FOMO Circles vs Tappin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOMO Circles
This app provides a private space for sharing photos and videos with select groups of people, eliminating public feeds and algorithms. Create custom circles for different relationships and enjoy end-to-end encrypted communication.
- Private circles for family and friends
- End-to-end encrypted sharing
- Bump to share nearby contacts
- In-app photo and video capture
- On This Day memory feature
- Post to multiple circles at once
- Video calls up to 12 people
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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 - End-to-end encrypted: photos, videos, messages and calls in your private circles can only be opened by the people in them. Not even we can see them. - 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. - You choose who sees it: every post goes only to the circles you pick. Want to reach a little wider? You decide whether your profile is public, and you can make any circle you create public, then switch it back to private anytime. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT, DONE RIGHT - Unlimited circles for family, friends, teams, the wedding party, whoever - Post one photo or video to several circles with a single tap - Video call up to 12 people at once, right from any group chat - 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. Sponsored cards are clearly labeled, so you always know what's an ad. 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.
Tappin
Connect with friends you already know and trust for potential dates. Express interest discreetly, and a match only occurs with mutual consent, unlocking a private chat. It prioritizes privacy and security with end-to-end encryption.
- Connect with existing friends
- Mutual interest matching
- Encrypted private chat
- No public profiles or feeds
- Discreet interest expression
- Privacy-focused design
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Tired of being ghosted? Tired of endless swiping and struggling to find the right match? Tired of short-term relationships? Tired of meeting total strangers? Tired of putting yourself on display in dating apps? Try Tappin. Have fun with friends you already know and trust. No one knows until you both express the same interest. It’s safe, encrypted, secure, and time-saving. Just tap a friend and wait. --- Tappin lets you express interest in someone without broadcasting yourself, sharing your contacts, or trusting an algorithm. Nothing happens unless both people choose each other. No profiles. No feeds. No pressure. Your personal information is encrypted before it ever leaves your device and can only be read by you. No one never sees your contacts in plain text and cannot reverse them. Your data stays yours. When you want to reach out, you create a Tap. It can be simple or personal. If the other person creates a Tap for you as well, it’s a match. Only then do you both unlock a private chat. If there’s no match, nothing happens. No awkwardness. No rejection. No exposure. --- What you can do - Express interest without broadcasting yourself - Connect only through clear, mutual intent - Keep contact data private and encrypted that only unlocks on your device - Avoid spam, cold messages, and random DMs --- Why it’s different - There is no discoverability, no public presence, and no social graph. Relationships form only through consent. Privacy isn’t a setting. It’s the foundation. --- Download now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FOMO Circles at none against Tappin's 4. FOMO Circles also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Tappin's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Tappin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FOMO Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FOMO Circles against 5.0 for Tappin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
FOMO Circles ships an update every 2 days, Tappin every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | FOMO Circles | Tappin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FOMO Circles, LLC | Tappin LLC (MA) |
Customer experience
FOMO Circles
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In-app purchases
FOMO Circles
No in-app purchases
Tappin
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