Y/n vs Glimmer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y/n
Engage with interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative and character relationships. Explore a vast library of community-created tales or write and publish your own.
- Play interactive stories
- Choices affect story and characters
- Rewind and change decisions
- Explore 1M+ community stories
- Write and publish own stories
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On Y/n, you play a character in your story. Be a boarding school student and get the boys to fall in love with you, or plan a jailbreak with Sherlock Holmes. Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you (oops!). No two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind). There's a Y/n story for every taste: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community. Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own. Download Y/n for free and play your story! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Glimmer
Engage with interactive fanfiction where you are the protagonist. Make choices to shape the narrative, explore various fandoms and original stories, and experience different genres and relationship tropes. Customize your character and discover multiple story paths and endings.
- Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories
- Character customization
- Multiple story paths and endings
- Customizable character responses
- Track story playthroughs
- Favorite stories and updates
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Glimmer is the app for Choose-Your-Own-Adventure fanfiction. Play as the main character, and shape the story through your choices. **Why choose Glimmer?** - Immersive stories where you play and make choices as the Main Character - Stories in all your favorite fandoms, plus original content - A story for every mood, from one-shots to collections to epic sagas - Live out your favorite relationship tropes, from enemies-to-lovers to school rivals, and more - Play stories in a variety of genres, from slice-of-life to action/thriller, and more - Stories published by our talented community of authors, with new stories published every day **Features** - Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories with multiple-choice options and custom responses - Customize your character and self-insert as whoever you want to be - Unlock different story paths and endings depending on the choices you make - Character interactions, dialogue, and relationships are unique and tailored to your playthrough - Keep track of multiple story playthroughs, rewind and try making different decisions - Keep track of your favorite stories and easily receive story updates **Follow us everywhere** - Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/glimmerfics - Discord: https://discord.gg/glimmerfics - Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/glimmerfics/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/glimmer_fics Need help? Email us: info@glimmerfics.com We don't do creepy stuff with your data —> https://glimmerfics.com/privacy Terms —> https://glimmerfics.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glimmer at 91% against Y/n's 61%. Glimmer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, 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. Y/n sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Glimmer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glimmer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.5K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Y/n's written reviews are positive against 91% of Glimmer's.
Y/n ships an update every 2 weeks, Glimmer weekly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Y/n | Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.5K ratings) | 4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 3.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #17 | #16 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Emittance Inc. | Glimmer Fics |
Customer experience
Y/n
Glimmer
User reviews
Y/n
From 5.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Amazing app experience
- 👍 Fun and easy to use
- 🤝 Close-knit community
- 💡 Innovative features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezing and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow bot responses
- 🚫 Difficulty signing up
Glimmer
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great interactive stories
- 💡 Unique and creative writing
- 🚀 Addictive and fun to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with loading answers
- 💡 Need to sort stories by completed/ongoing
Bugs and requests
Y/n
Reported bugs
2 issues- Continue button not working
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Private and delete characters
- Email sign-up option
Glimmer
Reported bugs
1 issue- Issues with loading answers
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to earn more chances to read through watching ads
- Sort stories by completed or not
In-app purchases
Y/n
- Y/n+ Weekly$4.997 Days
- Y/n+ Monthly$14.991 Month
Glimmer
- 20 Turns$0.99
- 15 Turns$0.99
- 20 + 5 Undos$3.99
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- 100 Turns$3.99
- 75 + 15 Turns$4.99
- 50 + 30 Undos$9.99
- 265 Turns$9.99
- 150 + 50 Turns$9.99
- 300 + 125 Turns$19.99
- 750 + 350 Turns$49.99
- 1500 + 800 Turns$99.99
