Sparker.io vs Yelr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparker.io
This app allows you to discover and share real-time experiences pinned to a map. Connect with friends, find local recommendations, and share your own moments through text, photos, or GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.
- Discover real-time local experiences
- Share ephemeral content (text, photos, GIFs)
- Create a personalized experience map
- Follow other users' maps
- Find places and topics via hashtags
- Connect with friends and their plans
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Discover and connect with what is happening around you. Share texts pinned to a location, which will last 24 h. Sparker, turn your citylights on. ■ Keep up with your friends and their plans. ■ Discover places, plans, recommendations... and get to live/experience them yourself! ■ Share texts, photos and videos as GIFs: You are onto something, light up a Spark in the map and let everyone else know about it. ■ Customize your map:Pin Sparks in your profile and create a map with all your experiences. ■ Follow someone else's map: Discover what places and plans others are living. ■ Find places: Know what other people are sharing in specific locations. ■ Find topics: add a hashtag to your search and find out what is happening around that topic. ■ Find people: Look for somebody else's plans. Do you have any doubts or suggestions? Contact us in support@sparker.io
Yelr
Connect with people nearby or globally using geolocation-based chat. Discover new connections and engage in real-time conversations, breaking free from traditional communication limits.
- Geolocation-based chat
- Connect with people nearby
- Global communication
- Discover new connections
- Real-time conversations
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Yelr revolutionizes the way you connect and communicate with people in your vicinity or anywhere else in the world. Say goodbye to the limitations of traditional chat and embrace the power of geolocation-based interactions. Download Yelr now and embark on a journey to discover, connect, and chat with people near you! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($0.99) duration • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy Policy: https://yelr.chat/privacy.html • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sparker.io at none against Yelr's 1. Sparker.io also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Yelr's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). 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. Yelr sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Sparker.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sparker.io ships an update every 7 months, Yelr every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sparker.io | Yelr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SPARKER SL | MARFINNEY d.o.o. |
Customer experience
Sparker.io
Yelr
In-app purchases
Sparker.io
No in-app purchases
Yelr
- All Access$0.991 Month









