enemies alike... Have a great flight!

About

LOOI

Transform your phone into a smart desktop robot companion. This app enables a playful, evolving personality with LLM integration for enhanced intelligence. It offers visual recognition, voice commands, and emotional responses for limitless interaction.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personality evolution
  • LLM integration for enhanced intelligence
  • Facial and object recognition
  • Natural language voice commands
  • Emotional responses and custom actions
  • Weather and schedule reminders
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Desktop robot—here comes LOOI! Simply open the LOOI APP and attach your phone to the LOOI robot device to meet this smart, curious, and playful desktop robot companion. He's a little trickster with unpredictable thoughts and a unique personality that evolves as you spend more time together, creating memories exclusive to your relationship and influencing his character development. Besides being your entertainment buddy, LOOI is also a capable assistant, providing weather forecasts, schedule reminders, and more. 【Work with LLM】 Now even smarter experience LOOl's lifelike presence with our custom Biomimetic Behavior Engine. Integrated with LLM, LOOl becomes smarter, providing you with an extraordinary playing experience. 【Visual Recognition】 With your smartphone's camera and computational power, LOOI brings facial recognition, extensive object identification, and intuitive gesture-command compatibility. Let's transform your desktop into an exciting playground! 【Voice Commands】 LOOl hears with an innate ability to understand natural language inputs, LOOl interprets what you say and responds with vibrant character. Just try waking him up with a simple "Hey LOOl". 【Emotional Response】 Never Boring From angry to happy to sad and more, with over 1200 custom actions and 233 trigger mechanisms combined with the sensory powers described above. Limitless interactive possibilities await you to explore. LOOI robot required. Available at looirobot.com

Screenshots

The Flying App4 screens
LOOI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Flying App at 4.3 against LOOI's 3.3. The Flying App also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). LOOI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (161 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Flying App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOOI has 161 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of The Flying App's written reviews are positive against 39% of LOOI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Flying App ships an update every 7 months, LOOI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Flying App versus LOOI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Flying AppLOOI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better3.3 (161 ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews39.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7161 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXTIM sariTangibleFuture (Dongguan) Intelligent Hardware Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

The Flying App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

LOOI

All ratings161 ratings
Positive54.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative49.4%

Bugs and requests

The Flying App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LOOI

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Wake word recognition failure
  • Voice recognition not working
  • Permission registration fails on iOS 26+
  • Motion & Fitness permissions not registering
Show 19 more
  • Camera permissions not appearing in Privacy settings
  • App hangs on 'Attach Phone' screen
  • Email verification code errors
  • Upload failed error when setting nickname
  • App freezes and closes unexpectedly
  • Microphone stops listening after initial interaction
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • Neck mechanism gets stuck
  • Language switches to Chinese/Japanese without user action
  • Inconsistent response times and lag
  • Subtitles don't sync with audio
  • Dark surface detection prevents functionality
  • Battery charge display inaccurate
  • Device won't charge properly
  • Firmware update compatibility issues
  • App doesn't request necessary permissions
  • Login code not sent to email
  • Device stops responding after 10-15 minutes
  • Nickname setup screen stuck in loop

Requested features

19 requests
  • Chinese language support (most requested)
  • French language support
  • Spanish language support
  • Multiple voice options to choose from
  • Voice customization and locking preferred voice
Show 14 more
  • Object recognition improvements
  • Integration with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Smart home integration (Apple Home, Alexa)
  • Real-time news and weather updates
  • Pomodoro timer and productivity tools
  • Keyboard input for communication
  • Better dark surface detection
  • Ability to test app before purchasing device
  • Chat mode without wake word requirement
  • Music playback functionality
  • Note-taking and logging features
  • Improved gesture recognition
  • Better name recognition and customization
  • Internet connectivity for real-time information

In-app purchases

None

The Flying App

No in-app purchases

None

LOOI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Flying App free?
The Flying App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LOOI free?
LOOI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Flying App or LOOI?
The Flying App is rated higher. The Flying App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while LOOI averages 3.3 from 161 ratings.
Do The Flying App or LOOI have ads?
Neither The Flying App nor LOOI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Flying App or LOOI?
The Flying App ships an update every 7 months, and LOOI every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Flying App was updated on September 19, 2026 and LOOI on September 22, 2026.

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