Comparison

Yoush vs SPOT.app

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Yoush

Connect with friends and family through secure, end-to-end encrypted messaging and high-definition voice/video calls. Enjoy fast, reliable communication with built-in image editing tools. This app prioritizes privacy and offers a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • HD voice and video calls
  • Fast and reliable message delivery
  • Image editing tools
  • Uses existing phone number
  • Open-source
Features
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Send and receive easily messages, control your mesages and make HD voice/video calls, and anywhen and anywhere. We create technologies and services to help people connect to each other with safe and secure chat content. • Keep secure anything – End-to-end encryption lets your conversations secure. Privacy is always our Focus on each communication, message, call, anytime and anywhere. • Fast communication – Messages are delivered quickly and reliably. Our Yoush app is optimized even on slow networks and in constrained environment. • Be yourself – You can use your existing phone number and address book to securely communicate with your friends. • High level – Yoush’s enhanced audio and video quality to make your contacts feel closer. • Easily send Picture – A built-in image editing features to sketch, crop, flip and add text to your outgoing photos before sending. • Free and open-source: Yoush is forked from Signal with customized User Interface. Yoush uses our own self-hosting Signal Server Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Yoush on GitHub: https://github.com/TapMediaCorp/Yoush-iOS For support, questions, or more information, please contact: contact@tapofthink.com

About

SPOT.app

Features
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SPOT helps you discover the UAE like a local. Whether you're looking for a new café, a restaurant, a park or an attraction, or a full day out with friends, SPOT brings it together in one place. Browse places by category on Home, see what's around you on the map, and open any place to see photos, working hours, ratings, directions and contact details. SPOT is growing: it starts with places in Dubai, and new spots are added as businesses join. When you're there, tap Spotted to check in and earn points. Points add up to levels, from Bronze to Platinum. After a visit, rate your experience and add photos so others know what to expect. Plan your day by grouping spots into a plan, putting the stops in order and seeing them all on the map. Share a plan with friends in a chat or as a link, and save the places and plans you want to come back to. Join the community: post your visits, like and comment, follow people you trust, and chat one-to-one or in groups. Show your SPOT code and friends can follow you with a quick scan. Notifications keep you up to date when someone likes your spot, follows you or sends you a message. The Events tab is ready for what's on across the UAE: browse by Today, Weekend or Near me, or by emirate, as events are listed. Sign in with your phone number, no password needed, or continue with Google or Apple. SPOT is available in English and Arabic, with light and dark appearance. Something not working? Report a problem from Settings or just shake your phone. Key features: Discover places by category, with photos, working hours, ratings and directions Map of the places around you, with category filters Spotted check-ins that earn points and levels Rate places and add photos after you visit Create plans, order the stops, see them on the map and share them Save places, plans and events Community feed with likes, comments and follows One-to-one and group chat Your SPOT code: friends follow you with a scan Events by day, weekend and emirate, as they are listed Phone-number sign-in, plus Google and Apple English and Arabic, light and dark appearance

Screenshots

Yoush4 screens
SPOT.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Yoush at 3 against SPOT.app's 1. Yoush also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoush ships an update every 2 weeks, SPOT.app every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Yoush versus SPOT.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoushSPOT.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTAP Media IncAbdulla Alzahmi

In-app purchases

None

Yoush

No in-app purchases

None

SPOT.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yoush free?
Yoush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SPOT.app free?
SPOT.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yoush or SPOT.app have ads?
Neither Yoush nor SPOT.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoush or SPOT.app?
Yoush ships an update every 2 weeks, and SPOT.app every 8 days. Most recently, Yoush was updated on November 3, 2026 and SPOT.app on October 30, 2026.

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