Yik Yak vs Gravity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yik Yak
Connect with local communities anonymously. Share thoughts, jokes, and memes while engaging in direct messages. Experience authentic self-expression in a space free from personal identification.
- Anonymous posting and commenting
- Direct messaging
- Meme and joke creation
- Local community connection
- Authentic self-expression
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Yik Yak is the best way to connect with the communities that matter to you most. Create memes, post jokes, share thoughts, slide into DMs, and more. All posts, comments, and messages are anonymous, so feel free to be your most authentic. Terms of Service: https://www.yikyak.com/terms
Gravity
Discover and navigate college nightlife with friends. See which bars and events your peers are attending and stay updated on active social scenes. Easily connect with groups and maximize your enjoyment during nights out.
- Join college circles automatically
- Create custom friend/organization circles
- Browse campus bars and social scene
- See friends' event attendance
- Stay updated on active scenes
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Gravity is the key for navigating college nightlife. Join circles with your peers and see what bars and events your friends are attending every night. Stay up to date with the most active social scenes on your campus and maximize your enjoyment every time you go out. Our app makes it easy to stay having fun so your night never ends. *Currently only available for the following colleges: Georgia Tech, Emory, Georgia State. Keep an eye out for when we expand to your college. Key features: - Automatically join your college circle: by default you will be added to the circle for your institution. This means you can instantly see your peers' activity and start getting active. - Create and customize circles for organizations or friend groups: keep track of specific groups throughout the night so you can make sure to meet up with the right people. - Browse all the bars that are part of your school’s social scene. Don’t see one of your favorite spots? Reach out to support and we will make sure to update quickly. - Tons of more features on the way!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gravity at 100% against Yik Yak's 25%. Gravity also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Yik Yak's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 5) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Yik Yak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gravity asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gravity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yik Yak has 52K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Yik Yak's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gravity's.
| Parameter | Yik Yak | Gravity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (52K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yik Yak, Inc. | Cole Quentin Miller |
Customer experience
Yik Yak
Gravity
Bugs and requests
Yik Yak
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to delete own posts
- Inconsistent application of content filters
- Notifications not linking to correct posts
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to mute or filter specific keywords or users
- Improved notification system and post history tracking
- Expansion of location radius beyond college campuses
- Addition of user profiles and photo/link sharing
Gravity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yik Yak
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly (Early Bird)$4.991 Month
- Monthly$6.991 Month
Gravity
No in-app purchases









