Friends gathering with books in a library hall

A book gives people a reason to gather.Commonplace helps the circle continue.

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People first · books at the center · AI after the meeting

Less organizing. More reading together.

A book-circle host holding books in a loungeA small, private roomNo public profiles or follower counts. Just an invite-only circle and something worth reading together.The value behind it — TruthA new member joining a welcoming book circle in a loungeLet the book carry the openingA shared chapter takes pressure off small talk. A regular meeting gives familiarity a fair chance to grow.The value behind it — FriendshipFriends running their own book-circle meetingA circle everyone can shapeRotate the book pick, vote on what comes next, and make the room’s norms together.The value behind it — DemocracyOpen bookRemember more than the group chatWhen AI processing is available, a consented meeting can become a transcript and summary the circle can revisit.How meeting memory worksShield with bookPrivate by defaultInvite-only circles, role-based access, TLS in transit, and no recording until everyone present says yes.How the room stays privatePadlockPlain answers about dataSee what the product stores, what is shared with the circle, and which deletion controls are implemented today.How data is handledFriends reading togetherHelp without ceremonyPlain in-app guidance, email support, and recovery steps without a mandatory onboarding call.How support works
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Pricing

Start one circle free

Approved launch prices are shown for transparency. Paid plans are not yet on sale.

Free

$0forever

One hosted circle with the non-AI meeting tools, plus one successfully completed AI meeting for the lifetime of the hosted account.

  • One private circle
  • Invites, scheduling, reminders & votes
  • Consent-first recording and playback
  • One successful transcript and summary
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Monthly Circle

$14.99/ month

One successfully completed AI meeting in each billing period for one hosted circle.

  • One AI meeting per billing period
  • Failed processing restores the allowance
  • No rollover
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Weekly CircleFor weekly groups

$49.99/ month

Four successfully completed AI meetings in each billing period for one hosted circle.

  • Four AI meetings per billing period
  • Failed processing restores the allowance
  • No rollover
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Community Hero

$249.99/ month

Twelve successfully completed AI meetings shared across multiple hosted circles, plus an organizer dashboard.

  • Multiple hosted circles
  • Twelve AI meetings per billing period
  • Organizer dashboard
  • No invented member cap
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Members join free. The host chooses whether a paid AI allowance is useful.

The app

See it from every seat

CCommonplaceBOOK CLUB
Recording · 42:185 of 5 consented
Maya's pick · week 3 of 5Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Maya is speaking
Theo is next2 hands up
End & summarize
The host's seatRuns the room from the table
Maya is speaking
Now discussingWhich friendship in the book felt most real to you?
Raise your hand
A member's seatOne thing to read, one thing to do
PRIVATE CIRCLE ARCHIVEA summary and the questions the circle wants to carry forward — when processing succeeds.
After the meetingThe useful part of meeting memory

FAQ

A few sensible questions

Does everyone need the app?

Yes. Each participant uses the app for invitations, consent, and the live meeting.

Is every discussion really recorded?

Only after each person present agrees in the app. A circle can always meet without recording.

Does Commonplace promise friendship?

No. Commonplace cannot manufacture friendship. It makes a stable, repeated setting around a shared book easier to maintain.

Can members delete their accounts?

The app has account export and erasure controls. Shared summaries and an anonymized consent record may remain; raw-audio deletion is not represented as complete until the purge worker ships.

What does it cost?

Free is $0. Paid launch plans are approved at $14.99, $49.99, and $249.99 per month, but they are not on sale until store billing and allowance enforcement are verified.