Comparison

积木Brick vs Circles

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

Head to head
About

积木Brick

Features
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积木,专业社群管理与团队协作通讯 APP。支持 1w 人大群、群 / 成员单独禁言、禁止互加、消息撤回、群管理员分级等全维度社群管控功能,同时提供音视频通话、多端同步、实名认证、用户投诉等完善的协作能力,让社群管理更高效、团队沟通更顺畅。

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Circles

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Circles is the easygoing way to know which friends are out — and to let yours know you've arrived, with a single tap. Save your regular spots — your café, your gym, the bar down the road — and the moment you arrive, Circles nudges you to check in. One tap and your circle sees you're out. No posting, no "I'm here!" texts, no fuss. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • One-tap check-ins — arrive, get a nudge, tap once. Done. • Plan ahead — say "I'll be at the bar at 8" and friends can join. • See who's out right now — a live view of which friends are where. • Invite-only circles — you choose exactly who can see you. No link, no entry. • The Veil — one tap and you vanish from everyone, instantly. • No account, ever — your identity is your iCloud, kept private by Apple. MADE FOR GETTING TOGETHER Summer 2026 is shaping up to be the biggest season of going out in years. When the big matches are on, bars, cafés and public squares fill up with friends. Circles makes the spontaneous meet-up effortless: open the app, see who's already out, and go join them. PRIVACY FIRST • No sign-up, no email, no phone number. • Friends only ever see the venue you're at — never a live map of you. • Only people in a circle with you can see anything at all. • Leave a circle and you instantly vanish from it. • Your data lives in your own iCloud via Apple CloudKit. There are no ads, no third-party trackers, and no servers of ours following you around. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a few favourite venues. 2. Pick who's in your circle — invite by link, accept by link. 3. Show up. Your people just know. Save your circles. Show up. That's the whole app.

Screenshots

积木Brick3 screens
Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 积木Brick at none against Circles's 3. 积木Brick also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Circles's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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. Circles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 积木Brick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

积木Brick ships an update every 6 weeks, Circles every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
积木Brick versus Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter积木BrickCircles
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYunhantu (Jiangsu) Technology Co., Ltd.Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT

In-app purchases

None

积木Brick

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Circles

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$2.99
  • Feast$4.99

Questions

Is 积木Brick free?
积木Brick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circles free?
Circles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 积木Brick or Circles have ads?
Neither 积木Brick nor Circles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 积木Brick or Circles?
积木Brick ships an update every 6 weeks, and Circles every 9 days. Most recently, 积木Brick was updated on November 5, 2026 and Circles on November 5, 2026.

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