Comparison

Status vs Inner Circle·

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

Head to head
About

Status

Features
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Update those who matter Status is a simple way to keep trusted contacts informed about how you’re feeling. Instead of sending messages or making calls, you can update your status instantly and let the people who matter know how you are. Choose from simple status updates like I am feeling safe, Sleeping or Resting, I’m not feeling well, I’m hearing noises, or I need assistance. Your trusted contacts receive a notification when your status changes. How it works • Create your profile using secure Sign in with Apple • Share your personal invite code with people you trust • Add trusted contacts using their code • Update your status anytime with one tap • Contacts get notified instantly when your status changes Only people you approve can see your updates. Your status is shared privately within your trusted circle. Status is designed to make it easy to keep your family and close contacts informed, without long messages or complicated apps.

About

Inner Circle·

Features
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Your close friends are always up to something. A new job, an engagement, a move across the world. And somehow you're finding out six months later, buried in a group chat you forgot to check. Inner Circle is a private home for the friend groups that actually matter to you. Your university cohort, your hometown crew, your school friends. Life news, who's nearby, trips you've been meaning to plan, and a fair way to split costs. All in one calm space that belongs to your people, not the internet. MOMENTS Share a life update with the people who will actually celebrate it. Engagements, new jobs, big moves — they get their own space and never scroll away. React, comment, and have real conversations. NEARBY Know when a friend is in your city before they text you. Share your city, see who's around, and nudge them for coffee in one tap. You choose when you're visible and to whom. City-level only, never an exact location. TRIPS That trip your group has been talking about for three years? Create it, invite your people, and run a quick availability poll. From "we should really do something" to a confirmed plan. SPLIT BILLS Log what you spent, see who owes what, and settle up with one tap. Works across trips and circles, unlimited, and always free. CIRCLES Belong to multiple circles without them overlapping. Your work friends, your college group, your hometown crew. Each one is its own private world with its own feed and chat. No algorithm. No strangers. No performance. Just the people you actually care about.

Screenshots

Status4 screens
Inner Circle·4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inner Circle· at 16.4 against Status's 18.6. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Status versus Inner Circle·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatusInner Circle·
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWaqas SiddiquiJohnny Abou Jaoudeh

In-app purchases

None

Status

No in-app purchases

None

Inner Circle·

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Status free?
Status is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inner Circle· free?
Inner Circle· is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Status or Inner Circle· have ads?
Neither Status nor Inner Circle· shows ads.

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