Farcaster vs YoIM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farcaster
A decentralized social network where users control their identity and data. Connect with a global community by creating a profile, posting public messages, and engaging in private conversations. Experience a new way to socialize online.
- Decentralized social network
- User-controlled identity
- Create public profile
- Post public messages
- Send private messages
- Discover users and profiles
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Sign up requires an in-app purchase. Farcaster is a new type of social network. It's decentralized, like email, which means you control your account and identity. It's an ever-growing community of interesting, curious people from all over the world. Connect with others by creating a profile and posting public messages. What can you do with Farcaster: - Create a Farcaster account and public profile - Post and reply to public messages - Send private messages to friends - Find other users and visit public profiles You can keep updated by following us on (@farcaster) or on X (@farcaster_xyz). If you need to contact support, please send an email to support+ios@neynar.com.
YoIM
This app allows for instant, zero-character communication with friends and family. Send quick, pre-defined notifications for everyday moments like meals, arrivals, or greetings.
- Zero-character messaging
- Quick notification sending
- Pre-defined message options
- Instant communication
- Friend and family focused
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Yo.im is a zero character communications app for sending quick notifications to friends and family such as Yo (it's time to eat, time to go, thinking of you, good morning, I'm here, etc.).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YoIM at 100% against Farcaster's 51%. YoIM also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Farcaster's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 6). On price, ads 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. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. YoIM asks for nothing beyond the download.
YoIM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farcaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Farcaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of YoIM's.
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, YoIM every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farcaster | YoIM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merkle Manufactory | GetVocal |
Customer experience
Farcaster
YoIM
Bugs and requests
Farcaster
Reported bugs
5 issues- Registration issues
- Inability to upload photos
- Crashes and app instability
- Problems with in-app purchases
- Sync issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multi-language support
- Improved notifications
- Expanded content sharing options
- Better integration with web3 tools
- Enhanced analytics and metrics
YoIM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Farcaster
- Warpcast Gas Fee$1.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$2.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$3.00
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- Onchain Gas Fee$5.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$9.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$12.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$18.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$24.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$27.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$36.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$45.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$48.00
- Onchain Gas Fee$54.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$60.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$72.00
- Warpcast Gas Fee$80.00
YoIM
No in-app purchases
