Circuit Joy / Circuit 4 for a complete beginner

Heyy!

I’m hoping someone can give me a bit of advise. I’m wanting to start making some pennant flags (for friends / family). I made my own for my wedding recently and cut out letters from felt by hand - which firstly took me forever and secondly (for a perfectionist) it looked a little too ‘DIY’ for my liking. I’ve been thinking of buying a circuit machine for cutting felt letters for that super precise, clean, professional look. I have no laptop or tablet and purely use my iPhone for Canva projects etc. I have heard awful things about the app that comes with circuit.

Ideally I don’t want to spend a fortune but if I get on with it my hyper focus will obsess over it 😂

Any advice would be massively appreciated before I get impatient and chuck money down the drain!

Thank you!