Comparison

Circle Crop vs Circlet

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

Head to head
About

Circle Crop

Easily transform your photos into perfect circles. Select any part of your image, adjust the circle's size, and choose your desired background color or transparency. Save your creations in JPG, PNG, or transparent PNG formats.

Highlights
  • Adjustable circle diameter
  • Optional background color
  • Photo zoom and pan
  • Save as JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG
  • High export resolution up to 4096x4096
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Make your photos circular Select your photo from device photo gallery and create a beautiful round picture of any part of it. You can save the output image with "JPG" or "PNG" format. Advanced: There is an option to save the output image with "Transparent PNG" format — in which the outside of circle will be fully transparent (mostly for web pages, as noted at end of this text). FEATURES • Adjustable diameter of circle • Optional background color (thousands of colors) • Photo zoom and pan • Photo rotate • Output formats: JPG, PNG, Transparent PNG • Export resolution: 16×16 to 4096×4096, square *** Clarification about "Transparent PNG" pictures *** This image format is mostly used for web pages. It's less supported on operating systems (such as iOS) and most photography apps. However, these images are fine when used in web-sites / inside some apps [for example: Apple "Pages" app for iOS] / desktop photo editor softwares / or submitting avatar pictures on web. The iOS Photos app displays the transparent pixels as white / and sometimes with sudden color-change to black. For most pictures, the transparency would be visible when you are playing (finger-zooming) with a thumbnail in photo gallery. Another way to find transparency is to open the picture in "Circle Crop app" and then zoom-out with two fingers to view any transparent area.

About

Circlet

Features
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Any photo → a perfect round profile picture. Circle Photo crops any photo into a clean circle and hands you a transparent PNG — ready to drop in as a profile picture, avatar, or contact photo. No rectangle, no white box behind it, just a crisp round cut-out. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and crop forever. • PERFECT CIRCLE CROP — center your photo and export a clean round avatar, every time. • TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND — save a transparent PNG so your round photo drops onto any color or profile. • ADD A RING OR BORDER — white, black, or any color, in thin, medium, or thick. Frame your avatar your way. • SOLID BACKGROUND TOO — prefer a filled circle? Pick white, black, or any color instead of transparent. • FULL QUALITY — exports at full resolution. No watermark, ever. • 100% ON DEVICE — your photos never leave your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no uploads. • NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION — round-photo apps love a weekly fee. This one is a single purchase. Pay once, keep it forever. Tap Select Photo, line up your circle, and Save to Photos or share your new profile picture. $4.99 one-time unlocks unlimited photos. No subscription, no ads, no catch.

Screenshots

Circle Crop2 screens
Circlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Circlet at Free against Circle Crop's $1.79. Circlet also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months). Circle Crop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Circlet is free to download; Circle Crop costs $1.79 up front. Circlet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Circle Crop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Crop ships an update every 14 months, Circlet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Circle Crop versus Circlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle CropCirclet
Price$1.79Free — better
Rating3.3 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamran SaberihaghighiJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

None

Circle Crop

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Circlet

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Circle Crop free?
Circle Crop costs $1.79, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circlet free?
Circlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Circle Crop or Circlet have ads?
Neither Circle Crop nor Circlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circle Crop or Circlet?
Circle Crop ships an update every 14 months, and Circlet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Circle Crop was updated on November 6, 2026 and Circlet on November 10, 2026.

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