Comparison

Qatar Rail vs Loop

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

Head to head
About

Qatar Rail

Access real-time travel information for Doha Metro and Lusail Tram. Find network maps, station details, live updates, and nearby stations. Discover promotions and frequently asked questions for a seamless journey.

Highlights
  • Network maps
  • Live updates
  • Station information
  • Find nearest station
  • Promotions and offers
  • FAQs
Features
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Travel information on-the-go! Download Qatar Rail’s accompanying app for the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram for the following features: • Network maps • FAQs • Finding your nearest station • Live Updates • Station information • Promotions and offers …and much more to come! معلومات السفر بين يديك! قم بتنزيل تطبيق شركة الريل الخاص بمترو الدوحة وترام لوسيل للحصول على المميزات التالية: خرائط الشبكة • الأسئلة الشائعة• البحث عن أقرب محطة• آخر المستجدات• معلومات المحطات• العروض الترويجية• !...والمزيد

About

Loop

This app provides on-demand electric scooter rentals for urban commuting. It aims to solve first-and last-mile transportation challenges, making public transport more accessible and offering a green alternative for travel within the city.

Highlights
  • Electric scooter rentals
  • On-demand availability
  • First-and last-mile solutions
  • Green commuting option
  • Locate, scan, ride, and park system
  • Intelligent network system
Features
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Loop Mobility is considering a move to create and provide a scooter sharing service for the residents in Doha. Until now there is no such service in Doha, which limited the development of public transport. By offering this kind of solution in Doha, it helps to solve the first-and last-mile problems, which will extend the accessibility of public transport across the country. Through the scooter sharing service, Loop Mobility aims to enter an entirely new market, increase revenue, create social benefits, and allow customers to use green method for commuting. Our vision is to play a positive role in your lifestyle, and from that we attend to spread blue and light transportation to serve the environment in Qatar and reduce carbon air floods while at the same time easy to access and use, and encourage you to motivate your health by riding the scooter and linked to an intelligent network system, measure your experiment and continue to benefit from one person to another and so on an amazing experiment. How to Loop - Locate - Open the mobile app and just find a Loop near by you. Scan - Scan the Loop Scooter with your mobile or type in your code to activate. Ride - Fasten your helmet, hop on your scooter and start your journey. Park - Avoid blocking the road. Park the Scooter in safe area and end the ride.

Screenshots

Qatar Rail4 screens
Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loop at 3.6 against Qatar Rail's 3.0. Loop also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Qatar Rail's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 156 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Qatar Rail's written reviews are positive against 8% of Loop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qatar Rail ships an update every 4 months, Loop every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qatar Rail versus Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQatar RailLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (109 ratings)3.6 (156 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings109156 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQatar RailLoop Mobility

Customer experience

Qatar Rail

All ratings109 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative46.8%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive13.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative78.8%

Loop

All ratings152 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative88.5%

In-app purchases

None

Qatar Rail

No in-app purchases

None

Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qatar Rail free?
Qatar Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qatar Rail or Loop?
Loop is rated higher. Qatar Rail averages 3.0 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Loop averages 3.6 from 156 ratings.
Do Qatar Rail or Loop have ads?
Neither Qatar Rail nor Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qatar Rail or Loop?
Qatar Rail ships an update every 4 months, and Loop every 6 weeks. Most recently, Qatar Rail was updated on June 11, 2026 and Loop on August 26, 2026.

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