GayWhere vs Void Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GayWhere
Discover queer events, bars, and venues in San Francisco. Find parties, drag shows, happy hours, and community spaces with up-to-date listings. Save your favorites and get notified about new events.
- Queer event listings
- Venue map and details
- Happy hour deals
- Save favorites
- Push notifications
- Event type search
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GayWhere is your guide to queer nightlife: events, parties, drag shows, fundraisers, brunches, happy hours, and the bars and venues that host them. All in one app. Live in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with more cities coming soon. We pull listings nightly from Eventbrite, venue websites, party promoters, and partner submissions. The result: one place where the queer events actually live, instead of scattered across Instagram stories, ticketing platforms, and group chats. WHAT YOU GET • Home: tonight, this weekend, or weeks out. Trending picks, what’s new, happy hours, and events from the venues and parties you follow. • Explore: every queer venue on a map. Bars, saunas, shops, and community spaces. Tap a pin to see what’s on tonight. • Friends: add friends with your link or QR code, see which events they’re going to, and invite them to yours. Going, Maybe or Can’t, so everyone knows who’s in. • Search: filter by event type (Dance Party, Drag, Brunch, Karaoke, and more), by community, or by date. • You: your plans and your profile in one place. Save events, follow venues, parties and communities, get notified when they announce something new, and get reminded before events you’ve saved. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Made by queer people, in San Francisco. • Updated nightly from ticketing platforms, venue websites, and party promoters. • Friends only by mutual consent: nobody sees your plans unless you both accept, and you can hide any event from friends. • Push notifications when venues, parties, or communities you follow announce new events. Toggle in settings. • Venues and promoters can spotlight their events right from the app. • Free. No account required to browse. Occasional ads, removable with GayWhere Premium. GAYWHERE PREMIUM If the app is useful, you can chip in. $2.99/month or $19.99/year for an ad-free experience, notifications when a friend is going and when friends are out tonight, dark/light mode lock, custom accent colors, and alternate app icons. A NOTE ON CONTENT GayWhere is for adults 18+. Listings come from public sources and partner venues. Profile photos are screened before anyone sees them, you can report or block any user, and anything off-policy is removed. PRIVACY Your precise location stays on your device: we use it to sort events by distance, that’s it. Your saved events are visible only to friends you accept, and your searches and follows are private. Full policy: gaywhere.app/privacy. Built for the queer community, starting in San Francisco and expanding city by city. Terms of Use: https://gaywhere.app/terms
Void Journal
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Enter the Void. Void Journal is a gothic, atmospheric journal designed for shadow work and the quiet hours. A private sanctuary to face the thoughts, triggers, and unspoken truths you hide from the daylight. MEET THE SHADOW - The Shadow Path: guided nightly prompts that help you explore repressed emotions, recurring patterns, and self-acceptance. - Vintage Writing Canvas: write with digital ink on hand-crafted parchment textures, or switch to dark minimalist mode. - Ghostly Whispers: reflect deeply with responsive prompts that invite you to look beneath the surface. ATMOSPHERIC & PRIVATE - Leather-Bound Journals: organize reflections into distinct volumes (Secrets, Letters Never Sent, Dream Archive, Triggers). - PIN Vault: protect your deepest thoughts behind a private 4-digit lock. - Rare Gothic Stationery: personalize your ritual with unlockable quills, inks, and paper textures. - Zero Judgment, Zero Tracking: your entries stay completely private and encrypted on your device. THE ARCHIVIST (OPTIONAL) Void Journal is free to download and use indefinitely. Upgrade to The Archivist for unlimited shadow work paths, complete stationery vault access, and cloud sync. Privacy Policy: https://principlesocials.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://principlesocials.com/legal/terms Support: https://voidjournal.web.app/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Void Journal at none against GayWhere's shown. Void Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). GayWhere's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price and in-app purchases 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. GayWhere sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Void Journal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GayWhere ships an update weekly, Void Journal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GayWhere | Void Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valentin Plitta | ERIK GARAJ |
In-app purchases
GayWhere
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Last-Minute Boost$2.49
- Boost - 24 Hours$4.99
- Boost - 3 days$9.99
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- Boost - 7 days$19.99
Void Journal
- The Archivist's Oath3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Void Journal Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Small Vial$0.99
- Ink Bottle$2.99
- Master's Inkwell$4.99
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- Void Journal Pro$44.99









