TWELVE Discipleship vs Circle Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TWELVE Discipleship
This app provides a secure, closed community for ministries to connect leaders and students year-round. It facilitates relationship building and spiritual growth through features like photo sharing, group chats, and scripture feeds. It is completely free with no ads or fees.
- Closed community for safe connections
- Photo & Video Gallery
- Custom Trivia games
- Group Chats
- Scripture & Ministry Feed
- Free to use
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TWELVE helps your leaders stay safely connected with the students in your ministry all year long. Thousands of youth ministries, kids ministries, camps, and churches already use TWELVE to build stronger relationships and help students grow in their faith. Unlike typical social media platforms, TWELVE is a closed community, meaning only the people you invite can connect with your students and leaders. TWELVE includes everything your ministry needs to stay connected between gatherings: - Photo & Video Gallery: Share memories and moments safely - Custom Trivia: Reinforce teaching through fun, interactive games - Group Chats: Keep conversations going all week long - Scripture & Ministry Feed: Share devotionals, discipleship materials, and announcements Best of all, thanks to generous donors who believe in TWELVE’s mission, it’s completely free to use; no ads, no fees, no catch.
Circle Social
This app focuses on genuine connection with close friends and real-life plans, cutting out the noise of typical social media. It helps you stay in touch, see what friends are doing, and organize fun activities.
- Genuine connection with close friends
- Discover friends' activities
- Create and join real-life plans
- Intentional and focused social world
- Stay connected without external noise
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Circle is designed for humans to connect. In a world of endless scrolling, noise, and performance, Circle strives to foster genuine connection with close friends. Share moments, and create real life plans. Stay connected with your inner circle without the external noise, check in with the people you care about, see what your friends have been up to, and find fun things to do with your people. Circle makes it easy to: • Stay connected with your close friends. • Discover what your friends are doing. • Create and join fun real-life plans. • Keep your social world intentional and focused. Try Circle Today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Circle Social at 100% against TWELVE Discipleship's 75%. Circle Social also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). TWELVE Discipleship's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TWELVE Discipleship ships an update every 3 weeks, Circle Social weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TWELVE Discipleship | Circle Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | One Hope Ministries of Canada | Circle Social Media Inc. |
Customer experience
TWELVE Discipleship
Circle Social
In-app purchases
TWELVE Discipleship
No in-app purchases
Circle Social
No in-app purchases
