Gradcracker vs CircleUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gradcracker
Discover and apply for STEM job opportunities, including degree apprenticeships and graduate roles. Receive instant job alerts, manage your saved opportunities, and access career advice and employer webinars.
- Search STEM job opportunities
- Save and apply for roles
- Instant job alerts
- Personalized dashboard
- Career advice and insights
- Employer webinars
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The Gradcracker App puts the full power of Gradcracker in the palm of your hand. Search, save and apply to degree apprenticeships, placement and graduate opportunities from hundreds of leading STEM employers, wherever you are. Receive instant job alerts: ‘Follow’ your favourite employers and be the first to hear about their brand-new opportunities, with tailored notifications send straight to your mobile. Access your personal dashboard: Review your activity on Gradcracker, including opportunities that you have ‘saved’ to your Job Shortlist. Explore the Career Centre: Find exclusive insights and advice from Gradcracker and its employers on everything career related. Watch our employer webinars: Register for upcoming webinars and watch recordings of previous webinars to discover some of our employers and the sectors that they operate in. Manage your settings: Change your account details and modify your notification alerts.
CircleUp
This app connects individuals in their 20s and 30s seeking genuine friendships and shared experiences. It fosters a community where members proactively create plans and engage in meaningful activities, moving beyond superficial connections.
- Connect with peers in their 20s and 30s
- Build genuine friendships
- Create and join shared activities
- Foster a sense of belonging
- Proactive plan creation
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We're the Circle of 20s & 30s who choose belonging over attending, friendships over faces, and doing cool things over the same-old. We don’t wait for plans, we create them. We refuse to be the disconnected generation. We're a circle, not strangers. A lifestyle, not one-off events. A movement, not an app. If you're craving more connection, you belong here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CircleUp at none against Gradcracker's shown. CircleUp also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 40%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Gradcracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gradcracker ships an update every 5 weeks, CircleUp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gradcracker | CircleUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 387 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gradcracker Limited | Hearplay |
Customer experience
Gradcracker
CircleUp
In-app purchases
Gradcracker
No in-app purchases
CircleUp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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