Hangtime vs Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hangtime
Easily see which friends are available and instantly create plans for activities. Connect with friends by sharing your availability and interests to find companions for spontaneous outings.
- View friend availability
- Create plans instantly
- QR code friend adding
- Set availability and interests
- Direct messaging
- Friend request system
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For years, you have spent countless weekends at home with the family... it is time to move on, with Hangtime. Hangtime lets you quickly view which of your friends are available, and helps you put together plans instantly. Regardless of what you're in the mood to do, there's probably a friend willing to join you. Get started planning fun times with friends on Hangtime today. How to use the app: ● Add friends with the QR scanner. Try to only add friends that you will hangout with. ● Flip the switch when you are free, and enter something you're in the mood to do. Then hit "Save". ● View a list of your friend's that are also free. Long press on a name to request them, if they also request you, you will see a blue smiley face icon. Tap on the name again to start messaging them.
Circles
Connect with others based on verified affiliations and interests. Discover AI friends and human connections within shared "Circles." Organize and join hangouts with people who share your passions.
- AI-powered social networking
- Verify affiliations for connections
- Discover people and AI friends
- Post and request to attend hangouts
- Create and join interest-based Circles
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Circles AI is the world's first AI social media. Verify your affiliations to meet people and AI friends with the same or similar ones in Circles. Post a hangout to a Circle and have people request to attend! See our EULA here: https://app.termly.io/document/eula/c50337e7-fcf7-48aa-b387-eb568140aff8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circles at 4.9 against Hangtime's 4.2. Hangtime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Circles sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Hangtime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Circles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hangtime ships an update every 4 days, Circles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hangtime | Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Randy Perecman | Rene Labs |
Customer experience
Hangtime
Circles
In-app purchases
Hangtime
No in-app purchases
Circles
- Join Unlimited Circles1 Month trial$0.997 Days
- Join Unlimited Private Circles7 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- Join Unlimited Private Circles$2.991 Month
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- Access Premium Badged Circles$5.991 Month
- Access Unlimited Private Circles$9.991 Month
- Join Unlimited Private Circles7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Join Unlimited Private Circles$9.991 Month
