Punta vs RoamCircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Punta
Connect with fellow digital nomads and remote workers before arriving in a new city. Discover who else is traveling to the same destinations and coordinate meetups for coworking, meals, or activities. Build a global community and make friends on the road.
- See overlapping travelers
- Join city hubs for introductions
- Access nomad-specific location guides
- Create a detailed nomad profile
- Get notified of future overlaps
- Organize meetups and activities
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Punta is the app for digital nomads, remote workers and travelers who don’t want to land in a new city alone. Add your trips, see who you’ll overlap with, and meet your next travel crew before you arrive. With Punta you can - See digital nomads, remote workers & travelers who will be in the same place at the same time as you. - Join city Hubs: introduce yourself, ask questions, organize cowork, dinners, hikes or nights out. - Use location guides made for nomads: Wi-Fi, safety, cost of living, must-knows, cafés and cowork spots. - Create a nomad profile that tells your story – trips, photos, hobbies, bio and more. - Make new friends and get notified whenever your paths overlap again. Making friends on the road is hard when people come and go, you don’t know where nomads hang out, or you’re tired of random Facebook and WhatsApp groups. Punta gives slowmads, expats, van lifers, solo travelers and long-term backpackers one place to see who’s around, connect with like-minded people and turn every stop into a small crew. Don’t just tick cities off a list. Build a community across all of them. Download Punta and start meeting nomads wherever you work and travel. Privacy Policy https://www.punta.app/privacy_policy Terms of Use https://www.punta.app/terms_and_conditions
RoamCircle
Connect with like-minded individuals in your city, especially if you're a solo traveler, digital nomad, or expat. Discover nearby people, join curated communities, and attend local events to expand your social circle.
- Meet people nearby
- Join vetted communities
- Attend curated events
- Create traveler profiles
- Offline access to plans
- Data-minimal privacy
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RoamCircle is the community app for female solo travelers, digital nomads, expats or anyone looking to expand their circle in their city. Meet people nearby, join pre-vetted communities and attend curated events and experiences. Why RoamCircle Travel can be freeing but and a little isolating. RoamCircle keeps the freedom and removes the friction: meet great people, What you can do Find your circle: See other nomads nearby, connect, chat. Join local vetted communities, attend curated events and experiences. Profile for travelers: Bio, photos Show interests, languages Offline-friendly: Access key plans and saved places even with spotty service. Privacy & Safety Data-minimal: We collect only what’s needed to run the app and improve your experience. Perfect for Solo travelers and first-timers Remote workers & digital nomads Expats Anyone looking to expand their circle in their city Coming soon See who's going to your events, interest based sorting, interest based circles, group trips, upload own events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoamCircle at none against Punta's 3. RoamCircle also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Punta's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Punta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. RoamCircle asks for nothing beyond the download.
RoamCircle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Punta ships an update every 2 weeks, RoamCircle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Punta | RoamCircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | Innovation Anywhere OÜ | Roamcircle Llc |
Customer experience
Punta
RoamCircle
In-app purchases
Punta
- monthly_7.99$7.991 Month
- yearly_29.99$29.991 Year
- lifetime_99.99$99.99
RoamCircle
No in-app purchases
