Circle Communities vs Body by Design®
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.
Body by Design®
Unlock your unique wellness strategy based on your DNA. This app provides comprehensive testing and expert coaching to optimize cellular function, offering insights into gut health, hormones, metabolism, and more for a personalized health-hacking approach.
- DNA-powered wellness strategy
- Cellular function optimization
- Gut health insights
- Hormone analysis
- Metabolic health tracking
- Expert interpretation and coaching
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Body by Design® features your DNA-powered wellness strategy– with an approach as unique as you, based on your body’s own biological blueprint! Learn how to optimize your cellular function with this one-time comprehensive testing and coaching experience. Gain insights into complex chemistries including gut health, hormones, metabolic health, food and exercise response, and even mood and cognitive performance for the ultimate health-hacking approach. We go far beyond DIY: The Designer Genes Co. specializes in practitioner-led delivery of REAL results. This means that we understand the most crucial part of interpretation– accounting for epigenetic impact. Your current and future genetic expression are complex, and our coaches are here to help you bring your results to life through expert interpretation and tailored strategy for surefire success and sustainability. Your most detailed, results-driven protocols are just a swab of your cheek away! Our goal is to help you Live Your Fullest Expression.
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Verdict
Circle Communities and Body by Design® both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Body by Design®'s written reviews are positive against 65% of Circle Communities's. Body by Design® also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Circle Communities's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (87K vs 14). 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 Body by Design®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Communities has 87K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Circle Communities's written reviews are positive against 100% of Body by Design®'s.
Circle Communities ships an update fortnightly, Body by Design® every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Communities | Body by Design® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87K ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CircleCo Inc | LYFE LLC (Apps) |
Customer experience
Circle Communities
Body by Design®
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
Body by Design®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Communities
No in-app purchases
Body by Design®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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