Loop vs The Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop
Connect with new people through your existing social circle and shared communities. Discover potential matches by seeing who your friends know and requesting introductions. Facilitates connections based on events, locations, and shared interests.
- Matchmaking through friends
- Request introductions
- Event-based groups
- Location-based groups
- Community matching
- Professional matchmaker integration
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Loop is the social network for meeting and matchmaking through friends, events, and communities. On Loop, everyone plays matchmaker for their single friends. Singles can also see who their friends know and ask for intros through the app, removing any social friction and making matchmaking easy. In addition to meeting through friends, people on Loop can meet and matchmake through groups centered around events, locations, professional matchmakers, and other communities. Loop groups for coffee shops, gyms, alumni networks, or parties can help maximize the odds that singles connect with someone who they could have met in real life. Loop is free to download and use. Sign up, indicate if you’re single or just there to set up friends, invite your friends, and start suggesting life changing matches! Our app uses Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Circle
This app provides a structured and private environment for making thoughtful introductions. It helps organize information based on shared values and interests, offering a modern approach to building connections.
- Structured introductions
- Focus on shared values
- Organized information
- Private connection space
- Modern approach to networking
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Why The Circle Was Created The Circle was created to bring structure, focus, and privacy to the introduction process. Instead of random or unclear suggestions, it helps organize real information so introductions are thoughtful and aligned with shared values and interests. A Modern Way to Begin Natural introductions are less accessible than they once were. The Circle creates access, using modern tools, while preserving discretion and standards. In the past, introductions happened mostly through in-person circles. Today, those opportunities are fewer and more limited. The Circle was created to expand those opportunities, in a structured, private, and community-appropriate way. It’s designed to stay curated, intentional, and aligned with your values.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Circle at none against Loop's 10. The Circle also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Loop's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Loop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. The Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Circle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Loop ships an update every 6 weeks, The Circle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop | The Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LOOOPMEIN INC. | Always Better Together, Inc. |
Customer experience
Loop
The Circle
Bugs and requests
Loop
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after recent updates
- Registration screen issues on certain devices
- Constant log-out problems
- Unreliable location feature
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to communicate with matches
- Improved search and filtering options
- Notification system for match outcomes
- Tools to help grow matchmaker groups
- More detailed user profiles
The Circle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loop
- Loop Premium (1 Month)$29.991 Month
- Loop Premium (3 Months)$74.993 Months
- Loop Premium (6 Months)$119.996 Months
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- Loop Premium (1 Year)$179.991 Year
- Premium Intro Request$9.99
- 2 Premium Intro Requests$14.99
- 3 Premium Intro Requests$19.99
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- Premium Group Unlock$19.99
- 2 Premium Group Unlocks$34.99
- 3 Premium Group Unlocks$49.99
The Circle
No in-app purchases







