# Circles — Who's Out — Find friends, auto check-in

> Find friends, auto check-in (iPhone/iPad app by Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circles-whos-out/id6780416881 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888021324)
- Category: Social Networking, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 24 more
- Released: 2026-06-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circles-whos-out/id6780416881/reviews.md

## What is Circles?

Circles is the easygoing way to know which friends are out — and to let yours know you've arrived, with a single tap.

Save your regular spots — your café, your gym, the bar down the road — and the moment you arrive, Circles nudges you to check in. One tap and your circle sees you're out. No posting, no "I'm here!" texts, no fuss.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
• One-tap check-ins — arrive, get a nudge, tap once. Done.
• Plan ahead — say "I'll be at the bar at 8" and friends can join.
• See who's out right now — a live view of which friends are where.
• Invite-only circles — you choose exactly who can see you. No link, no entry.
• The Veil — one tap and you vanish from everyone, instantly.
• No account, ever — your identity is your iCloud, kept private by Apple.

MADE FOR GETTING TOGETHER
Summer 2026 is shaping up to be the biggest season of going out in years. When the big matches are on, bars, cafés and public squares fill up with friends. Circles makes the spontaneous meet-up effortless: open the app, see who's already out, and go join them.

PRIVACY FIRST
• No sign-up, no email, no phone number.
• Friends only ever see the venue you're at — never a live map of you.
• Only people in a circle with you can see anything at all.
• Leave a circle and you instantly vanish from it.
• Your data lives in your own iCloud via Apple CloudKit. There are no ads, no third-party trackers, and no servers of ours following you around.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Add a few favourite venues.
2. Pick who's in your circle — invite by link, accept by link.
3. Show up. Your people just know.

Save your circles. Show up. That's the whole app.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lunch | $2.99 | one-time |
| Coffee | $0.99 | one-time |
| Feast | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-08-29

New: as host, you can now set each circle's check-in range — 30 to 150 meters, right on a map. It applies to everyone in the circle.

Auto check-in is more accurate: every kind of place now uses a fitting radius, so you're only checked in when you're really there.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-28

Auto check-in is more reliable: arrivals are now detected in the background, so you're checked in without opening the app.

Fixed friends showing up as "You" in a circle — everyone shows their real name now.

The invite QR code brightens the screen so it scans on the first try.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-07-14

Better invites: sharing a circle now explains what Circles is and includes the App Store link for friends who don't have the app yet. Plus faster launches and fixes.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-06

The first release of Circles.

Save your favourite venues, get a one-tap nudge to check in the moment you arrive, and see which friends are out — all without an account. Plan ahead for a night out, keep invite-only circles in full control of who can see you, and vanish behind the Veil any time.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-25

No release notes.

## More apps by Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT

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All apps by Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT: https://appshunter.io/developer/1888021324

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