Circle Communities vs Groucho
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. Never miss an update from your creators or fellow members.
- Community discussions
- Event tracking
- Live stream hosting
- On-the-go access
- 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.
Groucho
This app facilitates real-life connections by forming small, compatible groups for recurring in-person dinner parties and activities. It uses guided interviews for matching, focusing on genuine interaction over public metrics.
- Private guided interviews for matching
- Formation of small, compatible groups
- Coordination of recurring in-person dinners
- Focus on conversation-based matching
- No public metrics like likes or followers
- Emphasis on face-to-face connection
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Groucho Real-life, personalized social clubs. Instead of profiles, swipes, or public metrics, Groucho begins with a private, guided interview. You speak naturally about how you think, what you enjoy, and how you relate to others. From that conversation, Groucho forms a small group of compatible people and coordinates recurring, in-person dinner parties and other club activities. Groucho is built for real-world connection: • In-person groups, not online feeds • Small, recurring meetings, not one-off encounters • Conversation-based matching, not questionnaires • No likes, followers, or public scores This isn’t a dating app or a social network. It’s a private social club for those who crave genuine, face-to-face connection without the pressure to perform. Less scrolling. More presence. Deeper, life-enriching connection.
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Verdict
Circle Communities and Groucho both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Groucho's written reviews are positive against 65% of Circle Communities's. Groucho also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Circle Communities's advantage is ratings volume (84K vs 5) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Groucho. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Communities has 84K ratings behind it against 5, 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 Groucho's.
Circle Communities ships an update fortnightly, Groucho every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Communities | Groucho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (84K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CircleCo Inc | Trampoline LLC |
Customer experience
Circle Communities
Groucho
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
Groucho
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Communities
No in-app purchases
Groucho
No in-app purchases
