Cercles vs Yalla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cercles
This app offers a private, curated community for members to access exclusive homes, events, and relationships. It focuses on a trustworthy and high-design home-sharing experience for approved members.
- Members-only home sharing
- Access to exclusive homes
- Private events
- Community connections
- Application and approval process
- Trustworthy rental experience
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Cercles is a globally curated, private community of inspiring humans. Membership with Cercles is about more than connection - it’s access to impeccable homes, events, and relationships only accessible to and within the Cercles community. The core focus of our first version is members-only home-sharing. Only approved members can see, book, host, and share their homes in Cercles. This way, we ensure a trustworthy and highly designed rental experience for all in our Cercles community. Members need to purchase an annual auto-renewing membership so they can access our community, home sharing, and private events. Prospective members may download the app and submit an application. Once submitted, applications are placed in queue and reviewed continually. Once approved, members need to purchase an annual auto-renewing membership so they can access the full app functionality: our community, home sharing, and private events. Cercles welcomes members who will live our community values – Be generous, Be Kind, Connect, and Respect. Once accepted, members can browse and connect with other members, share their home, or book other members homes while traveling. Terms of Use: https://my-cercles.com/Terms-of-Use.pdf
Yalla
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Yalla is an app that helps smoothen out the group planning process. Using Yalla one can create events and invite their friends, getting RSVPs quickly. Future updates of the app will continuously enhance the experience to make the experience of planning the smoothest possible. Yalla intentionally keeps it minimal to keep the planning simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yalla at none against Cercles's 1. Yalla also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cercles's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price and device support 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. Cercles sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $199.00 per year. Yalla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cercles ships an update every 11 days, Yalla every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cercles | Yalla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmad Mansour | Tarek Sakakini |
In-app purchases
Cercles
- Cercles Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$199.001 Year
Yalla
No in-app purchases









