iRFR vs CareCircles.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRFR
Control ETC Eos family lighting systems remotely from your mobile device. Access programming and playback features, including cue lists and direct selects. Requires Eos family software 2.6 or higher.
- Remote control for Eos family lighting systems
- Programming and playback features
- Tab-based display system
- Moving light controls
- Direct selects
- Cue list access
- Security controls
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The iRFR from ETC provides a remote for any Eos family lighting system (Eos, Eos Ti, Gio, Gio @5, Ion, Element and Eos/Ion Remote Processors). This application requires Eos family software 2.6 or higher on the connected lighting system. Eos 3.0 or higher is required for Focus Wand Please note the iRFR is NOT support by Cobalt. The iRFR supports most features needed for programming and playback. It does not support remote patching and system configuration. A tab-based system changes the displays from the full keyboard, moving light controls, direct selects, playback tools and a cue list. Security controls prevent un-authorized access to a lighting system.
CareCircles.
This app provides school faculty with secure, real-time access to parent-provided health information and physician-approved emergency plans. It helps schools keep students healthy, included, and safe both on and off campus.
- Parent-supplied health information
- Physician-approved emergency action plans
- Real-time data display
- Secure access for school faculty
- On and off-campus student safety
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CareCircles empowers teachers, coaches, dorm parents, advisors, trip leaders, and other authorized school faculty with parent-supplied health information and physician-approved emergency action plans. The app's secure, intuitive, real-time display allows schools to keep students well, included, and safe on and off campus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CareCircles. at Free against iRFR's $49.99. CareCircles. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). iRFR's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
CareCircles. is free to download; iRFR costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CareCircles. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRFR has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iRFR ships an update every 10 months, CareCircles. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRFR | CareCircles. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Circle Apps LLC (U.S.) |
Customer experience
iRFR
CareCircles.
In-app purchases
iRFR
No in-app purchases
CareCircles.
No in-app purchases
