Osoba vs YO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osoba
This app offers a unique visual communication experience for couples. Draw, collaborate in real-time, and share moments through simple sketches and a built-in chat. It's designed to foster deeper connection without the pressure of artistic skill.
- Real-time 2-user drawing board
- Built-in chat
- Circular photo sharing
- Copy/group/duplicate drawings
- Drawing history (time-travel)
- Random poke feature
- Silly avatar selection
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Osoba is a simple visual communication tool for Couples. Draw a highlight of your day, wish good morning, remind of something important, or just draw a chicken and let it evolve into a pterodactyl. Sometimes just a few clumsy lines could be far more expressive, intimate, and heart-warming than texts, calls, or memes. Drawing is a powerful yet simple way of uniquely gaining a deeper connection between you and your partner. You absolutely NO need to be a skilled artist to draw. In fact, if you’re looking for an app for your next masterpiece - that’s likely not the one. Osoba combines the power and expressiveness of visual arts and the simplicity of a text. SHARED & SYNCHRONIZED Real-time and fully synchronized. You see precisely what your partner sees. Regardless if you’re in the same bed or on different continents. COLLABORATIVE Always 2 authors. You and your partner will spark the imagination of each other, and together, you will create meaningful stories that will bring you closer. Just a simple line or freeform drawing is enough to start collaborating on something meaningful (or not). TIMELESS & SEAMLESS There are no “feed,” “old projects,” “expiration dates,” and any sort of urgency-bound constraints. Just a single drawing surface is always accessible to you and your partner at any time. Drawings can change quickly, or you can take them slow and let them continuously evolve over time as your shared life takes turns. Features: • Real-time 2-user drawing board • Built-in chat. • Post circular photos. No filters or uploads from the album are allowed • Copy/group/duplicate. Make beautiful patterns out of something simple • Time-travel. You can swipe back to see a history of how your board was changed over time •Poke randomly • Set of silly avatars.
YO
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YO-SMART is an App for controlling smart home lighting. Many different kinds of devices can be added and controlled remotely from anywhere.
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Verdict
Osoba and YO are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Osoba ships an update every 6 weeks, YO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osoba | YO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Turin | 勇 邹 |
In-app purchases
Osoba
No in-app purchases
YO
No in-app purchases
