Yik Yak vs G
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
G
Connect with fellow book lovers, track your reading progress, and manage your personal library. Earn points for scanning books and contributing to the community. Customize your experience with beautiful themes.
- Connect with readers
- Track reading backlog
- Scan and track books
- Community discussions
- Manage personal library
- Track reading statistics
- Customize themes
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GRead - It's just fun. Join other readers, get through your reading backlog, track your accomplishments, and compare with your friends! Earn points for scanning your books, making progress, and contributing to the community! Engage with Our Community - Participate in discussions with fellow readers, share your thoughts on books across multiple topics, and discover what others are reading right now. Manage Your Library - Effortlessly track the books you're reading, have read, and want to read. Build and customize your personal reading profile that showcases your literary journey. Track your statistics: Track pages read, books completed, and the contributions you make to our books database! Personalize Your Experience: Choose from multiple beautiful themes to customize your experience! 100% Free. Always. No hidden costs. No ads cluttering your feed. No paywalls blocking features. No subscription required. GRead is completely free and always will be—we believe everyone deserves access to a great reading community. Start your reading adventure today. Join GRead, connect with fellow book lovers, and track your reading journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: G at 100% against Yik Yak's 25%. G 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 3) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Yik Yak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. G asks for nothing beyond the download.
G 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 3, 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 G's.
Yik Yak ships an update weekly, G every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yik Yak | G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (52K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yik Yak, Inc. | Daniel Teberian |
Customer experience
Yik Yak
G
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
G
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
G
No in-app purchases
