Comparison

Yuno vs Keep Them Close

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

Head to head
About

Yuno

This audio app delivers general knowledge through engaging 10-minute stories and quizzes. Learn about history, science, art, and more on the go, anytime, anywhere. It's designed to make learning easy and entertaining.

Highlights
  • 10-minute audio stories
  • Fun quizzes
  • 8 knowledge categories
  • New stories added weekly
  • Expert storytellers
  • High-quality audiobook production
Features
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Welcome to general knowledge on the go: Yuno is the audio app that boosts your knowledge in quick, easy steps. Just listen to our gripping 10-minute stories, learn new things, and complete fun quizzes - whenever and wherever you want. Yuno is your daily dose of general knowledge, delivered through our smartphone app. You can check it out with our free trial subscription: 400 stories with 500 quiz questions in 8 categories of knowledge, from History and Music to Art and Science… Each story is about 10 mins long - it’s knowledge conveniently packaged for your busy life on the go. WHAT YOU GET WITH YUNO - General knowledge conveniently packaged in short audio stories on a wide range of topics - An easy starter playlist for new customers - New audio stories added weekly - Fascinating playlists on the big questions of our past and future - Gripping audio production - Greater understanding of the world around you - A richer life – for free! UNIQUE CONTENT Yuno is the first app that improves your general knowledge through short audio stories and quizzes that entertain you as you learn new things. Each story is created by our own expert storytellers, and is only 10 minutes long, so you can listen on the go, whenever and wherever you have time - while driving, at the gym, doing chores, or after the baby falls asleep… It’s learning on the go - Yuno is always available, a smart 24/7 companion. Fill those spare moments with easy and intuitive learning. Our stories are organized into 8 categories - find your favorite topic and dive into a world of new knowledge. Our 10-minute audio sequences are not only gripping but make learning so easy and entertaining that you won’t even notice you’re doing it. And our quizzes help you cement your knowledge. Research shows that we learn most effectively through short, emotional stories. It’s how knowledge has always been passed down - and now it’s on an app. Our editorial team selects the topics and our expert storytellers transform them into gripping, emotional tales. The stories are produced to high-quality audiobook standards and narrated by professional voice actors. Use what you learn from Yuno in your conversations with friends and family, over dinner or at the office. You’ll understand the world better, make connections you’d never thought of, and get better at spotting fake news and misinformation. Yuno is your source for knowledge and inspiration. 8 CATEGORIES: - Art - History - Music - Literature - Science - Philosophy - Nature - Health YOUR FREE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION: A trial subscription is the perfect way to get to know Yuno: You can use all the app’s features and check out all our Plus content for free. Your subscription is renewed automatically unless you cancel up to 24 hours prior to the end of the trial subscription period. If you have any questions, please email our support team at hello@get-yuno.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://get-yuno.com/about/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions: https://get-yuno.com/about/legal/terms-and-conditions/

About

Keep Them Close

This app provides parents with tools and scripts to build trust with their children and navigate difficult conversations. It offers daily prompts, age-appropriate guides for sensitive topics, and strategies for repairing relationships after missteps.

Highlights
  • Daily trust-building prompts
  • Age-appropriate conversation scripts
  • Relationship repair tools
  • Private conversation coach
  • Guidance on sensitive topics
Features
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Every parent wants the same thing: a kid who comes to them when something is wrong. Nobody hands you a system for that. You figure it out as you go and hope you say the right thing when it matters. Keep Them Close is the system. Built by a former detective and father of four who spent 18 years seeing what happens when parents are not equipped. TRUST IS BUILT BEFORE THE HARD MOMENT, NOT DURING IT It starts with the small things. How you respond when your kid says something minor. Whether you put the phone down. The everyday habits that make a child believe they can bring you anything. WHEN THE HARD TOPIC ARRIVES, YOU WILL HAVE THE EXACT WORDS Clear, age-appropriate scripts for the conversations that scare parents most: • Alcohol and vaping • Pornography • Online predators and sextortion • Mental health • Screen time • And more, added regularly WHEN YOU GET IT WRONG, WE HELP YOU REPAIR IT Every parent fumbles a talk. The app gives you the words to come back and make it right, so one bad moment never becomes a closed door. WHAT IS INSIDE • Daily habit prompts that build trust over time • Age-by-age scripts for hard conversations • Repair tools for when a talk goes sideways • Haven, your private conversation coach, for the moments you need help right now Would it be a bad idea to build better daily habits with your child? Would it be a bad idea to have the right words ready when a hard conversation arrives? Would it be a bad idea to have something that helps you repair the relationship when you need to? This is a relationship management tool for the most important relationship on the planet. Free to download. Premium topics available inside. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://noisy-charger-fb9.notion.site/375d9f014200802aa871e93dcd81a30f

Screenshots

Yuno4 screens
Keep Them Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Yuno at 15K against Keep Them Close's 2. Yuno also leads on chart position (#77 vs unranked). Keep Them Close's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Yuno sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Keep Them Close sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keep Them Close holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yuno has 15K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yuno ships an update every 6 days, Keep Them Close daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Yuno versus Keep Them Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYunoKeep Them Close
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#77 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB24 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperGaiali GmbHBrandon Browning

Customer experience

Yuno

All ratings14,549 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative36.3%

Keep Them Close

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Yuno

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes during quiz completion
  • Inability to cancel subscription or share account
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Quizzes not registering correct answers
  • Delayed or missing daily content updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add captions and transcripts for accessibility
  • Expand topics beyond just US history and culture
  • Introduce more frequent content updates
  • Provide offline listening and download options
  • Allow customization of quiz and review settings

Keep Them Close

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Yuno

Subscriptions13
  • Yuno Plus (1 Month)$12.991 Month
  • Yuno plus14 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Yuno plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 10 more
  • Yuno plus$19.991 Year
  • Yuno plus$29.991 Year
  • Yuno plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yuno plus14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yuno Plus (1 year)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yuno plus14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yuno plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yuno plus family14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Yuno plus7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Yuno Plus Family (1 year)14 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time2
  • Refill hearts$0.99
  • Gaiali Plus (1 Jahr)$69.99
2 purchases

Keep Them Close

Subscriptions2
  • Keep Them Close Premium$9.991 Month
  • Keep Them Close Premium$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Yuno free?
Yuno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Them Close free?
Keep Them Close is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yuno or Keep Them Close?
Keep Them Close is rated higher. Yuno averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Keep Them Close averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Yuno or Keep Them Close have ads?
Neither Yuno nor Keep Them Close shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yuno or Keep Them Close?
Yuno ships an update every 6 days, and Keep Them Close daily. Most recently, Yuno was updated on November 1, 2026 and Keep Them Close on October 21, 2026.

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