CircleIn vs The CORE App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CircleIn
Connect with classmates, manage your studies, and earn rewards. This app helps you organize tasks, create study materials like flashcards, and collaborate on projects. Never study alone again and improve your college experience.
- Class channels, video, and chats
- Flashcard creation and quizzes
- Task and project management
- Group project collaboration
- Earn points for studying
- Note-taking and resource sharing
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Level up your entire college experience with CircleIn by connecting with classmates, managing your work-life balance, having fun while studying, earning points and thriving with the study motivation and tools to do your best! *Connect with classmates beyond the classroom with class channels, video and chats We partner with your school to bring all your classes and classmates onto one platform so you can reach everyone from anywhere for the support and study help you need. • Join class chats, DM study buddies or hop on a video call for a group study session any time, anywhere • Collaborate on group projects and create group chats to sync up *Have fun and earn rewards while you study & learn Have a ton of concepts, formulas, or vocabulary to memorize but snoozing on your textbooks? It’s time to have FUN while studying and training your brain! • Create flashcards, quiz yourself and play a matching game to ace your quizzes and exams • Earn points for studying and helping out your classmates • Meet study goals to reach your greatest potential • Learn anytime and anywhere • Study on-the-go! *Get your busy life organized with our task management tools• Never miss a deadline again. Access all of your notes, flashcards, study materials, and group study sessions on CircleIn while getting real answers from your peers. With CircleIn, you never have to study alone, skip a lecture, or bomb an exam. • Organize all of your tasks, schoolwork and projects Take and share notes, and post resources, and flashcards with classmates on a class feed • Access all the tools you need to balance your thriving college life for all of your assigned courses *Check out what students are saying about CircleIn: “CircleIn has truly made my first year of college as an honor student and a psych major much easier and more successful! I look forward to continuing using the app for studying purposes as it has proven to be a game-changer.” - Psych major, Class of 2024 “My favourite feature on CircleIn is the flashcards! It is so handy to be able to make them super quick and then have them right there on my phone. That way I’m able to study them wherever I am, even if I only have a few minutes.”Engineering major, Class of 2023 *Advice from current college students on CircleIn: “Use the video call function that's provided in CircleIn to form study groups in each of your classes!” “Make flashcards for the best and most simple active recall strategy” “Don't be afraid to ask a question about the current topics you are learning” Missed a lecture? Not the best at studying? Forgot the answer to a question? CircleIn provides you with a community of your classmates in one app available for free help at any time, anywhere.
The CORE App
This app centralizes campus information, allowing users to discover events, explore student organizations, and access essential resources. It provides a streamlined way to stay informed about activities and opportunities at Slippery Rock.
- Event discovery
- Student organization listings
- Resource navigation
- Campus information hub
- Easy-to-use interface
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See what’s happening at Slippery Rock in one place! Navigate events, student organizations, and resources in this easy-to-use app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CircleIn at 4.7 against The CORE App's 3.3. CircleIn also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 8). The CORE App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CircleIn holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CircleIn has 1.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CircleIn ships an update every 2 weeks, The CORE App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CircleIn | The CORE App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CircleIn, Inc. | Navengage Education Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
CircleIn
The CORE App
Bugs and requests
CircleIn
Reported bugs
3 issues- Classes not loading properly
- Issues with adding tasks and notes
- Inconsistent app performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to customize class names
- Better planner and task management features
- Improved integration with other apps and services
The CORE App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CircleIn
No in-app purchases
The CORE App
No in-app purchases
