27 circle vs Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
27 circle
This app helps users build strong, outward-looking communities by providing tools for collective learning and mutual support. It features an AI-powered knowledge base and a system for sharing needs and offers within a group.
- AI-powered shared knowledge base
- Community learning tools
- Post needs and offers
- Peer-to-peer support system
- Empower community builders
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27 Circle exists to help us learn how to build vibrant, outward-looking communities. The features are designed as tools to empower community builders. Learn together with 27 AI: a shared, growing knowledge base fed by your community’s experiences, so everyone can learn from the same collective wisdom and ask it questions anytime. Show up for each other with Ask: post needs and offers within your Circle, and let the people around you respond.
Up
Easily coordinate group hangouts without endless texting. Broadcast your availability and let friends join spontaneously. Never wonder who's free again.
- Broadcast hangout invites
- Spontaneous group participation
- Find available friends
- Reduce group texting
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not sure who’s free to get food? plans in group chats never go through? tired of texting first? up-to allows broadcast hangout invites so whichever friend’s available can jump in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 27 circle at every 2 days against Up's every 9 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 27 circle against 5.0 for Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
27 circle ships an update every 2 days, Up every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 27 circle | Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 27 Circle LLC | Christine Wu |
In-app purchases
27 circle
No in-app purchases
Up
No in-app purchases
