TinyTalk vs Circl Presence

The ultimate group chat app! Send pictures and memes to your friends and chat about them in the same secure spot. Easily connect with your friends by holding your phone over theirs.

Circl - stay close to the people you know, and get closer to the people you meet. You meet people all the time - through friends, school, clubs, work, events, and communities. You exchange numbers or socials, say “we should hang out,” and then life moves on. Circl gives you a low-pressure way to stay in each other’s world. Share what you’re up to in seconds — by voice or text — and the people in your Circl can see the little things happening in your life. “Studying at PCL till 8.” “Up late building my demo.” “Boutta grab food.” “Finally shipped it.” “Going for a run.” Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes a friend realizes they’re nearby. Someone discovers you have the same hobby. Someone you’re just getting to know finally has a natural reason to reach out. That’s the point. No likes. No follower counts. No pressure to perform. No pressure to reply. Just enough context to make connecting easier. See something that catches your attention? Leave a quick note. Instead of forcing another “wyd?” conversation or letting a new connection disappear into LinkedIn or Instagram, you already have something real to talk about. Why I built Circl: I built Circl because staying in touch shouldn’t feel like work. Too often, we meet great people, mean to keep up, and then default to scrolling instead. Circl is a simpler way to stay present in each other’s lives. Because sometimes friendship starts with something as small as: “Wait, you do that too?” Circl is for the people you already care about, and the people you might care about if you actually stayed in touch. No metrics. No performance. Just people.