Hangtime vs Circls Hangout
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.
Circls Hangout
This app simplifies organizing in-person hangouts with friends. It allows users to update their availability, share temporary images, and create future plans with invitations. Special friend codes ensure privacy, and all posts vanish after 24 hours.
- Organize in-person hangouts
- Update availability status
- Share temporary images
- Create future plans with invitations
- Privacy-focused friend codes
- 24-hour disappearing posts
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We have a goal to make it easier to hangout with your friends. Circls was conceptualized from the very beginning to make it simple to get people together and drive in-person interactions. - Special friend codes make it so that only people you want to add as a friend can find you - Update your status to let your friends know when you are available to hangout - Share images to show what you have been up to throughout the day - Make future plans and invite your friends to come along - Every post disappears after 24 hours ----- Terms of Use: https://www.appready.dev/circls/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.appready.dev/circls/privacy.html Reach us at contact@appready.dev for support or to drop a comment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circls Hangout at 5.0 against Hangtime's 4.2. Hangtime's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Circls Hangout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hangtime ships an update every 4 days, Circls Hangout every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hangtime | Circls Hangout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Randy Perecman | Down to Chill LLC |
Customer experience
Hangtime
Circls Hangout
In-app purchases
Hangtime
No in-app purchases
Circls Hangout
No in-app purchases
