Locals.com vs HOCK Circle Learning Community
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locals.com
Connect directly with creators and communities you admire. This platform prioritizes user control and creator ownership, offering features like live streaming, community feeds, and content libraries. Support creators independently without algorithmic interference.
- Direct creator support
- Algorithm-free content feeds
- Creator data ownership
- Live streaming with chat
- Community feeds and posts
- Content libraries (video/audio)
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Directly support the creators you love. Control your content and avoid the algorithms. Built from the ground up to champion the needs of creators, Locals does not sell your data and creators have unprecedented ownership over theirs. With features like live-streaming with chat, community feeds and posts, and content libraries for video and audio, the Locals app is an all-in-one solution to interact with the content you love, while directly supporting the independence of the communities and creators you care about. Power to the people. Not the platform. On Locals. https://locals.com/terms
HOCK Circle Learning Community
Connect with accounting, tax, finance, and business professionals for collaborative learning and skill development. Access discussions, resources, and updates tailored to your membership. This platform fosters a focused and respectful environment for career growth.
- Collaborative learning with peers
- Stay connected while studying
- Access discussions and resources
- Membership-related updates
- Focused and respectful community
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HOCK Circle is the professional learning community for HOCK members. This community supports accounting, tax, finance, and business learners who want more than studying alone. This is the place for you to: • Learn alongside professionals with similar goals • Stay connected while studying or building new skills • Access discussions, resources, and updates related to your membership • Be part of a focused, respectful learning community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Locals.com at 53% against HOCK Circle Learning Community's 0%. Locals.com also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (42K vs 23). HOCK Circle Learning Community's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, 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. Locals.com sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HOCK Circle Learning Community asks for nothing beyond the download.
Locals.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locals.com has 42K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Locals.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of HOCK Circle Learning Community's.
Locals.com ships an update every 4 weeks, HOCK Circle Learning Community monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locals.com | HOCK Circle Learning Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) — better | 4.3 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Locals Technology Inc | HOCK international |
Customer experience
Locals.com
HOCK Circle Learning Community
Bugs and requests
Locals.com
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Disappearing notifications
- Orientation issues on iPad
- Inconsistent audio/video sync
- Unreliable live stream playback
Requested features
5 requests- Download option for offline viewing
- Better nested comments and community management
- Improved integration with Rumble platform
- Customizable notification settings
- Picture-in-picture mode for video playback
HOCK Circle Learning Community
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Locals.com
- Monthly: 50 coins + 20 bonus$7.991 Month
- 20 Coins$1.99
- 50 Coins$4.99
- 50$7.99
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- 100 Coins$9.99
- 100$14.99
- 150 Coins$14.99
- 200$19.99
- 210 Coins$20.99
- 300 Coins$29.99
- 360 Coins$35.99
- 500 Coins$49.99
HOCK Circle Learning Community
No in-app purchases
Questions
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