CircleLoop vs Tinkle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CircleLoop
This app provides a cloud-based business phone system for iOS devices. Choose a new number or transfer an existing one to make and receive calls from your smartphone. It offers features like call recording, voicemail to text, and integrations with popular business tools.
- Cloud-based business phone system
- Choose or transfer business numbers
- Call recording
- Voicemail to text
- Integrations with CRM and Slack
- Conference calling
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Download the Circleloop app for iOS and get a modern, cloud-based phone system in a powerful mobile app Simply choose a business phone number (01, 02, 03, 07 available), and run it from your iOS device in our powerful, intelligent business phone application. You can also port/transfer any existing phone numbers to CircleLoop. Start your 7-day FREE trial today and sample CircleLoop’s apps with all of our powerful features including call recording, call transfer, menus and greetings, contact management, conference calling, voicemail to text and call forwarding. CircleLoop integrations include Google, Pipedrive, Hubspot, Capsule, Zoho and Slack, with many more planned for the coming months. The app works over WiFi, 3G , 4G and 5G networks Circleloop web signup is also available online The Benefits of the Circleloop Application Anywhere Business Telephony With CircleLoop, you can finally say goodbye to multiple business landlines and business mobiles. You use it via your iOS smartphone, allowing you to make & receive calls from your landline number, whilst using your mobile. Completely Flexible Solution CircleLoop provides you with the flexibility you need and want from a business telephone system on your iOS device. The solution enables you to manage your team, contact numbers, and system preferences down to the smallest detail. With complete, and instant configurability, you can tailor the app to your every need. Collaborative Platform You can create a team number that your colleagues can receive calls from, with the help of CircleLoop. This allows you to bring your team together and ensures that no customer call falls through the cracks. Other than that, you can make certain that when a customer calls, somebody is always ready to answer. Integrated Workplace CircleLoop allows you to connect the software tools you already use, including HubSpot, Capsule, Pipedrive, Slack, Zoho & Intercom, plus you can synchronise your iOS and/or Google Contacts straight into the app. By integrating your existing communication tools with CircleLoop’s next-generation telephony app, you can consolidate your client communications, helping to improve the service that you provide to your customers! Follow us Find out what’s happening with Circleloop: Take a look at our features, integrations and help docs online Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/circleloophq Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/circleloophq We are also on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_circleloophq/ https://blog.circleloop.com/ Keeping you “In the loop” with our interactive and engaging blogs
Tinkle
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Tinkle is the complete cloud communications platform for business with no contracts or setup costs. Our vision is to simplify the customer experience with on demand technology using powerful applications that drive your business forward. Tinkle combines all your devices together under one powerful solution. So whether you’re at work or on the train, Tinkle goes where you go. It's a smarter business phone system
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CircleLoop at 2 against Tinkle's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CircleLoop | Tinkle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamma | TINKLE TELECOM LTD |
Bugs and requests
CircleLoop
Reported bugs
34 issues- No notifications or pop-ups for new messages
- Messages are not kept under contact names/numbers
- New update doesn't work
- App completely unusable since update
- Phone calls show company number instead of customer's
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- Calls sometimes don't come through
- Calls cut off when answered
- Cannot see employees' recordings
- New app doesn't work
- Cannot call customers back when a call is missed
- App freezes intermittently
- Calls don't come through, requires app restart
- App keeps ringing when another user answers
- Calls dropping (not a network issue)
- App never works to receive calls
- App crashes constantly on Samsung phone
- Text messages don't appear on main screen
- App boots into info screens but won't allow use
- Signal is awful even with stable Wi-Fi
- Takes a long time to load stats
- App doesn't open after account setup
- Cannot control account or cancel subscription
- Constantly cuts calls off before answering
- Terrible reception regardless of Wi-Fi
- Doesn't work well with Apple products
- App crashes on launch
- App keeps having to be restarted
- Constantly signs out and doesn't remember login details
- TouchID infinite loop
- Mac desktop client constantly signs out and never remembers login details
- Didn't ring, hangs up often
- Hangs up 8 out of 10 times during long calls
- iOS app fails to operate often
- Hangs and prevents login
Requested features
3 requests- Add music on hold feature
- Develop an iPad version
- Focus on core functionality over analytics
Tinkle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CircleLoop
No in-app purchases
Tinkle
No in-app purchases









