Yeelight Classic vs Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yeelight Classic
Control a wide range of Yeelight smart home devices, including bulbs, strips, and lamps. Manage your lighting and fan lights remotely for a connected home experience.
- Control smart bulbs
- Manage smart strips
- Operate ceiling lights
- Control fan lights
- Use table lamps
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Yeelight consumer smart home products can be controlled with Yeelight App, including bulbs, strips, ceilling lights, fan lighst, table lamps etc.
Loop
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Say it once. Loop builds the plan or habit. Type a goal or say it out loud: “Sleep before midnight,” “Stop scrolling at dinner,” or “Half marathon by October,” and Loop uses Apple Intelligence through Apple’s Private Cloud Compute to turn it into a habit you can repeat, or a progressive plan that steps up week by week. No setup wizard, no forms. You write one sentence and Loop drafts the rest: whether it’s a habit or a plan, how often it happens, what counts as done, and when it reminds you. Everything you need. Nothing you have to configure. WHAT LOOP DOES - Turn a goal, by text or voice, into a habit or progressive plan - Build progressive plans milestone by milestone, such as a 12-week “Run Your First 10K” plan - Build habits you want to develop, or use Quit Habits to avoid something completely or set a limit - Count days avoided automatically for Quit Habits, without asking you to check in when you stay on track - Use Focus mode for Pomodoro-style sessions: 25 minutes of focus, with short and long breaks - Weekly, monthly and yearly stats: completion %, missed count, streak, per-habit progress - Attach a Focus session to a habit or run a free session - Pause reminders and hold streaks with Vacation mode - Keep habits close with Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen integration - Work towards a frequency instead of fixed calendar days Today’s habits, streaks and tips live on one screen with a simple swipe to complete. Everything else runs quietly underneath. Calm on the surface. PRIVACY, DONE PROPERLY - Apple Intelligence: Loop uses Apple Intelligence through Apple’s Private Cloud Compute to turn your sentence into a plan or habit. Your goal text is not sent to Loop’s servers, logged or used to train any model. - Nothing to sell: no ads and no data brokers. Loop is paid for by the people who use it. REAL LIFE IS PART OF THE PLAN Life happens. The plan can change. One difficult day doesn’t change your goal. A streak shows consistency. It doesn’t define progress. PRICING Loop is free for up to three habits. You can also try one progressive plan for 14 days. Loop Premium unlocks unlimited habits and plans, Focus mode and Vacation mode. Requires a compatible iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 27 or later, with Apple Intelligence enabled. Creating habits and plans requires an internet connection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yeelight Classic at none against Loop's 4. Yeelight Classic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 27.0). Loop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Yeelight Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yeelight Classic ships an update every 2 months, Loop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yeelight Classic | Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (350 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 350 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qingdao Yeelink Information Technology Co., Ltd. | HYPNOTIC - DIGITAL AGENCY, LDA |
Bugs and requests
Yeelight Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Devices not showing up
- Scenes not saving
- Frequent log-outs
- Inability to select Wi-Fi network
- Incompatibility with new iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Better HomeKit integration
- Improved scheduling options
- Sunrise/sunset triggers
- Siri/Alexa integration
Loop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yeelight Classic
No in-app purchases
Loop
- Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lifetime (50% off)$39.99
- Lifetime$79.99
Questions
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