Comparison

Cloudside vs FOMO Circles

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

Head to head
About

Cloudside

Features
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Cloudside is a third-party client for Bluesky Social Networks that provides a fast, minimalist and enjoyable way to connect to open social networks. Cloudside focuses on simplicity and performance. Whether you're here to read, write, or explore, Cloudside helps you stay connected to what matters most without getting in the way. Features - Simple, distraction-free interface - Browse feeds, search posts and discover what's hot - Easily create, reply, repost and like posts. - View user profiles and follow/unfollow seamlessly Cloudside supports the AT protocol and connects directly to your Bluesky account. No trackers, no ads, just you and the network.

About

FOMO Circles

Share photos, videos, and moments privately with custom groups of people. Create multiple circles for different aspects of your life and communicate within them. Rediscover past memories and stay connected with your closest contacts.

Highlights
  • Create custom circles for different groups
  • Share photos and videos privately
  • In-app camera for instant capture
  • Emoji reactions and comments
  • 1-on-1 and group chats
  • Discover past memories
  • Bump phones to share circles
Features
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Your best moments deserve better than a feed full of strangers. FOMO Circles is a private space for the people who actually matter — your family, your best friends, your gym crew, your travel group. No followers. No algorithm. No one you didn't invite. Make a circle for every part of your life. Share to one or several at once. That's it. That's the app. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT - Bump to share — tap phones with someone nearby and they're in your circle instantly. No usernames, no QR codes, no "what's your handle?" - Shoot inside the app — capture photos and video without ever saving them to your camera roll. What happens in the circle stays in the circle. - On This Day — see what your circles were doing one, two, five years ago today, right on your profile. Small groups make the best memories, and FOMO brings them back. - Private by default — only your circles see your content. There is no public profile to manage. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT, DONE RIGHT - Unlimited circles — family, friends, teams, the wedding party, whoever - Post one photo or video to several circles with a single tap - React with emojis and keep the conversation going in comments - Chat 1-on-1 or as a group with anyone in your circles - Explore recently active people you already know WHAT YOU WON'T FIND No likes to chase. No suggested accounts. No ranked feed deciding which of your friends you get to see. No ads pretending to be posts. Just the people you chose, in the order things actually happened. WHO IT'S FOR - Families spread across cities who want more than a group text - Friend groups who are done posting for an audience - New parents who want to share every photo — with grandparents, not the internet - Anyone who left the big social apps and misses their people, not the feed Download FOMO Circles and bring the people you love closer — one memory at a time.

Screenshots

Cloudside4 screens
FOMO Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cloudside at none against FOMO Circles's shown. Cloudside also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cloudside versus FOMO Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudsideFOMO Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer淋 张FOMO Circles, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cloudside

No in-app purchases

None

FOMO Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudside free?
Cloudside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FOMO Circles free?
FOMO Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cloudside or FOMO Circles have ads?
FOMO Circles shows ads; Cloudside does not.

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