Comparison

Exposed vs Yearning

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

Head to head
About

Exposed

This app provides community-powered insights and alerts to help users make informed decisions about people and local safety. Users can anonymously share experiences, flag suspicious behavior, and ask questions to gain transparency before meeting new connections or engaging in social situations.

Highlights
  • Anonymous community insights
  • Suspicious behavior flagging
  • Real-time safety alerts
  • Campus safety network
  • Local safety feed
  • Anonymous Q&A
Features
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Exposed – Stay Informed. Stay Safe. Stay One Step Ahead. Ever wish you could get a little more background before meeting someone new? Whether it's a new connection, a mutual friend, someone you're talking to online, or even a potential meet-up—Exposed is your go-to app for real, community-powered insight. Our anonymous network lets users share experiences, flag suspicious behavior, and offer support—all to help others make informed, confident decisions about the people in their lives. See what others are saying.
 Ask questions without revealing your identity.
 Help others by sharing what you know. With Exposed, you’re never left wondering. From early conversations to in-person meetups, our app offers an extra layer of transparency—powered by real people, in real time. College & Campus Safety 
 Campus life is full of new faces, new opportunities, and new risks. Exposed helps students look out for each other by providing a trusted space to share red flags, safety tips, and experiences before stepping into social situations. Whether you’re walking across campus late at night, meeting someone from class, or heading to a party—you’ll always have a community at your side, keeping you informed and aware. New: Community Safety Feed
 We’ve expanded beyond just social interactions. Now you can explore local safety tips, scam warnings, lost pet reports, and other alerts happening near you. It’s a modern, people-first safety tool designed to keep everyone in the loop—wherever they are. Why people love Exposed: 
 Anonymous questions & answers
 Real experiences shared by real users
 Crowd-sourced alerts and local safety tips
 A judgment-free zone for support and advice From connections to community, Exposed helps you stay safe, aware, and empowered. Whether it’s coffee or something more serious, take us with you—for peace of mind every step of the way.

About

Yearning

This app provides a space to have simulated conversations with an AI persona based on someone from your past. It's designed to help users find closure through guided interactions, not to reconnect with the actual person.

Highlights
  • AI-generated conversation personas
  • Simulated text-based interactions
  • Guided conversations for closure
  • On-device data processing
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Conversation deletion option
Features
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Some conversations never got to end. The text you never sent. The question you never asked. The apology you never got. Yearning is a space to have that conversation — with an AI that texts in the voice of someone from your past, built entirely from what you choose to share. It's not about getting them back. It's about getting closure, so you can move on. HOW IT WORKS • Tell us about them — how they texted, what happened, how it ended • Add screenshots of your old chats (processed on your device — they never leave your phone) • Have four guided conversations, each with a purpose: – Finish the conversation that got cut off – Ask the one question that's been stuck – Hear them take responsibility – Say goodbye, for real • Then you're done. This is a process with an ending, not a companion to keep you attached. EVERY CONVERSATION IS SIMULATED. The persona is generated by AI based only on what you provide. It is not the real person, it can't contact them, and nothing you write is ever sent to anyone. Your conversations stay on your device. Delete everything anytime. Yearning Pro unlocks unlimited conversations. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://yearning.mthdstudios.com/terms Privacy: https://yearning.mthdstudios.com/privacy

Screenshots

Exposed4 screens
Yearning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yearning at 5.0 against Exposed's 3.5. Yearning also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Exposed's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yearning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exposed has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exposed versus Yearning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExposedYearning
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB114 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperExposed Community SafetyAjhel Amanonce

Customer experience

Exposed

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Yearning

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Exposed

No in-app purchases

None

Yearning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exposed free?
Exposed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yearning free?
Yearning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exposed or Yearning?
Yearning is rated higher. Exposed averages 3.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Yearning averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Exposed or Yearning have ads?
Exposed shows ads; Yearning does not.

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