Yik Yak vs Switchboard!
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, and engage in direct messages. Express yourself authentically without revealing your identity.
- Anonymous posting
- Local community connection
- Meme creation
- Joke sharing
- Direct messaging
- 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
Switchboard!
A student-only social network designed for personal connections and community building. Users can create detailed profiles, share updates on a school-wide timeline, and message friends. Requires a university email for access.
- Create detailed user profiles
- Share updates on school timeline
- Direct and group messaging
- Searchable student directory
- Photo album sharing
- Alias posting options
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Switchboard is a student-only network inspired by the best of the early internet: unfiltered, simple, and personal. On Switchboard, you can: ■ Create your profile - Build a mini page with your favorite spots, music, and interests. - Add a bio, your major, hometown, birthday, relationship status, and more. - Drop photo albums to show your world. ■ Find people - Search the directory to discover people at your school. - Check out who else lives in your dorm. ■ Post to the school-wide timeline - Share updates under your name or an alias you create. - See what others are saying. ■ Message - Hit “Message” on any profile to start a convo. - Create group chats and keep up with friends. Community & Trust You’ll need a university (.edu) email to join. All content follows community guidelines to keep Switchboard safe and respectful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Switchboard! at none against Yik Yak's 3. Switchboard! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). Yik Yak's advantage is ratings volume (51K vs 5) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price 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. Switchboard! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Switchboard! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yik Yak has 51K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Yik Yak | Switchboard! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (51K ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51K — 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 | #18 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yik Yak, Inc. | Wired Labs |
Customer experience
Yik Yak
Switchboard!
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
Switchboard!
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
Switchboard!
No in-app purchases
