Comparison

Vent Social vs Circoo

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

Head to head
About

Vent Social

This app transforms your surroundings into a social map where you can share moments with photos, videos, and captions tied to specific locations. Discover content on an interactive map, connect with friends, and join communities while controlling who sees your posts.

Highlights
  • Interactive map discovery
  • Location-based photo/video sharing
  • Personal and community map layers
  • Direct messaging with friends
  • Community join and activity participation
  • Audience and permission controls
  • Content reporting and user blocking
Features
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Vent turns the world around you into a shared social map. Share moments where they happen with photo, video, caption, and location-based posts. Choose who can see each post—public, friends, or private—and explore the places and communities that matter to you. With Vent you can: • Discover posts on an interactive map • Share photos and videos tied to a place • Organize the map with personal and community layers • Connect with friends and send direct messages • Join communities and take part in shared activities • Control post audiences, location permissions, notifications, and capture settings • Report inappropriate content and block users directly from a post • Permanently delete your account and associated data from Settings Location, camera, photo library, and notification permissions are requested only when needed for the feature you choose. Vent is intended for adults age 18 and older.

About

Circoo

This app offers a private social space focused on sharing genuine moments with close friends and family. It aims to foster deeper connections by eliminating public feeds, influencers, and advertisements, creating a more intimate sharing experience.

Highlights
  • Private sharing with your circle
  • No influencers or ads
  • Focus on genuine moments
  • Ad-free experience
  • Intimate connections
Features
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At Circoo, we believe the moments that matter most are the ones shared with the people who matter most. In a world of endless public feeds, algorithm-driven content, and strangers competing for attention, we set out to build something different — a place where your circle is truly yours. Circoo was born from a simple idea: social media should bring you closer to the people you love, not farther apart. No influencers. No ads. No noise. Just the genuine, unfiltered moments between friends and family — the birthday celebrations, the funny mishaps, the quiet sunsets, and the everyday joys that deserve to be shared, not broadcast. We built Circoo for the parent who wants to see their kid's soccer game photos without scrolling past strangers. For the group that wants a private space to plan their next adventure. For the friends who just wants to stay connected without feeling overwhelmed. Your memories belong to you and the people you choose to share them with. That's not just a feature — it's our mission.

Screenshots

Vent Social3 screens
Circoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vent Social and Circoo are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vent Social against 5.0 for Circoo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vent Social versus Circoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVent SocialCircoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB69 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDonald SchellRyan Joseph

Customer experience

Vent Social

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Circoo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vent Social

No in-app purchases

None

Circoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vent Social free?
Vent Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circoo free?
Circoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vent Social or Circoo?
Vent Social and Circoo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Vent Social or Circoo have ads?
Neither Vent Social nor Circoo shows ads.

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