Circles vs memory.wiki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Circles
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Think about all the cool people you've met over the yearsβpeople with whom you've had interesting conversations, mentors you look up to, individuals working at companies you're interested in, and the fun people you've encountered in certain cities. Consider how many of these people you may have completely forgotten about. Our goal is to assist you in collecting, recalling, and rediscovering all these connections at the exact moment you may want to reach out to them. Our solution is an app that enables you to quickly add, journal about, and remember these individuals, making it easy to search and filter them later on.
memory.wiki
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memory.wiki is a personal knowledge hub for the AI era β on the web. This is the companion app that goes with you. Capture a note, a URL, a photo, or a voice memo, and it lands in your hub. Read everything you've saved on your phone. Chat with your hub, or paste its URL into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any LLMs. CAPTURE β’ Write: quick markdown notes β’ URL: paste any link, the server fetches it and stores a clean markdown copy β’ Photo: attach images straight from camera or library β’ OCR: extract text from a photo β’ Voice: transcribe speech to text β’ Home-screen widget: Ask, Search, Paste, or Capture in one tap READ β’ Every document in your hub, sorted by date β’ The same markdown rendering as memory.wiki on the web β’ Group documents into Bundles by topic, project, or audience USE β’ Built-in chat over your hub, answers cite the source β’ Share a Bundle with any AI by pasting its URL β’ memory.wiki/@yourname, one URL for your whole hub, ready to hand to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any LLMs. memory.wiki is free to use during beta. The web hub stays the source of truth β every change syncs both ways. Privacy: notes, photos, audio, and email are tied to your account. None of it is used for tracking, advertising, or sold to third parties. See memory.wiki/privacy for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Circles at 13.0 against memory.wiki's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circles ships an update every 8 days, memory.wiki every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circles | memory.wiki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Liokumovich | Hyunsang Cho |
In-app purchases
Circles
No in-app purchases
memory.wiki
No in-app purchases









