Same subscription engine. Half the price.
Loop and Joy both do bundles, dunning, branded portals and cancellation flows. The difference is what you pay to run them. Joy’s paid plans cost half of Loop’s, with a lower transaction fee at every tier, so more of every subscription dollar stays in your business.
- Free migration with a named manager
- 14-day trial
- Cancel anytime
The honest bottom line
Choose Loop if
you want gamified milestone rewards as a headline feature and you are comfortable paying $399/mo to unlock the full toolkit.
Choose Joy if
you want the same core subscription and retention features for half the monthly cost, a lower transaction fee at every tier, and a deep retention toolkit that is not locked behind a $399 plan.
Joy vs Loop, on price
Both apps offer a free plan capped at 50 active subscriptions with no transaction fee. The gap opens the moment you go paid.
Joy is half the base fee at every paid tier, and a lower transaction percentage at every tier.
Estimate your savings
You keep $175/mo · $2,100/year with Joy
Feature by feature
Why merchants choose Joy
Half the monthly cost for the same toolbox
Loop’s Starter is $99/mo, Joy’s is $49. Loop’s Pro is $399/mo, Joy’s is $199. You get bundles, dunning, a branded portal and cancellation flows on both, Joy just does not charge you double to run them.
A lower fee on every order, at every tier
Loop charges 1.0% on Starter and 0.75% on Pro. Joy charges 0.75% on Starter and 0.5% on Pro. Joy’s best rate beats Loop’s best rate. On subscription revenue, a quarter of a percent is real margin you keep instead of hand over.
Your retention toolkit should not cost $399
Loop puts its dedicated CSM, 24/7 Slack support and gamified rewards behind the $399 Pro tier. Joy’s deepest retention features, smart dunning, cancellation deflection, win-back and a branded portal, are not gated behind an enterprise paywall.
Switching is handled for you
Moving off Loop should not cost you a weekend or a single subscriber.
Talk to a migration manager- Free, fully managed migration. A named manager moves your subscriptions, billing dates and customer data off Loop, with no disruption to active subscribers.
- Build-to-Order runway. Building something custom? Up to 60 days free while we build it, so you are not paying two apps during the transition.
- No lock-in. Cancel anytime. Stay because the math works, not because you are stuck.
Common questions
Is Joy really half the price of Loop?+
Do both apps have a free plan?+
What does Loop do that Joy does not?+
How hard is it to migrate from Loop?+
Is there a contract?+
Keep more of every subscription dollar.
Start free, migrate for free, and pay half what Loop charges to run the same program.