Unless I'm missing something about how to use it the text tool in Krita is terrible though. Been designing cards with people the last few weeks and we ended up making the general design and layout in Krita then brought things into GIMP to add text

literally just a few minutes ago i tried to edit an icon in gimp to make a red line. problem 1: it couldn't make red color...or any other colors either except the one that the icon had. problem 2: how the heck do you even make a line? so instead of watching a tutorial on how to make a FFFFUUUUCKING LINE, I succeeded with pinta in 3 seconds.

Well, if you can't make a circle in GIMP, then you have quite a lot to learn. I just asked my kid who's 7, and she easily makes a circle. She would like to show me all the shapes she makes in a minute or two... When I asked her, she made a square, rectangle, triangle, drop, circle, star, lightning, oval, cros and a few more, where she named them all... She had fun doing it, so thanks for that... But please, go practice. BTW I like Krita too - I just don't feel the need to blame any tool for being different from another. :-)

Can I ask you... how often do you really draw a circle, for this to be an issue?

Here's a little guide. My daughter uses the selection tool, to make a lot of shapes... ;-)

https://thegimptutorials.com/how-to-draw-circle/