eljo vs Yerp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eljo
A secure messaging application for building trusted communication circles with friends, family, and groups. It prioritizes user privacy and allows for the creation of close-knit communities.
- Secure messaging
- Build trusted circles
- Connect with friends
- Group communication
- Privacy-focused
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Your new secure messaging app is here! Build your circles of trust with friends, family, and groups.
Yerp
Connect with fellow outdoor enthusiasts to discover and organize activities. Plan adventures together, find people with similar interests, and share your experiences. Get outside and make plans with your crew.
- Find outdoor activity partners
- Create and join outdoor plans
- Group chat for plan coordination
- Discover friends' activities
- Search for people and groups
- Save and log outdoor places
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Yerp is where outdoor people find their crew, make the plan and actually get outside. Whether it's a sunrise climb, a weekend backpacking trip, an after-work MTB ride or a lake day in the kayak, Yerp helps you find people who want to go, agree on the details and show up. CALL YOUR SHOT WITH RADAR Tell Yerp what you want to do, where and when. Climbing in western NC every weekend this fall? Set it on Radar and see the people and plans that match. PLAN IT TOGETHER Start a plan at a real place, pick the activity and the day, and invite friends or open it up. Everyone can Yerp (I'm in), Watch (maybe) or Nerp (not this time), so you always know who's going. CHAT WITH THE CREW Every plan has its own chat with the plan pinned on top. Sort out rides, gear and start times in one place. Messages you send offline go out as soon as you're back in signal. SEE WHAT FRIENDS ARE UP TO Your Home feed shows the outings, photos and plans of the people you follow. React, comment and jump in on the next one. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Search plans, people, groups and lists near you. Join or start a group for your climbing gym, riding club or trail crew, with one place for posts, plans and invites. KEEP YOUR STASH Save places to your To-dos, log the places you've been, and keep every plan you're part of in one place. BUILT FOR Hiking, climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, camping, kayaking, off-roading, skiing and snowboarding. Get out there. Yerp!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Yerp at 14 against eljo's 4. eljo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eljo against 5.0 for Yerp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eljo | Yerp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | My Circle LLC | Yerp Inc. |
Customer experience
eljo
Yerp
In-app purchases
eljo
No in-app purchases
Yerp
No in-app purchases
