Circle Communities vs Sip
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.
Sip
This app provides a platform for experts and creators to host text-based Q&A sessions and AMAs. Followers can subscribe to a creator's space, ask questions, and read answers in a public forum, eliminating the need for repetitive direct messages. It facilitates authentic engagement and trust-building through asynchronous conversations.
- Host text-based Q&As
- Share Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions
- Follower subscriptions
- Public Q&A space
- Asynchronous conversations
- Build audience trust
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Sip is the easiest way to host and share text-based Q&As and AMAs (Ask Me Anything). Whether you’re a founder, coach, expert, or anyone with a unique experience, Sip helps you answer audience questions—on your own time. Followers can subscribe to your space, ask questions, and read your replies as they’re posted. No more repeating yourself in DMs—Sip gives you one public space to respond once and scale your answers to everyone. Conversations are asynchronous and easy to manage, so you can stay authentic, build trust, and engage your audience whenever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circle Communities at none against Sip's 2. Circle Communities also leads on ratings volume (88K vs 12) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). Sip's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads 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. Sip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Circle Communities asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Circle Communities against 5.0 for Sip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Communities has 88K ratings behind it against 12, 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 Sip's.
Circle Communities ships an update fortnightly, Sip weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Communities | Sip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (88K ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CircleCo Inc | Sip Inc. |
Customer experience
Circle Communities
Sip
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
Sip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Communities
No in-app purchases
Sip
- Real Money Chat - Monthly$0.991 Month
- Sip Subscription$0.991 Month
