Circle Communities vs CML Community
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.
CML Community
A dedicated platform for investors, traders, and market professionals to engage in high-quality discussions about financial markets. It connects serious participants focused on equities, options, macro trends, technical analysis, and long-term investing strategies.
- Networking for investors and traders
- Discussion platform for financial markets
- Focus on equities and options
- Analysis of macro trends
- Long-term investing strategy discussions
- High-quality conversations
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CML Community is the dedicated networking and discussion platform for investors, traders, and market professionals who want higher-quality conversations about financial markets. Built for serious participants — not noise — CML Community brings together members focused on equities, options, macro trends, technical analysis, and long-term investing strategy.
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Verdict
Circle Communities and CML Community both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CML Community's written reviews are positive against 65% of Circle Communities's. CML Community also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Circle Communities's advantage is ratings volume (86K vs 60) and chart position (#89 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 CML Community. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle Communities has 86K ratings behind it against 60, 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 CML Community's.
Circle Communities ships an update fortnightly, CML Community every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circle Communities | CML Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (86K ratings) | 5.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86K — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CircleCo Inc | Capital Market Laboratories |
Customer experience
Circle Communities
CML Community
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
CML Community
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle Communities
No in-app purchases
CML Community
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Circle Communities free?
Is CML Community free?
Which has better reviews, Circle Communities or CML Community?
Do Circle Communities or CML Community have ads?
Which is updated more often, Circle Communities or CML Community?
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