Owting vs 27 circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Owting
Connect with friends and discover new people based on shared interests and availability. Plan in-person activities and experiences easily, fostering a community built on trust and fun.
- Connect with friends
- Make new friends
- Plan in-person activities
- Discover shared interests
- Group chat functionality
- See overlapping availability
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Looking to make new friends, keep up with the old ones, and generally get out more often? We sure are! Friends have busy lives but shouldn't have to resort to business calendaring software to hang out, and people shouldn't have to use dating apps to find friends. Owting was built by a small group of friends for friends to help people get out for in person activities and experiences. Owting helps you connect with others in your area based on activities you enjoy, availability, and location. It also helps friends stay connected. Whether you're messaging one person or in a group chat, you can easily see overlapping availability and send out event invites. Owting also lets you shine a light on your friends with excellent vibes, helping to create a community built on trust, fun, and respect. Download Owting to plan hangs with current friends and make new friends today!
27 circle
This app helps users build strong, outward-looking communities by providing tools for collective learning and mutual support. It features an AI-powered knowledge base and a system for sharing needs and offers within a group.
- AI-powered shared knowledge base
- Community learning tools
- Post needs and offers
- Peer-to-peer support system
- Empower community builders
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27 Circle exists to help us learn how to build vibrant, outward-looking communities. The features are designed as tools to empower community builders. Learn together with 27 AI: a shared, growing knowledge base fed by your community’s experiences, so everyone can learn from the same collective wisdom and ask it questions anytime. Show up for each other with Ask: post needs and offers within your Circle, and let the people around you respond.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 27 circle at 5.0 against Owting's 4.6. 27 circle also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Owting's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2). 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.
27 circle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Owting has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Owting ships an update every 3 days, 27 circle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Owting | 27 circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Owting LLC | 27 Circle LLC |
Customer experience
Owting
27 circle
In-app purchases
Owting
No in-app purchases
27 circle
No in-app purchases
