⊛ CIRCA vs Bliss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
⊛ CIRCA
This app helps manage stress and anxiety by teaching users to interact with their brain in five simple steps. It aims to reduce stress, improve mental capacity, and make challenging situations more manageable. The application integrates with HealthKit to track time spent using its features.
- Stress and anxiety management
- Brain reactivity modification
- Five-step learning process
- HealthKit integration
- Meaningful minute tracking
- Mnemonic learning technique
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CIRCA The Mnemonic That Will Change The World Learn how to interact with your own brain to reduce your stress and anxiety Maybe you want to just feel less stressed. Maybe you want to take your life to the next level. Or maybe you have a need to be the best that you can be, but stress and anxiety are in the way. Whatever it is, the way you interact with your brain can make all the difference. CIRCA is an app that will help you manage any situation that is causing stress and anxiety. When you feel anxious, your brain gets overwhelmed. But CIRCA can help you change your brain’s reactivity in five simple steps, so that any stress is more manageable. CIRCA is connected with your HealthKit and counts all the meaningful minutes spent in the app. Brain-based Stress and Anxiety Reduction. Five steps that you will change your brain and open the doors to your fullest mental capacity. C - Chunking Information I - Ignore Mental Chatter R - Reality Check C - Control Check A - Attention Shift
Bliss
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Meditation Companions to help you guide through a meditation/minfulness session. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ⊛ CIRCA at none against Bliss's 1. ⊛ CIRCA also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, 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. Bliss sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. ⊛ CIRCA asks for nothing beyond the download.
⊛ CIRCA ships an update every 8 days, Bliss every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ⊛ CIRCA | Bliss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wellbeing Tech Incorporated | BLISS MEDITATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED |
In-app purchases
⊛ CIRCA
No in-app purchases
Bliss
- Bliss Monthly$9.991 Month
