Yik Yak vs ChitYap
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
ChitYap
This social media app focuses on health and lifestyle, encouraging users to share their wellness journeys. It leverages social accountability and peer support to foster motivation and healthy habits.
- Health journey sharing
- Social accountability
- Motivation through friends
- Lifestyle tracking
- Community support
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ChitYap is on a mission to empower Yappers to grow together. We believe self-improvement can be done alone. But collective improvement is far more meaningful and powerful. That is ChitYap’s aim and purpose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChitYap at 94% against Yik Yak's 25%. ChitYap also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Yik Yak's advantage is ratings volume (51K vs 32) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. ChitYap asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChitYap holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yik Yak has 51K ratings behind it against 32, 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 94% of ChitYap's.
Yik Yak ships an update weekly, ChitYap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yik Yak | ChitYap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (51K ratings) | 4.5 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.2% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 32 |
| 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 | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yik Yak, Inc. | ChitYap LLC |
Customer experience
Yik Yak
ChitYap
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
ChitYap
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
ChitYap
No in-app purchases
