Yapster vs Gridlock NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yapster
A fun and simple game where you create memes and compete with friends to choose the funniest ones. Engage in creative challenges and discover top-rated memes.
- Create memes
- Compete with friends
- Vote on best memes
- Simple gameplay
- Meme challenges
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Yapster is a simple meme game to play with friends. Create memes and compete to pick the best ones.
Gridlock NYC
This app transforms New York City into an interactive map to be completed on foot. Track walks and runs, claim hexes as you explore, and build a personal map of your progress through neighborhoods and boroughs. It encourages exploration with streaks, milestones, and daily targets.
- Track walks and runs on a live NYC map
- Claim hexes as you explore blocks
- View progress by neighborhood and borough
- Build streaks and unlock achievements
- Set and chase daily hex targets
- Share milestones and progress
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Turn everyday outings into a map of New York City you reveal on foot. Explore new blocks, collect daily stamps, and help your neighborhood climb the weekly leaderboard. Reveal your NYC map See the hexes you've explored across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Follow your progress by neighborhood and borough, and find more of the city beyond your usual route. Collect daily stamps Find your home neighborhood's daily stamp and build your stamp book. Keep exploring new blocks to build your streak. Rep your neighborhood Your explored hexes contribute to your home neighborhood's weekly race. Follow the leaderboard, see last week's results, and help move your neighborhood up the board. You can opt out in Settings. Build your NYC credential Track your neighborhood and borough progress, earn ranks and achievements, and share exploration milestones. Keep your route private Your precise GPS route is not uploaded. Community features use exploration counts and coarse neighborhood activity. Gridlock is built for New York City. Exploring new hexes requires being physically in NYC, moving on foot, and allowing location access during outings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gridlock NYC at 5.0 against Yapster's 4.3. Gridlock NYC also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Yapster's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Gridlock NYC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Yapster ships an update every 6 days, Gridlock NYC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yapster | Gridlock NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FAFO, LLC. | NATHAN DAVID HAWAYEK |
Customer experience
Yapster
Gridlock NYC
In-app purchases
Yapster
No in-app purchases
Gridlock NYC
No in-app purchases
