CircleSquare vs Qrio Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CircleSquare
Organize club activities, circles, and communities with essential tools. Features include scheduling, email, photo albums, and more for seamless member communication and management.
- Calendar & scheduling
- Email delivery
- Photo album
- File sharing
- Online polls
- BBS
- Todo list
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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.
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.
- Hands-free unlocking
- Auto lock
- Easy key sharing
- No installation required
- Remote operation with hub
- Notifications
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | CircleSquare | Qrio Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.0% of reviews | 12.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XITYZ Inc. | Sony Network Communications Inc. |
Customer experience
CircleSquare
Qrio Lock
In-app purchases
CircleSquare
No in-app purchases
Qrio Lock
No in-app purchases









