Yik Yak vs Sidequest
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
Sidequest
Easily create spontaneous plans with friends. Post an activity with details, and notify your entire friend group. Friends can quickly confirm their attendance, and all upcoming plans are visible in a single feed.
- Create last-minute plans
- Post plan details (name, time, place)
- Notify entire friend group
- One-tap RSVP
- Unified plan feed
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Sidequest is an app for making last-minute plans with friends. Post a plan with a name, a time, and a place. Everyone you're friends with gets a notification. They tap once to say they're in. All of your friends' upcoming plans show up in one feed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sidequest at 5.0 against Yik Yak's 3.9. Sidequest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Yik Yak's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 1) and chart position (#55 vs unranked). On price 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. Sidequest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sidequest 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Yik Yak | Sidequest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (52K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yik Yak, Inc. | ROHAN JAIMIN SHETH |
Customer experience
Yik Yak
Sidequest
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
Sidequest
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
Sidequest
No in-app purchases
