Comparison

Runde vs SettleIt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Runde

This app facilitates deep connections with existing friends and family through a weekly ritual of thoughtful questions. It offers a private, end-to-end encrypted space for meaningful conversations, moving away from traditional social media.

Highlights
  • Weekly thoughtful questions
  • Private, end-to-end encrypted circles
  • Hallway for casual chat
  • Text, photo, voice, and video sharing
  • No feeds, likes, or algorithms
  • Offline-first functionality
Features
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Runde is a friendship app for close friends, long-distance best friends, couples, and family circles. One meaningful question every week. A weekly ritual for the people who matter. Not an audience. A room, with the people you'd actually tell things to. UP TO 8 PEOPLE WHO ALREADY MATTER A circle is 2 to 8 people, and that's the ceiling — small enough that nobody performs. Make a separate one for each part of your life: your university group scattered across cities, your two oldest friends, your long-distance best friend, your partner, your family. A HALLWAY AND A HEARTBEAT Every circle has an everyday hallway — an always-open room to talk in whenever. Text, photos, voice notes, video, polls, Stories, reactions. Search back through all of it. Then every Monday, one thing lands that the whole circle answers together. It stays for the week, then closes, and a new one arrives. That's the heartbeat, and it's the whole ritual. YOU ANSWER FIRST, BEFORE YOU READ ANYONE You write your own answer before you can see what anybody else wrote. Nobody copies. Nobody performs. Everyone is honest. That one rule is most of why this works. YOU CHOOSE WHAT CAN LAND. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL. Some weeks it's something to answer: "What's a dream you have that feels selfish to say out loud?" Some weeks it's something to show: "Post the oldest photo on your phone." And some weeks it's something to go and do: "Go for a walk somewhere you don't usually walk and post one thing you saw." Your circle decides which of those can arrive. Which one shows up on a Monday is never up to you. A CIRCLE THAT GROWS UP Circles start light. After a few months of actually showing up, the questions get more personal on their own. The app says so when it happens, and an admin can set it back. Nothing was earned. Time passed, and you kept talking. PRIVACY YOU PICK, ONE CIRCLE AT A TIME Not every circle needs the same thing, so you choose when you make one. • Standard circles — instant, and never tracked, sold, or shared • Private circles — end-to-end encrypted with RSA-2048 + AES-256-GCM, readable only on your own circle's devices Either way: no ads, no trackers, no data sold, no contact list access. Offline-first, so it works without internet and syncs when you're back. Your data stays in the EU (Frankfurt). FREE IS A REAL PLAN Start up to 3 circles and join as many as you're invited to. Full messaging. A new question every week. 90 conversation starters in the picker, plus 70 more to show and to do. Your messages stay on your device indefinitely, 90 days of cloud history so a new device can catch up, and a full export whenever you want one. CIRCLE PLUS, WHEN A CIRCLE WANTS MORE Any member can unlock a circle for everybody in it. One purchase, twelve months, no auto-renew, nothing to cancel. • A second question every week, on Thursdays • All 1,250 prompts, including the deep ones • Unlimited cloud history for the whole circle • Pins the whole circle can find, hour-long edit windows, custom polls • Personalization — bubble palettes, chat backgrounds, avatar shapes THOUGHTFULLY SLOW No feeds. No likes. No algorithm deciding who you hear from. No infinite scroll, no notifications begging for your attention. This is an app you open on purpose, not out of habit. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac. In English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Bulgarian. Designed in Berlin. Built for the friendships that deserve more than a group chat. Runde was called Colloquies until 2026.

About

SettleIt

Features
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Got a dilemma? Arguing with friends? Need a second opinion? SettleIt lets the community decide! SettleIt is the ultimate social app to post your questions, debates, and decisions and let others vote. Whether you’re torn between outfits, want opinions on relationship drama, or just love sharing spicy polls — we’ve got you. What you can do: • Create posts with up to 4 poll options. • Vote on hot debates and see live results. • View breakdowns by gender and age groups. • Bet coins on poll outcomes and win rewards. • Add images or videos for context. • Participate in discussion threads and series. • Unlock achievements and customize your profile with cosmetics. Why people love SettleIt: • Real-time, user-generated content. • A fun and anonymous way to settle anything. • Gamified experience with leaderboards and badges. • Clean and friendly community with moderation tools. Perfect for: • Spicy relationship questions • Fashion dilemmas • Hot takes on pop culture, gaming, or lifestyle • Getting feedback fast — and having fun doing it Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Runde4 screens
SettleIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Runde at every 6 days against SettleIt's every 6 weeks. Runde also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Runde sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SettleIt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runde ships an update every 6 days, SettleIt every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Runde versus SettleIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRundeSettleIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB108 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStojanov Ventures UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)David Gomez

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Runde

Subscriptions6
  • Colloquies Core 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • 1 Month of Colloquies Premium$2.991 Month
  • Colloquies Pro 1 Month$9.991 Month
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  • 1 Year of Colloquies Premium$19.991 Year
  • Colloquies Core 1 Year$29.991 Year
  • Colloquies Pro 1 Year$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • 10 Credits$2.99
  • Premium English$6.99
  • Premium Deutsch$7.99
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  • 50 Credits$9.99
  • Premium All Languages$11.99
  • Colloquies Lifetime$29.99
  • Circle Plus — 1 Year$39.99
1 purchases

SettleIt

Subscriptions1
  • SettleIt Monthly Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Runde free?
Runde is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SettleIt free?
SettleIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Runde or SettleIt have ads?
Neither Runde nor SettleIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runde or SettleIt?
Runde ships an update every 6 days, and SettleIt every 6 weeks. Most recently, Runde was updated on October 13, 2026 and SettleIt on October 24, 2026.

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