Comparison

Y/n vs seriously

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Play interactive stories
  • Choices affect story and characters
  • Rewind and change decisions
  • Explore 1M+ community stories
  • Write and publish own stories
Features
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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/

About

seriously

This app acts as a mindful pause before you open time-consuming applications. It engages you in a brief conversation to determine if you have a valid reason to proceed, helping you regain control over your screen time.

Highlights
  • Set app blocks
  • Text-based interaction for access requests
  • Evaluates reasons for extended app use
  • Focus and time management tool
  • Reflective speed bump for app usage
Features
Currently charting
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seriously. your favorite character, in your corner. imagine the person you'd most want cheering you on. now imagine they actually showed up: remembered what you're working toward, checked in on the right day, and knew exactly what to say when you did the thing or when you didn't. that's seriously. pick a character or build your own, point them at whatever you're chasing, and let them help you become the version of yourself you said you wanted to be. how it works: - choose your character. pick from a library of personas or create your own — the voice, the vibe, the energy. this is who's in your corner. - set a goal, any goal. cook five new dishes. build a bigger bicep. journal every night. learn guitar. stay off the apps that eat your evenings. just say what you want, and seriously builds the goal around it — what it tracks, when it nudges, how it checks in. - get coached in a voice you actually like. every check-in comes from your character, in their voice — hyped, gentle, sassy, whatever fits them and fits the day. never a copy-paste script. - they remember, and they adapt. miss a day? crush a week? the next check-in knows. progress that matters to your goal lives right there — no vanity charts, no leaderboards, no shame. - the screen-time wall, when you want it. put a limit on any app. when you reach for it, your character catches you mid-reach and talks it out. real reason? maybe a few more minutes. just bored? they'll call it. - borrow what works. browse goals other people made, adopt the ones you like, tweak them to fit you, and share your own. - not a tracker. not a lecture. not another app full of streaks built to guilt you. for feedback, please join our discord server or email us at hello@seriously.chat! apple eula: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ seriously terms of services: https://www.seriously.chat/terms seriously privacy policy: https://www.seriously.chat/privacy *seriously runs on small, efficient models, and we try to be as carbon neutral as we possibly can *an active seriously free trial or subscription is required to access the features described above.

Screenshots

Y/n4 screens
seriously4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Y/n at none against seriously's shown. Y/n also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 201) and chart position (#18 vs #135). seriously's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Y/n sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and seriously sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

seriously holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Y/n has 5.1K ratings behind it against 201, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Y/n's written reviews are positive against 67% of seriously's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Y/n ships an update every 10 days, seriously every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Y/n versus seriously: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterY/nseriously
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.1K ratings)4.7 (201 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better201
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#18 — better#135
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB114 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperEmittance Inc.Sincerely Studios, Inc.

Customer experience

Y/n

All ratings5,136 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews1,880 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral17.6%
Negative21.5%

seriously

All ratings201 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

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

seriously

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Y/n

Subscriptions2
  • Y/n+ Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Y/n+ Monthly$14.991 Month
14 purchases

seriously

Subscriptions12
  • seriously weekly plan w/ free trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • seriously weekly plan$9.997 Days
  • seriously monthly plan$14.991 Month
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  • seriously plus monthly plan $19.99$19.991 Month
  • seriously yearly plan $19.99$19.991 Year
  • seriously yearly plan $29.99$29.991 Year
  • seriously yearly plan 29.99 w/ 3d3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • seriously yearly $39.99 free3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • seriously_yearly_plan_4999$49.991 Year
  • seriously yearly plan w/ 1m intro1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Seriously Yearly Plan w/ 3 days3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • seriously yearly plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • 20 Keys$1.99
  • 140 Keys$9.99

Questions

Is Y/n free?
Y/n is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is seriously free?
seriously is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Y/n or seriously?
seriously is rated higher. Y/n averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while seriously averages 4.7 from 201 ratings.
Do Y/n or seriously have ads?
seriously shows ads; Y/n does not.
Which is updated more often, Y/n or seriously?
Y/n ships an update every 10 days, and seriously every 3 days. Most recently, Y/n was updated on September 27, 2026 and seriously on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Y/n or seriously?
Y/n currently peaks at #18 in the App Store charts, and seriously at #135. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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