Comparison

CircleSquare vs Qrio Lock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CircleSquare

Organize club activities, circles, and communities with essential tools. Features include scheduling, email, photo albums, and more for seamless member communication and management.

Highlights
  • Calendar & scheduling
  • Email delivery
  • Photo album
  • File sharing
  • Online polls
  • BBS
  • Todo list
Features
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- Full of usefull tools for managing club activities Provides useful features to manage your club activities, circles and communities, including calendar & scheduling, email delivery, and photo album. By creating "Circles" and inviting members, sharing schedules and ideas could be done among right members with in a safe way. - 15 selectable features Build your own community-ware, by choosing features from: Calendar & scheduling, email delivery, photo album, file sharing, online polls, bbs, tweet, todo list, address book, accounting management, bookmarks, own page, notification feature, blog and grouping feature.

About

Qrio Lock

This smart lock offers hands-free unlocking by automatically detecting your approach. It also features auto-locking when the door is closed and allows for easy key sharing with family and friends. Remote operation and notifications are available with an optional hub.

Highlights
  • Hands-free unlocking
  • Auto lock
  • Easy key sharing
  • No installation required
  • Remote operation with hub
  • Notifications
Features
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※ Available on iOS 14.0 or later. ※ Using Apple Watch requires watchOS 8.0 or later. ※ Please note that Qrio Smart Lock (Q-SL1) account can not be used. ◇ Hands-free unlocking There is no need to take out your smartphone. Just approach the door, Qrio Lock automatically unlock the key. ◇ Auto lock If you forget to lock the key when you go out, the new auto lock will be locked the door by detected the door has been closed. ◇ Support various doors and installation construction is unnecessary We are pursuing a design that fits to various door locks for the living environment in Japan. There is no need for key replacement or drilling. It can be installed safely in a rental house too. ◇ More freedom in the key-free lifestyle. Qrio Lock is family-friendly Qrio Lock is very convenient because you can create a key and share it easily with your family or acquaintances. With Qrio Lock, you can use it to suit your lifestyle. ◇ Security with remote operation and notification function By linking with Qrio Hub, you can operate Qrio Lock and receive notifications on your smartphone on the go. ※ "Hands-free unlocking" may consume the battery of the smartphone than usual because it uses GPS in the background.

Screenshots

CircleSquare4 screens
Qrio Lock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CircleSquare at free against Qrio Lock's free with in-app purchases. CircleSquare also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Qrio Lock's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 4%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CircleSquare ships an update every 2 months, Qrio Lock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CircleSquare versus Qrio Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircleSquareQrio Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.0% of reviews12.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB104 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperXITYZ Inc.Sony Network Communications Inc.

Customer experience

CircleSquare

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive4.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative84.0%

Qrio Lock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive12.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

CircleSquare

No in-app purchases

None

Qrio Lock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CircleSquare free?
CircleSquare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qrio Lock free?
Qrio Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CircleSquare or Qrio Lock have ads?
Neither CircleSquare nor Qrio Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CircleSquare or Qrio Lock?
CircleSquare ships an update every 2 months, and Qrio Lock every 6 weeks. Most recently, CircleSquare was updated on November 1, 2026 and Qrio Lock on November 11, 2026.

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