Never vs Pod Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Never
Discover surprising truths about your friends with this classic party game. Choose from 'Fun', 'Party', or 'Dirty' categories for various social settings. Simple rules make it easy to jump into the fun and learn who's done what.
- Classic 'Never Have I Ever' gameplay
- Hundreds of questions
- Multiple categories (Fun, Party, Dirty)
- Easy to learn and play
- Ideal for parties and pre-parties
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'Never' is the classic party game where you learn the truth about your friends! 'Never' is the ideal game for parties and pre-parties. The app contains hundreds of questions in the categories Fun, Party and Dirty. Fun is for casual use, Party is for parties, and Dirty is for the naughty. The game is easy to learn, so just get started! Rules Choose a category (Fun, Party or Dirty) • The first person reads a “Never” question aloud • Everyone who has done what the question says has to do something • The next person reads a “Never” question aloud
Pod Circles
This app allows you to create private groups to share and listen to podcast episodes with friends and family. Discover new shows through trusted recommendations and enjoy a personalized listening experience.
- Create private listening circles
- Share podcast episodes with friends
- Discover new shows through trusted recommendations
- Full podcast playback controls
- Cross-device synchronization
- Personalized sharing options
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Pod Circles is a social podcast player designed to make listening feel a little less solitary. Create private circles for family, friends, or interest groups and share podcast episodes with the people whose recommendations you trust most. Keep each circle focused and personal, whether it is for family favorites, a book club, a workout group, or a few friends swapping great listens. PRIVATE CIRCLES Create invite-only groups for your close connections. Share episodes in the right place without posting to a public feed. SEAMLESS SHARING Send episodes to a circle with a tap. See what others have shared and discover new shows through people you already know. LISTEN ONLINE OR OFFLINE Download episodes to keep listening when you are away from a connection. Use seeking, skip controls, playback speed, and a sleep timer for longer sessions. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC Keep subscriptions, circles, likes, sharing activity, and listening history in sync across your devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your listening habits are personal. Share only what you choose, inside the circles you trust. Turn great podcast recommendations into a shared listening habit with Pod Circles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pod Circles at none against Never's 3. Pod Circles also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Never's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (507 vs 1). On price, device support 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. Never sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pod Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pod Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Never has 507 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Never ships an update every 4 months, Pod Circles every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Never | Pod Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (507 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 507 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Gyldenkaerne | Tylor Mayfield |
Customer experience
Never
Pod Circles
In-app purchases
Never
- Dirty forever$3.99
- Most Likely Game Mode$4.99
- Bundle$5.99
Pod Circles
No in-app purchases









