Iris.chat vs CirclePlug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iris.chat
A comprehensive messaging system offering direct and group chats, audio/video calls, and file sharing. It integrates with popular apps like YouTube, Spotify, and Google Calendar, enhancing collaboration.
- Direct and group messaging
- Audio, video, and conference calls
- Integration with popular apps
- File uploading
- Notifications
- User-defined badges
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Iris is a comprehensive messaging system which incorporates many useful features such as: 1 . Direct one-to-one and group messaging. 2 . Integration with other collaboration/messaging Apps 3 . Integration with other widely used Apps such as YouTube, Spotify, Grafana, Google Calendar etc. 4 . Audio, Video and Conference calling 5 . Ability to upload commonly used file types (images, documents, audio and video). 6 . Notifications. 7 . User defined badges.
CirclePlug
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CirclePlug from Shypes is a Free community solution that allows you to collaborate within your community as well as participate in high-engagement activities like events, membership, and fund-raising within your community. It is simple, reliable, and keeps you connected to the people that matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CirclePlug at weekly against Iris.chat's every 4 weeks. CirclePlug also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Iris.chat ships an update every 4 weeks, CirclePlug weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iris.chat | CirclePlug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aavid Knowledge Management Services Pvt. Ltd. | Shypes Inc. |
In-app purchases
Iris.chat
No in-app purchases
CirclePlug
No in-app purchases
