Comparison

Yay! vs Process

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Yay!

Connect with people through group calls, one-on-one chats, and interest-based communities. Find friends with similar hobbies, gaming companions, or just someone to talk to. Safety is prioritized with age checks and 24/7 content moderation.

Highlights
  • Join or create interest-based groups
  • One-on-one chat and picture sharing
  • Individual and group calls
  • Find users available to chat now
  • Post and interact on timelines
  • Age verification for safety
Features
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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

About

Process

Features
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PROCESS: WHERE EVERY RESPONSE IS ART The internet has a problem: 1% of people create, 10% engage, and 90% just consume. Process flips this model. Here, every response is a work of art. Every participant is a creator. THE PHILOSOPHY On most platforms, comments are subservient to the original post. A YouTube video gets comments like "that's stupid" or "that's awesome"—low-effort reactions that disappear into the noise. Process believes differently: The only valid response to a work of art is another work of art. When you reflect on someone's painting, you don't type words. You create. You respond with a photo, a gesture, a color, a sound. Your reflection becomes its own post—a first-class citizen that others can reflect on, creating infinite creative threads. EVERYONE IS A CREATOR There are no commenters here. No passive consumers. Just makers responding to makers, creating chains of collaborative art that grow as long as the creative momentum lasts. You might get 1/10th the responses you'd get on Instagram. But every single one is a piece of art created just for you. HOW IT WORKS Share your daily creative work—paintings, sketches, music, movement, writing, anything you're making. Built for The 100 Day Project, but perfect for any ongoing creative practice. Your 100-day calendar grid fills as you create, giving you a visual record of your process. Each reflection is its own post. It can receive reflections. Threads branch and grow infinitely. A single piece might inspire 5, 10, 20+ artistic responses, each sparking the next. NO METRICS, NO COMPARISON Process removes everything that makes social media anxious: No like counts No view counts No follower metrics visible No text comments No ads, ever Just you, your work, and a community of people who honor the creative process by responding with their own. HIGHER QUALITY, NOT HIGHER QUANTITY Yes, you'll get fewer responses than on traditional platforms. But every response will be intentional. Thoughtful. Created specifically in dialogue with your work. That's the trade-off: Less noise. More signal. All art. DESIGNED FOR THE 100 DAY PROJECT Thousands of people commit to 100 days of daily creative practice. Process is purpose-built for this journey—but works beautifully for any ongoing practice. FEATURES 100-day calendar grid tracking your progress Full-bleed vertical feed Artistic reflections instead of comments Infinite threading—responses become posts View both your original work and your reflections on others Private or public profiles Built for creators, not consumers PROCESS OVER PERFECTION This is for artists, makers, and creative practitioners who believe the only way to honor art is with more art. Join The 100 Day Project starting February 22, 2026. Follow @elleluna and @msg Visit shareprocess.app Terms of Use https://elleluna.art/terms Privacy Policy https://elleluna.art/policy

Screenshots

Yay!4 screens
Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Process at none against Yay!'s 18. Process also leads on ads (none vs shown). Yay!'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yay! sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yay! versus Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYay!Process
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (191 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size412 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developernanameue, Inc.CONTAINS MSG, LLC

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Yay!

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time13
  • 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
None

Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yay! free?
Yay! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Process free?
Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yay! or Process have ads?
Yay! shows ads; Process does not.

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