BTA Inside Circle vs Circle

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Imagine Instagram meets WhatsApp meets Tinder, but for meeting new people IRL. Circle is a small social app built around one idea: your feed should be the people in your neighborhood, not strangers from the other side of the planet. Real people. Real places. Things you can actually show up to. WHAT YOU CAN DO - A feed of posts from people in your area — no algorithm, no ranking, no influencers - Find local groups (we call them Circles) with a chat and a shared board — book clubs, run clubs, whatever you want to start - Connect with people you meet, message them privately, share photos, videos, voice notes - Set your own radius — your feed is as small or as wide as you want it - Verified profiles — every account is selfie-verified, so you know who's real - QR codes for connecting in person, no usernames to remember WHAT'S MISSING ON PURPOSE - No algorithm. No feed manipulation. No "for you" page deciding what you see - No ads. Ever - No influencers. No virality engine. No follower count that matters - No investors. No board. Built by one person, funded by no one PRIVACY You're always in control. Go invisible whenever you want. Choose who can see you, who can message you, and how far your posts go. Nothing leaves the app. Nothing gets sold. WHY THIS EXISTS I built Circle because I was tired of opening social apps looking for people I could actually meet — and getting ads, influencers, and strangers from the other side of the planet instead. So I made the app I wanted to use. No business model pushing me to take more of your attention. Just a small place that exists to help you find your people.