Picka vs Yovela
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picka
Engage in immersive, chat-based story games where your choices shape the narrative and lead to multiple endings. Explore diverse worlds and become the protagonist in interactive adventures.
- Immersive first-person chat stories
- Protagonist in various worlds
- Endings determined by choices
- Collect diverse endings
- Time-Leap feature for branching points
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Another World in the Palm of Your Hands Chat-based Story Game, Picka ■ '30 Days to Love: Butterfly Effect' is revealed A heart flutteting love experiment is back with Season 3! Would I be able to meet someone who will shake my heart in 30 days? ■ Fully immersive first-person chat story You are the protagonist of every story! Become the protagonist in various worlds. ■ Endings determined by your choices The flow and ending of the story are determined by your choices. ■ Collect diverse endings Collect a variety of endings with the Time-Leap feature that lets you go back to any branching point. ● Contact Information - Customer inquiries: Settings → FAQ → Contact us - Advertising/partnership inquiries: [picka.cs@pbagel.com](mailto:picka.cs@pbagel.com) ● Access Authorization Guide - Optional access rights - Storage space: Used by Picka users to register photos in their storage space as a profile
Yovela
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A space for your imagination. Yovela brings fictional settings and AI characters together in interactive spaces. Choose a setting, write a message or describe an action, and receive AI-generated dialogue and descriptions based on the context and your input. EXPLORE DIFFERENT SETTINGS Browse community-created spaces across different themes. Discover the people, places, and situations within them, and choose where you want to begin. LET YOUR WORDS LEAD Ask a question, share an idea, or describe what you want to do. Each exchange builds on the current context, giving you something new to respond to. PERSONALIZE EACH INTERACTION Create profiles with a name, portrait, and background. Choose a profile for each session while keeping it separate from your account profile. PICK UP OR TRY AGAIN Continue previous conversations when you return. Revisit an earlier exchange to try different words or actions and explore another response. CREATE AN INTERACTIVE SPACE Define a setting, an opening situation, and the characters within it. Add the details yourself or develop them with AI assistance. Preview your creation before publishing it for others to discover. MANAGE YOUR EXPERIENCE Organize your experience by managing conversations, reporting content or individual AI responses, and blocking unwanted content. You can also delete your account and associated data through the app. Community creations may include AI-generated material. AI responses can vary and may contain inappropriate or inaccurate content. Please use the in-app reporting tools to flag concerns. Bring an idea. Begin an interaction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yovela at none against Picka's 10. Yovela also leads on ads (none vs shown). Picka's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price and update cadence 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. Picka sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Yovela asks for nothing beyond the download.
Picka ships an update every 3 weeks, Yovela fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picka | Yovela |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PlainBagel | 跃动引擎(上海)科技有限公司 |
Bugs and requests
Picka
Reported bugs
2 issues- Gold/coins disappearing without explanation
- Issues with ad-based rewards not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more free ways to earn gold/coins
- Increase battery life or remove battery system
- Allow customization of player character
- Introduce more diverse romance options
- Expand storylines and add new characters
Yovela
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Picka
- Gold 100$0.99
- Battery 30%$2.99
- Gold 200$2.99
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- Unlimited Battery : 1 Day$2.99
- [1 day pass] Unlimited Battery$2.99
- Gold 500$6.99
- Starter Package 1$6.99
- Starter Package 2$9.99
- Gold 1000$11.99
- Starter Package 3$14.99
Yovela
No in-app purchases









