SOM Connect vs RIA Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SOM Connect
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The SOM Connect app provides direct mobile access to SOM Connect—a place for Yale SOM alumni to meaningfully connect with the entire alumni community and Yale School of Management. In the app you will find: - The Yale SOM Alumni Directory - Information about upcoming events, including reunions, major events, and regional alumni chapter events - A live feed with photos, videos, announcements, and updates from fellow alumni - Focused spaces for interacting including chapter, class, and shared interest groups - A direct messaging module - Additional features designed to aid Yale SOM Alumni in staying connected
RIA Circle
This app connects financial advisors in a private, secure community to share ideas and best practices. It offers monthly peer roundtable meetings and a collaborative environment to foster professional growth and networking outside of traditional insulated settings.
- Exclusive peer roundtable meetings
- Secure, private advisor-only community
- Idea and best practice sharing
- Build trusted relationships
- Network with other advisors
- Collaborative learning environment
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RIA Circle is a community of Financial Advisors breaking down silos between RIAs, hybrids, custodians and independent broker/dealers to share ideas and best practices outside of an insulated environment. RIA Circle provides monthly Peer Roundtable Meetings exclusively for Financial Advisors and a community to build trusted relationships and network with other Advisors. As a secure, private, advisor-only community, RIA Circle fosters growth in a safe, collaborative and non-competitive environment that helps shorten the learning curve. Collaborate; Join a diverse community that offers a true cross-pollination of ideas and gain perspectives from others outside your current circle to manage your firm better. Learn; Ask questions, share ideas and engage in a wide variety of formats outside your own roundtable study group. Save time and money with direct Peer feedback and curated content you need. Grow; Gain insights to overcome the challenges of running a business, serving clients and advancing our industry.
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Verdict
SOM Connect and RIA Circle are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
SOM Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, RIA Circle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOM Connect | RIA Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 2021 Yale University | RIA Circle, LLC |
In-app purchases
SOM Connect
No in-app purchases
RIA Circle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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