Sircles vs Placer County Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sircles
This app provides a positive space for friends to share recommendations for places, movies, shows, and podcasts. It aims to combat online negativity by focusing on genuine suggestions from trusted connections, fostering closer relationships and organized sharing.
- Share favorite places, movies, shows, podcasts
- Create organized chat topics
- Plan and manage group events
- Discover trending entertainment
- Save profiles for later
- Earn rewards supporting local businesses
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Sircles was designed by world renowned scientists and has been rigorously tested… and the results are in: Sircles is making the world a better place one share at a time. Do you want to be a better person? Of course you do. That's why you NEED Sircles. There’s an epidemic of trolls, tricksters and tomfoolery plaguing our online world. We’re not saying all people suck but the internet, social media and review sites like Yelp have brought out the worst in our fellow humans. Sircles is the cure. - WARNING - Take Sircles only as prescribed by your physician. SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE: - warm and fuzzy feeling - overcome by joy - desire to delete all your other apps - unexpected fits of smiling - closer connections with your besties - X-ray vision - time travel - unlocking mysteries of the universe - in extremely rare cases users have reported being able to fly By downloading Sircles today you enter a safe space where your friends share their favorite places, movies, shows, podcasts, etc. There’s no reviews because friends don’t exchange reviews or suggest places they dislike—friends recommend the things they think you’ll love. In this way, Sircles was designed to remain a positive environment. Like seriously, though. We don’t mess around with bullies. All users are validated by their phone number and we will ban trolls for life. It’s very difficult to troll, however (the way we’ve built Sircles), so don’t worry—you’re joining the Sircles revolution—you’re helping make the online world a better place. SIRCLES IS GREAT FOR GROUPS—from very small to very large - Sircles was built with our circle of friends in mind—how we connect, chat, share and plan with each other - Sircles works great in single player mode as well - Plan and manage events for your organization - See trending entertainment from the community and your friends’ recent activity, and start a conversation STAY ORGANIZED - Add your Favorites as you travel to new places or just around your community - Share your Favorites right into chat which automatically creates a topic for your group - Topics are organized at the top of your chat and recently discussed topics shuffle to the front - Not ready to try something shared with you? Save profiles for later - Create custom topics EARN REWARDS - Level up and claim goodies while supporting local businesses - Find the best kept secrets and hidden gems at home or on the road
Placer County Library
Manage your library account, search the catalog, and reserve items. Access e-books and audiobooks, and find library events and locations. Your connection to library services on the go.
- Manage account and library cards
- Search library catalog
- Renew and reserve items
- Download eLibrary materials
- View events and locations
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Access Placer County Library from your iPhone or iPad. - Manage your account and library cards - Search the catalog - Renew and reserve items - Download eLibrary material - View events and location details, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Placer County Library at none against Sircles's 4. Placer County Library also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sircles's advantage is ratings volume (926 vs 5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Sircles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Placer County Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Placer County Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sircles has 926 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sircles ships an update every 9 days, Placer County Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sircles | Placer County Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (926 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 926 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Social Circle, LLC | County of Placer |
Customer experience
Sircles
Placer County Library
Bugs and requests
Sircles
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Verification code issues
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced search and business addition
- Improved UI and performance
Placer County Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sircles
- Streak Freeze$4.99
- First Streak Revival$9.99
- Second Streak Revival$19.99
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- Third Streak Revival$29.99
Placer County Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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