Circle Communities vs church.chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle Communities
Stay connected with your online communities on the go. This app lets you participate in discussions, join live streams, and track events for any Circle.so community you're a part of. It's designed for both members and creators to manage their community interactions seamlessly.
- Community discussions
- Live stream hosting and joining
- Event tracking
- On-the-go community management
- Message notifications
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The official companion app for your Circle community is here! If you’re a member or creator of a Circle.so community, our app allows you to keep up with your discussions, events, and messages on the go. Join and host live streams, keep track of upcoming events, and never miss a beat on any of your Circle communities.
church.chat
This platform facilitates group communication and organization for communities. Users can message groups, schedule events, manage teams, and create tasks to streamline coordination.
- Group messaging
- Event creation
- Team scheduling
- Task management
- Community organization
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A communication platform where users can group message, create events, schedule teams, plan events, create tasks and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Circle Communities at 88K against church.chat's 8. Circle Communities also leads on chart position (#61 vs unranked). church.chat's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Circle Communities against 5.0 for church.chat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Communities has 88K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Circle Communities ships an update fortnightly, church.chat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Communities | church.chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (88K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CircleCo Inc | Carson Suite |
Customer experience
Circle Communities
church.chat
Bugs and requests
Circle Communities
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Disappearing messages and notifications
- Inability to access certain communities
- Malformed data errors and login issues
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save draft posts and comments
- Improved text editing and cursor control
- Better video playback controls and functionality
- Syncing notifications and activity across devices
- More customization and personalization options
church.chat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Communities
No in-app purchases
church.chat
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Circle Communities free?
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