circleup.ai vs Joinstar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
circleup.ai
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The purpose of the app is to make it easy and efficient to meet people from your network again. Unlike messaging people back and forth to find time slots and agreeing where to meet, Circleup streamlines the process and enables asynchronous coordination of meetings. Your network makes you happy and it can help you in your private life and your career. Mission Circleup enables social interactions, increases efficiency in maintaining relationships and enables further connectivity. Why Relationships keep us happy and healthy. Although we’re living in a highly connected instant world, it is still a struggle to maintain relationships. Many people feel isolated and are driven by their daily schedule, which lets them neglect their relationships. Circleup does not change their schedule, but it can help to become more efficient and effective in planning, scheduling, booking, and actually meeting. Focus The focus of this app is 1 on 1 meetings. Benefits of the app Save time: No more back and forth messaging to find a suitable slot, to define a location or to reschedule a meeting. Reach: You can invite non-app users as well to meet you, they will receive an invitation via SMS. Connectivity: You can link your address book and your calendar to make it super easy to invite friends to meet and to make scheduling decisions without having to leave the app. Availability Management: Slots become visible to someone you want to meet based on your defined slots, which makes it easy for your friend to choose a slot and fix the meeting. Speed: It’s super fast to send an invitation to someone. Feedback These are just early days, please help us improve the app. You can find the feedback form in the app under the profile tab. We look forward to your feedback and your suggestions.
Joinstar
Discover and connect with people in your network who are traveling to the same destinations or live in places you're visiting. Never miss an opportunity to meet up with friends again.
- Connect with people traveling to same places
- Find friends visiting your hometown
- Discover people living where you travel
- Never miss meetups with friends
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Joinstar connects you with people in your network that are traveling to the same places as you, living in the places you are traveling to, or visiting your hometown. With Joinstar, you will never miss out on chances to meet up with your friends again.
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Verdict
circleup.ai and Joinstar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
circleup.ai ships an update monthly, Joinstar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | circleup.ai | Joinstar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | circleup | Joinstar LLC |
In-app purchases
circleup.ai
No in-app purchases
Joinstar
No in-app purchases
