Yay! vs Layer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yay!
Connect with others through group calls, one-on-one chats, and interest-based communities. Find friends for gaming, studying, or just to pass the time. Safety features and content moderation are in place for a secure experience.
- Join or create interest-based groups
- One-on-one chat and calls
- Group calls
- Find users available to chat
- Post on timelines
- Age verification and content moderation
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Community connected via call ◆ Ways to use You want to talk to someone or chat to kill time. In those moments, find someone using Yay! You want to talk to someone with the same hobbies, you want gaming friends, or you want to talk to someone in the same age group. In those moments, join groups you are interested in and talk to people! ◆ What kind of app is "Yay!"? Yay! has exceeded 12 million registered users, and is one of the largest free SNS apps in the country. With various functions such as the ability to have group calls, "circle" function to allow users with the same hobbies to gather, one-on-one chat, individual calls, etc, you can make new friends and places to belong just by opening the app. Yay! checks your age, so you can use it safely and with peace of mind! We also patrol posts 24 hours a day!! It is loved by many users, especially high school students and university students! Enjoy making communities with various people and talking on the phone or chatting online! ◆ Recommended for these people! ・People who want friends with common interests ・People who want to talk about common interests and have a community ・People who want to fall asleep talking to someone on the phone ・People who want to talk while playing games ・People who want to talk to someone while studying ・People who want someone to help them study ・People who want to kill time by talking on the phone ・People who want to kill time by chatting with someone online ・People who find it difficult to talk in real life, but want to talk about their worries to someone ・People who are good at imitating voices ・People who want attention from someone ・People who want friends in their age group ・People who want to show their drawings to someone ・People who want to gossip ・People who want relationship advice ・People who want to be healed by cool, cute voices ・People who want a community ◆ Introduction of Features 1. Group You can join or make groups based on your interests and hobbies! There are various groups for games, anime, music, sports, comics, voice actors, voice immitations, studying, idols, consulting about worries, and more! 2. Chat You can send one-on-one messages or pictures! 3. HimaNow You can find users who have free time now to chat, without having to worry about followers If you touch the "Hima Now" button, you might find completely new users! 4. Individual calls You can talk to other users one-on-one from the chat screen! You can't call someone who you haven't interacted with at least 5 times, so there's no worry of spam calls. 5. Anyone can call You can find people to talk with via time line or circles. If you post in "Dare Tsuu", you just have to wait for everyone to enter. 6. Timeline You can post in the timelines of followers, the open spaces of people in the same age groups, and circles! You can also like and reply to other people's posts! ◆ Precautions *The use of the app and exchange of external IDs for dating purposes is prohibited. *Posts are patrolled 24 hours a day, so you can use it with peace of mind. *Your age is confirmed before use. Please be assured that you will not be kicked out due to this. *Please note that if you lie about your age, your account may be frozen or reported. *If there are any other inappropriate posts, please report them from within the app. ◆ Web version https://yay.space/ ◆ Yay annoucement blog https://magazine.yay.space/en ◆ Terms of use https://support.yay.space/hc/en-us/articles/4406881133583 ◆ Privacy policy https://support.yay.space/hc/en-us/articles/4406888129935 ◆ The Specified Commercial Transaction Act https://support.yay.space/hc/en-us/articles/4406881137807
Layer
This social media platform offers a new way to connect by allowing users to control the time, scope, and degree of their connections. It aims to resolve the discomfort and fatigue often felt on existing social media by providing a flexible framework for relationships.
- Control connection time, scope, and degree
- Flexible relationship framework
- Natural and familiar connection experience
- Private and public social space
- Connect based on situation and emotion
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안녕하세요. 소셜 미디어, Layer입니다. 소셜 미디어에서 우리는 소소한 일상을 낱낱이 기록하고 싶지만 동시에 행복하고 아름다운 사진만 보여주고 싶어하고, 힘들었던 하루를 하소연하고 위로받고 싶지만 남들을 피곤하게 하거나 남에게 나의 약점을 보여주기 싫어합니다. 친구들의 근황을 보고 연락하고 싶지만, 대화를 이어 나가는 것이 버거워 연락하기를 주저합니다. 소셜 미디어 안에서 우리는 복잡미묘하고 어딘가 모를 불편한 감정을 느낍니다. 지금까지의 소셜미디어에서 우리가 느낀 이런 불편함과 피로감을 해결하고자 Layer를 기획했습니다. Layer는 소셜 미디어가 우리의 가장 사적인 공간이면서 동시에 가장 공적인 공간이라는 점에 주목했습니다. 사용자에 따라 소셜 미디어를 활용하는 방식은 다르지만, 누군가와 연결되기 위함이라는 사실은 변하지 않기 때문입니다. 분명 우리는 연결되기를 원하지만, 그렇다고 항상 모두와 완전히 연결되기를 원하진 않습니다. 상황에 따라, 감정에 따라, 누구와 언제 어느 정도로 연결되고 싶은지가 다 다르기에, Layer는 다층적이고 유동적인 관계를 담을 수 있는 틀을 통해 연결의 시간, 연결의 범위, 연결의 정도를 사용자가 온전히 컨트롤하는 새로운 방식의 소셜 미디어를 경험을 제안합니다. 이제껏 우리가 오프라인에서 사람들을 만나고 이야기하고 헤어지는 것처럼 자연스럽고 익숙한 연결 방식이 이제 온라인 공간에서 새롭게 탄생합니다. 익숙하고 자연스러운 연결 경험을 위한 지금껏 없었던 완전히 새로운 소셜 미디어. 당신을 위한 가장 섬세한 네트워크, Layer를 경험해보세요.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Layer at 5.0 against Yay!'s 4.4. Layer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18). Yay!'s advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Yay! sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Layer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Layer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yay! has 191 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Yay! | Layer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (191 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 191 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 412 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nanameue, Inc. | HyungJoon Yun |
Customer experience
Yay!
Layer
In-app purchases
Yay!
- VIP Membership a month plan14 Days trial$4.491 Month
- VIP Membership a month plan14 Days trial$8.491 Month
- VIP Membership 12 months plan14 Days trial$31.991 Year
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- VIP Membership 6 months plan14 Days trial$36.996 Months
- VIP Membership 12 months plan14 Days trial$55.991 Year
- EMPL$0.99
- ギフト$1.99
- EMPL$1.99
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- EMPL$4.99
- EMPL$9.99
- Coins$12.99
- EMPL$19.99
- Coins$24.99
- EMPL$39.99
- Coins$40.99
- Coins$79.99
- EMPL$99.99
- EMPL$229.99
Layer
No in-app purchases









