Comparison

⊛ CIRCA vs Repko

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

⊛ 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.

Highlights
  • Stress and anxiety management
  • Brain reactivity modification
  • Five-step learning process
  • HealthKit integration
  • Meaningful minute tracking
  • Mnemonic learning technique
Features
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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

About

Repko

Features
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Repko is the hands-free tempo timer for strength lifters. Say GO — it counts every rep out loud in full 4-phase tempo (eccentric, pause, concentric, pause), while your hands never leave the bar. Three things, done right together: full 4-phase per-rep timing, real voice control (say GO, STOP, REPEAT — actual commands, not just cues), and 100% on-device speech that works offline. New in 1.1: voice control no longer interrupts your music, a STOP command that keeps your rep count honest, iCloud backup, and an Apple Watch app that taps every tempo phase on your wrist. WHAT MAKES REPKO DIFFERENT • Full 4-phase tempo — not 2 or 3. Eccentric, bottom pause, concentric, top pause, exactly as written: 3-1-2-0, or X for explosive. • Real hands-free control. Say GO to start, STOP to pause, REPEAT to redo a rep. Gloves, chalk, sweat — it doesn't matter. • 100% on-device speech. Your voice never leaves your phone. Works with zero signal in a basement gym. • Speaks over your music without muting it. Beeps, cues, and countdowns mix in — your playlist keeps playing at full volume. • Time under tension, tracked automatically. Every second of every phase, logged for you. FREE — THE COMPLETE TIMER • Full 4-phase tempo timer with per-phase beeps and 3-2-1 countdowns • Voice GO/STOP before the first rep of each set • Apple Watch: wrist taps for every tempo phase • iPad full-screen layout • Automatic iCloud backup and restore • Your 10 most recent sessions, plus a 74-achievement skill tree PRO — IF YOU WANT MORE • Voice control on every rep, plus REPEAT • Spoken rep countdowns and rest call-outs • Custom trigger words — make it answer to anything • Charts, TUT trends, and lifetime analytics • Unlimited history and CSV export • Unlimited presets and 8 color themes LOYALTY, REWARDED Keep training with Repko and you may wake up to a gift: the developer gives loyal, returning users a free lifetime PRO upgrade. No strings attached. Built by a lifter for his own training. No ads. No account. Your data stays on your device. --- Repko PRO is an auto-renewing subscription: $3.99/month or $24.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://repko.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://repko.app/privacy

Screenshots

⊛ CIRCA4 screens
Repko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ⊛ CIRCA at none against Repko's 3. ⊛ CIRCA also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Repko's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Repko sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ⊛ CIRCA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

⊛ CIRCA ships an update every 8 days, Repko every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
⊛ CIRCA versus Repko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter⊛ CIRCARepko
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWellbeing Tech IncorporatedSzymon Splawski

In-app purchases

None

⊛ CIRCA

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Repko

Subscriptions2
  • Repko PRO Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Repko PRO Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Repko PRO Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is ⊛ CIRCA free?
⊛ CIRCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Repko free?
Repko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ⊛ CIRCA or Repko have ads?
Neither ⊛ CIRCA nor Repko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ⊛ CIRCA or Repko?
⊛ CIRCA ships an update every 8 days, and Repko every 2 months. Most recently, ⊛ CIRCA was updated on October 7, 2026 and Repko on October 3, 2026.

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