Círculo vs VALT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Círculo
Connect with a trusted network of six individuals to share alerts and keep each other informed. Establish safety protocols and ensure your community stays updated on important events.
- Connect with a network of six peers
- Establish safety protocols
- Send and receive alerts
- Keep your circle informed
- Community-driven safety
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Círculo helps connect you to a reliable network of six peers. Establish protocols, send alerts and keep those in your circle informed. Safety starts with community.
VALT
This app offers a DVPN service to mask your internet traffic and a data removal feature that automatically opts you out of data broker listings. It prioritizes privacy by not requiring sensitive personal information for setup.
- Secure DVPN connection
- Automated data broker opt-outs
- Monthly re-checking of listings
- No SSN, ID, or phone number required
- Email and 6-digit code sign-in
- Separate plans for DVPN and data removal
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VALT is one app with two parts: a DVPN and data removal. DVPN Pick a city and tap Connect. Your traffic runs through a node there, run by an independent operator, not one company. Your internet provider sees that server, not the sites you visit. VALT doesn't keep the sites you visit either. Data removal Fill in removal setup once. VALT files opt-out requests with data brokers and people-search sites for you, checks them again every month, and files again when a listing comes back. Setup never asks for a Social Security number, a government ID or a phone number. Privacy without the homework Sign up with your email and a six-digit code. There's no password. Each part is its own product with its own plan. If you used the old VALT app, sign in with the same email: your plan and your removal history come with you. Data removal is for adults 18 and over, in the US, Canada outside Quebec, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Círculo at 5.0 against VALT's 4.3. Círculo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). VALT's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. VALT sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Círculo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Círculo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VALT has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Círculo ships an update every 2 months, VALT every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Círculo | VALT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Postmodern Apps LLC | Hashcash Inc. |
Customer experience
Círculo
VALT
In-app purchases
Círculo
No in-app purchases
VALT
- VALT DVPN7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Data removal$14.991 Month
- VALT+$14.991 Month
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- VALT DVPN7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Data removal$119.991 Year
- VALT+ Annual$119.991 Year
- VALTIMATE2 variants$239.991 Year
