Signal vs Every Circle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signal
This messaging app prioritizes your privacy with strong end-to-end encryption for texts, voice messages, photos, videos, and files. Enjoy crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls, and create disappearing stories. It's a non-profit, donation-supported alternative focused on secure communication.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Group chats up to 1,000 people
- Disappearing stories
- File sharing
- Non-profit, donation-supported
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Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private. • Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees. • Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people. • Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings. • Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story. • Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises. • Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors. • For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/ To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
Every Circle
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EveryCircle makes networking simple, useful, and rewarding. We all know people who need something—an electrician, designer, consultant, contractor, photographer, tutor, restaurant, product, or other service. And we all know people who can provide it. EveryCircle connects those two sides through the power of personal recommendations. When someone in your network needs something, recommend a person or business you trust. If your recommendation leads to a successful purchase or service, you earn 20% of the bounty, the buyer earns 20% of the bounty and the network that connected you shares 40% of the bounty. There’s no need to become a salesperson, build a website, run advertisements, or spend hours looking for customers. Your network is already your greatest resource. EveryCircle gives you an easy way to put those connections to work. Make a connection. Help someone. Get rewarded. It Pays to be Connected!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Every Circle at none against Signal's 1. Signal's advantage is chart position (#12 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Signal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Every Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Signal ships an update weekly, Every Circle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signal | Every Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Signal Messenger, LLC | Inifinite Options, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Signal
Reported bugs
5 issues- Problem retrieving data, resulting in lost message history
- Keyboard covering the current conversation
- Inconsistent behavior when attaching photos/videos
- Scrolling issues when reading through messages
- Inability to recover message history after device change
Requested features
10 requests- Add filters and customization options
- Allow adding music to stories
- Implement a sticker store
- Add ability to pin messages in group chats
- Allow new members to view previous group messages
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- Make group background changes visible to all
- Implement a backup/restore feature
- Add option to move sent messages to the left side
- Bring back pause and skip functions for longer audio messages
- Allow batch deletion of group messages
Every Circle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Signal
- Signal Secure Backups$1.991 Month
Every Circle
No in-app purchases









