Circles vs SameNight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
SameNight
Connect with like-minded individuals attending the same live events before the show even begins. Find concert buddies, form crews, and plan your night out with features like verified attendance and mutual matching.
- Event lobby creation
- Verified attendance
- Interest-based matching
- Optional dating mode
- Crew history and gallery
- In-app chat with media sharing
- Safety and privacy tools
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Your ticket already has a night attached to it. SameNight helps you find the people who make it worth remembering before doors even open. Going solo, new in town, or just tired of waiting for the group chat to commit? Pick your event, verify you’re going, and enter a lobby made for that exact night. Meet people who match your music, language, arrival time, and energy. Like privately. Chat only when it’s mutual. Or find a crew with a real plan (pre-drinks, after parties...) and ask to join. THE NIGHT STARTS BEFORE THE SHOW • Browse a curated lineup of live events • Verify attendance to unlock each event lobby • See why someone fits your night, not a popularity score • Choose Friends by default, or opt into Dating for that event only • Match, break the ice with shared-context openers, and plan before doors FIND A CREW. THEN KEEP IT. A SameNight crew is more than one group chat. It keeps its own tour history, gallery, games, and next-show vote as you go from night to night. RSVP per show, build a verified show streak, give out Night Awards the morning after, and turn one great night into the people you call next time. CHAT LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY THERE Send photos, short videos, voice notes, reactions, replies, and view-once moments. Your matches and crew conversations stay together, organized by the nights you shared. SAFE BEFORE SOCIAL • Everyone in an event lobby has verified attendance • Going to an event never makes you visible by default • Dating is optional and only shows people who also opted in • No exact-location tracking, ever • No public likes and no open DMs • Report in two taps; block or hide instantly • Ticket proof is deleted after review • Safety tools are always free SameNight is for adults 18 and over. Although some events are 21 and over. SameNight Plus is optional. Subscription Details: • SameNight Plus Monthly: $4.99 per month • SameNight Plus Annual: $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://samenight.tech/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You bought the ticket. Don’t let the night depend on who texts back.
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Verdict
Circles and SameNight are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Circles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and SameNight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Circles ships an update every 9 days, SameNight every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Circles | SameNight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christoph Carl LAMPRECHT | Charta Labs, LLC |
In-app purchases
Circles
- Coffee$0.99
- Lunch$2.99
- Feast$4.99
SameNight
- SameNight Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- SameNight Plus Yearly$49.991 Year









