Comparison

Circle Parental Controls App vs WeGather

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Circle Parental Controls App

This app helps parents manage their children's online activity and screen time. It allows for content filtering, setting time limits, pausing internet access, and monitoring usage across devices. Parents can also set bedtimes, reward good behavior, and schedule focus time for schoolwork.

Highlights
  • Content filtering by age
  • Set daily screen time limits
  • Pause internet access
  • Monitor browsing history and usage
  • Set device bedtimes
  • Reward extra online time
  • Schedule focus time
Features
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Block and limit screen time. Keep kids safe and focused with the most comprehensive and easy to use parental control app for devices in home and on the go. Circle Parental Controls App gives parents screen time control whether kids are playing their favorite online game, connecting with friends or doing schoolwork. Circle goes beyond setting Screen Time Limits and Filters with additional parental control features like Pause, History, Rewards and Bedtime. Parents can customize screen time and WiFi control based on their kids’ ages and their own family preferences, and even limit or block social media. SCREEN TIME PARENTAL CONTROL APP • Filter: Choose appropriate (or block inappropriate) content by age with web filters. Even block social media. • Time Limits: Set daily screen time limits for popular apps and sites. • Pause the Internet®: Make the Internet stop for every family member (or just one). MONITOR AND KEEP TRACK OF ONLINE TIME • History: Check out sites kids visited (or tried to visit) throughout the day. Or go back as far as you’d like for screen monitoring and phone monitoring. • Usage: Get a complete picture of your family’s Internet use, across all devices • Location: Keep track of your kids through their mobile devices. Monitor kids’ phones to keep them safe. BALANCE TIME ONLINE AND OFFLINE • Bedtime: Ensure your kids get the sleep they need. Set a bedtime for connected devices. • Rewards: Celebrate good behavior by giving a little extra online time just for the day. • Focus Time: Schedule distraction-free Internet time for school, homework or offline time. Start managing your family’s online screen time today with a free trial to access all the parental control app features like WiFi blocker, app blocker and other premium parental control app and screen time control features. Circle’s WiFi manager, Internet and website blocker, and mobile device management make for the most robust screen time parental control app available. Kids can use the Circle parental control app to keep track of their own screen time online with a personalized dashboard. THE ULTIMATE PARENTAL CONTROL APP Over 90% of Circle parental control app users say it helps keep their kids safe online and makes it easier to manage screen time in their family. ———— Circle Home Plus — sold separately Need an in-home device to manage online screen time on smart TVs, video game consoles, and computers? Manage all Wi-Fi connected devices in your home with the Circle Home Plus parental control device - universal parental control at home and away! Learn more: meetcircle.com The Circle Parental Controls App is not for use with Circle with Disney or Circle on Netgear routers. ———— Need Help? If you have any parental control app questions, need help with the Circle parental control app, or want to provide feedback, please contact our Support Team: help@meetcircle.com help.meetcircle.com ———— Subscription Pricing & Terms A Circle subscription is required and gives your family access to every Circle parental control feature. Circle Subscription comes with a FREE trial period (for new premium members only). The Circle subscription is an automatic renewing subscription. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions are billed at the start of each period and cannot be refunded. Subscribers can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal by visiting their iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://meetcircle.com/privacy/ Terms of use: https://meetcircle.com/license/

About

WeGather

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WeGather holds the parts a life group keeps losing in a group chat: the schedule, who is coming, whose house it is, what to bring, and what to pray for. Set the rhythm once — weekly, every other week, monthly, or the pattern your group already keeps — and every meeting is there, with the address, the host and the headcount in one place. WHAT IT DOES • Households, not usernames. Reply once for the adults, the children and a guest. Children don't need accounts, and their names stay hidden unless your household chooses to show them. • Honest headcounts. Everyone sees who is coming, who is not, and who hasn't answered yet. • Host rotation. Members claim a date or a leader assigns one, and the address travels with the meeting. • Shared meals. Pick a theme, share the dishes, avoid three lasagnes, and keep allergies in front of whoever is cooking. • Prayer. Requests for the whole group or just the leaders, marked answered when they are. • Group chat, and a thread for each meeting, with photos and documents where they belong. • The Bible, offline. Three translations, and the passage for each meeting is a tap away. • Reminders before each meeting, for whoever is coming, hosting or bringing something. • Your calendar. Subscribe once and every meeting, change and cancellation follows. • One church, many groups. A church code links every group, and leaders see them all. BUILT FOR HOUSEHOLDS, PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your address is visible only to the groups you belong to. Children's names are counted, not shown, unless you say otherwise. No ads, ever, and nothing sold to anyone. PLANS Start with a free month — no card, no reminders to cancel. After that a plan is what keeps a group writing: chat, prayer, documents, meetings and replies. Without one, a group can still read everything it already has — nothing is deleted. One person can pay for a whole group, or a church for all of its groups. English, Portuguese and Spanish. Subscriptions WeGather Person — $0.99/month or $9.99/year WeGather Group — $4.99/month or $39.99/year WeGather Church — from $29.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://wegather1.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://wegather1.com/privacy

Screenshots

Circle Parental Controls App4 screens
WeGather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WeGather at every 4 days against Circle Parental Controls App's every 6 weeks. Circle Parental Controls App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Circle Parental Controls App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and WeGather sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Parental Controls App ships an update every 6 weeks, WeGather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Circle Parental Controls App versus WeGather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle Parental Controls AppWeGather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCircle Media IncorporatedPernovatio LLC

Bugs and requests

Circle Parental Controls App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior
  • Connectivity issues
  • Difficulty setting up and managing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More flexible time/content controls
  • Ability to whitelist/blacklist apps/sites
  • Better notification system
  • Improved performance and reliability

WeGather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Circle Parental Controls App

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$89.991 Year
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  • Annual$89.991 Year
10 purchases

WeGather

Subscriptions10
  • WeGather for you$0.991 Month
  • WeGather for your group$4.991 Month
  • WeGather for you$9.991 Year
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  • WeGather for 10 groups$29.991 Month
  • WeGather for your group$39.991 Year
  • WeGather for 20 groups$39.991 Month
  • WeGather for 30 groups$49.991 Month
  • WeGather for 10 groups$239.991 Year
  • WeGather for 20 groups$359.991 Year
  • WeGather for 30 groups$479.991 Year

Questions

Is Circle Parental Controls App free?
Circle Parental Controls App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeGather free?
WeGather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Circle Parental Controls App or WeGather have ads?
Neither Circle Parental Controls App nor WeGather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circle Parental Controls App or WeGather?
Circle Parental Controls App ships an update every 6 weeks, and WeGather every 4 days. Most recently, Circle Parental Controls App was updated on November 9, 2026 and WeGather on October 29, 2026.

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